Smithsonian Open Access – we had to sit down…
In the U.S. the Smithsonian Institution has created an Open Access resource of staggering diversity. Update July 2020: If you are interested in furniture, specifically in growing your own furniture – check out this fabulous article on the BBC web pages – https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-32977012 “Smithsonian Open Access, where you can download, share, and reuse millions of the...
Ellen Lives On
A featured article from our current archive: Writing in The Guardian in late 2014 the author Rupert Wallis was minded to tell us that ‘…more and more not-so- young adults are reading YA fiction’ – which he declared was no bad thing. He went on… ‘The power of YA fiction to generate an emotional resonance...
Into the library vortex…
We have, with our new Libraries news-feed page, given our readers the opportunity to keep up with latest news from across the UK. We are rotating our topical feeds across University libraries, feminist collections and featuring, as we must, the go to public library resource, PLN. Library image by Jaredd Craig… Check our our Libraries...
Arts & Business news
Just updated: 17th September 2018 This great exhibition is almost upon us. You can view, print or download the full exhibition catalogue here. We recently ran an article on our pages about the Cambridge Open Art Exhibition 2018. Well the deadline for the submission of artwork for this year’s event is very close. We...
Once Upon A Festival – Suffolk Libraries
We love libraries! In 1851 J.W.Hudson, speaking at the opening of the Mechanic’ and Apprentices’ Library in Liverpool, opined that a visit to the library would, for the reader, lead to them ‘…receiving cultivation, not in reading the latest accounts of mis-demeanours and local calamities…but in imbibing instruction and high gratification...
Finnish art in the Public Domain
The Finnish National Gallery has made twelve thousand works of art available in the Public Domain. Free to use, they are licensed and distributed under the CC0 license. Not all of the Finnish national holdings have been released, but this substantial artistic trove can be deployed for teaching, as well as research and for commercial...
Project Torino – inclusive learning for visually impaired children…
Embed from Getty Images Building blocks of code for young leaners – code creation in new ways from Microsoft Microsoft researchers, at their Cambridge UK facilities, are in the midst of developing a new set of coding tools which will support children with additional sight needs in exploring the creation of code, commands and...
The rise of children’s literature in the 18th century.
Embed from Getty Images Featured article – from the archives… We round out our short theme on children’s literacy and literature, with a focus from the North of England, with a short consideration. Where did children’s book publishing come from? Matthew Grenby, Professor of Eighteenth-Century Studies in the School of English at Newcastle University,...
New Anglia Enterprise Adviser Network
Embed from Getty Images Can you help create business builders for the next generation? Linking Education and Business – A New Approach Continuing our thematic coverage of new ways to support young people and the education and training sector, we were very pleased to see the emerging detail of the Enterprise Adviser Network for schools...
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Innovation in architecture
- costume institute exhibition at the met presents a disrupted timeline of fashion history October 26, 2020with an exhibition design by es devlin, 'about time: fashion and duration' opens in new york on october 29, 2020. The post costume institute exhibition at the met presents a disrupted timeline of fashion history appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.philip stevens I designboom
- fiat unveils the new 500 3+1 — the all-electric iconic car now features an extra door October 26, 2020the fiat 500 3+1 features an extra third door that opens in the opposite direction allowing the rear passenger to jump in more comfortably and load large items more easily. The post fiat unveils the new 500 3+1 — the all-electric iconic car now features an extra door appeared first on designboom | architecture & […]juliana neira I designboom
- marcel wanders reinterprets neoclassicism with the new classic bathroom collection by LAUFEN October 26, 2020although recalling the romance of bygone times, the forms of the bathroom pieces embrace a modern sense of style and functionality. The post marcel wanders reinterprets neoclassicism with the new classic bathroom collection by LAUFEN appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.tim spears I designboom
- boob talk, a breast cancer campaign that highlights the importance of getting a check-up October 26, 2020the boob talk campaign by circus grey features four fun spots where the boobs of peruvian actresses try to convince each other to get a check-up. The post boob talk, a breast cancer campaign that highlights the importance of getting a check-up appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.juliana neira I designboom
Women, reading and writing in Glasgow
- Green Learning October 23, 2020We’d like to share with you what has recently been shaping our thinking about climate justice, carbon reduction and our role in caring for our environment. In a climate of pain, uncertainty, deep and deepening inequalities and environmental crisis, we have been turning to feminist leadership and solutions to look to the future and imagine […]Emily Ilett
- NMRD Object of the Month: October October 13, 2020The players really put their blood, sweat, and tears into roller derby - and not just on the track. The publication showcases the very creative and artistic illustrations, photography, graphic designs, and articles from members of the roller derby community.Kerry
- October Book Picnic Recommendations -2020 October 9, 2020Happy Libraries Week to all! Need some inspiration for the next book to add to your reading list? We’ve got suggestions! On the first Wednesday of every month, GWL team members share what we’ve read recently at our Book Picnic…Jenna Haskins
- Themes of Isolation in our collection September 28, 2020Emilie, who was on placement with us last Spring, highlights how a selection of books she borrowed at the start of lockdown each look at different aspects of isolation.Gabrielle
- Autumn Programme: Events at a Glance September 17, 2020This Autumn, we have a host of free online events for you to get involved with, including creative writing workshops, reading groups, exhibitions and more!Emily Ilett
Hyper Allergic to the arts?
- New Facility Allows Carnegie Mellon MFA Program to Continue In-Person During COVID-19 Pandemic October 26, 2020The facility, exclusive to the graduate program, is equipped with environmental health and safety features and ample space for physical distancing.
- A Painter’s Visions of Créolité in 19th-century Louisiana October 26, 2020A self-taught artist, former antiques dealer, and history buff, Andrew LaMar Hopkins centers the often difficult-to-categorize nature of creole identity.
- The Fascinating World of Neanderthal Aesthetics October 26, 2020It turns out that we Homo sapiens are not the only species to explore art and its abstractions.
- Where Did the Deepfakes Go? October 25, 2020In this wide-ranging conversation, artist and technologist An Xiao Mina discusses the election cycle and the way propaganda is and isn't being used.
- How Early US Propaganda Grew Out of a Society of Illustrators October 25, 2020If contemporary echoes of fascism have brought the 1930s and ‘40s troublingly to mind, it’s worth recalling that modern propaganda became a global enterprise during the First World War.
Digital Art – the news
- Apple updates Final Cut Pro X with social media tools, more August 25, 2020New version 10.4.9 of Apple's video-editing software now available for download from the Mac App StoreMikael Markander
- Marco Oggian's Dreams and Nightmares explores our global anxiety in 2020 August 6, 2020Dreamlike visions come to life for real world exhibition.Giacomo Lee
- Ren & Stimpy returns in 'reimagined' format August 5, 2020The 1990s are well and truly back.Digital Arts Staff