Four misconceptions about art education?
Are you interested in exploring art with your children? Are you put off because art is solely in the domain of the ‘highly talented’. The resource below will help you overcome such reserve. Indian author and educator Nisha Nair has produced a lively and thoughtful...
Adopt a Book for Christmas
The British Library have just published their Adopt a Book list for the coming Christmas holiday. This is a great way to support the British Library conservation team, and with a… …donation of £40 you can choose from a selection of your favourite titles, such...
Disturbing the Beast – revisited
Update: 30th September 2018… Congratulations to the Boudicca Press team for hitting their Kickstarter target with a whole week to go! Brilliant. We recently featured the work of Boudicca Press, in promoting new writing for women and in their current process of coagulating new pieces...
Bologna, books and biglietti
“We hopped on the bus near the Ospedale Maggiore di Bologna, having purchased our biglietti for Euro 1.50, and found we could ride the autobus, through the medieval cobbled streets of the city, in any direction for ninety minutes”....
Distances travelled and a New Year
We are always excited about books and book production in the conversationsEast office. In 2016 we seemed to have a very ‘bookish’ year all in all. We enjoyed a visit to Seven Stories in Newcastle to look at the development of an author and the...
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...
The Programming Historian
View image | gettyimages.com Developing our on-line toolkit… Here at conversationsEAST we are humanists, who work in web publishing with tools and techniques, more often than not devised by others, to create workflows that allow us to share a range of knowledge and experiences with...
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Innovation in architecture
- hotel the mitsui kyoto: a contemporary interpretation of local cultural heritage by andré fu November 27, 2020a 300-year-old kajiimiya gate welcomes guests upon arrival. The post hotel the mitsui kyoto: a contemporary interpretation of local cultural heritage by andré fu appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.sofia lekka angelopoulou I designboom
- modular proportions define natuzzi dominio and oblò sofas by maurizio manzoni November 27, 2020as the fourth of natuzzi's the circle of harmony series, the video highlights the need for modularity with the dominio and oblò sofas by maurizio manzoni. The post modular proportions define natuzzi dominio and oblò sofas by maurizio manzoni appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.tim spears I designboom
- sustainable bright textile dome tops new ‘freedom museum’ building in the netherlands November 27, 2020the dome design serves as a reference to the parachutes that filled the sky during the WWII 'market garden' operation. The post sustainable bright textile dome tops new ‘freedom museum’ building in the netherlands appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.ZJA
- squareone plans circular pavilion with open courtyard for denmark’s sanderumgaard garden November 27, 2020the courtyard is landscaped as a hybrid nordic / japanese garden. The post squareone plans circular pavilion with open courtyard for denmark’s sanderumgaard garden appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.sofia lekka angelopoulou I designboom
Women, reading and writing in Glasgow
- Books about Gardening, Plants, Seeds and Growing November 25, 2020Now that winter is upon us, many of us will be longing for spring and the flora and fauna that we see during that season. Here are some reads about gardening and growing to keep you going and hopefully plant some inspiration.Holly
- 16 Days 16 Stories November 24, 2020Amina-the Muslim Women’s Resource Centre is proud to be supporting 16 Days of Action this year, with a series of 16 short films based on stories of abuse from Muslim and BME women across Scotland. In collaboration with Glasgow’s Women’s Library, “16 days, 16 stories” emotes, educates and explores gender-based violence. Violence against women is a world-wide […]Syma
- Covid-19 Level Four Update November 19, 2020In line with the announcement made on 18th November by the Scottish Government that Glasgow is one of 11 Local Authorities in Scotland to move into Covid-19 Level Four restrictions, Glasgow Women’s Library is required to close our building to the public - we will therefore close at 4pm on Friday 20th November.GWL
- November Book Picnic Recommendations November 12, 2020Need 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
- Glasgow Women’s Library: Open this Autumn November 11, 2020With Glasgow moving into Level 4 Covid-19 restrictions, the GWL building will be closed from 4pm on Friday 20th November.Emily Ilett
Hyper Allergic to the arts?
- The Chilling, Little Known History of Nuclear Experiments in the US Southwest November 27, 2020In From Dust Cara Despain lays bare that dark chapter of US history when the government tested nuclear weapons on its own soil.
- A View From the Easel During Times of Quarantine November 26, 2020This week, artists reflect on quarantining from their studios in Brooklyn, Florence, MA, Los Angeles, and Nassau, NY.
- Hillbilly Elegy Tries, and Fails, to Understand the Working Class November 26, 2020
- A Queer Twist on the Incredibly Heteronormative Holiday Romcom Genre November 26, 2020In Happiest Season, Kristen Stewart stars in a Clea Duvall-directed story about a woman head over heels with another who won’t come out.
- Whimsical, Giant Nests Take Root in Reina Sofia’s Crystal Palace November 26, 2020Petrit Halilaj’s To a raven and hurricanes is at its most successful in liminal gestures that emphasize sensation over the display of identities.
Digital Art – the news
- Why Clearpay created its own Pantone colour October 21, 2020Bondi Mint was created by Pantone to link Clearpay back to the company's Australian heritage.Geoff Seeley
- 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
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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... Read more hereDid you see this too?
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Michael Morpurgo at Seven Stories
Continuing our theme of ‘Northern Energy’, we were in Newcastle upon Tyne this week and, on Friday afternoon, took time to visit Seven Stories, the National Centre for Children’s Books. They have an important exhibition and research project into the donated archive of the writer Michael Morpurgo. Below is what we thought. Read more here…
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