The Ferengi still use gold-pressed Latinum…
To the RSA yesterday, in John Adam Street, London, WC2N 6EZ. Between meetings in London we managed to fit in a visit to the lecture by Professor Kenneth Rogoff, deliberating about the existence of cash, illustrated by examples from his new book – The Curse...
Ideas Festival 2015
Chelmsford, Essex
The Chelmsford Ideas Festival is almost upon us again this year. The programme of events continues to engage and stimulate Festival-goers across a wide range of cultural, artistic, heritage and innovation themes. When: 19th October to 1st November 2015 Where: Chelmsford, Essex, UK. Web: See...
Enjoy The Fling!
The Fling Festival is taking place today on Saturday 4th July at Hylands Park in Chelmsford. ‘An abundance of local talent across four music stages, including Paolo Morena, Little Donkey, The Midnight Barbers, Secret Company, Stealing Signs, The Kubricks, Creme de Chevre, ukulele group D’Ukes, Band of...
In praise of the micro-business
This month Benedict Dellot of The RSA has, in the report The Second Age of Small – Understanding the economic impact of micro-businesses, produced a provocative and informative clarion call to recognise the sustaining energy and output of the micro-business in the UK. In his...
Eastern Region Conference
UCS, Ipswich – June 20th
The Conference: As the conference season gets under way, here is a key date for your Fellowship diary. Our Eastern regional conference is taking place athe UCS Waterside Building in Ipswich in Suffolk. You can see the conference details and book your place on the...
Be a volunteering Fellow
in Cambridge…
Volunteer for Cambridge Saturday 28th February, 2015 – There is a great day of volunteering opportunities for the Fellowship in Cambridge this weekend. Visit The Guildhall and see! Members of the regional Fellowship will be abroad, supporting 80 Cambridge based organisations who are ‘…working to...
Visiting the Sainsbury Centre at UEA
View image | gettyimages.com (Image: Alberto Giacometti, with his work) A visit to Sainsbury Centre on Friday 20th February, 2015 We had a group of seventeen fellows and friends who met up for the visit. We congregated at 10.30 for complimentary tea and coffee at...
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Innovation in architecture
- masaki ihara integrates house with tiered foundation into small japanese mountain January 20, 2021the staggered configuration follows the incline of the site, to settle harmoniously within the local topography. The post masaki ihara integrates house with tiered foundation into small japanese mountain appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.Masaki Ihara
- ‘blackstone M+’ music hotel combines traditional shanghai style with art deco elements January 20, 2021classical decorations are well preserved, highlighted with new vitality thanks to the 'trendy' spatial alterations and additions. The post ‘blackstone M+’ music hotel combines traditional shanghai style with art deco elements appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.WJID
- TRAMA arquitetos aligns ‘cork trees house’ with the landscape of northern portugal January 19, 2021the dwelling has been designed to benefit from sunlight throughout the day, and to take in the sweeping views across the mountains and valleys that surround the site. The post TRAMA arquitetos aligns ‘cork trees house’ with the landscape of northern portugal appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.philip stevens I designboom
- studio APL + tai-yi associates turn a military bunker into a multimedia gallery in taiwan January 19, 2021the bunker is now a place for people to re-experience the horrors of war and to commemorate the soldiers who lost their lives. The post studio APL + tai-yi associates turn a military bunker into a multimedia gallery in taiwan appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.APL Studio
Women, reading and writing in Glasgow
- January Covid-19 Closures January 6, 2021In line with current Scottish Government law and guidance relating to Covid-19, the Glasgow Women's Library building will now remain closed until at least 31st January 2021, but we'll continue to deliver online events and bring you ways to get involved with our work digitally.GWL
- GWL’s Winter SurThrival Kit December 16, 2020GWL’s Winter SurThrival Kit With our building now closed for the festive season we wanted to find a way to bring some of that feel-good GWL warmth and cheer into your homes. So, we’ve put together a holiday hamper of sorts, something which we are calling our Winter SurThrival Kit. We hope that this toolkit helps you to […]Naomi Brown
- Best feel-good books: comfort reads you can enjoy over the winter months December 15, 2020It might be cold, dreich and dark outside but there’s plenty to love about winter: the chilly, grey days are the perfect excuse to stay inside and indulge in one of our favourite pastimes, reading. The Danish concept of hygge is still having its moment, and for good reason: it encourages us to indulge in […]Naomi Brown
- Documenting the New Normal: a small selection December 15, 2020Since the initial lockdown began on 23rd March, several of our wonderful Glasgow Women’s Library volunteers have been sharing weekly reflections, diaries and creative writing. As well as being fun, this has been a great way of checking in with each other. Each piece of writing provides a different perspective on the pandemic. We’re delighted to share a selection of these […]Naomi Brown
- Nature Writing Activities December 14, 2020Here are some activities you can do while spending time in your local park, woods, nature reserve, or any natural place, to help you do some creative writing. You can respond to these in any language (or combination of languages), and there’s no wrong answers. You can adapt these to do inside your home or […]Naomi Brown
Hyper Allergic to the arts?
- The Living Legacy of the Kamoinge Workshop, a Force in Black Photography January 20, 2021The influential collective created a rigorous yet non-hierarchical sphere of influence, which challenges the very tidiness of retrospectives like Working Together.
- Chicago Promises $2.5 Million in Grants to Artists and Art Organizations January 20, 2021The city will allocate $500,000 to commission up to 10 public artworks; $250,000 for small local projects; and $1.7 million for nonprofit arts organizations throughout Chicago.
- The Story of the Scorched Melania Trump Sculpture in Slovenia January 19, 2021This peculiar monument to the worst FLOTUS in recent memory is rather fitting.
- Trump Executive Order Ironically Includes Statue for Banality of Evil Author Hannah Arendt January 19, 2021The order also decrees new monuments for figures such as Martin Luther King, Jr., Alex Trebek, and Aretha Franklin.
- A Nigerian Art Gallery Opens a Los Angeles Outpost With a Show on Women Artists January 19, 2021“I wanted to present women creating from a different perspective than the US audience might be familiar with,” said the founder of Rele Gallery.
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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