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...
JDRF Cambridge – Gala Dinner 12th June 2018
It has been a busy last quarter and we have not featured JDRF, our favourite charity here at conversationsEAST. With a sparkling fund-raising event, a Gala Dinner, pending at Madingley Hall, University of Cambridge Institute of Continuing Education this article rectifies our omission. This gourmet event will, in the surroundings of 16th Century Madingley Hall,...
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...
Happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year in 2018
It has been a hectic quarter in the run up to the end of an already busy 2017. At SmithMartin Towers we are working hard to get back to our regular publication rythm for ConversationsEast in the New Year. You can discover what we have achieved in terms of social enterprise development, literacy projects and...
Making new friends in Europe?
European Week of Regions & Cities Brussels 9-12th October 2017 A wide ranging sequence of workshops and event in Brussels, that will attract academics, poiticians and business organisations. We think there are elemental workshops that those of us, working in the social economy, will find useful. Particularly useful is the opportunity to build new networks...
Looking for 25 under 25?
Embed from Getty Images Young people developing new ideas… One of our editorial contributors is a member of The Internet Society, which as an organisation is now twenty five years old. We were excited to read his email about the latest prize programme being undertaken by the The Society. To celebrate this quarter century...
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”. Our Partnership team were in Bologna, Italy last week. We...
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...
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Innovation in architecture
- takashi murakami interview on his new collaboration with perrier featuring original artwork September 23, 2020associated with the smiling flower motif and playful characters, murakami has imprinted his bright imagery on the new perrier® bottle. The post takashi murakami interview on his new collaboration with perrier featuring original artwork appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.juliana neira I designboom
- luis carbonell renovates a 16th century house to create a charming B&B in oaxaca, mexico September 23, 2020the new bed and breakfast is set within a landmark building called casa navarra. The post luis carbonell renovates a 16th century house to create a charming B&B in oaxaca, mexico appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.Luis Carbonell
- WATCH: giant ‘gundam’ robot takes a knee in japan September 23, 2020an 18-meter-tall robot has shown its first signs of life in footage shared on social media. The post WATCH: giant ‘gundam’ robot takes a knee in japan appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.philip stevens I designboom
- book report: the goddess – la déesse investigates the legendary citroën DS September 23, 2020through archived development photos and famous marketing campaigns, the book analyzes the iconization of the french automobile. The post book report: the goddess – la déesse investigates the legendary citroën DS appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.tim spears I designboom
Women, reading and writing in Glasgow
- 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
- What to Expect at a Virtual GWL Event September 16, 2020Currently, like many other organisations, our learning and events programme is entirely online, for the first time in GWL's history. How do we try to make this space welcoming and inspiring? And what can you expect when you join us?Katie Reid
- (Still) Seeing Things – visit to Mid-Century Modern: Art and Design from Conran to Quant at Dovecot Studios, Edinburgh September 16, 2020Seeing Things volunteer Freya visited the Mid-Century Modern exhibition at Dovecot Studios and learned more about Mary Quant and Laura Ashley.GWL Volunteer
- Me at Last – Noren Haq September 14, 2020My primary school teacher once asked me, “Who are you?”. I gave her my name. “No”, she said smiling, “I mean, how would you describe yourself using one word?” I looked up at her from my cross-legged position on the floor. My classmates around me started to shift and fidget. I took a moment to […]Syma
- GWL’s Subcity Radio Show for Fresher’s Week 2020 September 14, 2020GWL have had a wonderful time putting together an hour long special for Subcity Radio to mark Fresher's Week 2020.Katie Reid
Hyper Allergic to the arts?
- Get Official Studio Ghibli Images for Your Desktop Wallpaper, Posters, and More September 23, 2020The beloved anime studio is making hundreds of high-resolution frames from its films available for download.
- Ousted Director of Montreal Museum Sues Its Board for Defamation September 23, 2020Nathalie Bondil, who was dismissed from the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts in July, is claiming $1.5 million in punitive and moral damages.
- Head in the Clouds and Hearts on Fire: The New Emoji Coming to iOS in 2021 September 23, 2020The drop failed to include a “flaming dumpster” emoji to convey our current reality.
- A Call for Creativity in the Final Weeks of the 2020 Census September 23, 2020Artists, designers, filmmakers, writers, and the organizations that serve them have a unique power to craft and circulate art and stories that illustrate what is at stake.
- The Shadow of Chernobyl September 23, 2020Darmon Richter ventured to the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone to record the remnants of one of the world’s most serious nuclear disasters.
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