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...
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...
Cambridge Open Art Exhibition 2018
Exhibition Dates: 12th to 14th October at Swavesey Village College Call for entries Open Tuesday 12th June 2018 – see below for details: # Updated: July 12th, 2018 – ”We had a very fast sign up to this year’s exhibition in October and the exhibition...
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...
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...
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...
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...
You are now viewing…
Innovation in architecture
- ukraine-based architect alexander kovpak envisions a dwelling with playful brickwork November 28, 2020alexander kovpak and his team use the volume of the dwelling to divide the site, introducing an interstitial courtyard zone. The post ukraine-based architect alexander kovpak envisions a dwelling with playful brickwork appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.kat barandy I designboom
- ZXD architects plans exhibition hall in china as a ‘window’ to a future town November 27, 2020the project is defined by the large void at its center, which serves as a 'window' to its surroundings. The post ZXD architects plans exhibition hall in china as a ‘window’ to a future town appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.philip stevens I designboom
- KPF to build glass office tower as part of ‘one madison avenue’ project in new york November 27, 2020on site amenities will include retail space, an 800-person event space, an artisanal food market, a club-style tenant lounge, and a full-service fitness center. The post KPF to build glass office tower as part of ‘one madison avenue’ project in new york appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.philip stevens I designboom
- matali crasset fills renzo piano-designed atrium in paris with archipelago furniture November 27, 2020archipelago by matali crasset is dynamic as it can move and be arranged in different ways to follow the school’s program. The post matali crasset fills renzo piano-designed atrium in paris with archipelago furniture appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.juliana neira 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?
- John Yau, Jillian Steinhauer, and Others at Hyperallergic’s First-ever Public Reading November 27, 2020This classic recording brings to life some of our favorite articles from 2015, and showcases the poetry of a few longtime Hyperallergic editors.
- “Hahahahahaha” Can Be No Laughing Matter on TikTok November 27, 2020How one South Asian popular song, which was recently popularized on TikTok, is raising questions about cultural appropriation online.
- On Twitter, Frogs Were Mostly Nazis, On TikTok, They’re Often Queer November 27, 2020How frogs, more recently seen as a symbol of hate on Twitter, are being queered by TikTok users.
- One Flew Over the TikTok Nest November 27, 2020A look at how some healthcare professionals on TikTok are using the platform to cultivate a healthy conversation about mental illness.
- Seeing the Bigger Picture on Public Memorials to Women November 27, 2020Recent works, including monuments to Mary Wollstonecraft and Medusa, demonstrate that it’s not that women have a problem with public monuments; it’s that public monuments have a problem with us.
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
Did you see this?
Filed under conversationsEAST, Education, History, Libraries, news, Research
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?
Cities, conversationsEAST, Culture, Publishing, Research, The Arts
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…
Recent Comments