Tagged: Arts & Design

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Art Podcast – Billy Childish

The British Library’s ‘Anything but silent‘ podcasts demonstrate that libraries are “buzzing, creative, brave. Libraries don’t just keep our stories safe; they’re where new stories begin. Meet the people making amazing things happen in...

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Referencing for Photography students

Referencing is a common topic of questions to library staff. Is there anything you need help with your referencing? Cite Them Right is an excellent online tool to help you reference whatever you need for your...

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Marjolaine Ryley – This is What I see exhibition

This is What I See reveals twenty years of work by artist Marjolaine Ryley, whose works are poetic evocations of memory that incorporate photography and writing, as well as archives of photographs and found...

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Are you interested in watercolours?

Seek inspiration from this collection of watercolours. The Watercolour World is a not-for-profit initiative founded by Fred Hohler, an ex British diplomat, has launched a free website with 80,000 watercolour images from 1750 to 1900....

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John Askew photobook now in the library

Did you get to see the John Askew photographic exhibition earlier this year at the Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art? It was a fascinating exploration of one family’s life over a 30 year period....

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Munch art collection online

The Munch Museum in Oslo has published more than 7,600 of the artist’s drawings online, making them free to access for any purpose.  The drawings date from 1873, when Edvard Munch was a boy of...

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Exhibition catalogues

The Library has an excellent collection of exhibition catalogues from many major galleries and are a great resource to help you discover artists and their work. The exhibition catalogues are located on the upper...

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MA Design degree show

Our MA degree students who have studied here during 2019-20 are currently exhibiting their end of degree show in the Priestman studios. The exhibition runs from 18th October – 1st November. Do go and...