Box of Broadcasts help videos
How are you getting on with using Box of Broadcasts? Isn’t it a brilliant resource?! For anyone who hasn’t discovered it yet, Box of Broadcasts (often know as BoB) is an on-demand TV &...
Tagged: Arts & Design
Calling all illustrators – Kate Greenaway medal 2021 longlist
The CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal was established in 1955, for distinguished illustration in a book for children. It is named after the popular and highly influential nineteenth century artist known for her fine children’s illustrations and designs....
Inspiration from the British Library Collections
Read how people are gaining inspiration from the British Library’s extensive collections, and then go and explore them for your own research. Kitty Bardsley, a freelance graphic designer, has the British Library’s Flickr account...
Online photographic exhibition of 20th century family life
Explore this intriguing online photographic exhibition which looks back at the 20th century as a Century of Change. The exhibition explores different family concepts and discourses, zooming in on important events which have...
Creative Lives talks: 2nd March – Christian Lavigne
Our School of Art and Design Creative Lives talks offer many examples of how creative professionals live, work and thrive in the arts and creative industries. You will gain an insight into the creative process and...
Online fashion exhibitions
Chertsey Museum regularly produces temporary exhibitions and they have made the text of some of this past exhibitions available online. Are you into 1920s fashion design? Explore this Roaring Twenties exhibition from the Chertsey...
Doctoral research
Sunderland University Library has a wealth of resources to support you during your doctoral studies. Check out our recent blog post for new students which highlights key ways in which we do this.
Gormley’s Field for the British Isles – coming to Sunderland
Field for the British Isles by Antony Gormley, creator of the Angel of the North, will be on display at Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art (NGCA) at National Glass Centre from July until September...
Introducing a Rogue Lino Block into my Woodblock print – Woodblock with Laura
Laura Boswell is a printmaker who works with linocut and traditional Japanese woodblock painting. She has kindly given us permission to embed her series of videos on this blog. This is her 14th video...
Online exhibition – the meeting of artworks and Sunderland’s industrial past
Heritage at Heart is an online exhibition running until the end of March exploring links between artworks from the Arts Council Collection and Sunderland’s industrial past. This exhibition includes artworks, photographs and objects showing...
Creative Lives talks: 23rd February – Rosalind Faram
Our School of Art and Design Creative Lives talks offer many examples of how creative professionals live, work and thrive in the arts and creative industries. You will gain an insight into the creative process and...
Hello to our new art and design PhD students
New research students often say questions like ‘how do I get started with my PhD’, ‘how do I go about my literature review’ and much more. We have an excellent collection of books in...
Online photographic resources
All photographers appreciate that you can use a wide range of visual and written sources to inform both your practical and written work. Here are a collection of resources for you to explore. Cian...
Free access to Art History Research
One of the ways the library is providing additional support during the Covid-19 lockdowns, is facilitating access to online resources that publishers have made freely available on a temporary basis. This is in addition...
Creative Lives talks: 16th February – Paul Wenham Clarke
Our School of Art and Design Creative Lives talks offer many examples of how creative professionals live, work and thrive in the arts and creative industries. You will gain an insight into the creative process and...