Are you interested in sustainability? Social change in fashion? Or maybe both? This podcast by Leslie Davis Burns may interest you. She explores how we can change the 10% of annual global carbon emissions...
Check out this article from the New York Times Style Magazine. It is entitled “The Black Potters giving new life to British Ceramics,” with a sub-title of ‘a growing community of makers are creating...
The team from the Crafts Council are leading these talks which will include expert speakers and contributions. They will include marketing advice and opportunities to help craftspeople bounce back from the pandemic. Taking place...
Whilst we’re waiting for galleries and museums to re-open, or until you feel comfortable to visit, head over to the Baltic and explore their virtual offerings. These include: The way I see it: the...
It’s Fashion Revolution week, and the University of Sunderland’s podcast has interviewed our very own Naomi Austin who is a Senior Lecturer in our BA Fashion Design and Promotion programme. Naomi talks about fast...
VADS, the Visual Arts Data Service, is an online resource with over 140,000 images from over 300 art and design collections in the UK. These images are free to use for non-commercial use in education...
Do you ever struggle to plough through online resources? Do you want hints and tips on how to know which ones to select? Rather than randomly Googling, our academic colleagues recommend you use sources...
Are you researching contemporary themes, artists, designers or performers? Have you thought about using newspapers to complement the academic sources you are using? They can help you find out how themes are being covered...
While the doors of the Victoria and Albert Museum remain closed, they have launched a digital platform showcasing over 1 million objects from its collections related to art, design and performance. The items space...
The Crafts Council has recently run Collect 2021, an international art fair for contemporary craft and design. If you missed this fair and want to catch up, all the public and VIP talks are...
The shortlists for the 2021 CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals, the UK’s oldest book awards for children and young people, have been revealed this week. Celebrating the best in children’s writing and illustration...
The New Glass Review is a key publication of The Corning Museum of Glass – it is an international survey of contemporary glass. It was launched in 1979 and as described on the Corning web...
How often have you thought, ‘Oh, I wish I’d see that programme’ when it had been broadcast?’, or ‘I’ve missed watching this other programme on catch-up’? This is where Box of Broadcasts, fondly known as...
The Baltic have a number of online resources you can tap into – here are just a few: Season of online events on ‘Gardening the mind’ focusing on mental health, and described on their...
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...