It’s time to explore Art Full Text
At Sunderland we are privileged to have a subscription to a database called Art Full Text, and you can search it from the comfort of your home. It has full-text coverage of journals dating...
At Sunderland we are privileged to have a subscription to a database called Art Full Text, and you can search it from the comfort of your home. It has full-text coverage of journals dating...
Laura Boswell is a printmaker who works with linocut and traditional Japanese woodblock painting. She has kindly given us permission to embed her new series of videos on this blog. This is her 10th...
The University Library has great art resources for students and staff to explore and enrich their studies and research, and includes some hidden treasures! Carol McKay (Team Leader for our arts programmes) and Suzie...
What happens when you slow down, take a moment, and explore a piece of art work? Do we really slow down enough? What happens when we do? Listen to this podcast from the Tate...
Did you see Marina Abramović take over the Sky Arts channel? One of our academic liaison librarians had this to say after she watched it – “What I saw was astonishing, thought provoking, deeply...
Laura Boswell is a printmaker who works with linocut and traditional Japanese woodblock painting. She has kindly given us permission to embed her new series of videos on this blog. This is her 9th...
For this year’s Black History Month, curator of classical music at The British Library, Johnathan Summers, chose to write a short piece about Eddie South who was a black American violinist. He explores Eddie’s...
Are you someone who writes their Christmas cards early, or do you suddenly realise the last posting date has come and you haven’t even started writing them?! Do you buy your Christmas cards, or...
Watch this interesting conversation between sculptor Anthony Gormley and art critic Martin Gayford where they reflect on the power of sculpture and the human desire to create. If you’re interested in learning more about...
Mental health is a subject that many of our art students explore as part of their research and studio-based practical work. The Tate has produced a podcast presented by Billy Childish, and challenges the...
The British Library has a collection of oral history of jazz in Britain. A local lad, James Howe, features in this archive. He was born in County Durham in 1917 and served as band boy...
Have you ever to Durham’s Lumiere festival that happens every two years in November? Planning artworks and installations for the 2021 festival is well underway. To celebrate 10 years of Lumiere being in Durham,...
The Crafts Council has produced a list of 15 British ceramic artists they think you should know about. These are artists from the 20th century, some of whom are still alive and creating artwork....
Are you feeling Christmassy? Do you usually go to live performances around Christmas time, do you make this a tradition? What will you do this year, when the doors are closed to so many...
As part of this year’s London Fashion Week Nabil Nayal (designer) and Sarah Mower (fashion journalist) reflect on changes in the fashion industry, discuss issues of sustainability and diversity and highlight the importance of...