Mental health benefits of art
There is increasing evidence of how art is good for our mental health. Check out this article from the Arts Council where they discuss the work that artist Mark Ware has been doing over...
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Call for papers – Body, space and technology journal
Are you keen to get your research published? ‘Body, Space and Technology’ is now in its eighteenth year of publication, and a call for submissions for the next issue is now open. The deadline for...
Monet online exhibition
Google Arts and Culture has curated Monet Was Here: an online exhibition featuring Monet’s travel-inspired works from over 18 collections. They include sections from London, Rouen , Paris and Venice you can view...
MAI Journal of feminist visual culture – launch of free open access journal
MAI Journal of feminist visual culture is a new open access feminist journal founded and edited by Anna Backman Rogers (Senior Lecturer in Feminist Philosophy and Visual Culture, University of Gothenburg, Sweden) & Anna...
Theatre helping people living with dementia
Vamos Theatre take their interactive shows to care homes and hospitals, to help people living with dementia and their carers communicate through dance and movement.
Heading to London this summer? Free sculpture exhibition
Are you interested in sculpture and visiting London this summer? Head to the Royal Society of Sculptors summer exhibition which is on until Sunday 16th September. This year’s summer exhibition has been curated by...
Inspirational illustrations from the British Library
The British Library are using award-winning Turning the Pages software which enables us to see many of the great books they have in their collections, regardless of where in the country or world we...
Calling all art historians – HENI Talks
HENI Talks is a web site dedicated to sharing insights about art history from leading academics, artists and curators through the medium of film. It aims to open art up to the wider public,...
Suffrage banners
Are you interested in textiles? Banners? Design and history? If so, we recommend you check out banners within The Women’s Library collection in celebration of the suffrage movement. There is a wide range of...
Free story writing workshops for Key Stage 2 children
Are you working with Key Stage 2 classes? Do you want inspiring, fun and free story writing workshops for your children? Are you planning your teaching for next year? If so, keep reading and...
TheatreVoice – Simon McBurney
The latest TheatreVoice episode is available online and on iTunes – Simon McBurney. For this episode, the TheatreVoice archives have been plumbed and unearthed a 2004 interview with Simon McBurney. In this episode he...
Scouting sculpture
2018 marks the centenary of the UK’s Scout Heritage Collection. The Sculpture collection is steadily growing and contains around 250,000 items, including artworks, a caravan, uniforms and badges. The collection was started back in...
Free online course – Inside Opera: why does it matter?
Discover the hidden world of opera, find out how it works and debate whether it’s still relevant today. Future Learn are offering a free online course on opera which you can join now. The...
Art Matters podcast – hair trends throughout art history
Check out the latest podcast from Art Matters. You can download or subscribe to the podcasts through iTunes, Stitcher or TuneIn. In this episode Art Matters chats with Rachael Gibson about hair trends in...
Photos from 2018 CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway awards
Check out photos from the 2018 CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway awards. The CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal was established in 1955, for distinguished illustration in a book for children. It is named after the popular and...