Library and Learning Services, in collaboration with Clare Qualmann from the Institute of Performing Arts, is organising the following symposium to be held on Friday 3rd June 2011 from 1pm to 5pm in Docklands. The event is free so the places are booking fast.
The Artist in the Library
A free half-day symposium organised by the Institute for Performing Arts Development (IPAD), and Library and Learning Services at the University of East London.
The symposium reflects on the relationships between artists and libraries; how their spaces, systems and structures provide inspirational possibilities. With speakers including artists, librarians and researchers the afternoon will present a range of projects that intervene in, respond to, or collaborate with a range of libraries both public and academic.
A full programme will be confirmed shortly, but meanwhile speakers include:
Clare Qualmann, University of East London
Serena Korda, Artist
Cheryl Jones, Curator of Libraries and Collections, The New Art Gallery, Walsall
Sarah Bodman, Research Fellow, University of the West of England
Jennie Savage, Artist
The venue is in the West Building Lecture at the Docklands Campus of the University of East London, starting at 1pm with coffee and cake, and finishing with a glass of wine.
The event is free, but spaces are limited. Please contact Judith Preece, email: j.a.preece@uel.ac.uk , Tel: 020 8223 7400, if you wish to attend.
Friday 6 May 2011
Royal College of Art collections available online
Two of the Royal College of Art’s most important collections have been made available to the general public through a new digitisation project which is accessible through the Visual Arts Data Service (VADS).
The Record of Student Work is a rare collection, containing over 30,000 slides of student work, which dates back to the 1960s and includes early work by notable College alumni including David Hockney, Tracey Emin, Ridley Scott and Thomas Heatherwick. A comprehensive and unique resource, it provides insight into the early creative processes of some of Britain’s best-known artists and designers, usually captured as they complete their postgraduate studies with installation shots from students’ degree shows.
Notable alumni whose work is represented in this selection include: David Hockney, Zandra Rhodes, Chris Ofili, Tracey Emin, Julien Macdonald, Philip Treacy, Orla Kiely, Harold Offeh and Thomas Heatherwick. These images are a representative sample of the entire collection 1960-2002 and all have been scanned from the original 35mm slides. Senior tutors from each department worked with the Special Collections Manager to identify key students’ work. Once a student was selected, every available slide of their work was digitised to provide a comprehensive picture of their work.
In addition to the Record of Student Work, over a thousand works from the Royal College of Art Collection of Paintings have been digitised and are also being made available through VADS. The Royal College of Art Collection is an invaluable resource of works that represent significant developments in British painting from the middle years of the 20th century to the present. The collection is made up of works donated by Painting graduates and staff. Examples include works by: Edward Bawden, Eric Ravilious, Paul Nash, John Piper, Frank Auerbach, John Minton, Peter Blake, David Hockney, Chris Ofili, Tracey Emin, Dinos Chapman and Sophie von Hellermann.
View the collections online at:
Royal College of Art Record of Student Work
http://www.vads.ac.uk/collections/RCAROSWhref
Royal College of Art Collection
http://www.vads.ac.uk/collections/RCACC
The Record of Student Work is a rare collection, containing over 30,000 slides of student work, which dates back to the 1960s and includes early work by notable College alumni including David Hockney, Tracey Emin, Ridley Scott and Thomas Heatherwick. A comprehensive and unique resource, it provides insight into the early creative processes of some of Britain’s best-known artists and designers, usually captured as they complete their postgraduate studies with installation shots from students’ degree shows.
Notable alumni whose work is represented in this selection include: David Hockney, Zandra Rhodes, Chris Ofili, Tracey Emin, Julien Macdonald, Philip Treacy, Orla Kiely, Harold Offeh and Thomas Heatherwick. These images are a representative sample of the entire collection 1960-2002 and all have been scanned from the original 35mm slides. Senior tutors from each department worked with the Special Collections Manager to identify key students’ work. Once a student was selected, every available slide of their work was digitised to provide a comprehensive picture of their work.
In addition to the Record of Student Work, over a thousand works from the Royal College of Art Collection of Paintings have been digitised and are also being made available through VADS. The Royal College of Art Collection is an invaluable resource of works that represent significant developments in British painting from the middle years of the 20th century to the present. The collection is made up of works donated by Painting graduates and staff. Examples include works by: Edward Bawden, Eric Ravilious, Paul Nash, John Piper, Frank Auerbach, John Minton, Peter Blake, David Hockney, Chris Ofili, Tracey Emin, Dinos Chapman and Sophie von Hellermann.
View the collections online at:
Royal College of Art Record of Student Work
http://www.vads.ac.uk/collections/RCAROSWhref
Royal College of Art Collection
http://www.vads.ac.uk/collections/RCACC
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