Display at the Henry Moore Institute Library

I just wanted to publicise a small display I’ve curated at the Henry Moore Institute Library entitled 'A Revelation of Unexpected Associations: J.G. Ballard, Eduardo Paolozzi and Helen Chadwick in Ambit'. It’s about the art and literature journal Ambit and the contributions of the writer J.G. Ballard and the artists Helen Chadwick and Eduardo Paolozzi. Please see the link below for further info:

http://www.henry-moore.org//hmi/library/on-display1/a-revelation-of-unexpected-associations

It’s running until the 25th November 2011. Please visit if you get a chance!

Liz (ex MA student, Art Gallery and Museum Studies)

MA Art Gallery Students Exhibition Projects

The current cohort of postgraduate museum studies students completed installation of their exhibition projects at the Stanley & Audrey Burton Art Gallery last week.  They were very busy in the planning processes...and with almost 30 students, and just two groups, the management of responsibilities was quite a challenge...one that they all overcame brilliantly I may add!

Both Exhibitions Opened on 17th October, and you can see their excellent efforts until 10th December 2011....do pop along!

Exhibition Title Panel

Group A, decided to work with the Gallery ceramics collections, and produced a fabulous exhibition theme - 'Fancy a Brew'? 18th century drinking cultures'.....

MA Students preparing their exhibition

They worked hard of selecting the objects and working up a theme...as you can see....

Don't drop it!

       

    

                                         

The other Student Group also produced a fabulous exhibition - this time using paintings, prints, books and associated ephemera from the Bloomsbury Group...both from the Art Gallery holdings, and material from the University Brotherton Library Special Collections.... Their exhibition is entitled: 'Connecting Lives: Intimate Artworks of the Bloomsbury Group'......and they were equally animated in their preparations...

Preparing Exhibitions

Group Discussions

 .........and the project meetings were very professional....as you can see!

Well Done to all the Students!...Fantastic Work!
.......Mark






                                                    

Level One Visit to Harewood House

Thank you to the level one Country House and Museum Studies students, who all made the trip to Harewood House on a misty Yorkshire morning this week. After taking in the exterior, state rooms, below stairs area and terrace gallery, there was even time to explore the grounds and say a brief hello to the resident penguins (while of course asking ourselves why they are there in the first place!) I hope it was an enjoyable and productive experience which provided plenty of food for thought.

Volunteer Opportunities at the Hepworth

The Hepworth, Wakefield, are looking for a range of volunteers, both for half term and beyond. If interested you should visit www.hepworthwakefield.org/volunteering, for updates on opportunities and to download an application form. Thanks to those of you who attended the volunteering event there last night. They were really impressed by the Leeds Uni students.

Museology Seminar Series X

‘MUSEOLOGY SEMINAR SERIES’

Series X

Centre for Critical Studies in Museums, Galleries and Heritage

School of Fine Art, History of Art and Cultural Studies

University of Leeds

A Rehabilitation Revolution

Rachel Forster

AHRC CDA PhD Research Student

School of Fine Art, History of Art and Cultural Studies

University of Leeds

Thursday 20^th October 2011

11-14 Belnheim Terrace, Room G.11

3.00pm-4.00pm

ALL WELCOME

For further information on this Seminar Series please email

Dr Mark Westgarth m.w.westgarth@leeds.ac.uk

School of Fine Art, History of Art and Cultural Studies, University of Leeds

Love arts Festival launches in Leeds

Unfortunately I wasn't quick enough and didn't post this in time for the launch at Opera North's Howard Assembly Room last night. However all is not lost! Running from 27th September until Wednesday 16th November, this brand new, first-year festival sees arts organisations across Leeds, uniting with Leeds Partnerships NHS Foundation Trust and the Art and Mind Network in an exploration of arts, mental health and well-being. With both arts and mental health being such broad and complex areas of study, it will definitely be enlightening to see how they are tackled in relation to each other, with the added diversity of Leeds as the setting.

With the likes of Ruby Wax and Phil Hammond getting involved, I have my fingers crossed publicity isn't a problem. Due to the stigma surrounding mental health problems and unease when it comes to discussing such issues in depth, I feel this collaboration with the rich art and culture that Leeds has to offer, will shed some light and provoke some thought on a subject that needs opening up. Art, in all it's forms , is an expression, a release and this experience is heightened further still, when a form of escape is just what the doctor ordered.

You can find more information and a list of all events taking place here, http://loveartsleeds.co.uk/

Here's to hoping this festival becomes a more permanent fixture in the affluent collection of culture and arts events, the city of Leeds already has to offer.

Congratulations!...Student Volunteer Awards

Congratulations to our MA Art Gallery & Museum Studies student, Elizabeth Stainforth - she has won the prestigious 'Volunteers for Museum Learning Award' for the Yorkshire Region, as part of the Marsh Volunteer Awards 2010, for her outstanding work at the University Stanley & Audrey Burton Art Gallery.....The Awards are run by the British Museum and the Marsh Christian Trust.....WELL DONE Liz!....
See you (and all the other 2010-11 cohort of students) at Graduation in December!

Mark