The early nineteenth century saw a period of social reforms throughout England, especially in the changing attitude toward women and … More
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Event report – The Artist of the Future Age: William Blake, Neo-Romanticism, Counter-Culture and Now
Student interns Ami Savage and Marnie Parker write: Earlier this month, guests from Art History and English Literature backgrounds came … More
Public artworks projected onto University Place tonight (8 Feb)
Images of publicly owned artworks will be projected onto the side of University Place at The University of Manchester this … More
Logo Competition
The new ‘State of the Arts’ podcast for the School of Arts, Histories and Cultures (due to launch March) is … More
No mention of cultural activity in proposed measures of wellbeing
[Article taken from “Arts Professional”: http://www.artsprofessional.co.uk/Magazine/view.cfm?id=6091&issue=246 Please read and add your comments and responses to the consultation before 23 Jan.] … More
Colour Images
Collating images for the ‘In Memory of Chroma‘ event (Sat 19 Nov, the Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester). Do you … More
Call for Proposals, CIDRA/ AHVS
A joint event with CIDRA: The Sense of Listening [7 Dec] We invite proposals of approx 500 words, outlining your … More
Welcome Message from Head of AHVS
I would like to extend a warm welcome to all new and returning students in AHVS. To those who … More
Queer Theory of the Avant Garde Conference
Download the poster here (1.4 mb)
AHRC offering additional broadcast media training workshops – Apply now
Dear Colleague, Following on from the recent AHRC/Radio 3 New Generation Thinkers pilot scheme and the over-subscribed AHRC Broadcast Media … More
Queer Theory of the Avant Garde Conference
The Queer Theory of the Avant-Garde Organised by the Centre for the Study of Surrealism and its Legacies 27th and … More
AHVS & Widening Participation
A quick Widening Participation update …. Online resources for post-16 EPQ have now gone ‘live’ – see the Engaging with … More
BBC Hands on History in Albert Square this Saturday
This autumn Melvyn Bragg will present the ‘Reel History of Britain’ through film treasures held in the UK’s rich and … More
School of Materials Photography Exhibition
All the entries for the School of Materials Photography Competition 2011 will be displayed in the foyer of E floor … More
Briony Fer,4pm Thurs 12 May, G19, Mansfield Cooper
Manchester Art Crawl 2011: Call for Artists and Ideas
Manchester Art Crawl 2011- Call for Artists and Ideas Who: All visual, audio, digital and time based artists of all … More
Ai WeiWei petition
Please sign the petition for the release of artist Ai WeiWei: http://www.change.org/petitions/call-for-the-release-of-ai-weiwei#?opt_new=t&opt_fb=t More info on the artist’s disappearance: http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2011/apr/04/ai-weiwei-missing-chinese-police
“Life depends on science but the arts make it worth living”
Another great link: http://humanitiesmatter.com/
Arts and Culture cuts
See link for info on arts and culture cuts/ spending plans: http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/culture-cuts-blog
‘Interiors’ Public Lecture Series 2010-11
Amanda Vickery (Queen Mary) 5pm Thursday, 7 April 2011, Casken Lecture Theatre, Martin Harris Centre: ‘An Intimate History of Home’ ‘Those … More