Jane Austen in the Library

Jane Austen’s life and work has inspired countless writers and artists, and as part of the celebrations marking the 200th anniversary of her death we take a look at how she is represented… Continue reading →

WSA Library Celebrates World Book Day!

We celebrated World Book Day yesterday in WSA Cafe with various activities ranging from letterpress, screen-printing, mono-printing and the self-portrait drawing game, ‘Face-to-Trace’! As in previous years the Library had a stand showcasing the Artists’… Continue reading →

Altered Books exhibition in WSA Library

    We are pleased to be launching our first exhibition of the year in our display cases in the Library welcome area. We are showing altered books made by WSA students in response… Continue reading →

Our Visionaire Collection

Over the last few weeks, we’ve been introducing both our physical and online collections to our students. One which has really excited and inspired is our Visionaire Collection. Visionaire is a tangible, luxury art and… Continue reading →

Linda’s ’30’ Exhibition at The Winchester Gallery

Last week saw the opening of ’30’, an exhibition celebrating Linda Newington’s 30 years at Winchester School of Art. The Private View and opening was delightfully themed as a tea party with cake stands, sandwiches… Continue reading →

World Book Day 2016 at WSA

To celebrate World Book Day 2016, Fine Arts and the Library collaborated to bring an afternoon of book and art fun to the WSA Café. Catherine Polley took a selection of thirty books from… Continue reading →

CHALK

10 days is an interdisciplinary contemporary arts biennial that takes place in and around Winchester. It began in 2009 and this year artists were asked to explore the theme of ‘chalk’. Events, performances and… Continue reading →

Back in time to Bexhill-on-Sea : Ladybird by Design at the De La Warr Pavillion

I’d always wanted to see the De La Warr Pavilion (DLWP) since I’d read about its restoration in 2005. Whereas Bexhill town centre still has a 1950s feel to it, the Pavilion, from… Continue reading →

Visit to The Stuart Hall Library At Iniva, London

I went up to Shoreditch to visit the Stuart Hall Library at Iniva (Institute of International Visual Arts) as part of an ARLIS Professional Development Commitee visit. Just a 5 minute walk from Old Street… Continue reading →