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
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
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
Having just completed an origami workshop and installation at Larmer Tree Festival, I thought I’d write something about our fabulous paper art resources in the library! When it comes to paper art,… Continue reading
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
Yarn bombing, guerrilla knitting, yarn storming, urban knitting, knit graffiti or my personal fave, ‘kniffiti’! All apply to the same creative art form of taking knitting to the streets, resulting in colourful… Continue reading
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
I had the opportunity to visit the Special Collections and Archives at Goldsmiths, University of London, in September. This is a dedicated national resource for students and academic researchers. Examples of items available for viewing… Continue reading
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
