Winchester School of Art Degree Shows 2014

At the end of June  Winchester School of Art held its final year degree show giving the students an opportunity to show their work to family, friends and visitors. As the shows move to various… Continue reading

Henri Matisse : the cut-outs

Exhibition at Tate Modern, 17 April to 17 September 2014 The once derided coloured paper cut-outs by Henri Matisse the majority made during the last part of his life are proving exceptionally popular… Continue reading

Grayson Perry’s Walthamstow Tapestry

Grayson Perry’s Walthamstow Tapestry is currently on show at the Winchester Discovery Centre. I took the chance to see it recently and was really impressed with how it is displayed in the Gallery and the… Continue reading

Fine Art Artists’ Book Exhibition

The first of the Library’s exhibitions of student work,  displayed in the corridor cabinets between Libraries 1 and 2, showcases an impressive range of books covering a wide variety of themes and techniques. The books… Continue reading

Scandinavian Light

A recent visit to Denmark where I was staying at Doverodde up on the Limsfjord close to the north west coast in Jutland led to weeks spent exploring the area through walking and… Continue reading

Audio Arts Archive

Audio Arts was a seminal sound art magazine, introduced by British artist William Furlong in 1972.  The cassette based audio magazine has provided a space for artists to discuss their practice and it… Continue reading

Libraries & Librarians in Film

Time for a film-related post here on the WSA Library blog, and what better than to look to how libraries & librarians have been represented in film. Turns out that the library is a very popular… Continue reading

New Books in the Library

We have recently acquired a number of new books, a selection of which are on display in the new books cabinets situated between Libraries 1 & 2. These acquisitions include a number of… Continue reading

Exhibition Review: JOËLLE TUERLINCKX: WOR(L)D(K) IN PROGRESS?

I visited the Arnolfini for the first time recently and was lucky to see the Joelle Tuerlinckx exhibition which marks her largest presentation of work in the UK to date. The exhibition follows… Continue reading