Paper Art

    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 →

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 →

Arts in the Forest: An Imaginative Trail!

  It’s the last weekend of the New Forest Arts Festival! The 2 week celebration has included exhibitions, demonstrations, installations, theatre, craft, music , talks and various workshops across the forest. WSA Library’s, Noriko Suzuki-Bosco,… Continue reading →

WSA Degree Show 2016

The WSA BA Degree Show 2016 was held on Friday evening last week. The Private View was buzzing with a full turn out for the opening and once again the students’ work surpassed my… Continue reading →

Installation Art and Summer Festivals

As we approach the end of term, we thought we would pull together some thoughts about installation art and the use of it at summer festivals, particularly as Winchester and the surrounding area offers a… Continue reading →

Berg Fashion Library

There are some new and exciting changes to one of our key resources, the  Berg Fashion Library which is now part of the Bloomsbury Fashion Central platform. Integrating with Bloomsbury Fashion Central has brought together a cross… Continue reading →

Our Top Picks from the WSA Fashion Show

On Tuesday last week, the BA Fashion & Textile Design students revealed their collections at their Graduate Fashion Show 2016! I look forward so much to the graduate shows and exhibitions, as they are… Continue reading →

Nifty Kniffiti!

  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 →

Vogue 100 : a century of style

  Vogue 100, currently showing at the National Portrait Gallery, is an exhibition celebrating 100 years of this iconic magazine. When we visited we fully expected to see images of Kate Moss, Naomi Campbell and… Continue reading →