One of New York’s most prestigious art galleries, the Metropolitan Museum of Art has begun to share 375,000 images of its artworks under a Creative Commons CC0 license, effectively waiving all copyright restrictions and making these images available for anyone to copy,…
Tag: art
Delight by design
We believe that quality and not just quantity of study space is important, and we have sought to better display both your stunning artwork and other projects in the Library, exhibiting two fascinating CCI displays this year and numerous examples…
Free trial: Intellect art and architecture journals
We now have trial access to ten visual arts journals published by Intellect until 20th April 2017, all available here. Click below for access to sample content from individual titles: Art, Design & Communication in Higher Education Craft Research Critical Studies in…
Posted in Services, Subjects: Creative Arts Tagged with: architecture, art, CCI, crafts, illustration, news2017
Intellect visual arts journals free trial
Are you into Art? A comic aficionado? A self-confessed computer graphics nerd? None of the above but just enjoy pretty pictures? If you answered “maybe” to any of the above, this trial is for you! We now have trial access…
Well-Come refuge sketchbooks on show in Area 1B
We are delighted to present the work of BA Illustration students – a collection of concertina artists’ books from the Well-Come Project, now on display in Area 1B. Read more about these artists’ books and the fascinating project they came from…
Introduction to the Library’s Special Collections
Rare architectural works, illuminations by William Blake – book now for an introduction to our Special Collections, 2-4 pm on Tuesday 13 December, and find out how they can take your studies and research to the next level. Click to…
Posted in About your Library, Services Tagged with: architecture, art, books, facilities, history, literature, news2016
Artist of the week: Pablo Picasso
“Art is a lie that makes us realise the truth.” So spake Pablo Picasso, whose highly original work has left an indelible mark on the world of art. Famous in his own lifetime, his first famous painting was painted when he was…
Creative Arts Book of the Week: Special Guest Reviewer: Cat Askew
French Art Deco, Jared Goss, London: Thames and Hudson, 2014. I was invited by Greta to select a book of my choice (from Creative & Cultural Industries) and as I’m about to pick a topic for my Dissertation I thought…
#ColorMyArtstor postcards
ArtStor has launched a set of five downloadable #ColorMyArtStor images for you to download, print and colour. Colouring is a popular stress relieving pastime, while concentrating for five minutes in every 30 on something very different from your work is an established…
Creative Arts Book of the Week, 25/04/16
Another interesting week, helping students with some last minute referencing enquiries prior to dissertation hand-ins. I really enjoy seeing what they’ve spent the last 6 months or so working on. This week, I’ve learnt something about Snapchat and am really…
Apr
26
Thu
2:00 pm
Relaxation training sessions
@ University Library, Room 0.26
Relaxation training sessions
@ University Library, Room 0.26
Apr 26 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Learn how to notice when you are becoming tense and find ways to to relax and think clearly under pressure to make your study more effective and enjoyable. Come to one of the three ten minute relaxation training sessions in…
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