Jo Cottrell
@cotch11.bsky.social
Art Historian, PhD, HIIT enthusiast, liberal.
Dismorr self-portrait. I am constantly drawn to this. (c.1912)
November 23, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Dismorr self-portrait. I am constantly drawn to this. (c.1912)
It was great fun to chat with artist, musician and all-round good egg Nigel Burch at the first Art Chat salon at Chats Palace this week. Think I'll do another..
October 24, 2025 at 10:50 AM
It was great fun to chat with artist, musician and all-round good egg Nigel Burch at the first Art Chat salon at Chats Palace this week. Think I'll do another..
Hosting my first ever salon tonight, at Chats Palace in Hackney. Waaaaaah..!
October 22, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Hosting my first ever salon tonight, at Chats Palace in Hackney. Waaaaaah..!
Reposted by Jo Cottrell
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
October 5, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
ffs. “Too often people go to university to ‘explore research and knowledge’.
www.lbc.co.uk/article/brit...
www.lbc.co.uk/article/brit...
British students lack ‘drive’ of their American peers, says Business Secretary | LBC
The Business Secretary has defended comments he made at a meeting with investors where he said British students lack the ‘drive’ and ‘vigour’ of their American peers.
www.lbc.co.uk
September 19, 2025 at 10:03 AM
ffs. “Too often people go to university to ‘explore research and knowledge’.
www.lbc.co.uk/article/brit...
www.lbc.co.uk/article/brit...
The Art History Festival 2025, organised by @AssociationForArtHistory, runs from Monday 15 - Sunday 21 September across the UK and online. It's a fantastic event for anyone interested in art and art's histories.
Check out the programme here:
festival.forarthistory.org.uk
#ArtHistoryFestival2025
Check out the programme here:
festival.forarthistory.org.uk
#ArtHistoryFestival2025
August 20, 2025 at 7:23 AM
The Art History Festival 2025, organised by @AssociationForArtHistory, runs from Monday 15 - Sunday 21 September across the UK and online. It's a fantastic event for anyone interested in art and art's histories.
Check out the programme here:
festival.forarthistory.org.uk
#ArtHistoryFestival2025
Check out the programme here:
festival.forarthistory.org.uk
#ArtHistoryFestival2025
The Association for Art History is hosting a panel discussion this Friday, exploring how the climate and nature crises may be reshaping curatorial practice. Details can be found here:
forarthistory.org.uk/events/curat...
forarthistory.org.uk/events/curat...
Panel Discussion: How are the climate and nature crises reshaping our curatorial practice? - For Art History
PLUS the fourth annual AAH Curatorial Prizes awards Friday, 16 May 2025, 18:00-20:30 The Gallery, 70 Cowcross Street, EC1M 6EJ Free to attend, in-person. BOOK NOW We’re delighted to host an evening of...
forarthistory.org.uk
May 14, 2025 at 8:08 AM
The Association for Art History is hosting a panel discussion this Friday, exploring how the climate and nature crises may be reshaping curatorial practice. Details can be found here:
forarthistory.org.uk/events/curat...
forarthistory.org.uk/events/curat...
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✨We're hiring ✨
The Association or Art History is looking for a freelance, part-time Conference Coordinator to assist with the planning, preparation delivery and evaluation of the Association’s leading international Annual Conference, which will take place April 12-14, 2026 in partnership with ⬇️
The Association or Art History is looking for a freelance, part-time Conference Coordinator to assist with the planning, preparation delivery and evaluation of the Association’s leading international Annual Conference, which will take place April 12-14, 2026 in partnership with ⬇️
March 31, 2025 at 8:51 AM
✨We're hiring ✨
The Association or Art History is looking for a freelance, part-time Conference Coordinator to assist with the planning, preparation delivery and evaluation of the Association’s leading international Annual Conference, which will take place April 12-14, 2026 in partnership with ⬇️
The Association or Art History is looking for a freelance, part-time Conference Coordinator to assist with the planning, preparation delivery and evaluation of the Association’s leading international Annual Conference, which will take place April 12-14, 2026 in partnership with ⬇️
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Get your nominations in!
💥Final call for AAH Curatorial Prize 2025💥
Application deadline: Friday 14 March.
Full details on our website: forarthistory.org.uk/jobs/association-for-art-history-curatorial-prizes/
💥Final call for AAH Curatorial Prize 2025💥
Application deadline: Friday 14 March.
Full details on our website: forarthistory.org.uk/jobs/association-for-art-history-curatorial-prizes/
March 3, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Get your nominations in!
💥Final call for AAH Curatorial Prize 2025💥
Application deadline: Friday 14 March.
Full details on our website: forarthistory.org.uk/jobs/association-for-art-history-curatorial-prizes/
💥Final call for AAH Curatorial Prize 2025💥
Application deadline: Friday 14 March.
Full details on our website: forarthistory.org.uk/jobs/association-for-art-history-curatorial-prizes/
Dusk over Antequera Hospital.
March 3, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Dusk over Antequera Hospital.
Reposted by Jo Cottrell
Arts and Minds launch today at Tate Modern! Let’s save the arts in education.
February 11, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Arts and Minds launch today at Tate Modern! Let’s save the arts in education.
Reposted by Jo Cottrell
2025 ANNUAL CONFERENCE - TICKETS
Don’t miss the Early Bird deadline: 7 February!
Conference tickets include access to all sessions, workshops, keynotes, receptions, the professional programme, the bookfair & networking opportunities.
👉: forarthistory.org.uk/conference/2025-annual-conference/
Don’t miss the Early Bird deadline: 7 February!
Conference tickets include access to all sessions, workshops, keynotes, receptions, the professional programme, the bookfair & networking opportunities.
👉: forarthistory.org.uk/conference/2025-annual-conference/
January 28, 2025 at 2:50 PM
2025 ANNUAL CONFERENCE - TICKETS
Don’t miss the Early Bird deadline: 7 February!
Conference tickets include access to all sessions, workshops, keynotes, receptions, the professional programme, the bookfair & networking opportunities.
👉: forarthistory.org.uk/conference/2025-annual-conference/
Don’t miss the Early Bird deadline: 7 February!
Conference tickets include access to all sessions, workshops, keynotes, receptions, the professional programme, the bookfair & networking opportunities.
👉: forarthistory.org.uk/conference/2025-annual-conference/
A venue to watch!
What can we say, a diva takes her time – first shows just announced for #SohoTheatreWalhamstow
https://buff.ly/42ONLxx
https://buff.ly/42ONLxx
January 28, 2025 at 9:36 AM
A venue to watch!
Edouard Manet: A Man on Crutches (1878).
January 27, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Edouard Manet: A Man on Crutches (1878).
Good to discuss this drawing at yesterday's Lewis Reading Group session.
Wyndham Lewis: Futurist Figure (1912).
Wyndham Lewis: Futurist Figure (1912).
January 26, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Good to discuss this drawing at yesterday's Lewis Reading Group session.
Wyndham Lewis: Futurist Figure (1912).
Wyndham Lewis: Futurist Figure (1912).
Anita Malfatti, Portrait of Mario de Andrade (1922). Looking forward to seeing Malfatti's work at the forthcoming Brasil! Brasil! exhibition at the RA.
January 25, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Anita Malfatti, Portrait of Mario de Andrade (1922). Looking forward to seeing Malfatti's work at the forthcoming Brasil! Brasil! exhibition at the RA.
Deadline looming!
💥 GRANTS FOR ART HISTORY 💥
Our next application deadline is: 5pm on Friday 31 January!
We offer #GrantsForArtHistory of up to £1000 to members of the AAH, to support image costs, research, professional development, and teaching art history.
Details:
www.forarthistory.org.uk/grants/
Our next application deadline is: 5pm on Friday 31 January!
We offer #GrantsForArtHistory of up to £1000 to members of the AAH, to support image costs, research, professional development, and teaching art history.
Details:
www.forarthistory.org.uk/grants/
January 22, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Deadline looming!
Was struck by this unsettling work by Dorothea Tanning included in the Surrealisme exhibition at the Pompidou earlier this week.
Family Portrait (1954)
Family Portrait (1954)
January 10, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Was struck by this unsettling work by Dorothea Tanning included in the Surrealisme exhibition at the Pompidou earlier this week.
Family Portrait (1954)
Family Portrait (1954)
Great to see this drawing at the Courtauld yesterday as part of the Drawn to Blue exhibition of drawings on blue paper.
Wyndham Lewis: Bathing Women, 1941. (with apologies for light reflections..)
Wyndham Lewis: Bathing Women, 1941. (with apologies for light reflections..)
December 12, 2024 at 3:51 PM
Great to see this drawing at the Courtauld yesterday as part of the Drawn to Blue exhibition of drawings on blue paper.
Wyndham Lewis: Bathing Women, 1941. (with apologies for light reflections..)
Wyndham Lewis: Bathing Women, 1941. (with apologies for light reflections..)
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Moth Club Faces Second Building Planning Application
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November 21, 2024 at 1:48 PM
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My first post here goes towards supporting the campaign to protect the fantastic MOTH Club in Hackney.
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That's me signed up then.
November 18, 2024 at 2:53 PM
That's me signed up then.