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School of Art History @arthistorysta.bsky.social · Mar 27

Thinking about studying Art History or History of Photography at St Andrews? Postgraduate Visiting Day - April 5th! Scan QR code to secure your place now!

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School of Art History @arthistorysta.bsky.social · Mar 27

Earlier this week, lecturers from the School of Art History and curators from @vadundee.bsky.social were filmed by @uniofstandrews.bsky.social Digital Media team for an exciting new project: 'The Story of Scottish Design in Six Objects'!

For more information: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/art-history/...

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Geoff Belknap @curatorgeoff.bsky.social · Mar 25

Job Alert - Part Time 12 month contract at NMS to be the project curator, south Africa collections on the Reveal and Connect Project. Great team and project to be part of.
Details:
PT - 17.5 HPW
Salary - £36,932 to £40,123 (Pro Rata)
Apply: careers.nms.ac.uk/job/686345

Project Curator, South African Collections

careers.nms.ac.uk

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Dr Rough, FSAScot @billyrough.bsky.social · Mar 24

Always a lovely surprise from @alcs.co.uk! Thanks for what you do! If you write, then sign up! 💷💷💷

ALCS @alcs.co.uk · Mar 24

Happy #ALCSDay to our members! We’re so proud to have once again paid more money, to more members than ever before.

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lukegartlan.bsky.social @lukegartlan.bsky.social · Mar 24

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School of Art History @arthistorysta.bsky.social · Mar 24

📢 Coming Soon, the Art History and Museum & Heritage Studies Postgraduate Symposium.

More information to follow!

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lukegartlan.bsky.social @lukegartlan.bsky.social · Mar 23

It’s been on my mind long enough to do so, like a kind of mental paralysis. Time to act!

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lukegartlan.bsky.social @lukegartlan.bsky.social · Mar 23

I have deactivated and left that other platform. Feeling relieved to have done so.

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Andy Adams @flakphoto.news · Mar 22

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lukegartlan.bsky.social @lukegartlan.bsky.social · Mar 22

A thousand times yes!!

Ben Williamson @benpatrickwill.bsky.social · Mar 21

The promise of AI in education is it will save educators time. That's rubbish. It's sapping all our time already in working groups, committees, workshops, and marking anxiety. It's the most time-sapping, exhausting and frankly boring thing I've ever encountered in HE - and it's in my research area.

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Dr Rough, FSAScot @billyrough.bsky.social · Mar 21

Genuinely touched by this. I'll add though that art is the product of time & place so, similarly, I consider this award reflective of the excellent colleagues & students I am lucky to work with. The whole School makes working life lots of fun ❤️ @uniofstandrews.bsky.social @arthistorysta.bsky.social

School of Art History @arthistorysta.bsky.social · Mar 21

Dr Billy Rough (@billyrough.bsky.social) has been awarded one of the University’s prestigious '1413 Teaching Excellence Awards' for 2024-25, recognising outstanding teaching at @uniofstandrews.bsky.social!🎉

More info: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/art-history/...

Congratulations, Billy! 👏

#EverToExcel

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Art UK @artukdotorg.bsky.social · Mar 20

Applications are now open for our Summer Work Experience Programme 📣✨

If you're passionate about pursuing a career in the arts and want to learn more about how we work, this is for you!

Apply by 9am on Wednesday 9 April. More information 👉 artuk.org/about/work-e...

We’re looking for enthusiastic participants for our work experience programme.

The programme will be run online and is open to applicants in the UK. You will join us for a week-long placement where we involve you fully in the work that we do.

Apply by 9am on Wednesday 9 April

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lukegartlan.bsky.social @lukegartlan.bsky.social · Mar 5

Ever thought about studying history of photography? On Saturday April 5, I'll be in St Andrews to meet with anyone thinking of applying for MLitt History of Photography and MLitt @arthistorysta.bsky.social programs For a graduate's views bit.ly/41JaQ3F And to sign up bit.ly/3QM49Yf See you there!

From MLitt to NCAP – Alumni and supporters

alumni.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk

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lukegartlan.bsky.social @lukegartlan.bsky.social · Mar 3

@ledbydonkeys.org thank you. John Heartfield vibes for our times.

Led By Donkeys @ledbydonkeys.org · Mar 3

If Trump was President in 1940

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The Marsh Family @marshfamilysongs.bsky.social · Mar 1

youtu.be/pvT3aQjLxdE

Here's a 🎶 twist on Coldplay's thumping #VivaLaVida we're calling "Puppets on a Kremlin String?"

It reflects on the grotesque media spectacle hosted by #Trump & #Vance yesterday at the White House. In solidarity with Zelensky & Ukraine.

#SlavaUkraini
#Dontabandonthem

"Puppets on a Kremlin String?" - Marsh Family adaptation of Coldplay's "Viva la Vida" on Trump/Vance

YouTube video by Marsh Family

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lukegartlan.bsky.social @lukegartlan.bsky.social · Feb 27

If you’re in St Andrews on March 12, this is not to be missed. All are most welcome!

School of Art History @arthistorysta.bsky.social · Feb 27

O.E. Saunders Lecture 2025

This year's Octavia Elfrida Saunders Memorial Lecture will be given by accomplished photographer of international standing, Ingrid Pollard MBE.

All welcome. For more information: events.st-andrews.ac.uk/events/2025-...

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Alicia Bruce @aliciabruce.bsky.social · Feb 20

Tomorrow!
Join us for the closing event for the Travelling Gallery exhibition ‘Between Women’ bringing together artists, curators and researchers whose work relates and responds to photographers and themes in the exhibition.

I’ll be talking about ‘Violence Unseen’ and Franki Raffles influence on me

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Michael Lobel @mlobelart.bsky.social · Feb 21

On Nina Simone's birthday, these photos of her & James Baldwin from current National Portrait Gallery exhibition on Baldwin & voices of queer resistance. Hard to think of images that convey pure JOY more than these. The show is up through April 20th npg.si.edu/exhibition/j...

Photo of Nina Simone & James Baldwin. They have their heads together, looking out at us and smiling and laughing broadly, as if having the times of their lives. An image of pure JOY

Photo of Nina Simone and James Baldwin, seated on a sofa or couch, looking up and to the left of the photo, both smiling broadly

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Jenny Brownrigg @jennybrownrigg.bsky.social · Nov 13

As an introduction one of my research interests is 20th century women photographers in Scotland. In 2024 as part of Glasgow International with Craigmillar Now, I curated an exhibition of Sandra George’s (1957-2013) work. Sandra was a Black photographer, artist and community worker in Edinburgh.

This exhibition poster image is a photograph Sandra George took of a collage of self portrait photographs at different ages.

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Erika Gaffney @erikagaffney.bsky.social · Feb 20

The Berenson Library at I Tatti, the Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies, seeks a catalog librarian.

Full info:
itatti.harvard.edu/job-opportun...

Catalog Librarian | I Tatti | The Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies

The Berenson Library is currently accepting applications for the position of Catalog Librarian. This position reports to the Director of the Berenson Library and works closely with other members of th...

itatti.harvard.edu

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School of Art History @arthistorysta.bsky.social · Feb 19

Don't miss this excellent online talk! @uniofstandrews.bsky.social

Meg Dolan @megdolan.bsky.social · Feb 19

Come hear me speak about photographer Lady Alice Kerr (active 1860s) and ways to overcome the issues photographic research faces in resurrecting "lost" early photographic figures!

March 8th - 9:40 GMT - Online - Free

Registration: egrove.olemiss.edu/womenofphotography/

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Christina Riggs @christinajriggs.bsky.social · Feb 18

Proud to be part of this fantastic special issue of Visual Studies: Colourised Histories, edited by @liziwat.bsky.social and Dominic Williams, bridging film and still photography to address questions of historical method, racialization, ethics, AI, and more. Thread 🧵 to introduce each article 🗃️📜📷📸🎥

Visual Studies

Colourised Histories, reading digital/analogue photography and film archives now. Volume 40, Issue 1 of Visual Studies

www.tandfonline.com

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School of Art History @arthistorysta.bsky.social · Feb 17

This week the Travelling Gallery will be visiting St Andrews with the exhibition Between Women: Franki Raffles, Sylvia Grace Borda, Sandra George, Carolyn Scott and Niu Weiyu.

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Karen Boyle @profkarenboyle.bsky.social · Feb 4

If you’re in St Andrews check out this exhibition co curated by Camila Cavacante-Pereira who is a SGSAH funded PhD student working with Catherine Spencer in Art History at St Andrews & me @strathjmc.bsky.social. Great supervision mtg today followed by exhibition tour. Heading back home energised.

poster for Say No! Exhibition subtitle Art, Activism & Feminist Refusal.

Photos of two black & white posters from the original Edinburgh Women’s Committee Zero Tolerance campaign. First poster shows a comfortable living room, a white woman sitting on the floor reading a magazine, accompanied by words: She lives with a successful businessman, loving father and respected member of the community. Last we he hospitalised her.” with the distinctive white Z on a black background of the Zero Tolerance campaign. The other poster shows a group of young women of mixed ethnicity in a relaxed group environment. Text reads: when they say no they mean no. Some men don’t listen.’ Again accompanied by the white Z.

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