This link takes you to report on the Women and the Arts conference where I spoke on the pioneering role of the RSA in encouraging female artistic talent.
The Society of Arts and the Encouragement of Mineralogy and Geology 1754-1900
On 9th November 2017 I will be contributing to an all day conference, organised jointly between the William Shipley Group for RSA History and the History of Geology Group at the Geological Society. I will open the meeting with a brief overview of the Society’s encouragement of these new earth sciences through its members, awards and lecture programme. For fuller details and booking information see here
‘Little more…than of a Society in the Moon’ – Publicising the work of the Society of Arts
My paper for the Institutions of Literature networks workshop is now available on their blog Click here
Institutions of Literature Networks presentation
Gave a talk on the variety of networks represented in the Society of Ar
ts to the AHRC Institutions of Literature Networks workshop at Society of Antiquaries on 14th July
Royal Designers for Industry represented at the 1946 Britain Can Make It exhibition.
To mark the 70th anniversary of the 1946 Britain Can Make It exhibition the University of Brighton Design Archives has provided an online version of the catalogue. On behalf of the William Shipley Group for RSA History, I have provided this online resource on the RDIs represented at Britain Can Make It exhibition, to complement the digitised catalogue.
Review of Almost Forgotten: The International Exhibition of 1862
Andrew Sanders review of the WSG symposium papers published as vol.38 of the Decorative Arts Society Journal for The British Art Journal
Talk on Arthur Lasenby Liberty and the Society of Arts at Kingston University 16 Mar
Arthur Lasenby Liberty and the Society of Arts click here for further information and to book place
