Artifact newsletter: July 2004

**Apologies for cross posting**

Dear All

The latest news from Artifact brings you a selection of new sites and feature articles added to Artifact * the arts and creative industries subject hub - over the last month. Watch out for a forthcoming archive of past newsletters soon to be available from the Artifact site so you can read them at your leisure.

July's new resources include:

ARCHITECTURE
First Cross Press : architectural prints from the 17th, 18th and 19th Century
The First Cross Press are a company producing facsimile prints of original architectural designs using modern lithographic methods ... read more @ http://www.artifact.ac.uk/displayoai.php?id=5289

Manchester School of Architecture
Established in 1996, the Manchester School of Architecture is a collaboration between the University of Manchester and Manchester Metropolitan University… read more @ http://www.artifact.ac.uk/displayoai.php?id=5213

Environmental design archives : University of California, Berkeley
The Environmental Design Archives are "committed to raising awareness of the significant architectural and landscape heritage of Northern California through collecting, preserving, and providing access to the primary records of the built environment of the region and landscaped environment of the world"… read more @ http://www.artifact.ac.uk/displayoai.php?id=5212

ART
Anthony Caro : sculptor
This is the web site of the English sculptor Sir Anthony Caro (OM, CBE) … read more @ http://www.artifact.ac.uk/displayoai.php?id=5292

Art Full Text
H. W. Wilson's Art Full Text is a database that offers full text plus abstracts and indexing of an international array of peer-selected publications … read more @
http://www.artifact.ac.uk/displayoai.php?id=5290

Learning about the Holocaust through art
Aimed at anyone teaching or learning about the Holocaust, this web site contains a collection of images of artworks created during the Holocaust … read more @ http://www.artifact.ac.uk/displayoai.php?id=5312

COMMUNICATIONS & MEDIA
Campaigns that have made a difference
Part of the American Advertising Council web site, this web page looks back at a handful of advertising campaigns considered to have had the most impact on public service advertising in America … read more @ http://www.artifact.ac.uk/displayoai.php?id=5265

Blast Theory
Blast Theory is an adventurous artists' group making use of interactive media ... read more @ http://www.artifact.ac.uk/displayoai.php?id=5242

Tete a tete : portraits by Henri Cartier-Bresson
This is an online exhibition from the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery web site, which originally ran from 29 October 1999 until 9 January 2000 …read more @ http://www.artifact.ac.uk/displayoai.php?id=5206

CULTURE
Aberdeen Art Gallery and Museums
The web site for Aberdeen Art Gallery and Museums provides details regarding the main collections on exhibit in the Aberdeen Art Gallery, Aberdeen Maritime Museum, Provost Skene's House and the Tolbooth ... read more @ http://www.artifact.ac.uk/displayoai.php?id=5224

Stately homes
Stately homes is an online guide to historic houses and stately homes in the United Kingdom …read more @ http://www.artifact.ac.uk/displayoai.php?id=5307

National Archives : the catalogue
The National Archives, which covers England, Wales and the United Kingdom, was formed in April 2003 through the merger of the Public Record Office and the Historical Manuscripts Commission … read more @ http://www.artifact.ac.uk/displayoai.php?id=5278

DESIGN
Design nation
Established in 1994, the Design Trust "operates under the banner of Design-Nation to promote the excellence of British design internationally and to provide business support to designers wishing to set up in business" … read more @
http://www.artifact.ac.uk/displayoai.php?id=5205

Design bank
Design Bank is the "online selected visual database promoting the best of contemporary design, visual art and craft produced in the North West region" ... read more @
http://www.artifact.ac.uk/displayoai.php?id=5208

EAD06 : design system evolution
This is the web site for the 6th international conference of the European Academy of Design (EAD), which will be held at the University of the Arts Bremen (Hochschule für Künste Bremen), in Germany from March 29 to 31, 2005 … read more @
http://www.artifact.ac.uk/displayoai.php?id=5210

EDUCATION & TRAINING
DA : Domus Academy
The Academy is a postgraduate school of design offering 6, 1 year intensive masters courses in business design; interior and living design; urban management; fashion design; i-design (interactive media and services); and design … read more @ http://www.artifact.ac.uk/displayoai.php?id=5225

Summer schools and summer courses in the UK
The Summer Schools web site is an online directory of UK summer and year-round courses in various subjects, including art, dance, drama and music … read more @ http://www.artifact.ac.uk/displayoai.php?id=5252

Guildhall School of Music & Drama
The Guildhall School of Music & Drama first opened as a music college in 1880, adding drama to its title in 1935 … read more @ http://www.artifact.ac.uk/displayoai.php?id=5245

FASHION & BEAUTY
Dune
Dune is a footwear retailer, which was established in 1993 … read more @ http://www.artifact.ac.uk/displayoai.php?id=5240

Ursula Sweeney massage
This is the home page of Ursula Sweeney, a London based practitioner of massage and aromatherapy … read more @ http://www.artifact.ac.uk/displayoai.php?id=5277

Rachel Skinner Millinery
This web site acts as a showcase for the work of the milliner Rachel Skinner, who has been creating hats and hair accessories for fifteen years ... read more @ http://www.artifact.ac.uk/displayoai.php?id=5281

PERFORMING ARTS
Musicalchairs.info
Musical chairs is a jobs listing site for classical music employment opportunities … read more @
http://www.artifact.ac.uk/displayoai.php?id=5246

Blahs
The Blahs are a Leeds-based theatre company, created in 1985 by three drama graduates …read more @ http://www.artifact.ac.uk/displayoai.php?id=5220

Kar2ouche for FE
Kar2ouche is a unique role-playing software system developed jointly by Immersive Education and Oxford University … read more @ http://www.artifact.ac.uk/displayoai.php?id=5285

LIMELIGHT
Limelight is the features section of the Artifact service, which showcases individual artists, subjects of topical and/or temporal relevance, new and noteworthy web sites or forthcoming events, exhibitions and festivals. Each feature provides information, links to related sites within the Artifact database and suggestions for possible Artifact searches. Limelight features can be found at: http://www.artifact.ac.uk/limelight.php. Over the last month the following feature articles have been added to Limelight:

Royal Academy Summer Exhibition
To mark the opening of the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, Limelight highlights some of the featured artists … read more @ http://www.artifact.ac.uk/displayfeature.php?id=39

Bill Brandt and photography
Limelight explores the photography of Bill Brandt (1904-1983) and discusses an exhibition of his work being shown at the Victoria and Albert Museum from March 24 to July 25, 2004 … read more @ http://www.artifact.ac.uk/displayfeature.php?id=40

Lorna Green : words from the artist
Lorna Green, whose 'Drink Me!' chair is currently on display in the Manchester Metropolitan University Library, has supplied Limelight with her artist's statement … read more @ http://www.artifact.ac.uk/displayfeature.php?id=41

Saul Bass
Limelight discusses the work of graphic designer, Saul Bass, explores his impact on the film world and highlights the recent exhibition surrounding his art at London's Design Museum … read more @ http://www.artifact.ac.uk/displayfeature.php?id=42


Remember, you can recommend resources or subject areas for Limelight features, by either suggesting a resource at http://www.artifact.ac.uk/suggest.php or filling in the feedback form at http://www.artifact.ac.uk/feedback.php or e-mailing the Artifact team at [log in to unmask]

The Artifact Team