Artifact newsletter: August 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 regular monthly newsletters.
August's new resources include:
ARCHITECTURE
Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust
Originally established in 1974 as the Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio Foundation, the Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust exists to preserve and restore both the Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio (1888-1889) at Oak Park, Chicago and Robie House (1908-1910) ... read more @ http://www.artifact.ac.uk/displayoai.php?id=5436
CongressCATH 2004 : architecture of philosophy, philosophy of architecture
Published by the AHRB Centre for Cultural Analysis, Theory & History on the web site of the University of Leeds, Congress CATH 2004 is the second of a series of conferences, which took place from the 9th to 11th July 2004 at the National Museum of Photography, Film & Television in Bradford * read more @ http://www.artifact.ac.uk/displayoai.php?id=5431
Future Scotland
The Royal Fine Art Commission Future Scotland is an independent body, based in Edinburgh, which advises Government and other bodies on all matters affecting the visual environment, including the quality of planning and design of the physical surroundings * read more @ http://www.artifact.ac.uk/displayoai.php?id=5448
ART
Fine arts learning web
This web site has been created to offer online support to those studying for the BA (Hons) Fine Art degree programme offered by WirralMet (Wirral Metropolitan College) * read more @ http://www.artifact.ac.uk/displayoai.php?id=5401
Modern Painters
'Modern Painters' is a UK contemporary art magazine, published quarterly in London. The online edition of the magazine offers news, excerpts from feature articles in the print edition, book reviews, previews of exhibitions/shows and links to museum and galleries * read more @ http://www.artifact.ac.uk/displayoai.php?id=5447
ArtNatAm : Native American artists
ArtNatAm is an online exhibition and gallery of Native American art * read more @ http://www.artifact.ac.uk/displayoai.php?id=5451
COMMUNICATIONS & MEDIA
Inventing entertainment : the motion pictures and sound recordings of the Edison companies
This web site highlights the collections in the Library of Congress's Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division containing the surviving products of Thomas Edison's entertainment inventions and industries * read more @ http://www.artifact.ac.uk/displayoai.php?id=5416
Whirligig
Whirligig is a web site dedicated to British television in the 1950s. It aims to cover all aspects of the period from the testcard to interludes and TV announcers ... read more @ http://www.artifact.ac.uk/displayoai.php?id=5425
Bookcareers.com
Book careers is a web site aimed at those currently work, or those wishing to work in the publishing industry *read more @ http://www.artifact.ac.uk/displayoai.php?id=5420
CULTURE
Watershed
Based in Bristol, Watershed is described as "the South West's leading media centre for the digital age, providing opportunities for all to experience, enjoy and learn about contemporary moving image media" ... read more @ http://www.artifact.ac.uk/displayoai.php?id=5454
CUPID : cultural projects internet database
"CUPID is an online database of cultural projects that have received funding from European Union funding programmes" *read more @ http://www.artifact.ac.uk/displayoai.php?id=5464
Prinzhorn-Collection of the Psychiatric University Hospital in Heidelberg
Published by the Psychiatric University Hospital in Heidelberg, Germany, this web site provides information about the Prinzhorn Collection of psychiatric art * read more @ http://www.artifact.ac.uk/displayoai.php?id=5469
DESIGN
Design Junction
Design Junction is a graphic design company based in Melbourne, Australia * read more @ http://www.artifact.ac.uk/displayoai.php?id=5417
A. Games 1914-1996
Published by the Estate of Abram Games, this web site is dedicated to the British graphic designer, who produced some of the most iconic images of the twentieth century ... read more @ http://www.artifact.ac.uk/displayoai.php?id=5467
Illustration source
The Illustration source is a recently-established service which aims "to provide a place for illustrators, artists and photographers to showcase their work to the graphic design, publications and advertising industries" * read more @ http://www.artifact.ac.uk/displayoai.php?id=5406
EDUCATION & TRAINING
arts4schools
arts4schools is a subscription based web site. Described as "a not-for-profit company serving education and the arts", arts4schools offers a range of information services for schools * read more @ http://www.artifact.ac.uk/displayoai.php?id=5441
The Prince of Wales Arts & Kids Foundation
Arts & Business, a not-for-profit organisation which encourages partnerships between art and business in the UK, were asked by The Prince of Wales to establish a foundation to support partnerships between businesses and arts organisations to benefit and encourage young people within the arts * read more @ http://www.artifact.ac.uk/displayoai.php?id=5439
CLAUD : librarians in HE networking to improve access for disabled students
CLAUD (Librarians in Higher Education networking to improve library access for disabled users in the South and South-West England) was formed in 1996, "with the aims of disseminating information on disability [and] establishing good practice" * read more @ http://www.artifact.ac.uk/displayoai.php?id=5442
FASHION & BEAUTY
Fabrics.net
Fabrics net is an information resource covering all aspects of fabric-related information, encompassing embroidery, knitting, and quilting * read more @ http://www.artifact.ac.uk/displayoai.php?id=5409
MLR2 Collection
This is the home page of a fashion label founded by Croatian designer, Maria-Luisa Ribaric Russell in 1999 * read more @ http://www.artifact.ac.uk/displayoai.php?id=5402
Stockport Hat Works web site
This is the web site for the Stockport Hat Works (the Stockport Museum of Hatting) ... read more @ http://www.artifact.ac.uk/displayoai.php?id=5456
PERFORMING ARTS
National Eisteddfod of Wales
The National Eisteddfod of Wales is described on its web site as "a celebration of musical traditions with contemporary performances" * read more @ http://www.artifact.ac.uk/displayoai.php?id=5412
foruminteractive
Founded in 1998, forum interactive is a Scottish theatre based learning and development consultancy. They develop education and training for a range of business and organisational clients *read more @ http://www.artifact.ac.uk/displayoai.php?id=5419
Doctoral dissertations in musicology-online
Doctoral Dissertations in Musicology-Online (DDM-Online) is "an international database of bibliographic records for completed dissertations and new dissertation topics in the fields of musicology, music theory, and ethnomusicology, as well as in related musical, scientific, and humanistic disciplines" * read more @ http://www.artifact.ac.uk/displayoai.php?id=5403
LIMELIGHT
Limelight is the features section of the Artifact service, which was launched in February 2004. Every week, Limelight 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:
Bolshoi Ballet at the Royal Opera House
With the arrival in London of the Bolshoi Ballet - one of the principal ballet companies of Russia - Limelight focuses on the world of ballet * read more @ http://www.artifact.ac.uk/displayfeature.php?id=43
Henri Cartier-Bresson
Limelight explores the photography of Henri Cartier-Bresson, one of the world's best-known photographers, who died on August 4th this year at the age of 92 * read more @ http://www.artifact.ac.uk/displayfeature.php?id=44
Eco-architecture
Limelight focuses on sustainable architecture and green buildings * read more @ http://www.artifact.ac.uk/displayfeature.php?id=45
Enhancing the course offer and effecting change for the disabled student
Limelight discusses disability, education and the disability arts * read more @ http://www.artifact.ac.uk/displayfeature.php?id=46
Please remember that 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]
And finally, two events to look out for in the next few weeks:
A joint exhibition stand with Humbul at the DRH Conference, Newcastle University 5-8th September.
A poster session and demo at the ECDL Conference at the University of Bath, 12-17th September. The poster session and demo takes place on the 14th September.
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