ALISS (Association of Librarians and Information professionals in the Social Sciences).
are pleased to announce a visit to
The Women's Art Library
14th August 2-3.15 pm
The Women's Art Library
Special Collections and Archives
The Library
Goldsmiths, University of London
New Cross, London, SE14 6NW
The resource began as an artist-led slide library and was developed in order to
enhance public knowledge of the practice, impact and achievement of women in visual culture.
The library contains published and unpublished written documentation, photographs,
posters and videos in addition to a substantial slide collection and artists' files on contemporary and historical women artists
One of the most important sections of the collection is the Women of Colour Index (1985-1995) which was developed in collaboration with the African-Asian Visual Artists Archive. This
includes information on individual Black women artists working in the UK as well as key exhibitions that took place during the late 1980s and early 1990s.
We will meet staff and see items form the collections
Visit is free to ALISS members
£5 to non-members . Admin charge
To sign up contact
Heather Dawson
ALISS Secretary
LSE Library
10 Portugal Street
WC2A 2HD