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UCLA Hammer Museum One of two images from Robert Heinecken's S.S. Copyright Project: "On Photography.

A unique archive of letters, interviews and diaries relating to the First World War is providing the inspiration for a new artist in residence at the University of Leeds.

From its inception, the Hyde Park Jazz Festival has always dedicated portions of its programming to showcasing local talent.

25 Sep 2014 The John Rylands Library is one of six venues in Manchester showcasing over 30 exceptional Chinese contemporary artists from Mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong.

A major international research project led by the University of Leeds has attracted significant funding from the AHRC to shine new light on forgotten works by Jewish artists.

The Anderson Collection at Stanford University, which is adjacent to Cantor Arts Center, contains 121 works by 86 artists.

One of the most successful composers of late 14th-century Italy was an unusual figure named Zachara da Teramo.

The untouched beauty of Queensland's Idalia National Park has inspired a series of works by emerging artist Elisa Jane Carmichael , currently on display at The University of Queensland.

Three University departments have been recognised for their progress in advancing gender equality in arts, humanities and social science careers in higher education.

The Anderson Collection at Stanford University welcomes museum members and the public this weekend. This weekend Stanford will officially become home to 
the core of the Anderson Collection, one of the world's most outstanding private assemblies of post-World War II American art.

  Visitors to the Cheltenham Literature Festival in October will be among the first to experience a cult horror story in a completely new way thanks to a creative project that builds on the latest bio-sensing technology.

The second Australian showcase of 3D printing will bring together the latest technology, ideas and experts under one roof.

For her newest work, Korean artist Kimsooja wanted to explore a "shape and perspective that reveals the invisible as visible, physical as immaterial, and vice versa.

AUSTIN, Texas - With leadership in place and $7.6 million in grants acquired for research on health issues that disproportionately affect Latino communities, the 1-year-old Latino Research Initiative is hitting the ground running at The University of Texas at Austin.

Six prominent artists whose colourful creations were inspired by the enchanting National Fairground Archive will showcase their work at a new exhibition which opens its doors to the public this week (10 September 2014).

Press Release: Rock Star: Carnegie Mellon's David R. Shumway Explores the Making of Musical Icons From Elvis to Springsteen-Carnegie Mellon News - Carnegie Mellon University PITTSBURGH—The musical icons of the past 60 years were not created overnight.

Home > News > News releases > Empty department store to thrive once more as creative hub during University's Festival of the Mind Former Co-operative department store at Castle House re-open

Posters in Stanford's collection of punk rock art, housed in Green Library, reflect the Bay Area's musical and cultural history of the 1970s and '80s.

A robe found in the tomb of Zhu Tan, reflecting the power of this regional prince who was one of the 26 songs of the Ming Dynasty's founder A major exhibition based on research by an Oxford University art historian and British Museum curator opens at the British Museum next month. The BP exhibition, Ming: 50 Years that Changed China tells the story of China under the Ming Dynasty in 1400-1450.

ANN ARBOR-If you want to be happier, buy life experiences instead of material items. However, if you are going to buy material items, spend your money on those that provide you with experiences, according to a new University of Michigan and San Francisco State University study.

More to a skilled ear in music 15 August 2014 The first pilot study in Australia to give musicians the skills and training to critically assess music by what they hear rather than what they see begins this month at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.

Martyna Majok's "Ironbound" is the story of the relationship between Darja, a struggling Polish immigrant, and three very different men.

George Segal's 'Gay Liberation' sculpture. Collection of Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford University.

Eleven new faculty members in the humanities will join the College of Arts and Sciences this fall, adding to the breadth and depth of course offerings and research opportunities available to students.

Whether it be checking bank balances, catching up on world news, chatting with friends via social media or ordering the weekly shop, for most people logging on to the internet is an integral part of daily life.

More to an image than meets the eye 30 July 2014 As society becomes increasingly desensitised to the daily deluge of images that are generated through digital technologies, a new exhibition at Sydney College of the Arts (SCA) explores how contemporary artists engage with the image in today's world.

The world's largest arts festival returns this summer, offering a huge programme that includes theatre, comedy, dance, music and more.

Awareness of Southeast Asia's textile arts expanded rapidly around the world in the late 20th century.

Remarkable works by artists Richard Diebenkorn, Jacob Lawrence and Andy Warhol are entrusted to Stanford's Cantor Arts Center When Connie Wolf took over the helm at the Cantor Arts Center in 2012, she began seeking out opportunities to build on the Cantor's strong collections and its legacy.

For six weeks this summer, six South Side high schoolers spent their days exploring the Woodlawn neighborhood, viewing it with dual perspectives for a project created this year by the University's Arts Science Initiative.

University of Sussex appoints new Head of Media, Film and Music A founding figure in the development of digital culture and internet studies has been appointed as the new Head of the School of Media, Film and Music (MFM) at the University of Sussex.

For six weeks this summer, six South Side high schoolers spent their days exploring the Woodlawn neighborhood, viewing it with dual perspectives for a project created this year by the University's Arts Science Initiative.

In its first three years, the Richard and Mary L. Gray Center for Arts and Inquiry has made possible everything from a conference featuring the world's leading cartoonists in dialogue with eac

The University of Birmingham is delighted to announce that Ian Myatt has been appointed as Director of Educational Enterprise at the University of Birmingham.