Curatorial Assistant at National Galleries Scotland| PhD - British Surrealism + Edith Rimmington| Folklore enthusiast 👁| she/her 🏳️🌈 views my own
Edinburgh, Scotland
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@ScotCitylink waited for the 900 to Glasgow at Roseburn Bridge, it was delayed but we hung on. Driver went straight past, loads of empty seats and no sign to say all tickets were sold. He just waved at us and drove on?? – at Edinburgh, Scotland
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Call for Papers: 'Cursed Objects in Museum Shops',
3d July. Deadline for abstracts: 8th April.
In partnership with @CursedObjectsUK we are running a symposium on the kitsch, questionable and complex things you find in museum shops.
For more details: www7.bbk.ac.uk/museum-cultur…
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Applications are now open for our Stanley Picker Traineeship.
Fixed-term position, 5 months, at London Living Wage.
Deadline: Sunday 29 October 2023 at 11:59pm
Full details: buff.ly/3PtLaQY
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I'm thrilled to launch Radicals & Rogues at @BurleyFisher in London on 10th Oct, in conversation with @SophieHaydock, author of brilliant novel The Flames, & moderated by wonderful arts writer & @LucyWriters ed in chief @hhgsparkles.
Free tickets: burleyfisherbooks.com/produc…
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We are dismayed the Scottish govt has reimposed a £6.6m cut on Creative Scotland - weeks before the multi-year funding application deadline.
This threatens our vulnerable, but vital, industry. We urge the gov to reverse the cut.
Sign the petition @_CTFA campaignforthearts.org/petit…
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The first edition of our new journal in partnership with @UMinnPress, is now live on @ProjectMUSE. The issue focuses on the 'Problem of Woman' in Surrealism, you can read María Clara Bernal's article on Suzanne Césaire and the Tropiques group for free at: muse.jhu.edu/pub/23/article/…
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GOOD NEWS! The excellent writer, editor, programmer, DJ and Friend of The Mag @arusaqureshi is taking over the music programme at @Summerhallery...
theskinny.co.uk/music/news/s…
ALT Arusa Qureshi, sitting at the top of a staircase in the Biscuit Factory, Leith.
Is anyone else always really nice to their Alexa just incase she seeks revenge when AI takes over the world? – at Edinburgh, Scotland
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Ectoplasm, automation, Surrealism, & séance
Stumbled upon a whole new section in the @CentrePompidou permanent collection dedicated to Les femmes médiumniques exploring spirit communication.
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So glad I managed to catch Surréalisme au féminin? @MuseeMontmartre before it closed!
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Today is publication day for Modern Spiritualism and Scottish Art @BloomsburyAcad
Please recommend to a library!
Student discounts for ages 25 and under should go straight in the bin. It’s ageist and classist. – at Paris, France
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Proposals due August 31!
please help circulate my CFP for “Surrealism’s Queer Methods” at #CAA2024 in Chicago!
papers might consider queer surrealists but also resonances between surrealist strategies like the exquisite corpse, automatism, the informe & queer theory now
link: caa.confex.com/caa/2024/webp…
If a cat was a doctor for other cats would it be called a doctor or a vet? Asking for a friend (me). – at Edinburgh, Scotland
Today’s workshop was just me rabbiting on about witches, kelpies, female serial killers and the Whore of Babylon. Standard Saturday at work.
And yet again I am walking into work wondering, do WE break DOCS in or do THEY break US in? TBC – at Edinburgh, Scotland
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'Girl in a Tree' c.1900 created in an Art Nouveau (Modern) style by Glasgow School artist Frances Macdonald. sister of Margaret. #WomensArt
