Art, Ecology, and the occasional zebra. Managed by Samuel Shaw, art historian, OU https://xitter.cf/t.co/0jJPqIMUq8
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While zebras have never been a common subject for artists, @ImageoftheZebra has chosen his top ten zebra paintings 👉 artuk.org/discover/stories/m…
There are over 60 works tagged with 'zebra' on Art UK! #InternationalZebraDay
'Zebra' by George Stubbs (1724–1806) 📸 @YaleBritishArt
ALT Painting of a zebra standing in a woodland
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Join the OU's Carla Benzan and Samuel Shaw for 'Rising Waters in Art and Science', exploring how contemporary objects and exhibitions reflect the evolving relationship between water, land, and human cultures.
📅1 Feb, 6.30pm, Perth Museum
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@OU_FASS
ALT 'Rising Waters in Art and Science'. Saturaday 1 February 2025, 6.30 - 7.30pm. £7.50/£5. Perth Museum, St John's Place
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Join OU academics Carla Benzan and Samuel Shaw for 'Polar Bears of Perth' at Perth Museum.
Using the pedal-powered cinema, you can learn about art, ecology and the role of polar bears as a symbol for the climate crisis 🐻❄️
📅1 Feb, 12 - 4pm
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@OU_FASS
ALT Perth Museum and The Open University. Polar Bears of Perth, Saturday 1 February 2024. 12 noon - 4pm, Free. Perth Museum, St John's Place
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In recent years #ArtHistory has been transformed - but what might the future bring?
This article & #mini-documentary features experts from the @PaulMellonCentr and looks at ways in which #arthistorians are responding to a changing world.
open.edu/openlearn/history-t…
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We're delighted to announce details of a new PhD opportunity with OU Art History: 'Art on the Underground, 1986-2020: contemporary legacies of a modernist project'. Further details on the @OOCDTP website (tinyurl.com/29wrb2k6). @_ClareTaylor @ImageoftheZebra @aotulondon
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The deadline for registrations is fast approaching! You've got 4 hours left to book your ticket if you're planning to join us online tomorrow and Friday at #AHG24.
eventbrite.co.uk/e/movers-an…
Those who have registered already: see you there!
Planning to come to #AHG24 this Thursday and/or Friday? You can register any time up until 6pm (UK) on Wednesday.
We've got a fabulous online programme this year, and would love to see you there!
animalhistorygroup.org/event…
#AnimalHistory #HistSTM #EnvHist #AgHist #twitterstorians
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Did you know Scottish museum collections own many objects relating to polar bears? 🐻❄️
Read more in this new story by @ImageoftheZebra 👉 artuk.org/discover/stories/f…
'Adrift' by John Macallan Swan (1847–1910) 📷 @AbdnArtMuseums
ALT Painting of polar bears in water, leaning on ice shards
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Interested in creative writing? ✍️
If you identify as being from a Black background, you could be eligible for The @OpenUniversity MA in Creative Writing Scholarship, allowing you to study for free.
Apply by 24 July: ow.ly/5I9950SiJCv
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#GlaSciFest June 14th: What's On📅
🧪GSF at the @riversidemuseum
🌳GSF at @GlasgowBotanic Gardens
🚌Benji the Play Talk Read Bus @playtalkread
📽️CinemARC @UofGARC
🌉Forth & Clyde Canal Tour @ICEScotland
🖼️Transforming Landscapes in Film & Art
and more👉gla.ac.uk/events/sciencefest…
ALT Illustrations of a bridge over a canal and an adult and child pointing at a painting. Yellow background with text "What's On at Glasgow Science Festival Friday 14th June"
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Join us this weekend at the Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum for the @GlasgowSciFest for an array of activates for all ages, perfect rain or shine!
Find out more about what's on here 👉ow.ly/wV8450RFm8T
@OU_FASS @OU_STEM @OUStudents #GlaSciFest #ScienceOnTheSofa
ALT OU Senior Lecturer Linda Moore at a booth at the Glasgow Science Festival in the Kelvingrove
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Resharing for #WorldArtNouveauDay
#Baturday :
Maurice Pillard Verneuil (French, 1869–1942)
Chauves-souris et pavots, tenture (#Bats and poppies, hanging)
From Plate 33 of L'animal dans la Décoration, 1897
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#ArtNouveau
ALT Chromatograph, landscape orientation, Art Nouveau decorative pattern plate featuring brown bats with wings spread open amongst pink poppy flowers
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I have a piece out in this month's Apollo about Friedrich and romanticism's landscapes of extraction
apollo-magazine.com/caspar-d…
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📢 #AnimalHistory Conference
🗓️ 27 and 28 June
⏰ 13.00-18.00 BST (London)
📍 Online
🎟️animalhistorygroup.org/event…
Our Summer Conference is just over 3 weeks away. We'd love to see you there!
#twitterstorians #histSTM #AgHist #EnvHist
📢Registration is now OPEN for our Summer Conference!
We have a fabulous programme lined up, including a keynote from Professor Helen Cowie.
See the full programme and register via our website: animalhistorygroup.org/event…
#AnimalHistory #EnvHist #HistSTM #AgHist
ALT Advert showing a painting of a penguin overlaid with 'Register now!'. On the right a text box reads: Animal History Group Conference. Movers and Shapers. 27-28 June 2024. Online.
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Calling all parents/carers with primary age children!
We have co-designed a toolkit for nature connection (available printed or online alternativenaturetoolkit.wor…), and are now asking if parents/carers can kindly help evaluate it through this short survey: uwe.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/for…
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The Rachel Carson Center has republished this in their Springs archive:
springs-rcc.org/how-wild-is-…
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There's a whole host of OU activities for all happening at this year's @GlasgowSciFest! From Glasgow's music history to an endangered animal treasure hunt 🎶🐘
📅15 - 16 June
Find out more 👉ow.ly/wV8450RFm8T
@OU_FASS @OU_STEM @OUStudents #GlaSciFest #ScienceOnTheSofa
ALT An illustration of the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum. Text: GSF at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum.
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Glasgow Science Festival 2024: Glasgow's Transforming
#GlaSciFest is back, celebrating how research can transform our lives, our cities, and our futures. Enjoy a packed programme of 150+ events. Most are free!
📅6-16 June 2024
👀View our programme now at glasgowsciencefestival.org.u… xitter.cf/GlasgowSciFest/status/…
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I am so grateful to have this wonderful cover.
How moving to unwrap and hold the book in my hands after all the work of writing and the work of the fantastic production team. Great to share parts of book today with a lovely group. @RoutledgeHist @routledgebooks
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If you missed our Early Career Researcher Symposium back in February, a selection of talks from that fantastic day are now available on our shiny new YouTube channel! Remember to like and subscribe to be notified of future videos... youtube.com/@SHNHSocNatHist
ALT A poster for an academic conference, illustrated with a water colour drawing of an aloe plant.
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Love rocks, archives, & art history? I am advertising a fully-funded (4 year) PhD studentship @abdn_arthistory, co-supervised with John Underhill in @UoAGeosciences. The project is open to UK & international students. Deadline for applications: May 13th. tinyurl.com/2rfwy5wm