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Kew in June

Keri — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 13:38:26 +0000

Now that spring is here and the term is winding down, my thoughts are starting to turn to the research and writing I want to get done this summer. I was away quite a bit last summer and, although it was wonderful, I want to try and be a little closer to home this year so I can spend more time writing. I do, however, plan to head to the UK in June. There are a number of things on my list of things to do while in London, but at the top of the list is the soon-to-be-opened Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art at Kew Gardens. This will be right next to the Marianne North gallery, one of my favourite galleries of all time! Katherine Tyrrell over at Making a Mark has a wonderful post about these two spaces as well as the two remarkable women behind them, and reading that post got me even more excited about going back to Kew this June.

Happy Darwin Day!

Keri — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 11:51:09 +0000

Feb. 12th is Darwin Day, and all over the world people are celebrating the anniversary of Charles Darwin's birth (Feb. 12, 1809) and his contributions to science and modern life. Click here for more info on the many Darwin Day celebrations going on.

Image Source: Charles Darwin has a Posse

Some Cool New Links

Keri — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 13:16:02 +0000

I just wanted to quickly highlight two new additions to the "art and science links" section of this blog:

echo is a portal featuring links to many different websites and online research resources relating to the history of science and technology. There is so much good stuff here, and I love how you can browse the site by category, by time period, or by type of media.

smARThistory is one of the coolest innovations in teaching I've seen in ages. I met Beth Harris, one of the creators of smARThistory, while at an ARTstor faculty workshop in New York last month. Each of the participants talked about how they used digital images in the classroom, and Beth's presentation included a demo of the smARThistory project. Very impressive! I'd love to develop something similar to teach our art history and visual culture courses at Brock, so this gave me a lot to think about.

Dan Hillier's Art

Keri — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 02:39:39 +0000

When I was checking out Boing Boing tonight (thanks for the reminder, Laurie!) I came across a link to Dan Hillier's website. I'm simply smitten with his "altered engravings" and wondering why I am only discovering them now.