Angela Thomas
@athomascurator.bsky.social
Independent Curator
Curator of The Weight of Being at Two Temple Place 🖼️ January - April 2026
Art / Mental Health
https://substack.com/@angelathomascurator?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=644hmb
Curator of The Weight of Being at Two Temple Place 🖼️ January - April 2026
Art / Mental Health
https://substack.com/@angelathomascurator?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=644hmb
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The Invisible Threads: Notes from Inside the Exhibition Process
Sometimes the hardest part is knowing where to begin.
substack.com
Hey all, I've started a substack and would love to hear thoughts on it.
I'm hoping to document the inner workings of my mind (!) as I curate an exhibition.
If you like it, and would recommend it, could you share? 🫶🏻
If you don't like it, what should I change?
substack.com/@angelathoma...
I'm hoping to document the inner workings of my mind (!) as I curate an exhibition.
If you like it, and would recommend it, could you share? 🫶🏻
If you don't like it, what should I change?
substack.com/@angelathoma...
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Some thoughts on the recent research that seeing art in person improves our wellbeing (who knew?!)
open.substack.com/pub/angelath...
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The Power of the Original: Why Seeing Art in Person Changes Us
In the run-up to The Weight of Being, I’ve been reading new research about what happens to us physically when we stand in front of an original artwork.
open.substack.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Some thoughts on the recent research that seeing art in person improves our wellbeing (who knew?!)
open.substack.com/pub/angelath...
open.substack.com/pub/angelath...
Some thoughts on the recent research that seeing art in person improves our wellbeing (who knew?!)
open.substack.com/pub/angelath...
open.substack.com/pub/angelath...
The Power of the Original: Why Seeing Art in Person Changes Us
In the run-up to The Weight of Being, I’ve been reading new research about what happens to us physically when we stand in front of an original artwork.
open.substack.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Some thoughts on the recent research that seeing art in person improves our wellbeing (who knew?!)
open.substack.com/pub/angelath...
open.substack.com/pub/angelath...
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I really love this Vincent Van Gogh quote:
"To do good work one must eat well, be well housed, have one's fling from time to time, smoke one's pipe, and drink one's coffee in peace."
No romanticizing the starving artist. Van Gogh said UBI all the way.
"To do good work one must eat well, be well housed, have one's fling from time to time, smoke one's pipe, and drink one's coffee in peace."
No romanticizing the starving artist. Van Gogh said UBI all the way.
November 3, 2025 at 2:10 PM
I really love this Vincent Van Gogh quote:
"To do good work one must eat well, be well housed, have one's fling from time to time, smoke one's pipe, and drink one's coffee in peace."
No romanticizing the starving artist. Van Gogh said UBI all the way.
"To do good work one must eat well, be well housed, have one's fling from time to time, smoke one's pipe, and drink one's coffee in peace."
No romanticizing the starving artist. Van Gogh said UBI all the way.
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Tmrw eve. at 8 I'll be launching my new early '26 creative & mental health workshops: botanical & bird illustrations,small museums & casting nature finds in silver.
I trained as a molecular cell biologist,have taught creative w'shops on BBC Countryfile,Victoria & Albert & Bronte Parsonage Museums...
I trained as a molecular cell biologist,have taught creative w'shops on BBC Countryfile,Victoria & Albert & Bronte Parsonage Museums...
October 22, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Tmrw eve. at 8 I'll be launching my new early '26 creative & mental health workshops: botanical & bird illustrations,small museums & casting nature finds in silver.
I trained as a molecular cell biologist,have taught creative w'shops on BBC Countryfile,Victoria & Albert & Bronte Parsonage Museums...
I trained as a molecular cell biologist,have taught creative w'shops on BBC Countryfile,Victoria & Albert & Bronte Parsonage Museums...
Sunday walks 🍂🌰🍁
October 19, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Sunday walks 🍂🌰🍁
🙌🏻
France can keep it. We have our own now.
Originally requested by Neil Meaton
Originally requested by Neil Meaton
October 18, 2025 at 9:37 PM
🙌🏻
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Day 18 of #31DaysOfGraves - Mistake
"What's going on with that 'N'?"
"It looks cool"
"Does corpse have an 'e'?"
"Nah"
"Is her name spelled correctly?"
"Yeah"
"You've not left enough room for 'Edinburgh'"
"No probs!"
"How are you spelling 'her'?"
"Erm.."
"Should 'children' have a 'g'?"
"Absolutely!"
"What's going on with that 'N'?"
"It looks cool"
"Does corpse have an 'e'?"
"Nah"
"Is her name spelled correctly?"
"Yeah"
"You've not left enough room for 'Edinburgh'"
"No probs!"
"How are you spelling 'her'?"
"Erm.."
"Should 'children' have a 'g'?"
"Absolutely!"
October 18, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Day 18 of #31DaysOfGraves - Mistake
"What's going on with that 'N'?"
"It looks cool"
"Does corpse have an 'e'?"
"Nah"
"Is her name spelled correctly?"
"Yeah"
"You've not left enough room for 'Edinburgh'"
"No probs!"
"How are you spelling 'her'?"
"Erm.."
"Should 'children' have a 'g'?"
"Absolutely!"
"What's going on with that 'N'?"
"It looks cool"
"Does corpse have an 'e'?"
"Nah"
"Is her name spelled correctly?"
"Yeah"
"You've not left enough room for 'Edinburgh'"
"No probs!"
"How are you spelling 'her'?"
"Erm.."
"Should 'children' have a 'g'?"
"Absolutely!"
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I'm only three-quarters of the way through this book, but my goodness!
A reminder of all the brilliant, mysterious, beautiful things about this country. Perfect antedote to the bad stuff ✨
Upon a White Horse by @peteralanross.bsky.social | Waterstones share.google/isUnzio5DDO1...
A reminder of all the brilliant, mysterious, beautiful things about this country. Perfect antedote to the bad stuff ✨
Upon a White Horse by @peteralanross.bsky.social | Waterstones share.google/isUnzio5DDO1...
Upon a White Horse by Peter Ross | Waterstones
Buy Upon a White Horse by Peter Ross from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.
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October 12, 2025 at 6:55 PM
I'm only three-quarters of the way through this book, but my goodness!
A reminder of all the brilliant, mysterious, beautiful things about this country. Perfect antedote to the bad stuff ✨
Upon a White Horse by @peteralanross.bsky.social | Waterstones share.google/isUnzio5DDO1...
A reminder of all the brilliant, mysterious, beautiful things about this country. Perfect antedote to the bad stuff ✨
Upon a White Horse by @peteralanross.bsky.social | Waterstones share.google/isUnzio5DDO1...
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A print run of 50 of my '26 calendars will be on pre-order in my Etsy shop this evening from 8pm UK time.
I create each of my photos using recent neuroscientific research-looking at them alters brain biochemistry & is likely to trigger dopamine release in your brain &...cont'd in following post 🧵
I create each of my photos using recent neuroscientific research-looking at them alters brain biochemistry & is likely to trigger dopamine release in your brain &...cont'd in following post 🧵
October 2, 2025 at 11:41 AM
A print run of 50 of my '26 calendars will be on pre-order in my Etsy shop this evening from 8pm UK time.
I create each of my photos using recent neuroscientific research-looking at them alters brain biochemistry & is likely to trigger dopamine release in your brain &...cont'd in following post 🧵
I create each of my photos using recent neuroscientific research-looking at them alters brain biochemistry & is likely to trigger dopamine release in your brain &...cont'd in following post 🧵
Autumn is coming ♥️🍂🍁
September 25, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Autumn is coming ♥️🍂🍁
This work is just stunning 😍
September 7, 2025 at 5:53 PM
This work is just stunning 😍
My latest post on curating The Weight of Being exhibition, and my first visit to Bethlem Museum of the Mind.
open.substack.com/pub/angelath...
open.substack.com/pub/angelath...
Thresholds at Bethlem
I took the train to Beckenham Junction, heading for Bethlem Museum of the Mind.
open.substack.com
September 7, 2025 at 9:59 AM
My latest post on curating The Weight of Being exhibition, and my first visit to Bethlem Museum of the Mind.
open.substack.com/pub/angelath...
open.substack.com/pub/angelath...
Reposted by Angela Thomas
Me: So you fashioned this footwear for an actor noted for his wild hair and facility for playing unhinged villains, but who’s also an amazing dancer?
Cobbler: Yes, these boots were made for Walken
Cobbler: Yes, these boots were made for Walken
September 6, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Me: So you fashioned this footwear for an actor noted for his wild hair and facility for playing unhinged villains, but who’s also an amazing dancer?
Cobbler: Yes, these boots were made for Walken
Cobbler: Yes, these boots were made for Walken
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If you vote Reform you will be voting against women’s equality, for more harassment in the workplace and beyond (as if there isn’t enough)
Remember 41% of the Farage Foot Soldiers arrested in last summer’s disgraceful riots had already been REPORTED FOR DOMESTIC ABUSE
Remember 41% of the Farage Foot Soldiers arrested in last summer’s disgraceful riots had already been REPORTED FOR DOMESTIC ABUSE
September 7, 2025 at 8:40 AM
If you vote Reform you will be voting against women’s equality, for more harassment in the workplace and beyond (as if there isn’t enough)
Remember 41% of the Farage Foot Soldiers arrested in last summer’s disgraceful riots had already been REPORTED FOR DOMESTIC ABUSE
Remember 41% of the Farage Foot Soldiers arrested in last summer’s disgraceful riots had already been REPORTED FOR DOMESTIC ABUSE
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Farage and the equally disgusting Douglas Carswell (the patriot who lives in the USA by the way)
September 7, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Farage and the equally disgusting Douglas Carswell (the patriot who lives in the USA by the way)
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Starmer is not a vibes politician. Unlike Nigel Farage or Boris Johnson, he does not thrive on bombast, misdirection, or indeed, charisma. His political case rests on showing tangible improvements in people’s lives. So he needs to hurry up.
Me on Substack 👇
open.substack.com/pub/bestforb...
Me on Substack 👇
open.substack.com/pub/bestforb...
When it comes to fixing Brexit progress delayed is progress undone
By Naomi Smith
open.substack.com
September 7, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Starmer is not a vibes politician. Unlike Nigel Farage or Boris Johnson, he does not thrive on bombast, misdirection, or indeed, charisma. His political case rests on showing tangible improvements in people’s lives. So he needs to hurry up.
Me on Substack 👇
open.substack.com/pub/bestforb...
Me on Substack 👇
open.substack.com/pub/bestforb...
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My first post. Don’t know anyone. Let’s see what tags # do? Some wandering with the dog #photography #urbanphotography #northshields #psychogeography #documentaryphotography
November 16, 2024 at 7:58 AM
My first post. Don’t know anyone. Let’s see what tags # do? Some wandering with the dog #photography #urbanphotography #northshields #psychogeography #documentaryphotography
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This is exactly the kind of despicable scaremongering that Aseem Malhotra has made his modus operandi. Insinuations, hearsay, anti-vaxx, non-evidence-based, lurid, self-enriching, anti-scientific claptrap. Of course Reform UK lapped it up. 1/4
September 6, 2025 at 8:31 PM
This is exactly the kind of despicable scaremongering that Aseem Malhotra has made his modus operandi. Insinuations, hearsay, anti-vaxx, non-evidence-based, lurid, self-enriching, anti-scientific claptrap. Of course Reform UK lapped it up. 1/4
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Please know that there isn’t a shred of scientific evidence suggesting Covid vaccines cause cancer.
Please disregard this man’s rubbish - he doesn’t work for the NHS & why the GMC hasn’t struck him off long ago baffles innumerable NHS doctors like me. 2/4
Please disregard this man’s rubbish - he doesn’t work for the NHS & why the GMC hasn’t struck him off long ago baffles innumerable NHS doctors like me. 2/4
September 6, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Please know that there isn’t a shred of scientific evidence suggesting Covid vaccines cause cancer.
Please disregard this man’s rubbish - he doesn’t work for the NHS & why the GMC hasn’t struck him off long ago baffles innumerable NHS doctors like me. 2/4
Please disregard this man’s rubbish - he doesn’t work for the NHS & why the GMC hasn’t struck him off long ago baffles innumerable NHS doctors like me. 2/4
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"A captivating journey through Britain and Ireland's ancient sites ... lyrical and charming ..."
Many thanks to @waterstones.bsky.social for naming Upon A White Horse as one of September's best books. www.waterstones.com/book/upon-a-...
Many thanks to @waterstones.bsky.social for naming Upon A White Horse as one of September's best books. www.waterstones.com/book/upon-a-...
Upon a White Horse by Peter Ross | Waterstones
Buy Upon a White Horse by Peter Ross from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.
www.waterstones.com
September 7, 2025 at 7:56 AM
"A captivating journey through Britain and Ireland's ancient sites ... lyrical and charming ..."
Many thanks to @waterstones.bsky.social for naming Upon A White Horse as one of September's best books. www.waterstones.com/book/upon-a-...
Many thanks to @waterstones.bsky.social for naming Upon A White Horse as one of September's best books. www.waterstones.com/book/upon-a-...
Wow.
Then they came for the museums...
Then they came for the museums...
“The White House plans to conduct a far-reaching review of Smithsonian museum exhibitions, materials and operations ahead of America’s 250th anniversary to ensure the museums align with President Trump’s interpretation of American history.”
Exclusive | White House to Vet Smithsonian Museums to Fit Trump’s Historical Vision
Top White House officials will scrutinize exhibitions, internal processes, collections and artist grants ahead of America’s 250th anniversary.
www.wsj.com
August 12, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Wow.
Then they came for the museums...
Then they came for the museums...
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It seems that many people haven't realised the truth about Palestine Action.
And some seem happy to both mislead others to think it's all about some paint on a plane, while purposefully conflating the proscribing with a ban on legitimate protest about Gaza.
But that is not the truth...
1/2
And some seem happy to both mislead others to think it's all about some paint on a plane, while purposefully conflating the proscribing with a ban on legitimate protest about Gaza.
But that is not the truth...
1/2
Palestine Action: Proscription - Hansard - UK Parliament
Hansard record of the item : 'Palestine Action: Proscription' on Monday 23 June 2025.
hansard.parliament.uk
August 10, 2025 at 7:54 AM
It seems that many people haven't realised the truth about Palestine Action.
And some seem happy to both mislead others to think it's all about some paint on a plane, while purposefully conflating the proscribing with a ban on legitimate protest about Gaza.
But that is not the truth...
1/2
And some seem happy to both mislead others to think it's all about some paint on a plane, while purposefully conflating the proscribing with a ban on legitimate protest about Gaza.
But that is not the truth...
1/2
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Arresting the poets are we? Not a good look.
August 10, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Arresting the poets are we? Not a good look.
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Half the first book prize, 40% of judges and a third of the main prize! It’s not looking great Polari.
UPDATE: 10 of the 24 longlisted authors have now withdrawn from the Polari Prize.
First Book:
Jason Okundaye, Sacha Coward, Sanah Ahsan, Amy Twigg, Mae Diansangu, Ciara Maguire
Main award:
Olumide Popoola, Robert Hamberger, Andrew McMillan, Rhian Elizabeth
Judging panel:
Nicola Dinan, Bob Hughes
First Book:
Jason Okundaye, Sacha Coward, Sanah Ahsan, Amy Twigg, Mae Diansangu, Ciara Maguire
Main award:
Olumide Popoola, Robert Hamberger, Andrew McMillan, Rhian Elizabeth
Judging panel:
Nicola Dinan, Bob Hughes
August 10, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Half the first book prize, 40% of judges and a third of the main prize! It’s not looking great Polari.