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Jo Cottrell
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Art Historian, PhD, HIIT enthusiast, liberal.
It was great fun to chat with artist, musician and all-round good egg Nigel Burch at the first Art Chat salon at Chats Palace this week. Think I'll do another..
October 24, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Hosting my first ever salon tonight, at Chats Palace in Hackney. Waaaaaah..!
October 22, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
October 5, 2025 at 9:08 AM
ffs. “Too often people go to university to ‘explore research and knowledge’.

www.lbc.co.uk/article/brit...
British students lack ‘drive’ of their American peers, says Business Secretary | LBC
The Business Secretary has defended comments he made at a meeting with investors where he said British students lack the ‘drive’ and ‘vigour’ of their American peers.
www.lbc.co.uk
September 19, 2025 at 10:03 AM
The Art History Festival 2025, organised by @AssociationForArtHistory, runs from Monday 15 - Sunday 21 September across the UK and online. It's a fantastic event for anyone interested in art and art's histories.

Check out the programme here:

festival.forarthistory.org.uk
#ArtHistoryFestival2025
August 20, 2025 at 7:23 AM
The Association for Art History is hosting a panel discussion this Friday, exploring how the climate and nature crises may be reshaping curatorial practice. Details can be found here:
forarthistory.org.uk/events/curat...
Panel Discussion: How are the climate and nature crises reshaping our curatorial practice? - For Art History
PLUS the fourth annual AAH Curatorial Prizes awards Friday, 16 May 2025, 18:00-20:30 The Gallery, 70 Cowcross Street, EC1M 6EJ Free to attend, in-person. BOOK NOW We’re delighted to host an evening of...
forarthistory.org.uk
May 14, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Latest Lewis blogpost is up:

wyndhamlewissociety.org/2025/05/06/b...
Blog #3 Seated Lady – wyndhamlewissociety.org
wyndhamlewissociety.org
May 6, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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✨We're hiring ✨

The Association or Art History is looking for a freelance, part-time Conference Coordinator to assist with the planning, preparation delivery and evaluation of the Association’s leading international Annual Conference, which will take place April 12-14, 2026 in partnership with ⬇️
March 31, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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Get your nominations in!

💥Final call for AAH Curatorial Prize 2025💥

Application deadline: Friday 14 March.

Full details on our website: forarthistory.org.uk/jobs/association-for-art-history-curatorial-prizes/
March 3, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Dusk over Antequera Hospital.
March 3, 2025 at 7:33 AM
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Arts and Minds launch today at Tate Modern! Let’s save the arts in education.
February 11, 2025 at 6:46 AM
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2025 ANNUAL CONFERENCE - TICKETS

Don’t miss the Early Bird deadline: 7 February!

Conference tickets include access to all sessions, workshops, keynotes, receptions, the professional programme, the bookfair & networking opportunities.

👉: forarthistory.org.uk/conference/2025-annual-conference/
January 28, 2025 at 2:50 PM
A venue to watch!
What can we say, a diva takes her time – first shows just announced for #SohoTheatreWalhamstow

https://buff.ly/42ONLxx
January 28, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Edouard Manet: A Man on Crutches (1878).
January 27, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Good to discuss this drawing at yesterday's Lewis Reading Group session.

Wyndham Lewis: Futurist Figure (1912).
January 26, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Anita Malfatti, Portrait of Mario de Andrade (1922). Looking forward to seeing Malfatti's work at the forthcoming Brasil! Brasil! exhibition at the RA.
January 25, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Deadline looming!
💥 GRANTS FOR ART HISTORY 💥

Our next application deadline is: 5pm on Friday 31 January!

We offer #GrantsForArtHistory of up to £1000 to members of the AAH, to support image costs, research, professional development, and teaching art history.

Details:
www.forarthistory.org.uk/grants/
January 22, 2025 at 11:42 AM
RIP David Lynch.
January 16, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Was struck by this unsettling work by Dorothea Tanning included in the Surrealisme exhibition at the Pompidou earlier this week.

Family Portrait (1954)
January 10, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Great to see this drawing at the Courtauld yesterday as part of the Drawn to Blue exhibition of drawings on blue paper.
Wyndham Lewis: Bathing Women, 1941. (with apologies for light reflections..)
December 12, 2024 at 3:51 PM
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My first post here goes towards supporting the campaign to protect the fantastic MOTH Club in Hackney.

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Moth Club Faces Second Building Planning Application
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November 21, 2024 at 1:48 PM
That's me signed up then.
November 18, 2024 at 2:53 PM