And the inimitable Sarah Roberts, describing her process as a 'trojan horse' bringing care into her work for audiences, as in her exhibition 'Sick' @lulgalleries earlier this year: www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Aïcha Mehrez ruminating on the ancestors as part of her practice britishartnetwork.org.uk/membership/m... and Tim Steer on his work bringing art and colour - care!- to hospitals hospital-rooms.com/about-us/
Alice Clayden of @pyramid-arts.bsky.social on the importance of creating a space for artistic agency for learning disabled arists, and Alison McIntyre describing social prescribing of #artdoctors www.alisonmcintyre.co.uk
Love the discussion around creating space for art to happen, for creativity to gestate properly- time to think is so invaluable!👌 😍
"Notions of Care- a response to Turner Prize 2025" roundtable today @lulgalleries.bsky.social starting off with a focus on joy and hope! #BD2025
BBC News - Leeds Uni lecture theatre block voted best city building - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Huge congratulations to all our finalists - all top of their art game! We're so excited to see what you do next. 😍
Congratulations team #LISF! Looking forward to working together on these important issues!🤩
We're thrilled that @jsendall.bsky.social is stepping into the role of Acting University Librarian and Keeper of the Brotherton Collection @UniversityLeeds 🎉
His passion for inclusive leadership makes him the perfect fit to carry the Libraries forward. Exciting times ahead!
#Libraries #HigherEd
Hannah Slater's 3D-printed sustainable lighting taken from natural forms presented by curator Laura Claveria
Technological wizardry with AI and 3D printing in models by Alexandra Rosenthal, but rehumanised with lighting and personal touches
Theatrical set style miniatures with figures taken from family photos by Esme Mclean
Fibre sculpture and drawings inspired by seaside detritus by Alice Boot
Exhibition preview talks by 3 of our wonderful #FUAM2025 finalists at the exhibition launch @lulgalleries.bsky.social tonight!
And we also enjoyed the interactive sculpture!🤩
Thank you @hmileeds.bsky.social team for the activity baskets!
"A comb with lots of wet white hair"
"Definitely a gun!"
"Burnt eggs"
"A big hair carrot" - "with hair for roots!"
Enjoyed the recent launch of 'Fragment and Form' @hmileeds.bsky.social with two young guides, who shared their impressions of art by Emii Alrai, Mónica Mays and Dominique White.
So happy to be celebrating @universityofleeds.bsky.social award of #universityofsanctuary status today - go team!🥳 Moving words from @cara1933.bsky.social and Sanctuary scholars, #LASSN, @retasleeds.bsky.social and @grabill.bsky.social
Today’s keynote is from Thanos Giannakopoulos taking about the roles of libraries in supporting Actions 29-33 relating to Science, Technology, Innovation & Digital Cooperation from the UN Pact for the Future www.un.org/en/summit-of... with examples inspired by the UN Hammarskjöld Library #LIBER2025
Lastly, introducing us (well, me at least) to the UN 5 principles for information integrity www.un.org/en/informati... and the potential role for libraries, researchers and institutions, including in influencing the development of AI #LIBER2025
Thanos Giannakopoulos bringing a global perspective to the role libraries and universities can play to advance open science and @un.org SDGs #LIBER2025
Great collaboration between libraries in Sweden around AI processing of old card catalogues- sharing and learning together! ❤️ #LIBER2025
What a beautiful library at @tudelftlibrary.bsky.social! Fascinating prototype AI fortune teller project to re-engage students with the collection wall space. #LIBER2025
Last Friday, we hosted the Knowledge Futures Symposium 📚
We heard from inspirational speakers who examined how knowledge is created, shared and exploited today, and were challenged to think and discuss our role in creating a more equitable and open knowledge future.
#LKFS2025 #Library #LibSky
The celebrations aren't over - we have a bonus porcupine!
This woodcut of a Mexican hairy dwarf porcupine can be found in the book 'Historia naturae, maxime peregrinae' by Juan Eusebio Nieremberg, published in 1635.
📷 Baring-Gould Library 0689 Folio
#WorldPorcupineDay #PorcupineDay #RareBooks
