Scottish Women and the Arts Research Network
@swarnetwork
We aim to uncover and share the stories of women artists, designers, makers and collectors in Scottish collections.
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Glasgow Women's Library - follow us on Bluesky
@womenslibrary
The only Accredited Museum in the UK dedicated to women’s history, with a lending library and innovative programmes of public events and learning opportunities
Britney Spears 🌹🚀
@britneyspears
Artist 🎶💃🏼 Mamma 👩👦👦 Pray Every Day 🙏🏼✝️ Chef in the works💋👩🏼🍳
Artnet
@artnet
Where the art world is.
British Library
@britishlibrary
We’re the UK’s national library, working to restore our services following a cyber-attack. Need help? Get in touch at [email protected]
The Hunterian
@hunterian
At the heart of the University of Glasgow since 1807, The Hunterian connects people with stories, individuals and ideas.
The Art Newspaper
@theartnewspaper
This account is inactive, find us on Bluesky
Jan Patience
@janpatience
Scottish journalist and art lover. Writing Book Two. You’re only as good as your last trick. Founder member & former co-chair @WIJ_Scotland
Suzannah Lipscomb
@sixteenthcgirl
Professor Emerita. Historian. Broadcaster. Author. Host of @NotJustTudors. Trustee @maryrosemuseum. Rep @knightayton & @plittyc suzannahlipscomb.com
Michael Pearce
@restalrig
Researching early modern material culture, domestic space, design & making, mostly in Scotland.
Cooper Gallery DJCAD
@exhibitiondjcad
Cooper Gallery at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design at the University of Dundee @DJCAD @DundeeUni
Glasgow Life
@glasgowlife
Our mission is to inspire people to become engaged and active in a city globally renowned for culture and sport. Registered charity SC037844
National Museums Scotland
@ntlmuseumsscot
Stories from 🏴's national collections
Matthew Williams
@galleristocrat
CommerciaI lead for @AbdnArtMuseums @BeachBallroom & City Events. Prvsly @Fruitmarket @Hunterian & @UofGlasgow. Also now @[email protected]
Lesley Riddoch
@lesleyriddoch
Journalist, Blossom & Thrive, Director nordichorizons.org, Columnist thenational.scot. Podcast & Denmark film screenings lesleyriddoch.com
Edinburgh Museums
@edinculture
Nine Museums & Galleries | 200 Monuments | 250,000 Objects | Owned by @Edinburgh_CC we share Edinburgh’s stories and more with over 800,000 visitors each year.
Dr Freya Gowrley
@freya_gowrley
Lecturer @UoBrisArtHist/@libarts_bristol | Writing on Houses, Collage + Bodies | Fragmentary Forms: A New History of Collage, out 2024 w @PrincetonUPress.
Hebridean Archives
@tasglann
Tasglann nan Eilean is working to raise the awareness of the archive collections of the Outer Hebrides at a local, national and international level.
Women's Studies Group 1558-1837
@wsguk
Multi-disciplinary, international group for women's studies 1558-1837. Member benefits inc. newsletter, seminars, annual workshop & outing.
Dr. Bendor Grosvenor 🇺🇦
@arthistorynews
Historian, art historian. Columnist, @TheArtNewspaper. "Excitable nerd", New York Times. New book, The Invention of British Art.
Dr Anni Donaldson
@annidonaldson
Feminist|oral historian|domestic abuse|women's activism|patriarchy in 20C Scotland | writer book/music reviews | Hon Res Fellow @StrathHaSS exSpringburnlassie
Art UK
@artukdotorg
Connecting you to art 🖼 Art UK is an art education charity and the online home to every public art collection in the UK. #OnlineArtExchange
sophie gerrard
@sophiegerrard_
Photographer, co-founder of @DocuScotland Lecturer at @EdinburghNapier & @lcclondon Trustee of @ImpGalleryPhoto represented by @TPGallery @womenphotograph
colin mearns
@mearnscolin
Staff photographer for @heraldscotland, @glasgow_times & @scotnational in Glasgow. Husband, father of twins & a K-pop obsessed teenager. Instagram- colin.mearns
Dr Serena Dyer
@serena_dyer
🎓 Associate Professor of Fashion History ✍️ Author: Material Lives; Labour of the Stitch 🎬 Presenter @englishheritage 📚 Rep’d by @felicitybryan
National Galleries of Scotland
@natgalleriessco
Three galleries. One world class collection. Discover in Edinburgh here: 📍National 📍Modern 📍Portrait & Online
HouseforanArtLover
@houseartlover
Designed by CR Mackintosh, House for an Art Lover is a unique building. We are a wedding/conference/arts venue and also a visitor attraction with shop & cafe.
Lachlan Goudie
@lachlangoudie
Artist, author, broadcaster. 'The story of Scottish art' is published by Thames & Hudson.
Creative Entrepreneurs' Club
@weare_cec
A dedicated member driven community that connects, upskills and empowers creative entrepreneurs everywhere! Come join us. #WeAreCEC
SCRAN
@scranlife
Digital collections from museums, galleries & archives A resource for #LearningWithHES @HistEnvScot house rules ow.ly/LVFc50uglsv
ruth wishart
@ruth_wishart
Journalist, broadcaster. Arts, sports, animal lover. Glaswegian urban cowboy turned rural birder.
Art Collection, University of Stirling
@artatstirling
We make art and culture a part of everyday life for staff, students and visitors to @stiruni through exhibitions, events and workshops. Based in Pathfoot.
Alice Strang Art
@alicestrang
Modern & Contemporary Art Specialist & Art Historian @Saltire_Society Outstanding Woman of Scotland Photo by @Alex_R_Photo
Ferren Gipson
@ferrengipson
Art historian, writer, artist. Find me on Instagram @ferrengipson
Alison Watt
@alisonjfwatt
instagram.com/alison_watt_/
Biggar Museum Trust
@biggarmuseum
Biggar Museum Trust aims to collect, store, preserve and record Biggar and Upper Clydesdale’s rich archaeological, social and historic heritage.
Catherine Spencer
@cespencer_
Modern & Contemporary Art History @ArtHistoryStA / Life Support: Forms of Care in Art and Activism @womenslibrary / Co-Director @CCAStAndrews
Christine Riding
@cnriding
Director of Collections & Research @NationalGallery. Research #ElizabethI #Hogarth #Turner #Constable. Member, Advisory Council @PaulMellonCentr
Maggie Ritchie
@mallonritchie
Award-winning author and journalist. My third book, Daisy Chain, is inspired by the eventful lives of the pioneering women artists the Glasgow Girls.
Scottish Oral History Centre
@scotoralhist
The Scottish Oral History Centre (SOHC) is based @UniStrathclyde. Est. 1995. Co-Directors of the SOHC - Prof. Arthur McIvor & @yvonne_mcfadden
Hannah Frank Art
@hannahfrankart
Hannah Frank, 1908 to 2008, was a Glasgow artist who studied at the Glasgow School of Art in the 1920s. Tweeting by her niece and other helpers
Lost Glasgow
@lostglasgow
Trying to make sense of my surroundings, and myself, in an ever-changing city. Dreamer and imagineer. Memorial Device: Alternative National Treasure
The Burrell Collection
@burrellcollect
Explore 6,000 years of art and history. Entry is FREE!
Forgan Arts Centre
@forganarts
This account is dormant. Please visit our website forganartscentre.co.uk or our Instagram and Facebook pages.
JoanEardleyOfficial
@thejoaneardley
Celebrating the life & work of painter Joan Eardley (1921-1963). Feed run on behalf of the Eardley family by @JanPatience. All Images © Estate of Joan Eardley
Niall Murphy
@murphyniallgla
Director @GlasgowHeritage, Chair @GovanhillBaths, Trustee @theBEFS, Co-chair of the Glasgow Built Heritage Commission - All views my own 🏳️🌈
Past Glasgow
@pastglasgow
Glasgow then and now. Memorial Device Alternative National Treasure.
The Glasgow Academy Archive
@tgaarchive
Access to The Glasgow Academy Archive is available by appointment. For any enquiries, please get in touch at: [email protected]
Georgianna Ziegler
@emherstory
Interested in early modern women, books, art. Working on women book owners and calligrapher Esther Inglis.
Folklore In the Landscape
@folkloreinlands
Doctoral training workshops exploring folklore in the landscape using Digital Technologies, Archives & Visual Arts. 25-26 October 2022. Funded by @sgsah
Thwack! Roller Bulls Photos (#edfringe #premier)
@so_scottish
Aug 3 - 28 (10am - 12noon) Book gallery hours here: the4pegs.com/edinburgh-frin… Photographer: Sharon McMenemy Khan (published Lorimer)
South West Media Factory
@sw_mediafactory
Developing and managing creativity and cultural events in SW Scotland, with an emphasis on screen activities, skills and training. Tweets by Belle.
UofGArtsResearch
@uogartsresearch
Funding news and grant opportunities from the University of Glasgow College of Arts Research Office.
MMMI
@mmorrismovement
MMM encourages the dancer to free the body & mind to be creative by using the body’s natural opposition to strengthen muscles, balance, agility & co-ordination
Port-Art-Women
@portartwomen
Port Art Women is dedicated to female artists, to understand which are their needs and create more development for women in this sector.
Travelling Sisterhood of Art Historians Podcast
@tsahpodcast
Join hosts @MaddyPelling @Freya_Gowrley @CarolineMcCaff & @Serena_Dyer on an art historical journey exploring the images & objects that shaped our world.
Culture Perth & Kinross
@culturepandk
We are the charitable trust that manage @perthmuseumuk, @perthartgallery, @cpklibraries, & @cpkarchives. SC046353. Social Media Guidelines bit.ly/3Z9EJsR
beyondnotability
@beyondnotables
Re-Evaluating Women's Work in Archaeology, History & Heritage in Britain 1870-1950, @ahrcnews research project @instclasstudies @humanitiesuos @socantiquaries
Women Make Cities
@womenmakecities
A RSE interdisciplinary network that builds on creative approaches to researching women as ‘makers’ of the city.
Feminist Art Making Histories
@famhresearch
Feminist Art Making Histories: funded by AHRC & IRC. Hilary Robinson Lboro @ardmara; Tina Kinsella IADT @TinaKinsella; @ami2bin, Cambridge; @elspethrose Leeds
South Glasgow Heritage & Environment Trust
@sghetorg
South Glasgow Heritage & Environment Trust (SGHET) - celebrating our histories & places for a #SustainableSouthside Our online channels: linktr.ee/sghet
Women’s Fashionable Tailoring, 1750-1930
@tailoreddress
Research project exploring the development and consumption of bespoke & mass-manufactured tailored garments for women in the 1750-1930 period.
UofG PGRs
@uofgpgrs
Opportunities & updates for @UofGlasgow postgraduate researchers & PhDs 🎓
Protests and Suffragettes
@scotsuffragette
A creative project led by #artists activists & archivists. Recovering & re-voicing #herstories & Celebrating Scotland's #Suffragettes. 🗣🐦@Clareenough @tsBeall
PhD GSofA
@phd_gsa
PhD programme at @GSofA, The Glasgow School of Art, across five schools: Art, Design, Design Innovation, Architecture, Simulation and Visualisation (and more!)
UofG Arts Lab
@uofgartslab
The purpose of Arts Lab is to support and encourage research and interdisciplinary collaboration across the College of Arts at the University of Glasgow.
KBT Galleries
@kbtgalleries
A national art gallery celebrating & promoting the unique art heritage of Kirkcudbright, South-West Scotland. Operated & managed by D & G Council.
Katy Hessel
@katyhessel
Art Historian • Author of The Story of Art without Men • Columnist @Guardian • Host of The Great Women Artists Podcast • Sign up: katyhessel.substack.com ✨
Paris Spies-Gans
@parisspiesgans
Historian & art historian; women artists & gender politics; A REVOLUTION on CANVAS (PMC/YUP, 2022); A NEW STORY of ART (@doubledaybooks @VikingBooksUK, 2026)