Curator and Keeper: the University of York Art Collection Podcast

This episode's guest is Laura Yeoman, Access and Digital Engagement Archivist at the Borthwick Institute for Archives at the University of York; along with the newly anointed DOCTOR Helena Cox, PhD (Ebor); and Gary Brannan, who has none of those things.

Laura discusses archives, access to collections, and her joyful love of the art of Scottish Artist Joan Eardley. We also discuss potential death by PhD, and an insight into the sort of bickering that 26 miles of walking can give you.

Laura's favourite work from the University Art Collection

Joan Eardley, 'Sea and Snow', 1951

https://artcollection.york.ac.uk/artcollection/artworka23f.html?id=york:810202

Library-social-media supremo Ned Potter joins us this time, to discuss the power and wonder of social media in art and libraries; ponder on when art is finished or not finished; and challenge YOU the listener to play 'Name The Blue Peter Presenter That Ned's Grandparent Offended'

Ned's favourite work from the University Art Collection

Gordon Young, 'Singing Stone', 2015

https://artcollection.york.ac.uk/artcollection/artworkefd2.html?id=york:853624

University Photographer Paul Shields joins Helena and Gary to talk all things concretey, particularly modernist architecture and his exhibition 'BRUT'. We may also diverge into our love for certain University concrete buildings and debut our new sound effect board....

Paul's favourite work from the University Art Collection:

Michael Kidner, 'Orange, blue, pink and green no. 2', 1965

https://artcollection.york.ac.uk/artcollection/artwork9925.html?id=york:817100

Welcome to Curator and Keeper from the University of York. In this episode, Helena Cox (University Art Curator) and Gary Brannan (Keeper of Archives and Research Collections) attempt to provide some certainty on their own identities, and the nature of the University Art Collection, with variable success

Gary's favourite work from the University Art Collection

Aubrey Williams, 'Heraldry at York', 1961

https://artcollection.york.ac.uk/artcollection/artwork121f.html?id=york:808343

A sneak peek at what's ahead!