Issue 46

'Archives ask whose voices are heard, and whose contributions were missing. They ask what actions are needed to close the equity gaps, and how can we make the changes we want to see. Archives shape our understanding of the past; they must also inform how we act in the present and future. These questions are for us all, and this issue is filled with ways that art educators today are using archives – personal or public – to help challenge and advance education.'

- Editorial, Sophie Leach

Cover image: A montage of magazines, cuttings, photographs and other archive materials from the NSEAD Archive, Corsham, Wiltshire.

Poster: View of Weston Collections Hall, V&A East Storehouse © David Parry

 

Contents

Interview

Kaitlene Koranteng, archivist and engagement producer at iniva, speaks with creativity consultant and UBAE (United Black Art Educators) co-founder and leader Canon Marlene Wylie

In conversation

Artist Meera Chauda and Tate Library Collections and Engagement Manager Gustavo Grandal Montero discuss the Panchayat Collection, the art collective founded in London in 1988

Features

The NSEAD Archive: Recording art and design education since 1888 | Professor Ron George

Archives beyond the present | Dr Anna Robb

Reflections on an archival space | Canon Marlene Wylie

YSP’s National Arts Education Archive: Improving access and collaborative working | Sophie Yaniw & Christina Barras

Whose voices are not heard? | Tony Heaton OBE

A creative sourcebook for art and design education: V&A East Storehouse | Catherine Ritman-Smith

Lost Lines: Drawing to explore a personal archive | Dr Claire Penketh

A century of collecting and creative learning | Lesley Cheung

A continuous circulation | Dr Kerry Harker

Advancing access and closing equity gaps | Cassia Clarke