Introducing: We Are Not A Muse
For longer than I can remember now, I’ve been promising to start an art history blog, to indulge that side of my interests. Well, I’ll finally gone and done it. Today sees the official launch of , a website dedicated to the celebration of women in the arts.
Even though I have worked as an academic, I still believe that art and art history should be accessible at all, and the aim of this blog is to be informative and enjoyable without using complicated jargon or alienating readers by being too high-brow. The focus is on women creatives, who have often been overlooked in the histories of art or relegated to the position of muse, hence the title, We Are Not A Muse.
In the spirit of much female creativity, this blog is a collaborative one, brought to you by a core team of myself (as Mary, my christened name and the one I use for work and when I am being serious!); Clara; Kerry; Kirsty and Jamie – all past students of mine on an Art History undergraduate course, including an Art and Gender module. It is testament to their enthusiasm and intelligence that this site is up and running, and now I’m playing catch up as I’ve yet to write a post!
But I have built the site, the first I’ve ever built from scratch (I’ve had help with this Molly and the Princess one) so I am pretty chuffed with how it’s all working so far, on all devices. But do let me know if you spot any glitches – it is early days for my web-building and I am still learning.
We Are Not A Muse will publish posts weekly – a mixture of biographies, quotes, videos, and exhibition reviews, and intends to be a lively and informative space for all those interested in the arts, and in particular in women artists. You can follow us on all social media platforms, or if you subscribe, will receive a weekly email (on a Sunday) of all the posts published that week. All details are on the .
You might want to have a look at what we have published so far, including posts on , , and , or find out more about the site and contributors on our page. And if you like what you see, please do spread the word!
We Are Not A Muse. Enjoy!
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on November 9, 2015 at 9:31 pm
Well done, the site looks great!
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Thank you Rachel!
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on November 10, 2015 at 9:32 am
Fantastic job and SO incredibly interesting. I shall look forward to reading the weekly posts. I’ve always been a big fan of art history (I took quite a few classes) but have forgotten so much of it and I’m also keenly interested in gender studies so this is right up my street. Wonderful job on the site as well, it looks great and I LOVE the name! xx
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Thanks so much Kimberly!
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on November 10, 2015 at 11:08 am
Congratulations! You must be very proud to have built the site yourself. It looks fab and I love the name.
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Thank you Stacey, yes I am pleased with it 😉 I came up with the name first of all, then thought I have to do something with it!
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on November 13, 2015 at 2:35 pm
Congratulations Molly, it looks great and I just love the name. Good luck with it, I am sure it will go from strength to strength.
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Thanks for your kind comments Jen x