Art for the People – Revolutionary Red Tape

Rural Britain and Everyday Modernism

11th May 202215th Jun 2022 Emma WestLeave a comment

A black and white wood engraving which shows a man and a dog walking through a forest to get to a village pub. They are surrounded by trees and fields.

I’m taking part in a panel on ‘Rural Britain and Everyday Modernism’ at this year’s British Association for Modernist Studies’ conference, Hopeful Modernisms.

The Arts League of Service in Modernist Cultures

30th Mar 202027th Apr 2020 Emma WestLeave a comment

My article on the Arts League of Service has been published in the academic journal Modernist Cultures.

‘Art for the People’: Monday lecture at the BMI

4th Oct 20199th Dec 2021 Emma WestLeave a comment

A postcard of the Arts League of Service in front of their van, early 1920s

This month I've been preparing for my Monday Lecture at the Birmingham and Midland Institute (BMI) on 28 October.