Michelle has been working with a friend on her new play at the Chickenshed Theatre in North London. Rachel Yates is Associate Director at the theatre and her new work is autobiographical, inspired by her own upbringing in a family that fostered children. Rachel has interviewed family members and others with varied experiences of the fostering process. Read More >

The Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology is a great example of the University’s recent efforts to attract more visitors into Cambridge Museums. The galleries have been re-furbished and re-designed to be more informal and accessible to the wider public. Read More >

On Friday night I returned to The Square in Harlow to see The Beat featuring original band members Ranking Roger and Everett Moreton also Mickey Billingham of Dexy’s Midnight Runners. Read More >

Long over due gallery afternoon in London, first to the truly inventive and very entertaining David Bowie Is at the V&A, then Schwitters in Britain at Tate. Kurt Schwitters was labelled a “degenerate artist” by the Nazi’s and fled to Norway, then to Edinburgh before internment on the Isle of Man. On his release he moved to London before ultimately settling in Ambleside. Read More >

Perry looks great with dyed red beard, bright red baseball cap covered in silver studs, oversized red T-shirt with gold pharoahs graphic, thin silky dressing gown and shorts. Lots of jewellery and ear-rings. Wheeling a red travel suitcase on stage for the encore. No merchandise on sale. Read More >

VIVID (Value Increases by Visual Design) is a cross-border network including partners from education, industry and goverment to “promote creative entrepreneurship and showcase visual design to a broad public.” This one day conference explored themes around visual design – psychology, economic potential and innovation. The event, featuring presentations from researchers, academics and working designers, was held at Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge with contributions from across Northern Europe. Read More >

Aid & Abet is an artist run warehouse gallery space close to the railway station in Cambridge – Friday night saw the opening of their “Temporary Residence” at Kettle’s Yard.

Aid & Abet: “The exhibition focuses on work dealing with transitions and thresholds and the evolution and transformation of image, material and object through pathos, humour and a meticulous approach to process. Common to the work methodology is an interest in elements of the outsider, the cult, and the uncanny. The exhibition will include a variety of sculpture, print, collage and film.” Read More >

A few photos from last night’s Wedding Present “Seamonsters” performance at The Junction in Cambridge:
’2012 is a busy year for The Wedding Present. After a barnstorming appearance at the SXSW Music Festival [playing 10 shows in 4 days!] the band performed to adoring audiences across the USA, Canada, Australia, Japan and Hong Kong.’ Read More >

Rector Paul Thompson and the curatorial team gave an introductory lecture on the exhibition titled “The Perfect Place to Grow” after a Tracey Emin sculpture – the irony being Tracey had a rough time at the RCA and really didn’t enjoy it much. The exhibition covers work by celebrated alumni from its 175 year history. Read More >

A fantastic exhibition which covers the full range of Klein’s work from his era-defining black and white reportage street photography monographs on New York, Rome, Moscow and Tokyo to fashion photography and photogram experiments, painting, graphics and film. It is a big show – it covers a lot. Read More >