Dr Kate Nichols

Art historian at Birmingham Uni, often found "debating about statues". Attempting to write a Global History of Victorian Art. She/her 🏳️‍🌈

[Dr Kate Nichols @plaster_figleaf]

@DrFarihaShaikh @LaraAtkin @EadaoinAgnew @BristolUni What a great way to start back! Hope it's a good day, it sounds fascinating! X

[Midlands Art Papers @MAP_UoB]

What can a bike in Thinktank Birmingham tell us about histories of technology and empire? A new article by historian Nathan Cardon explores cycling as an act of resistance to British imperial occupation of eastern African @thinktankmuseum @artsatbham https://t.co/gNI4MnIvNr

[Dr Kate Nichols @plaster_figleaf]

@FrancescaBerry9 Definitely not daft. It's been exhausting

[Dr Kate Nichols @plaster_figleaf]

@KazbarBurns @KazbarBurns ooh thank you! this looks fascinating! And don't apologise ... life is busy! Til soon X

[Dr Kate Nichols @plaster_figleaf]

@w_carruthers This is fascinating, and once you've seen it makes perfect sense ... agreed @LukeGartlan - so much more to explore here. Very much hoping that there is a catalogue and the World's Fairs angle is also v interesting to hear about. Thank you for sharing @andrealstanton

[Dr Kate Nichols @plaster_figleaf]

@sinclairdootson @of_Making OH MY GOODNESS

[Dr Kate Nichols @plaster_figleaf]

@emilymfg @NGVMelbourne I teach some c19 Australian art on my Art& Empire module (and your work Emily too!) - I especially look at contemporary BIPOC responses to c19 work so this catalogue will be really key for that as well...

[Dr Kate Nichols @plaster_figleaf]

@emilymfg @NGVMelbourne I had this on interlibrary loan during Covid lockdowns 1-3 (oops!) but was never able to actually order it ... doing so right now for the library & going to integrate into my teaching - thank you for reminding me!

[Dr Kate Nichols @plaster_figleaf]

@poisonchallis I'm not surprised! I hope you have a lovely and restorative time

[Dr Kate Nichols @plaster_figleaf]

@poisonchallis YESSSSSSSSSSS!!!! I'm not jealous. I'm not jealous. Oh my god I'm so jealous I could cry. Please do all the things and put up all the pictures so I can be there vicariously!

[Opal22 Arts and Ed @opal22ArtsandEd]

Casta, Caste & Classification - Friday 24th Feb 2023 https://t.co/DYWc7ZTBgV via @YouTube. @plaster_figleaf @corinne_fowler @LennyHenry @the300challenge

[Dr Kate Nichols @plaster_figleaf]

It is "Gallery Week" here @TheGolovine & I have been having an interesting time exploring public art & museum collections with our students. Yesterday I went on a sculpture & memorial walk looking at legacies of industry & empire with MA "Made in Birmingham: Art & Urban space"

[Dr Kate Nichols @plaster_figleaf]

@OverhearPoetry Thank you so much for sharing this - and for sending details of the app, which I've just downloaded - it looks brilliant!

[Dr Kate Nichols @plaster_figleaf]

BRUMMIES: Can anyone confirm that Luke Perry's Forward Together sculpture is still in Colmore Sq?? I'm taking students on a sculpture walk tomorrow and completely failed to double check ... normally I'm not worried that public art will just vanish but this has a history of it..

[Dr Kate Nichols @plaster_figleaf]

@syperek WOW this looks incredible! Adding it to my reading lists now!!

[Dr Kate Nichols @plaster_figleaf]

@johnjamesmunro Oh no no no that is not good! Things do have to change.

[Dr Kate Nichols @plaster_figleaf]

Voted YES today in @ucu reballots. Fair pay, pensions & an end to casualisation is the very least we deserve. Industrial action is working. Get voting folks, let's get this done! @birminghamucu #ucuRISING (also loving all the yarnbombed postboxes)

[Dr Kate Nichols @plaster_figleaf]

@FrancescaBerry9 I mean I can't really bear them either but I do find them endlessly interesting

[Dr Kate Nichols @plaster_figleaf]

@FrancescaBerry9 Alright Berry. The gloves are on. We can discuss this on the pickets this morning!

[Dr Kate Nichols @plaster_figleaf]

Many congratulations @ArtBhartiParmar ! This is richly deserved and wonderful news. Am so looking forward to exploring aspects of this work with you in Febraury @CraftsCouncilUK with @race_empire_prb - still time to see Cotton: Labour Land & Body which closes march 4

[Eastern Eye @EasternEye]

We congratulate our #Award for #art #finalist Bharti Parmar for her work Khadi installation. In the year marking the 90th anniversary of Gandhi’s historic visit to Darwen.
@EEACTA #EEACTA #ACTA2023 #Awards #artistsontwitter @ArtBhartiParmar