Presscuttings Collection

The press cutting collection is arranged in three sections. 'Individual artists', 'Group shows, artists groups and themes' and 'Photography group shows and artists groups'. Articles from provincial and mainstream press throughout the UK and occasionally the US filed with press releases and other publicity material. The collection comprises 7,800 files on individuals; 1,500 files on group shows, artists groups or themes; 300 files on photography group shows and artists groups.

The Women's Art Library (also known as MAKE) was originally set up as the Women Artists slide Library in London in the late 1970s. This initiative from feminist artists' developed into an arts organisation publishing catalogues, books and a magazine from 1983-2002. During this time women artists deposited unique documentation on their work and created personal files that functioned together as an alternative public space. Thousands of artists from around the world are represented in some form in this collection. In 2004 the collection became part of Goldsmiths Library Special Collections. At Goldsmiths The Women's Art Library (MAKE) continued to collect slides, artist statements, exhibition ephemera, catalogues, and press material in addition to audio and videotapes, photographs and CD-Roms. As at 2009 they continued to welcome donations from women artists to help develop this collection.

Filing drawers of individual folders arranged alphabetically.

Access for visitors is by appointment only.

List available at the Library (database)

Description by Althea Greenan, MAKE 2002. Submitted to the Archives Hub as part of Genesis 2009 Project.