Tag: art history

Truth in Portraiture: Nairn Book & Arts Festival

by Lauren Jane Barnett

Thank you to everyone who came to the Nairn Book & Arts Festival this year. I always enjoy this festival, and find some of the most engaging audiences. This year I was considering the narrative of ‘truth’ and authentic identity across the history of portraiture. We had some really fantastic discussion and looked at portraits … Continue reading Truth in Portraiture: Nairn Book & Arts Festival

PTI Summer session: Rethinking Medical Photography for the classroom

by Lauren Jane Barnett

This weekend I led a session at the Princes Trust Institute Art Enrichment Residential on Rethinking Medical Photography. It’s always a fantastic experience to work with the PTI, because you get to work with teachers and consider how to get students engaged at all different year levels in the history of art.