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ASAHH Network Summer Meet-Up: Creativity In/As Research
14:00-17:00 – 20 August 2026 Hybrid event – Royal Society of Edinburgh, 22–26 George Street, Edinburgh, EH2 2PQ – Online via MS Teams Register here. We’re excited to announce our summer get-together at the RSE on ‘Creativity In/As Research’. Join us for conversations and presentations around the topic of art and creative practice as research…
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Newsletter #6 – June 5, 2026
Access this edition of our newsletter here. It includes this message from Dr Kate Cowcher. Welcome to the sixth ASAHH Newsletter. There are lot of exciting events and calls for the next month, all flagged below – from an Mbira music workshop to an Amazigh arts event. At St Andrews, we’re hosting Prof Antawan Byrd…
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Research Report: Encounters with Sam Ntiro
Earlier this spring, Dr Kate Cowcher participated in a special event at SOAS organised by the Dr Ida Hadjivayanis. The event marked the recent discovery of four paintings by the modernist artist and first High Commissioner of independent Tanganyika, Sam Ntiro, at the Tanzanian Embassy in London. During renovations of the latter, the paintings were uncovered,…
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25/6/2026 ASAHH Network Reflections: African Collections in Scotland
16:00-18:00, Thursday 25 June 2026 Hybrid event: Hebdomadar’s Room, St Salvator’s Quad, University of St Andrews; Online via MS Teams, free tickets via website Dr John Giblin, Keeper of Global Arts, Culture and Design, National Museums Scotland Join us for a special event to hear from Dr John Giblin, who will soon depart his post…
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Newsletter #5 – April 17, 2026
Access this edition of our newsletter here. It includes this message from Dr Kate Cowcher: Welcome to the fifth issue of the ASAHH Network newsletter. Welcome, as always to our new members! This month we highlight, amongst other things, a new publication from Dr Zachary Kingdon, an upcoming event at St Andrews on Algerian-French art…
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19/6/2026 ASAHH Network Forum 02
3:30pm-5:00pm, Friday 19 June 2026 Online, free tickets via website The Africa Scotland Art History Heritage Network is pleased to announce our next ASAHH Network Forum, taking place online via MS Teams. This is a collegial event for network members to share brief overviews of current or recent projects, or to put a call out for collaborators on…
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20/6/2026 Event: “Ethiopian Cultural Show”
16:00-19:00, Saturday 20 June 2026 Kinning Park Parish Church Hall, 20 Eaglesham Ct, Glasgow The Ethiopian Cultural Show will host a 20 minute Ethiopian traditional music and dance performance, presented in two parts. There will also be a presentation of Ethiopian food, centred around the idea of sharing from one plate (Agelgil), inviting guests to…
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20/6/2026 Event: “Africa Future Scholarship Event”
14:00-18:00, Saturday 20 June 2026 Kinning Park Complex 43 Cornwall St, Glasgow The Africa Future Scholarships event will begin at 2.30pm with a short icebreaker, followed by speeches from Members of Parliament, Police Scotland, and the Scottish Government Cabinet Secretary for Education until 3pm. From 3pm to 5pm, there will be a panel presentation featuring…
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19/6/2026 Event: “Rhythms of Place: Talking Drums at Newbattle Abbey”
13:00-15:00, Friday 19 June 2026 Newbattle Abbey College, Dalkeith, tickets via Eventbrite ‘Rhythms of Place‘ is a free, family friendly outdoor event that brings Nigerian drumming and talking drum performance into the historic grounds of Newbattle Abbey College. Led by Nigerian performers OHMO WORLD and female talking drummer Kira Africa, the event explores how rhythm,…