Arts & Culture starter pack
Here’s my non-definitive list of arts and culture profiles - mostly organisations - that I’ve found interesting since jumping into this space. Please suggest others (or yourselves) to add and I’ll create a Part 2! 🤩
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@simoncroberts.com
@pjournalismnews.bsky.social
Real #Photojournalism Works from the World + #PhotojournalismChat Exclusive Interviews with Distinguished #Photojournalists / #JournalismisNotaCrime https://photojournalismnews.medium.com/
@iainsarjeant.bsky.social
Photographer & publisher based in the Scottish Highlands iainsarjeant.com Editor of @anotherplacemag.bsky.social and runs @anotherplacepress.bsky.social
@shcg.bsky.social
Not just for curators! Social history? Museums? Join us! No bio, no follow back. https://shcg.surfaceimpression.digital/
@lightbearlane.org
Cultural producers and creative place-makers #site-specific programming #heritage consultancy Arts and heritage as catalysts for social change and individual wellbeing #theatre #music #culture #Shakespeare
@bombmag.bsky.social
Artists in conversation, since 1981. Quarterly in print & every day online. https://bombmagazine.org/
@theeuropeans.bsky.social
Photographer working with @arnoldvanbruggen.bsky.social on The Europeans, a ten-year project on Europeans in times of drastic changes. Website: www.robhornstra.com. Sign up for newsletter: https://www.robhornstra.com/about.
@bloombergdotorg.bsky.social
Bloomberg Philanthropies works primarily to advance five areas globally: the Arts, Education, the Environment, Government Innovation and Public Health.
@criticalterrain.bsky.social
I make books with cool people and coordinate cool projects. Banner: Ed Ruscha
@joachimnaudts.bsky.social
General & Artistic Coordinator at Kunsthal Extra City http://www.extracity.org
@psamison.bsky.social
Artistic Director/East Wing, Doha (2015-now); NEWF “Reimagining African Narratives” 2025 Masterclass Facilitator. Recent Curatorial projects: AES, Berlin-"Imagine Another Perspective" 2024; “FUTURE TENSE" 2024- FORMAT, UK; LagosPhoto Festival Curator 2023.
@hotelamnesia.bsky.social
Photographer, writer, drinker of Japanese green tea (not always in that order) "I just left the Hotel Amnesia, I had to go there Where it is I can't remember"
@publicdomainrev.bsky.social
Online journal and not-for-profit project dedicated to curious and compelling works from the history of art, literature, and ideas. Featuring 300+ essays — ✍️ submissions welcome. We also have a mighty fine prints shop. https://publicdomainreview.org
@buddhasinthewest.bsky.social
Buddhist material culture in media for Western audiences, including prints, photos, ephemera, &c. Digital public scholarship project curated by Peter Romaskiewicz, PhD (@peterromaskiewicz.bsky.social) 🗺 buddhasinthewest.com 🌟 New Posts: Mon, Wed, & Fri
@dweber.bsky.social
Photographer, (🇺🇦2002-2018…), founder Bureau of Operational Landscapes. Also: Prof. of Art & Media, Aalto University 🇫🇮 Looking for friends; 1/3 of The Information Front
@handhyorkshire.bsky.social
Independent researcher/writer/broadcaster in the history, heritage and culture sectors. Editor, History and Heritage Yorkshire Magazine, Also write's on poverty, community and other things. Regular Bylines Network writer. Servant to a Patterdale
@museumsandheritage.com
Organisers of sector events, Museums + Heritage Show and Awards, and publishers of Museums + Heritage Advisor. Known simply as M+H, we are at the centre of connecting the world of museums, galleries and heritage attractions https://museumsandheritage.com
@dhilab.bsky.social
Michigan State University Digital Heritage Innovation Lab. We're focused on the application of digital methods in heritage for documentation, preservation, access, and public and community engagement. Director, @ethanwatrall.bsky.social
@sghetorg.bsky.social
South Glasgow Heritage & Environment Trust (SGHET) https://linktr.ee/sghet - celebrating our histories and places for a #SustainableSouthside #Glasgow #Heritage
@wph-herstory.bsky.social
Historia de las mujeres fotógrafas Banner: Ming Smith, Self-portrait, 1988. www.instagram.com/womenphotographershistory
@hundredheroines.org
Celebrating women in photography. #Museum 🏛️ and Gallery based at Unit 19, Nailsworth Mills, Nailsworth, Glos. GL6 0BS. #Charity. Open Fri-Sun, 11:00 - 16:00 https://hundredheroines.org
@andygreenacre.bsky.social
Director of Photography, Telegraph Magazine & Telegraph Luxury
@boslaarts.com
Art & Transnational Solidarity 🎤: Events 🎙: The Art Persists Podcast 🎨: Residency programme https://www.boslaarts.com/
@sage-academy.bsky.social
S.A.G.E. (Strategic Art Guidance Experts) will provide you what you need to help discover your authentic voice through analysis and mentorship. https://www.sageacademyof-art.com/
@hudsonreview.bsky.social
Quarterly magazine of literature and the arts, founded in 1948. Poetry, fiction, essays, and more.
@benlukeart.bsky.social
Freelance art broadcaster and writer. • Podcast host and contributing editor, The Art Newspaper
@juniperrag.bsky.social
A global destination for art + with insights into contemporary practice. Bridging the gap between contemporary #art + the future. www.juniperrag.com
@springheadbooks.bsky.social
Specialising in cult authors, artists and designers Simon Ford, former librarian, art historian, art critic Author: Wreckers of Civilisation (1999) Hip Priest (2002) https://www.abebooks.co.uk/springhead-books-rochester/54278647/sf
@supercooldesign.bsky.social
Friendly, straight-talking folks who craft flexible, accessible websites for arts, cultural, and heritage orgs. We aim to make life easier for you – and your audiences 🧡 (We also plant trees 🌳) More about us and our work: www.supercooldesign.co.uk
@uthumanitiesctr.bsky.social
The Denbo Center for Humanities & the Arts (DCHA) at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, supports advanced study of the arts & humanities, fosters interdisciplinary research, and advocates for the value of the arts & humanities in our world today.
@artsprofessional.co.uk
The UK's leading arts management journal and independent voice of the culture sector.
@robgmacfarlane.bsky.social
Books: Is A River Alive? (May ‘25), Underland, The Lost Words, The Old Ways etc | Films: River, Mountain, Upstream | Music: The Moon Also Rises, Lost In The Cedar Wood, etc Nature, climate, people. Prof at Cambridge. https://linktr.ee/robmacfarlane
@richove.bsky.social
Bodley's Librarian, @bodleianlibraries.Bsky.social & Head of Gardens, Libraries & Museums @ox.ac.uk OBE. FSA. FRHistS, FRSE President, DPC. Fellow, @Ballioloxford.Bsky.social. Member, @AmPhilsociety.Bsky.social
@wayneford.co.uk
Creative Direction and Design / Creative Strategy / Design Management / Visual Consultancy. wayneford.co.uk
@smalltowninertia.bsky.social
With my community I help make long form photography stories that broadcast the realities of being marginalised & the brutality of successive political policies. Creator of smalltowninertia.co.uk Blurb https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Mortram ✌️
@c20society.bsky.social
The national charity campaigning to protect Britain’s modern architectural and design heritage. Report buildings at risk to caseworker@c20society.org.uk www.c20society.org.uk
@tipi-bookshop.bsky.social
The Tipi Bookshop is based in #Brussels and is obsessed with #photobooks & stories. Open Monday to Saturday 10:00-18:00 Closed on Wednesday https://www.tipi-bookshop.be/
@conartinsitu.bsky.social
An account run by Rafael Fajardo for the exploration and discussion of situated contemporary art. This will include an expansive definition of contemporary, site-specific work, and work that (attempts to) ignore its context.
@landscaperesearch.bsky.social
Landscape Research Group produces and supports research into all aspects of landscape across all boundaries. Posting here as both LRG & our peer-reviewed journal Landscape Research. https://linktr.ee/landscape.research https://www.tandfonline.com/journal
@mcshistory.bsky.social
Indie dev. studio specializing historically accurate RTS city builders, artifact/site digitization and reconstruction, historic consultation/research, and educational materials. Blending digital and physical media to put in history into the hands of all.
@jrf-uk.bsky.social
We work to speed up and support the transition to a future free from poverty, in which people and planet can flourish. https://www.jrf.org.uk/
@photoethics.bsky.social
Promoting ethical literacy across the photography industry and around the world. Run by Dr Savannah Dodd.
@britishtintypes.bsky.social
Photo historian specialising in British tintypes. Book pending.
@vcib.bsky.social
Academic journal dedicated to exploring the generative interrelations between visual culture, individuals, and societies in Britain, both historically and today. https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/rvcb20
@orielcolwyn.bsky.social
The North Wales Photography Gallery. Photographic Gallery based in Colwyn Bay. Founder/host of the biennial Northern Eye International Photography Festival. www.orielcolwyn.org www.northerneyefestival.co.uk
@workersgallery.bsky.social
Small but fierce artist-led studio, #gallery & workshop in the S #Wales valleys. Est 2014. Resident artists Chris Williams & Gayle Rogers. #Art & Sport, Graphic Novels & Comics, Photography & Sculpture. Cargo e-bike tours & delivery
@johnhansardgallery.bsky.social
Contemporary art gallery, part of @unisouthampton.bsky.social. Visit our curious, connected and inclusive world, inspired by art. Open Tuesday to Saturday, 11am–5pm. Free Entry 📍 142–144 Above Bar St, Southampton SO14 7DU 🔗 linktr.ee/JohnHansardGallery
@yspsculpture.bsky.social
Yorkshire Post Awards Tourist Attraction of the Year Award and Culture Award 2023 Art Fund Museum of the Year 2014 Book tickets online ysp.org.uk
@elsewherejournal.bsky.social
Elsewhere is a European journal of place dedicated to writing and visual art that explores the idea of place in all its forms. https://www.elsewhere-journal.com
@centreplacewriting.bsky.social
Creative-critical research centre, Manchester Metropolitan University. Exploring the relationship between writing & place to examine major contemporary issues. Co-directed by Dr David Cooper & Dr Rachel Lichtenstein https://linktr.ee/centreforplacewriting
@metamodernism.bsky.social
I make videos about architecture, transit, and cities. https://youtu.be/VrBWiFRc4qk?si=UEJo0s4hkHydLCGC
@sainsburycentre.bsky.social
"The UK's most radical museum" -The Guardian ✨ Where art is alive 📸 Now showing: #CanTheSeasSurviveUs 🎟 Pay if and what you can 💭 Life’s biggest questions sainsburycentre.ac.uk #LivingArt
@pariahpress.bsky.social
A British contemporary art press. Publisher of critical dialogues, innovative lit & photography. Slow, often archival 🌎 Distribution: ‘artbooks’ — Antenne literature — Central Prestwich/Bow | Est.2014 #AnthonyBurgess #MelissaLeeHoughton #LindenArchives
@artmonthly.bsky.social
Contemporary art magazine based in London; follow for the latest artist interviews, news, reviews and more. Art Monthly – taking art apart since 1976 https://www.artmonthly.co.uk
@monroegallery.bsky.social
Monroe Gallery of Photography specializes in 20th- and 21st-century photojournalism and humanist imagery in a shared medium that is a singular intersectionality of art and journalism. lnk.bio/MonroeGallery
@dartmoorcollective.org
Community Interest group supporting and promoting the visual arts on Dartmoor. https://dartmoorcollective.org/
@recessedspace.bsky.social
recessed.space is a platform for writing about art and architecture, and where the two intersect.
@azuremagazine.bsky.social
AZURE is an award-winning magazine with a focus on contemporary architecture and design. Launched in 1985.
@archhfund.org.uk
Helping communities across the UK to reuse and regenerate historic buildings, with grants, loans and advice. https://linktr.ee/ArchHFund
@designarchives.bsky.social
Award-winning archive of British & international industrial & communication design designarchives@brighton.ac.uk https://blogs.brighton.ac.uk/brightondesignarchives/ https://linktr.ee/design_archives
@southlondongallery.bsky.social
📍 Contemporary art gallery in south London. ✨ We are free to visit & open Wed-Sun, come and say hello! https://linktr.ee/southlondongallery
@hinterlandnf.bsky.social
Hinterland is a triannual print magazine showcasing the best in creative non-fiction writing. Issue 16 out now! Edited by @andrewkenrick.bsky.social and @yinflim.bsky.social. Based in Norwich. https://linktr.ee/hinterlandnonfiction
@ourmoh.bsky.social
We are a grassroots community museum in Finsbury Park North London led by people with experience of homelessness We do direct community action, independent investigations, collecting and unforgettable art. Find out more: museumofhomelessness.org
@smallpublishers.bsky.social
Celebrating books by artists, poets, writers, book designers and their publishers online and through the annual gathering, Fri 24 & Sat 25 October 2025. linktr.ee/small_publishers_fair
@modinmetro.bsky.social
Art Deco, Modernism and Brutalism in London's suburbs and beyond. https://www.modernism-in-metroland.co.uk
@migrationmuseum.org
The Migration Museum in Lewisham has now closed. Thank you to everyone for an amazing 5 years. Exciting plans coming soon - watch this space 👀 Website: migrationmuseum.org Shop: shop.migrationmuseum.org
@averyhill.bsky.social
Avery Hill helps aspiring creators reach their potential and is a home for those geniuses the mainstream has yet to recognise. https://averyhillpublishing.bigcartel.com/
@ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social
🖼 🏺 World famous collections, from Egyptian mummies to contemporary art 🕙 Open every day 10am–5pm 🏛 linktr.ee/ashmoleanmuseum
@pittriversmuseum.bsky.social
Anthropology and archaeology collections from world cultures past and present. https://www.prm.ox.ac.uk
@museumsassociation.org
Membership organisation and network for everyone working in museums and heritage 🤝 based in the UK 📍 museumsassociation.org
@nhmlibraryarchives.bsky.social
One of the finest collections of natural history literature, art and online resources. Come and research with us Tuesday - Thursday 10.00 - 16.00 (by appointment). linktr.ee/nhmlibraryarchives (Natural History Museum, London and Tring)
@nyreviewofarch.bsky.social
Reviews architecture, in New York. nyra.nyc
@pastpostcard.bsky.social
Fragments of life in messages from old postcards, curated by Tom Jackson. BOOK: http://amzn.to/34rIDhp POD: http://Apple.co/2xNqQ8D AGENT: http://morgangreencreatives.com
@nhm.org
Inspiring wonder, discovery, and responsibility for our natural and cultural worlds. Open 9:30am - 5pm daily, closed the first Tuesday of every month. 🔊 http://linktr.ee/nhmla
@dukepress.bsky.social
Disseminating knowledge—through the publication of printed books, periodicals, and electronic files—beyond the confines of the University's campus.
@hypervisible.bsky.social
Every future imagined by a tech company is worse than the previous iteration…or something like that.
@ruralindexing.bsky.social
Buildings, signs, and symbols indexed by keyword. Original photographic documentation since 2010. Chicago, IL — www.ruralindexingproject.com
@moma.bsky.social
Art from the MoMA's Paintings and Sculpture collection. The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is an art museum located in New York City. #artbots by @nuwaves-future.bsky.social https://www.moma.org
@photofusionuk.bsky.social
Gallery, courses, studio hire, darkrooms, film processing & exhibition production
@documentingbritain.bsky.social
Supportive documentary photography platform focussed on emerging artists.
@thephotobookmuseum.bsky.social
Enjoy #photobookculture! The first museum dedicated to the photobook as a medium. Based in Cologne, Germany - promoting the photobook in all it‘s glory worldwide! Since 2014! www.thephotobookmuseum.com www.dummyaward.org
@1854.photography
The home of British Journal of Photography. Established 1854. Learn more 👉 https://1854.photo/4fD9MCH
@unofphoto.bsky.social
Photographic conversation and debate curated by Dr Grant Scott Subject Coordinator Photography UG and PG at Oxford Brookes University. The weekly A Photographic Life podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts... www.unitednationsofphotography.com
@sourcephoto.bsky.social
A quarterly magazine 'thinking through photography' https://linktr.ee/sourcephotographicreview www.source.ie
@readingthepictures.bsky.social
The analysis of news photos & media images. (Originally BagNewsNotes.) Subscribe to our Substack at: http://ReadingThePictures.media.
@photobookjunkies.bsky.social
Bookstore specialising in photography & art books. Follow us for some daily doses of inspiration & featured books from our online store - worldwide shipping! 🌍📚 www.photobookjunkies.com
@campaignforthearts.org
We believe the arts make life better, and everyone should have opportunities to experience and take part in them. 🎶💃🎭🎨✍️📸🎥🧵 https://www.campaignforthearts.org