Category Artist in Residence

Guest Post: An Artist’s Perspective

September 4, 2013 · by · in Archaeologist Portraits, Archaeology of Archaeology, Artist in Residence, Peter Driver, Summer Excavation, Winchester School of Art · Leave a comment

— Peter Driver, our Artist-in-Residence, has written a piece reflecting on his experience of the excavation season. Thanks Peter! — I relished the opportunity to be artist-in-residence at the Basing House dig.  I  felt rather unqualified for the role, having no previous experience of archaeology, outside of TV documentaries. I didn’t even study History at […]

Guest Blog: Artist in Residence at Work

September 4, 2013 · by · in Artist in Residence, Peter Driver, Summer Excavation, Winchester School of Art · Leave a comment

Peter Driver, our Artist-in-Residence has written posts at his blog about the work that he has been doing with us up at Basing House while we were excavating. Peter is part of the team that is working now to develop a travelling exhibition all about the excavation.  We’ll keep you updated with our plans here […]

Basing House Open Days – Beyond the Brick Wall

August 22, 2013 · by · in Archaeologist Portraits, Artist in Residence, Digital Methods, Events, Festival of British Archaeology, Images, Media Coverage, Open Days, Student Reporter, Summer Excavation, Winchester School of Art · Leave a comment

As part of our time at Basing House, we were keen to work with the Hampshire County Council team to keep visitors informed of our dig, and to tell people all about the history of Basing House in an engaging way. The dig was also a training excavation; a compulsory part of an Archaeology or […]