• New Year, New Shelfie, New You: Part Two

    With the New Year upon us, Impact Arts decided to give you some inspiration of how to pimp up your bookshelf to make it as fly as you are, adding some life lessons into the mix. A lover of the natural world and nature, this shelfie belongs to a forest...
  • New Year, New Shelfie, New You: Part One

    With the New Year upon us, Impact Arts decided to give you some inspiration of how to pimp up your bookshelf to make it as fly as you are, adding some life lessons into the mix. An exotic traveller, the elephant and French postcards hint at past travels. Clearly not...
  • Arts Investigates: The Death of the Novel

    The Death of the Author has turned into the Death of the Novel. With many traditional plot devices centring on chance meetings and misdirected letters, unless they want to have their work stuck in the past forever, authors are looking into new ways to make books work. But with...
  • Life Of An Arts Student: The Stigma and Worries

    I was an anxious mess on Results Day. I could barely believe it when I looked on UCAS Track and realised I had been accepted at the University of Nottingham to study English and Philosophy. When I shared my excitement with others however, not everyone was pleased for me....
  • Arty Outings: Christmas at Chatsworth

    After drowning in deadlines, dissertation preparation and having to think about *shudder* the future all semester, when my friend invited me on a Christmassy outing to Chatsworth House in Derbyshire to see their themed decorations, I downed the books and jumped at the chance. If you’ve ever dreamed of...
  • Arty Outings: The North and South of Christmas Markets

    From bright and sunny Leeds to dark and rainy Bath: you wouldn’t expect it, but I experienced it! Leeds On a cold, but Sun-smiling day in the first week of December, I went to visit a friend from home in Leeds. The Christmas market itself was relatively small, but...
  • Arts Investigates: Temporary Art – Will It Last?

    Van Gogh, Picasso, Da Vinci and Michelangelo are all artists whose art has inspired and entertained generations. The Mona Lisa still encourages flocks of snap-happy tourists to gaze upon her smile with wonder and excitement every single day. However, the landscape of art is constantly changing and many modern artists...