Resources

A collection of information, articles and reference for students.

Any thoughts are welcome about content or exhibitions that could be added to this page. Thanks.

Art supplies

  • Cass Art

    Multiple London branches. General art supplies. Flagship Islington store has stretcher bars and canvas. Staff knowledge is fair. Has regular sales. The ‘Cass Art’ range of pre-made canvases are good quality.

    cassart.co.uk

  • London Art

    Finchley Road. General art supplies. Limited selection of stretcher bars (supplied by Russsell & Chappell). Good staff knowledge. Art students get a discount - show your HSoA registration.

    thelondonartshop.co.uk

  • Jackson's Art

    Dalston-Kingsland. General art supplies, stretcher bars and canvas. Staff have good knowledge. Their shop is a treasure trove. Worth a trip, but parking isn’t great and it’s 15 mins walk from the overground.

    jacksonsart.com

  • Great Art

    Hoxton. General art supplies, stretcher bars and canvas. Large range of pre-made canvases. A bit like a warehouse, but you can’t fault their range of materials and prices.

    greatart.co.uk

  • Bird & Davis

    Barnet. Supplies stretcher bars, canvas, and bespoke canvases. Has other basic art supplies. Order online, as they don’t stock stretcher bars in store. Very helpful and nice staff, family run.

    birdanddavis.com

  • Russell & Chapple

    Near British Museum. General art supplies, stretcher bars and canvas. London’s oldest supplier of stretchers and canvas. Good staff knowledge.

    russellandchapple.co.uk

  • Cornelissen

    Near British Museum. General art supplies and metal leaf. Staff have good knowledge. Good range of metal leaf. A bit pricey, but a lovely environment in which to shop. Looks like an old apothecary.

    cornelissen.com

  • AP Fitzpatrick

    Bethnal Green. General and specialist art supplies. If you have a technical question, they are likely to have the answer, and product to match. Where people who make their own pigments are likely to shop.

    shop.apfitzpatrick.co.uk

  • Shepherds Paper

    Victoria. Paper supplier. Large and beautiful range of paper and all paper related materials. A wonderful store with everything from Japanese print to handmade paper and accessories.

    store.bookbinding.co.uk/store

  • Atlantis

    Hackney. General art supplies, stretcher bars and canvas. Large range of materials.

    atlantisart.co.uk

Framers

Inspiring Museums

  • Dennis Severs House

    Dennis Severs came to Spitalfields in 1979 and bought a derelict house saved by the Spitalfields Trust. He reconfigured it to tell the story of an imaginary Huguenot family who had lived there since it was built in 1724.

    Take a walk through time in Dennis Severs’ House in which the material things he collected become a cast of characters, the House destined to be their stage.

    https://dennissevershouse.co.uk/

  • The Old Operating Theatre

    Housed in the attic of the early eighteenth-century church of the old St Thomas’ Hospital, this atmospheric museum offers a unique insight into the history of medicine and surgery.

    The original timber framed Herb Garret was once used to dry and store herbs for patients’ medicines and in 1822 an operating theatre was included. Predating anaesthetics and antiseptics, it is the oldest surviving surgical theatre in Europe. Access to the attic is through a narrow 52-step spiral staircase.

    https://oldoperatingtheatre.com/

  • Wellcome Collection

    Art, Philosophy and Science meet at the Wellcome Collection - a free museum and library that aims to challenge how we all think and feel about health.

    Through exhibitions, collections, live programming, digital, broadcast and publishing, we create opportunities for people to think deeply about the connections between science, medicine, life and art.

    https://wellcomecollection.org/