Panchayat Collection
Harrow Learning Resources Centre
University of Westminster, Harrow Campus,
Watford Road, Northwick Park,
Harrow, Middlesex,
HA1 3TP.
T 020 79115000
F 020 79115952
W http://www.wmin.ac.uk/page-12076
Scope:
Panchayat was founded in London in 1988 by five artists - Allan de Souza, Bhajan Hunjan, Shaheen Merali, Symrath Patti and Shanti Thomas - as a response to the need for the representation of Southern world and first nation artists. It has since expanded to accommodate a widened International perspective. The collection now represents and promotes contemporary artists producing issue-based work, with a particular focus on cultural identity. Panchayat's library and archive includes books, exhibition catalogues, information files, journals, slides and videos.
Contact:
Sally Bannard (Deputy Library Manager)
T. 020 79115956
Subject Strengths:
- The library contains texts on artistic and cultural theory, on the art of particular countries and individual artists, and related poetry and fiction.
- Information files on non-European artists include A-Z artists' files containing CVs, artists' statements, private view cards, postcards, photographs, letters, press releases, posters and other ephemera.
- You can search for Panchayat books and exhibition catalogues using the University of Westminster library catalogue. Use 'Keyword search' and type "Panchayat" as your search term.