75 years of Palatinate and arts journalism

Indigo Editors, Charlotte Grimwade and Cameron Beech, consider the paper’s connection to the arts

The past 75 years have witnessed remarkable changes across arts and culture. From developments in the latest film technologies to the way in which we access our music, the arts have become increasingly accessible. Whilst the Indigo we know today didn’t actually come into existence until 2008 (though fifteenth anniversary celebrations may be on the horizon…), throughout Palatinate’s history the arts have always been a powerful element of the paper’s output.

Elements of this edition’s design aim to hark back to past iterations of the magazine

This edition of Indigo aims to celebrate 75 years of the paper, from the magazine’s myriad of engaging front covers to past Editors-in-Chief that have gone on to pursue careers in arts journalism. Elements of this edition’s design aim to hark back to past iterations of the magazine. From the small black and white symbols that proliferated the pages of sense, to the coloured columns from 2010s editions of Indigo

This is not your typical fortnightly edition of Indigo

The intention behind this edition’s front and back covers is to highlight our myriad of talented student illustrators, photographers and editors, both past and present. This is not your typical fortnightly edition of Indigo; rather this special edition acts as a time capsule, delineating the history of art journalism throughout the last two decades, and the ways in which art journalism has simultaneously evolved alongside culture itself. Our brilliant section editors have used this special edition as an opportunity to explore both

Content

Archive (page 3), Features (pages 4 & 5), Visual Arts (pages 6 & 7), Books (page 8), Stage (page 9), Insert (pages 10 & 11), Music (page 12), Film & TV (page 13), Interview (pages 14 & 15), Creative Writing (page 16), Travel (page 17), Style (page 18), Food & Drink (page 19).

Indigo logo: Adeline Zhao

Cover image: Cameron Beech

Artwork of the week: James Macfarlane the progress of the paper, the arts and Durham over the past 75 years. From Interview’s insightful discussion with former Editor-in-Chief, Tim Alden, on page 14, to Visual Arts’ focus on old sense covers on page 7, this extended edition of Indigo is a true celebration of everything our editors, both past and present, have achieved.

Artwork of the week: James Macfarlane

Team

Charlotte Grimwade, Cameron Beech, Melissa Rumbold, Roshni Suresh Babu, Siobhan

Eddie, Elizabeth Buckley, Theo Mudhir, Amelie Lambie-Proctor, Lydia Doyle, Lily Lake, Ruhee Parelkar, Annie Pickup, James Macfarlane, Rae Rostron, Alice Purves, Jacob Dax Harris, Lotte Micklethwaite, Charlotte Rodney, Isabella Harris, Tom Harbottle, Millie Adams, Eve Kirman, Elif Karakaya, Caitlin Ball.

Contact

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Image credit: Adeline Zhao