16 October 2018
WOMEN BEHIND THE LENS: OUTSTANDING FEMALE PHOTOGRAPHERS AND THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO THE ART OF PHOTOGRAPHY
The work of women photographers has often been neglected. Brian Stater seeks to correct that by examining the work of 3 British and 2 American practitioners.
Mr Brian Stater
Followed by WELCOME PARTY FOR NEW MEMBERS.
AND: Tickets on sale for Festive Drinks & Mince Pies event on Tuesday 20 November 2018
20 November 2018
CARTOONERY : ENGLISH ATTITUDES
Cartoonists from the Georgians to the present day.
Be prepared for a witty, humurous, genteel and vivacious lecture to amuse and give pleasure!
Mr Tim Stimson
Followed by FESTIVE DRINKS AND MINCE PIES.
15 January 2019
THE BOTANIC GARDENS OF LONDON BEFORE KEW
Thousands of plant species from across the world. How many of these are now staples of our gardens?
Dr Mark Spencer
AND: Tickets on sale for Day of Special Interest (Japanese Architecture) event on Thursday 7 March 2019 and Phillip Jackson Studio visit on 22 March 2019
19 February 2019
THE ART AND SCANDALOUS LIVES OF THE BLOOMSBURY GROUP
We look at their companions, their relationships and their contribution to the visual arts.
The art of the three main “Bloomsbury” artists (Duncan Grant, Vanessa Bell and Roger Fry) cannot be separated from their astonishing lives.
Mr Frank Woodgate
AND: Tickets on sale for Day of Special Interest (Japanese Architecture) event on Thursday 7 March 2019 and Phillip Jackson Studio visit on 22 March 2019
19 March 2019
THE MAGIC OF PRAGUE: CZECH ART AND CULTURE
Looking back at ancient mythology, the Czechs imagined a new future by means of art, architecture, literature, and music.
Mr Gavin Plumley
AND: Tickets on sale for Champs Hill visit on 7 May 2019 and The Bloomsbury Set visit on 16 May 2019
16 April 2019
WILLIAM MORRIS INTERIORS. SIMPLICITY OR SPLENDOUR
According to his contemporaries, the great charm of William Morris’s method of decoration was the fact that it lent itself to either ‘simplicity or splendour’.
This talk looks at commissions from rich clients as well as more ordinary interiors.
Ms Joanna Banham
AND: Tickets on sale for Champs Hill visit on 7 May 2019, The Bloomsbury Set visit on 16 May 2019 and Red House & Down House visit on 12 June 2019
21 May 2019
IMAGES OF WOMEN: PRE RAPHAELITE PAINTING
The women featured in the paintings of Rossetti and Burne-Jones were models, wives, mistresses and artists. The life stories of ‘the stunners’ is as seductive as their painted images and it is difficult to divorce one from the other.
Dr Anne Anderson
AND: Tickets on sale for Red House & Down House visit on 12 June 2019
18 June 2019
MANET’S ART AND THE MUSIC THAT INSPIRED HIM
This lecture brings together Manet’s art and the rich range of Music that inspired him, from Spanish Flamenco the Haydn string quartets, Wagner piano transcriptions and café songs.
Dr Lois Oliver
AND: Tickets on sale for Russell-Coates Museum visit on 4 September 2019
16 July 2019
AGM at 10am. Doors open at 9.30am. Click here for the 2019 AGM Agenda and Membership Renewal Letter
‘WINE AND THE VINE IN ART ‘
The story of wine is littered with surprises and adventures. Wine is as enticing for art lovers as for cellar masters and has been the drink of kings and heroes.
Mrs Hilary Hope Guise
AND: Tickets on sale for Russell-Coates Museum visit on 4 September 2019