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  • Lee Miller and Roland Penrose

    The New Remembrance Hall Charlton, Shaftesbury, United Kingdom

    Days of Special Interest are held twice a year at Charlton Village Hall near Shaftesbury which has ample parking in front of the hall for members and guests. The next Day of Special Interest will be held on 18th March 2019 when lecturer Mr. Antony Penrose will be coming along to talk about Lee Miller […]

    £33.00

  • Art UK: Uncovering the Nation’s Hidden Oil Paintings

    Stalbridge Hall Stalbridge Hall, Lower Road, Stalbridge, Sturminster Newton, Dorset, United Kingdom.

    The Picture Gallery Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1836–1912) Towneley Hall Art Gallery & Museum   In 2003 a project was set up to catalogue the UK’s national collection of oil paintings. It involved visiting over 3,000 collection locations across the UK and photographing 212,000 paintings. The lecture offers an insider’s view of this ambitious and unique project. […]

  • The Role of the Arts in the Cycle of Crime, Prison and Re-offending

    Stalbridge Hall Stalbridge Hall, Lower Road, Stalbridge, Sturminster Newton, Dorset, United Kingdom.

    Years of working as an artist within the Criminal Justice System in England and Germany have given Angela unique insights into the destructive and costly cycle of crime, prisons and re-offending. In this thought-provoking talk she offers a deeper understanding of the minds, lives and challenges of offenders. Lecturer: Ms Angela Findlay BA (Hons) Dip. […]

  • Charles Dickens – Magician – Conjuring in Life, Letters and Literature

    St. Mary's School Shaftesbury, Dorset, United Kingdom

    You are invited to an Evening Celebration At St Mary’s School, Shaftesbury, Dorset, SP7 9LP Doors open 6:15pm The lecture will be followed by drinks and canapés until 8:30pm Lecturer: Ian Keable Gained a First Class degree from Oxford University in Politics, Philosophy and Economics, qualified as a Chartered Accountant and then became a professional […]

    £18.00

  • Women behind the Lens

    Stalbridge Hall Stalbridge Hall, Lower Road, Stalbridge, Sturminster Newton, Dorset, United Kingdom.

    The work of women photographers has often been unfairly neglected.  This lecture seeks to correct that by examining the contribution of three outstanding British practitioners: Julia Margaret Cameron, a Victorian pioneer, Jane Brown a brilliant portraitist and Faye Godwin, who excelled in landscape photography. We will also explore the work of two highly- influential Americans, […]

  • Gilded Glories – the fascinating history of gilded decoration

    Stalbridge Hall Stalbridge Hall, Lower Road, Stalbridge, Sturminster Newton, Dorset, United Kingdom.

    Gilding continues to be the ultimate faux embellishment and decoration.  This lecture explores the fascination for gilt and shows how gilding has been used throughout history to enhance various woodwork, sculptures, metals and paintwork. Lecturer:  Jo Mabbutt Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Painter-Stainers and Freeman of the City of London. Originally a trained singer, pianist […]

  • Girls Behaving Badly: Jane Austen’s Wicked Women

    Stalbridge Hall Stalbridge Hall, Lower Road, Stalbridge, Sturminster Newton, Dorset, United Kingdom.

    Some Austen scholars consider that Jane Austen is much more subversive than is generally supposed.   In this lecture, Annalie Talent considers how far Austen rebels against expected codes of behaviour for women in her lifetime, with reference to her life and work. The Lecturer: Annalie Talent BA Annalie Talent has worked at several museums and […]

  • THE SILK ROAD AND THE SEA: CHINA’S WINDOWS ON THE WORLD

    Arthur Morison Memorial Hall, Cucklington Arthur Morison Memorial Hall, Rowls Lane, Cucklington., Wincanton, Somerset, United Kingdom.

    Chinese emperors and philosophers traditionally regarded their country as ‘the middle kingdom’, situated at the centre of the world.  As they cultivated their minds and spirits, they faced inwards. In contrast, merchants in china’s border regions faced outwards.  On the western frontier the ancient silk road witnessed an exchange of luxury goods:  silk, perfumes, exotica […]

  • Velázquez – ‘The Great Magician of Art’

    Stalbridge Hall Stalbridge Hall, Lower Road, Stalbridge, Sturminster Newton, Dorset, United Kingdom.

      Velázquez(1599-1660) was the leading artist in the court of King Philip IV of spain, noted for his portraits, of the spanish royal family and others, culminating in the production of his masterpiece Las Meninas in 1656.  This Lecture considers the way in which the artist raises questions about reality and illusion, via complex and […]