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SUMMARY:The Making of Landscape Photographs - An Extraordinary Double Act Between the Eye and the Brain
DESCRIPTION:Beyond Monkton Deverill by Charlie Waite\n\n\nThis event has been postponed due to coronavirus.\nWe are attempting to reschedule for May 2021.\n\n\nYou are invited to an Evening Celebration\n\n\nOur Evening Celebration this year is on Wednesday 27th May at 6.45pm (doors open at 6.15pm).We have a local – yet world famous – lecturer\, landscape photographer Charlie Waite\, and a magnificent venue – the Medieval Tithe Barn at Hinton St Mary (by kind permission of Anthony and Val Pitt-Rivers).In addition\, after the lecture\, we have wine and canapes.  If weather permits we will make the most of the light May evening and have our refreshments outside in the delightful walled gardens. \nParking for the event will be in the farmyard across the road from the Tithe Barn.  Mrs Pitt-Rivers has asked that nobody parks right outside the Tithe Barn or in the adjacent road. \nCharlie Waite lives in the Blackmore Vale and has taken many local photographs. He has also travelled widely around the world and his photographs reflect his travels. He has written or contributed to a large number of photographic books; lectured around the world; taught aspiring photographers; and appeared on television talking about the art of landscape photography. \nCharlie Waite says that his photographs are a wonderful double act between the eye and the brain. He has a very painterly approach and sees himself more as an “interpreter and a responder than a photographer.” \nHis new book “Behind the Photograph” reveals the stories of how he made his favourite photographs.  The images he will offer us\, his viewers\, will give us a breathtaking vista of colour\, light\, shade\, shape and composition\, which all come together in harmony and serenity to please the eye. Our lecture will take us through many of these pictures\, both local and worldwide. \n\n\n\nLecturer: Charlie Waite – a world-renowned landscape photographer who produces amazing landscape pictures. \nDoors open at 18:15\, lecture begins at 18:45hrs followed by drinks and canapes until 20:30hrs. \nThe ticket cost includes wine and canapes and is shown on the application form. Click here for application form.
URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/the-making-of-landscape-photographs/
LOCATION:The Tithe Barn\, The Tithe Barn\, Hinton St. Mary\, Dorset\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Evening Lecture
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200305T123000
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SUMMARY:Pierre Bonnard: The Old Master of Modern Art?
DESCRIPTION:  \n\n\n \nFrom his radical youth in the vibrant world of avant-garde 1890s Paris\, to his death in rural Southern France in 1947\, Pierre Bonnard moved from modern and urban subjects to the limited and domestic. Despite the glorious\, atmospheric colour and shimmering decorative effect of his paintings\, Bonnard was often dismissed by the avant-garde during his lifetime and by art historians after his death. More recent scholarship has revised this assessment\, and this talk takes a close look at the artist’s work and changing reputation. \n\n\n\nThe Lecturer: Linda Smith\nLinda holds two first-class degrees in Art History.  She is an experienced lecturer and guide\, especially at Tate Britain and Tate Modern. She has lectured to a wide variety of audiences in different venues\, including school and university students\, and independent arts societies\, both in the UK and overseas.
URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/pierre-bonnard-the-old-master-of-modern-art/
LOCATION:Stalbridge Hall\, Stalbridge Hall\, Lower Road\, Stalbridge\, Sturminster Newton\, Dorset\, DT10 2NF\, United Kingdom.
CATEGORIES:Monthly Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200206T113000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200206T123000
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SUMMARY:FABER & FABER: 90 years of excellence in cover design
DESCRIPTION:Founded in 1929\, Faber and Faber has built a reputation as one of London’s most important literary publishing houses\, partly due to the firm’s insistence on good design and illustration.  This lecture traces its history through its illustrations\, covers and designs\, employing celebrated artists.  Toby Faber is the grandson of the firm’s founder\, so the talk will also be peppered with personal insight and anecdote. \n \nHas written two works of narrative history\, Stradivarius and Fabergé’s Eggs\, published by Macmillan in the UK and Random House in the US\, and given lectures associated with these two subjects at venues including The Victoria and Albert Museum\, The Library of Congress and the Huntington Library\, as well as a number of literary festivals. His career began with Natural Sciences at Cambridge and has been through investment banking\, management consulting and five years as managing director of the publishing company founded by his grandfather\, Faber and Faber\, where he remains on the board. He is also non-executive Chairman of its sister company\, Faber Music and a director of Liverpool University Press and the Copyright Licensing Agency.
URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/faber-faber-90-years-of-excellence-in-cover-design/
LOCATION:Stalbridge Hall\, Stalbridge Hall\, Lower Road\, Stalbridge\, Sturminster Newton\, Dorset\, DT10 2NF\, United Kingdom.
CATEGORIES:Monthly Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200109T113000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200109T123000
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SUMMARY:Rebuilding Ypres
DESCRIPTION:Ypres is an ancient town\, known to have been raided by the Romans in 1stC BC.  During WW1\, the town was all but obliterated by artillery fire and\, in 1920\, awarded the Military Cross by King George V.  After the war the town was extensively rebuilt with the main square\, including the Cloth Hall and town hall\, being rebuilt as close to the original designs as possible.  This lecture tells the story of that rebuilding.\n \n\n\nChanter Christopher Architectural Historian\nHas led lectures\, study days and workshops. Author of articles on restoration\, consultant on restoration to the Georgian Group. Chairman of Historic Buildings Committee\, Somerset Archaeology and Natural History Society 1999-2004. Correspondent to the Council of British Archaeology.
URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/rebuilding-ypres/
LOCATION:Stalbridge Hall\, Stalbridge Hall\, Lower Road\, Stalbridge\, Sturminster Newton\, Dorset\, DT10 2NF\, United Kingdom.
CATEGORIES:Monthly Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191205T113000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191205T123000
DTSTAMP:20260427T115908
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SUMMARY:The Origins of our English Christmas
DESCRIPTION:The origins of our English Christmas lie in distant European history\, combining the pagan traditions of the Roman and Scandinavian winter festivals.  In the 4thC AD the Christian Church began to celebrate the birth of Christ\, and pagan and religious traditions blended\, changing with the social and political landscape. This lecture explores the resultant rich tapestry of music\, art and folk customs which interweave to create the festival that most touches everyone in our society. \n  \n\nRoger Askew  MA BMus\nRoger was a chorister at Wells Cathedral School and a choral scholar at Magdalen College\, Oxford\, where he graduated with an honours degree in English.  He combined a teaching career with professional singing in London\, and after obtaining a further degree in Music became Director of Music at Daniel Stewart’s and Melville College in Edinburgh. \nAfter retiring in 2003 he returned to the south of England.  He is President Emeritus of The Stoke Poges Society and Chairman of Windsor and Maidenhead Decorative and Fine Arts Society.
URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/the-origins-of-our-english-christmas/
LOCATION:Stalbridge Hall\, Stalbridge Hall\, Lower Road\, Stalbridge\, Sturminster Newton\, Dorset\, DT10 2NF\, United Kingdom.
CATEGORIES:Monthly Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191107T113000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191107T123000
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SUMMARY:Velázquez - 'The Great Magician of Art'
DESCRIPTION:  \nVelázquez(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 enigmatic composition. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n\n  \nThe Lecturer: Douglas Skeggs\nDouglas Skeggs read Fine Art at Magdalene College\, Cambridge. He is a Writer\, Artist\, TV Presenter. Lecturer to many London art courses. Director of the New Academy of Arts. Author of 6 Novels. \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/2019-11-07/
LOCATION:Stalbridge Hall\, Stalbridge Hall\, Lower Road\, Stalbridge\, Sturminster Newton\, Dorset\, DT10 2NF\, United Kingdom.
CATEGORIES:Monthly Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191014T103000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191014T160000
DTSTAMP:20260427T115908
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SUMMARY:THE SILK ROAD AND THE SEA: CHINA’S WINDOWS ON THE WORLD
DESCRIPTION: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. \nIn 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 and Persian glass carried by camel caravans over vast distances. \nOn china’s eastern frontier stretched the sea on which ivory\, jewels and porcelain were traded along with tea\, lacquer and painted wallpaper. \nMerchants\, dancers and acrobats from central Asia thronged china’s capital\, xi’an.  Arab merchants settled in china’s port cities to be followed by ‘red-haired foreign devils’ from Europe who brought Indian opium\, gunboats and the new architectural styles of the treaty ports. \n\n\nThe Lecturer: Anne Haworth\nAnne lectures regularly at the Victoria and Albert museum and is a visiting lecturer at the British museum.   She lectures frequently for private groups visiting London’s museums and art galleries. \nFrom 1981 to 1995 she was a specialist in European and Asian ceramics at the head offices of Bonham’s and then Christie’s\, appraising many private collections of ceramics in Britain and Europe. \nFrom 1995 to 2002 Anne lived in Shanghai\, China where she gave lectures to the international community of diplomats and expatriates. \nOn returning to London in 2002 she worked on a short project cataloguing Chinese ceramics in Britain and Europe. \nShe is a lecturer at the queen’s gallery and from 2005 – 2015 guided private tours of the state rooms at Buckingham palace and gave gallery talks in the exhibition ‘china; the three emperors’ at the royal academy. \nAnne also teaches a course on British art from 1760 – 1960 to American students from Eckerd college\, Florida during their ‘study abroad’ programme in London. \n\n\nCosts:\nThe cost for the whole day of lectures and a superb lunch are: \n£33.00 for members and £35.00 for non-members. \nDownload and print the application form TAS – DOSI – Booking Form October 2019. \n\nUpdated on 23/10/2019\nRecommended reading:\nJessica Rawson: ‘The British Museum Book of Chinese Art’\, London 1992 \nFrances Wood: ‘The Silk Road\, Two Thousand Years in the Heart of Asia\, London 2003 \nValery M. Garrett: ‘Heaven is High\, the Emperor Far Away’
URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/the-silk-road-and-the-sea-chinas-windows-on-the-world/
LOCATION:Arthur Morison Memorial Hall\, Cucklington\, Arthur Morison Memorial Hall\, Rowls Lane\, Cucklington.\, Wincanton\, Somerset\, BA9 9PY\, United Kingdom.
CATEGORIES:Day of Special Interest
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191003T113000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191003T123000
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SUMMARY:Girls Behaving Badly: Jane Austen's Wicked Women
DESCRIPTION: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. \n\n\nThe Lecturer: Annalie Talent BA\nAnnalie Talent has worked at several museums and writers’ houses\, including Jane Austen’s House Museum in Chawton (where she currently works as Learning Officer)\, Dove Cottage and the Wordsworth Museum in Grasmere\, and the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford. She has also worked as an eighteenth century maid at Wordsworth House in Cockermouth\, Cumbria. She has a particular interest in literary houses and is currently researching contemporary artistic responses to writers’ houses and their collections. She has a degree in English Literature\, has studied History of Art\, and worked for several years as a teacher.
URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/girls-behaving-badly-jane-austens-wicked-women/
LOCATION:Stalbridge Hall\, Stalbridge Hall\, Lower Road\, Stalbridge\, Sturminster Newton\, Dorset\, DT10 2NF\, United Kingdom.
CATEGORIES:Monthly Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190704T113000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190704T123000
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SUMMARY:Gilded Glories - the fascinating history of gilded decoration
DESCRIPTION: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. \n\nLecturer:  Jo Mabbutt\nLiveryman of the Worshipful Company of Painter-Stainers and Freeman of the City of London. Originally a trained singer\, pianist and orchestra administrator\, Jo is now a decorative artist who gilds antique lace and crochet\, often combining with hand printing and painting.  She works to commission\, sells through galleries and exhibitions and collaborates with other designers. \nJo trained in wood graining\, marbling\, gilding\, specialist paint finishes and interior design and was awarded the City & Guilds Silver Medal for Excellence in 2000.  She taught in further education for 8 years on Art & Design National Diploma and Foundation courses then up-skilled at Central St Martin’s College of Art & Design developing her own practice. She now divides her time as a designer/maker\, lecturer and tutor running workshops for specialist groups.
URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/gilded-glories-the-fascinating-history-of-gilded-decoration/
LOCATION:Stalbridge Hall\, Stalbridge Hall\, Lower Road\, Stalbridge\, Sturminster Newton\, Dorset\, DT10 2NF\, United Kingdom.
CATEGORIES:Monthly Lecture
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190620
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190621
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SUMMARY:VISIT TO THE AMERICAN MUSEUM AND THE HOLBURNE MUSEUM\, BATH
DESCRIPTION:Unfortunately\, this visit has had to be cancelled due to lack of interest.\n\nThursday 20 June 2019.\nTwo Museums\, two beautiful gardens and a Kaffe Fasset exhibition on a summer’s day in June. \nFull details to follow – make a note in your diary now!
URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/a-date-for-your-diary-thursday-20-june-2019/
LOCATION:The American Museum & Holburne Museum Bath\, BATH\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Visit
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190606T113000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190606T123000
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SUMMARY:Women behind the Lens
DESCRIPTION: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\, Dorothy Lange who produced brilliant documentary images and Annie Leibovitz who continues to both surprise and delight her audience. \n\nLecturer: Mr Brian Stater BA MSc\nHis chief interests lie in photography\, architecture and history and he combines all three in his lecturing career. He has taught at University College London\, since 1997 and became an accredited lecturer for The Arts Society in 2003. He is a member of the Association for Historical and Fine Art Photography and an exhibition of his own photographs has been staged at UCL. In an attempt to gain a deeper understanding of the skills of some great photographers of the past\, he has begun to work with a pre-War Leica camera\, as used by his great hero\, Henri Cartier-Bresson\, and many others.
URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/women-behind-the-lens-2/
LOCATION:Stalbridge Hall\, Stalbridge Hall\, Lower Road\, Stalbridge\, Sturminster Newton\, Dorset\, DT10 2NF\, United Kingdom.
CATEGORIES:Monthly Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190529T184500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190529T194500
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SUMMARY:Charles Dickens - Magician - Conjuring in Life\, Letters and Literature
DESCRIPTION:You are invited to an Evening Celebration\nAt St Mary’s School\, Shaftesbury\, Dorset\, SP7 9LP\nDoors open 6:15pm\nThe lecture will be followed by drinks and canapés until 8:30pm\n\nLecturer: Ian Keable\nGained a First Class degree from Oxford University in Politics\, Philosophy and Economics\, qualified as a Chartered Accountant and then became a professional magician. A Member of The Inner Magic Circle with Gold Star. He is currently performing a show about Charles Dickens\, who was an amateur conjurer\, called The Secret World of Charles Dickens. In 2014 published Charles Dickens Magician: Conjuring in Life\, Letters & Literature \n  \n\n  \n  \n\nThis Section Was Added After The Lecture\nOn May 29th\, in the beautiful surroundings of St Mary’s School\, Shaftesbury\, we held our\nannual Evening Celebration.\nDesigned to be a light hearted event\, the evening started with a talk on Charles Dickens’s\ninterest in conjuring and magic tricks. After this\, our speaker\, Ian Keable\, who is himself a\nmember of the Magic Circle\, entertained us with several of the conjuring tricks Dickens himself\nwould have done. Our Chair\, Sheila Williams\, bravely risked her diamond ring in a disappearing\nact. Thankfully the ring turned up safely inside a nest of small boxes!\nThe evening finished in the School’s lovely Blue Common Room\, with delicious canapés and a\nglass or two of wine.
URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/charles-dickens-magician-conjuring-in-life-letters-and-literature/
LOCATION:St. Mary’s School\, Shaftesbury\, Dorset\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Evening Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190509T113000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190509T123000
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SUMMARY:The Role of the Arts in the Cycle of Crime\, Prison and Re-offending
DESCRIPTION: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. \n\nLecturer: Ms Angela Findlay BA (Hons) Dip. Artistic Therapy\nAngela Findlay is a professional artist\, writer and freelance lecturer with a long standing interest in the role the arts and the creative process can play in bringing about changes\, on a personal level or within societies. Her long career of teaching art in prisons and Young Offender Institutions in Germany and England\, followed by her role as the former Arts Coordinator of the Koestler Trust in London\, gave her many insights into the huge impact the arts can have in terms of rehabilitation. She is currently advising the Ministry of Justice and presenting the case for the arts to be included in their new rehabilitation and education policies. \nIn the past decade Angela’s Anglo-German roots led her to discover and research Germany’s largely unknown but fascinating post-WWII process of remembrance. So completely different to the British one\, the arts once again play a huge and vital role in expressing the apology and atonement that underlies the country’s unique culture of memorials and counter memorials. \nAngela has a BA(Hons) in Fine Art\, a Diploma in Artistic Therapy (specialising in colour) and her paintings are widely exhibited both nationally and internationally. \n\nThis Section Was Added After The Lecture\nArt Behind Bars\n\nThe guest speaker on Thursday 9 May 2019 gave a unique insight into the role of The Arts in the cycle of crime\, prison and re-offending.  Using extraordinary slides of prisoners’ art and personal stories from arts projects she had pioneered in English and German prisons\, Angela Findlay demonstrated the vital role The Arts play in the rehabilitation process of offenders.  Angela is a writer\, artist and lecturer who\, until 2016 was advising The Ministry of Justice on a radical new approach to the treatment of prisoners and reform within the prison system.  Unfortunately\, that project came to an abrupt end following cuts in government expenditure and the recent political instability. \nBy developing and encouraging key life-skills\, which many offenders lack or have been denied through circumstances in their early years\, Angela illustrated how access to light\, colour and space can impact significantly upon those who are locked up for 23 hours each day.  Personal space is a crucial part of the rehabilitation process but is almost impossible to find in corrective institutions in the UK.  We have the highest number of prisoners behind bars in Europe.  This lecture was thought-provoking and particularly disturbing knowing that\, in Angela’s words – the prison system is a ‘ticking bomb’.
URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/the-role-of-the-arts-in-the-cycle-of-crime-prison-and-re-offending/
LOCATION:Stalbridge Hall\, Stalbridge Hall\, Lower Road\, Stalbridge\, Sturminster Newton\, Dorset\, DT10 2NF\, United Kingdom.
CATEGORIES:Monthly Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190404T113000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190404T123000
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SUMMARY:Art UK: Uncovering the Nation’s Hidden Oil Paintings
DESCRIPTION:The Picture Gallery\nLawrence Alma-Tadema (1836–1912)\nTowneley Hall Art Gallery & Museum\n  \nIn 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. \n\nMrs Mary Rose Rivett –Carnac BA MA\nMary Rose gained an MA in Victorian Studies at Royal Holloway\, University of London. Several of her arts-related essays and articles have been published\, and she is a guide at Turner’s House in Twickenham and Dorich House Museum in Kingston. She was a founder member of The Arts Society of Richmond upon Thames. Since 2007 she has worked part-time on the unique arts project that is the subject of her lectures.
URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/art-uk-uncovering-the-nations-hidden-oil-paintings/
LOCATION:Stalbridge Hall\, Stalbridge Hall\, Lower Road\, Stalbridge\, Sturminster Newton\, Dorset\, DT10 2NF\, United Kingdom.
CATEGORIES:Monthly Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190318T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190318T160000
DTSTAMP:20260427T115908
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SUMMARY:Lee Miller and Roland Penrose
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThe 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 and her husband Roland Penrose. \nLee Miller was an American supermodel in New York in the 1920s before starting to work behind the camera lens as a fashion and fine art photographer.  During WW11 Lee became a war correspondent and photographer for British Vogue magazine and amongst the many photographs she took\, produced a series of photographs of women and their contribution to the war effort.  Lee married the artist and biographer Roland Penrose in 1947 and the couple were highly influential in promoting Surrealism and International Modernism in Britain. \nFor anyone who is attending one of these days for the first time\, they are very relaxed\, sociable days which give our members and guests a chance to get to know one another whilst enjoying more in-depth lectures. \nSchedule for the day: \n\n9.45am Doors open for coffee/tea on arrival\n10.30am First lecture starts\n11.30am Coffee/tea break\n12.00noon Second lecture starts\n1.00pm Lunch break for 1½ hours for a sit down lunch. (Lasagne\, Salad and Bread with Wine/Elderflower Cordial/Water followed by Fresh Fruit dessert\, Chocolates and Biscuits). (Please advise Penny in advance if you have any special dietary requirements).\n2.30pm  –  Third and final lecture starts\nDay finishes between 3.30 and 4.00pm\, depending on questions\, etc.\n\nBelow is the Booking Form for the next Day of Special Interest.  This can be downloaded and brought to the next lecture or posted to Penny Brentnall (Details at the bottom of the Booking Form). \nPlease note that numbers are limited on these days so tickets tend to sell quickly. \n\n\nAntony Penrose\nFor the past 30 years has conserved and disseminated the work of his parents\, Lee Miller and Roland Penrose. He is the director of The Lee Miller Archives and The Penrose Collection at Farley Farm House in Sussex and has seen his parents’ work featured in major exhibitions at the V&A\, National Portrait Gallery\, Manchester Art Gallery\, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art and the Whitworth. He has lectured at museums and universities around the world\, and made documentaries for television. Publications include The Lives of Lee Miller\, Lee Miller’s War (editor)\, The Angel and the Fiend\, The Home of the Surrealists\, Roland Penrose the Friendly Surrealist and The Boy Who Bit Picasso.\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/lee-miller-and-picasso/
LOCATION:The New Remembrance Hall\, Charlton\, Shaftesbury\, SP7 0PL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Day of Special Interest
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190307T113000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190307T123000
DTSTAMP:20260427T115909
CREATED:20180406T164505Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180630T183837Z
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SUMMARY:Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel - the black brow’d cantor
DESCRIPTION:Fanny Mendelssohn\, who later came to be known as Fanny Hensel\, was a German pianist and composer. She was the sister of the composer Felix Mendelssohn and is considered to have been as equally gifted as her genius brother.  Even though there is a constant comparison of her music with that of Felix\, she had an altogether different expression\, which was more passionate in nature. It is only now that her music is coming to light and being published. \n\nLecturer: Miss Karin Fernald\nKarin Fernald is an actor\, writer and speaker.  She researches and  creates a spell-binding picture of a character and a historical period; sometimes with  revealing  powerpoint  images\, and sometimes with music.   She has appeared at festivals in England and on tour in Japan\, Australia\, Europe and at the University of  Cape Town Summer School. She is  a Arts Society/NADFAS speaker. \n  \n\n 
URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/fanny-mendelssohn-hensel-the-black-browd-cantor/
LOCATION:Stalbridge Hall\, Stalbridge Hall\, Lower Road\, Stalbridge\, Sturminster Newton\, Dorset\, DT10 2NF\, United Kingdom.
CATEGORIES:Monthly Lecture
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190207T113000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190207T123000
DTSTAMP:20260427T115909
CREATED:20180406T161636Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180630T183131Z
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SUMMARY:From Bronzes to Banksy
DESCRIPTION:London has a world-class reputation for art in its many galleries.  This\, however\, is a lecture about the remarkable range of art outside in the streets\, ranging from huge and expensive commissions to unofficial graffiti\, sometimes audacious and often playful. We look at why art is there\, how it has developed over the years and discover many hidden gems.  \n\nLecturer:Mr. Ian Swankie\nA Londoner with a passion for art and architecture. He is an official guide at Tate Modern\, Tate Britain\, Guildhall Art Gallery and St Paul’s Cathedral\, and gives regular tours at each venue. Also a qualified and active freelance London guide and a member of both the City of London and Westminster Guide Lecturer Associations. Clients include WEA groups\, Transport for London\, the National Trust and London Open House. In 2012 he established a weekly independent art lecture group in Richmond and gives talks on a variety of subjects. \n  \n\n 
URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/from-bronzes-to-banksy/
LOCATION:Stalbridge Hall\, Stalbridge Hall\, Lower Road\, Stalbridge\, Sturminster Newton\, Dorset\, DT10 2NF\, United Kingdom.
CATEGORIES:Monthly Lecture
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190103T113000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190103T123000
DTSTAMP:20260427T115909
CREATED:20180406T161244Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180630T182430Z
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SUMMARY:Inspired by Stonehenge
DESCRIPTION:We explore how the iconic structure of Stonehenge has inspired painters\, potters and poets resulting in a diverse catalogue of images and impressions which now grace tea towels in Wiltshire\, phone cards in Japan and stamps from Bhutan.   \n\nLecturer: Mr Julian Richards BA FSA\nJulian is an archaeologist who ran the Stonehenge Environs Project\, a detailed study of Stonehenge and its surrounding landscape. This gave him his first experience of the media\, where he contributed parts to programmes about Stonehenge. He was asked to contribute to a TV programme about the construction of Stonehenge. His ideas led eventually to the programmes “Meet the Ancestors” and “Blood of the Vikings”. In addition\, he has written books to accompany both series. \n\n 
URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/inspired-by-stonehenge/
LOCATION:Stalbridge Hall\, Stalbridge Hall\, Lower Road\, Stalbridge\, Sturminster Newton\, Dorset\, DT10 2NF\, United Kingdom.
CATEGORIES:Monthly Lecture
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20181206T113000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20181206T123000
DTSTAMP:20260427T115909
CREATED:20180406T155659Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251110T144525Z
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SUMMARY:Post War British Theatre: a second Golden Age?
DESCRIPTION:This lecture examines how the theatre responded to the upheavals of the Great Depression\, two World Wars\, the Cold War\, the Space Race and the Information Revolution.  It considers how\, throughout this age of extremes\, the show still went on and continues to reflect our story right up to the present. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n		\n	\n\nTerence Rattigan\n\n\n\n\n\n\n		\n	\n\nHarold Pinter\n\n\n\n\n\n\n		\n	\n\nJohn Osborne\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n  \n\nLecturer: Mr Giles Ramsay BA MA PGCE\nGiles Ramsay is Course Leader in Theatre at The Victoria and Albert Museum in London\, an accredited Arts Society (formerly NADFAS) lecturer and a former Fellow of St. Chad’s College\, Durham University. \nHe regularly lectures on Cunard’s Queen Mary 2 and Queen Elizabeth and has given numerous talks at institutions ranging from The Foundation for Mexican Literature in Mexico City to The Royal College of Physicians in London. Giles combines academic analysis with hands on experience to bring a unique insight to the world of the theatre.
URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/post-war-british-theatre-a-second-golden-age/
LOCATION:Stalbridge Hall\, Stalbridge Hall\, Lower Road\, Stalbridge\, Sturminster Newton\, Dorset\, DT10 2NF\, United Kingdom.
CATEGORIES:Monthly Lecture
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20181101T113000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20181101T123000
DTSTAMP:20260427T115909
CREATED:20180406T152105Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180630T160840Z
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SUMMARY:The Music and Life of Johann Sebastian Bach
DESCRIPTION:Johann Sebastian Bach\, composer of the Baroque era and the most celebrated member of a large family of north German musicians. Bach is now generally regarded as one of the greatest composers of all time. Appearing at a propitious moment in the history of music he was able to survey and bring together the principal styles\, forms and national traditions which had developed during preceding generations and\, by virtue of his synthesis\, enrich them all. \n\nLecturer:  Mr Peter Medhurst GRSM ARCM\nPeter appears in the UK and abroad as a musician and scholar\, giving recitals and delivering illustrated lectures on music and the arts. He studied singing and early keyboard instruments at the Royal College of Music and at the Mozarteum in Salzburg. \n  \n  \n\n 
URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/the-music-and-life-of-johann-sebastian-bach/
LOCATION:Stalbridge Hall\, Stalbridge Hall\, Lower Road\, Stalbridge\, Sturminster Newton\, Dorset\, DT10 2NF\, United Kingdom.
CATEGORIES:Monthly Lecture
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20181015T103000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20181015T160000
DTSTAMP:20260427T115909
CREATED:20180523T090703Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190306T115419Z
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SUMMARY:The Golden Age of Travel
DESCRIPTION:Lecturer: Paul Atterbury\nPaul Atterbury is an experienced lecturer in the art\, architecture\, design and decorative arts of the 19th and 20th centuries and is well known for his many appearances on the BBC’s ‘Antiques Roadshow’. \nHe will be talking to us about how speed\, style and elegance influenced the nature of travel from the Victorian period to the 1950s.  He will bring to life the great liners\, luxury trains\, extravagant interiors and memorable journeys associated with international travel during that era\, as well as showing us some of the richly decorative publicity material of the day. \nAfter lunch he will be looking at and discussing travel related items and souvenirs brought in by members and guests.  We will be journeying back to a time of luxurious travel.  Please bring along any items or souvenirs you think might be of interest. \n\nCosts: MEMBERS £33     GUESTS £35 \n(Includes coffee/tea on arrival and between morning  lectures\, plus seated lunch).  (Tickets are non-refundable unless there is a waiting list) \nGet an application form. \n  \n\n 
URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/the-golden-age-of-travel/
LOCATION:The New Remembrance Hall\, Charlton\, Shaftesbury\, SP7 0PL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Day of Special Interest
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20181009T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20181009T180000
DTSTAMP:20260427T115909
CREATED:20180227T151837Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180513T071345Z
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SUMMARY:Visit to The Silk Mill at Whitchurch and Tour of the Bombay Sapphire Gin Distillery
DESCRIPTION:Timetable for Visit on 9th October 2018\nThe Coach will depart from Waitrose Car Park in Gillingham at 9:00am. First\, we will visit the revamped Silk Mill at Whitchurch\, the oldest working silk mill in England still occupying its original buildings. \n \nLunch\, (not included in the price of the visit)\, will be available at a nearby pub for approximately £9.00. \nIn the afternoon we will visit the Bombay Sapphire Distillery and return to Waitrose at about 6:00pm \nApproximate price for the day £38.00 \n  \n\nMeeting Point:
URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/visit-to-the-silk-mill-at-whitchurch-and-tour-of-the-bombay-sapphire-gin-distillery/
LOCATION:Assembly Point: Waitrose Car Park Gillingham\, Waitrose\, Gillingham\, Dorset\, United Kingdom.
CATEGORIES:Visit
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20181004T113000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20181004T123000
DTSTAMP:20260427T115909
CREATED:20180406T145021Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180630T154119Z
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SUMMARY:19th Century British Marine Painting
DESCRIPTION:This lecture traces British marine painting back to the Van de Veldes\, father and son\, who were invited to England in 1672 and shows how they influenced British marine painters. After a brief look at the 18th century marine painters that followed\, 19th century marine painters are divided into four categories: painters of naval battles\, ships’ portrait painters\, pure sea painters and landscape artists who turned to the sea for inspiration.  \n\nLecturer:  Mrs Felicity Herring BA MA\nFelicity Herring has a BA in history and economics and an MA in Fine Art Valuation. She is an experienced Arts Society  lecturer and also lectures on cruise ships. She is a member of the Nelson Society and the 1805 Club. \n  \n  \n\n 
URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/19th-century-british-marine-painting/
LOCATION:Stalbridge Hall\, Stalbridge Hall\, Lower Road\, Stalbridge\, Sturminster Newton\, Dorset\, DT10 2NF\, United Kingdom.
CATEGORIES:Monthly Lecture
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180705T113000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180705T133000
DTSTAMP:20260427T115909
CREATED:20180630T200106Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251206T162437Z
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SUMMARY:'Sweet Swan of Avon': William Shakespeare and his Turbulent World
DESCRIPTION:In his tribute to Shakespeare on the publication of the First Folio of Shakespeare’s plays in 1623\, Ben Jonson addresses him as ‘Sweet Swan of Avon’ \, ‘Thou Star of Poets’ and ‘Not of an Age\, but for all Time’. 400 years after Shakespeare’s death his words still have the power to thrill\, to move\, to uplift the soul. In fact\, it’s said that a Shakespeare play is being performed somewhere in the world every minute of every day. In this lecture we explore what is known about his life in the turbulent and often dangerous world of Elizabethan and Jacobean England\, and look at the development of English Renaissance theatre. We will also focus on some of the portraits purporting to be of Shakespeare and examine the theories behind them. \n\nLecturer: Elizabeth Merry\nElizabeth has over 25 years’ experience lecturing on a range of subjects including classical art and architecture\, aspects of the visual arts and the links between literature and art. Has lectured for the WEA\, the Universities of Bristol and Southampton Departments of Continuing Education\, Royal Society of Arts\, Dillington House\, Jane Austen Society\, Thomas Hardy Society\, Brussels Brontë Society\, Finzi Society\, the Art Fund\, Dorset County Museum and literary\, historical and philosophical societies nationwide. Has also lectured on study tours to Rome\, Aachen\, Cologne\, Brittany and the Dordogne\, as well as all over the UK. Lectured in Australia and New Zealand in 2011 and is returning to Australia for two further lecture tours.
URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/sweet-swan-of-avon-william-shakespeare-and-his-turbulent-world-2/
LOCATION:Stalbridge Hall\, Stalbridge Hall\, Lower Road\, Stalbridge\, Sturminster Newton\, Dorset\, DT10 2NF\, United Kingdom.
CATEGORIES:Monthly Lecture
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180612T084500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180612T180000
DTSTAMP:20260427T115909
CREATED:20180227T164047Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180914T151609Z
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SUMMARY:Visit to A La Ronde\, near Exmouth and Sand House\, Sidbury
DESCRIPTION:Timetable for Tuesday 12th June\nCoach will leave Waitrose Car Park at 8:45 am and take us first to A La Ronde\, a unique 16 sided house built for two spinster cousins returning from the Grand Tour.  It was completed in 1796 and contains some wonderful objects. \n  \nWe will take a picnic lunch with us. \n  \nIn the afternoon we visit Sand House\, Sidbury\, a Tudor House owned by the same family since 1560.  It boasts a 15th century hall and 6 acres of garden. \nWe will return to Waitrose Car Park by 6:00pm \n 
URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/visit-to-a-la-ronde-near-exmouth-and-sand-house-sidbury/
LOCATION:Assembly Point: Waitrose Car Park Gillingham\, Waitrose\, Gillingham\, Dorset\, United Kingdom.
CATEGORIES:Test,Visit
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180607T113000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180607T123000
DTSTAMP:20260427T115909
CREATED:20171120T104936Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180523T094105Z
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SUMMARY:The Royal Academy 1768-2018
DESCRIPTION:Britain’s oldest fine arts institution will be celebrating its 250th Anniversary in 2018. The Royal Academy has an illustrious history that spans from the mid 18th century through to the 21st century.  We contemplate its past and review its various homes before settling on its current Mayfair location in Burlington House. This fully illustrated talk explores a selection of its ground–breaking temporary loan exhibitions and considers its role and impact on the art scene\, both on British soil and overseas.  The talk wouldn’t be complete without a behind the scene look at the Summer Exhibition – held without interruption since 1769 – which displays works in a variety of media and genres by emerging and established contemporary artists. In addition\, anecdotal stories will also be revealed by the lecturer based on her twelve year career with the institution. We also consider the influence of certain world-renowned Royal Academicians\, exemplary artists in their chosen field\, and the pivotal role that is played by the RA Schools.  The impressive roll call of RAs over the past 250 years includes household names such as Reynolds\, Constable\, Turner\, Munnings and\, more recently\, Hockney\, Paolozzi\, Foster\, Craig-Martin and Gormley. By charting its history through intriguing and important archival photographs and considering its place in Britain’s rich artistic heritage\, we can mark this significant anniversary and consider its future with much excitement and anticipation. \n\nLecturer: Mrs Pamela Campbell Johnston MA\nMA Hons Art History\, St Andrew’s University. Over 20 years of lecturing experience to undergraduates\, adult groups\, and to Friends and Patrons of the Royal Academy of Arts as part of the Adult Education Department’s programme of events. Also conducted numerous guided tours and focused gallery talks on individual works of art. Specialises in British Domestic Architecture and Modern British Art. Over 12 years’ experience at the Royal Academy. Work experience also undertaken at Bonhams\, Art Loss Register\, National Trust. Now a freelance art consultant and lecturer. Recently curated a collection for the Lansdowne Club. \n\n 
URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/the-royal-academy-1768-2018/
LOCATION:Stalbridge Hall\, Stalbridge Hall\, Lower Road\, Stalbridge\, Sturminster Newton\, Dorset\, DT10 2NF\, United Kingdom.
CATEGORIES:Monthly Lecture
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180531
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180601
DTSTAMP:20260427T115909
CREATED:20180424T103455Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180914T151645Z
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SUMMARY:A Message from our Chairman
DESCRIPTION:Welcome to our new website\nDear Members\, \nAt last our new website is available for you to explore and hopefully enjoy. Its web address (URL) is theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk.  For a while you will still be able to use  the old website address (URL) but this will eventually be phased out so if you have a shortcut on your desktop please change it to the new web address (URL). \nMay I take you on a brief tour. \nOn our Home Page\, below the picture banner\, you will find : \n\non the right hand side – our next monthly lecture.  Clicking on the picture or the heading will take you to the full details of the lecture.\non the left hand side – you will find News Items and the next events other than the Monthly Lectures will be displayed.  Again\, full details will be revealed when you click on the picture or the heading.\n\nWe have included a page of Links to Arts Related Sites both local and national. We hope you will find these of help when you are planning days out during the summer. \nOur section on Other Activities is\, I am sorry to say still work in progress. Hopefully\, we will manage to make the content more complete in the weeks ahead. \nFor more help using the site please click here. \nIf you think there is something we could do to improve our site please let us know using the contact us. \nWishing you all very happy browsing. \nClare Liddel \nChairman
URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/a-message-from-our-chairman/
LOCATION:Stalbridge Hall\, Stalbridge Hall\, Lower Road\, Stalbridge\, Sturminster Newton\, Dorset\, DT10 2NF\, United Kingdom.
CATEGORIES:Test
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180530T184500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180530T203000
DTSTAMP:20260427T115909
CREATED:20171120T110348Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180512T092137Z
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SUMMARY:I AM THE VERY MODEL: PARODIES OF VICTORIAN SOCIETY BY GILBERT AND SULLIVAN
DESCRIPTION:YOU ARE INVITED TO\nAn Evening Celebration\nWednesday 30th May 2018\nI am the Very Model: Parodies of Victorian Society in Gilbert  and Sullivan.\nLecture by Mr Peter Medhurst.\nDoors open at 6.15pm.\nLecture at 6.45pm\nFollowed by drinks and canapes until 8.30pm\n  \nLecturer: Peter Medhurst – Gilbert and Sullivan etc. \nPeter appears in the UK and abroad as a musician and scholar\, giving recitals and delivering illustrated lectures on music and the arts. He studied singing and early keyboard instruments at the Royal College of Music and at the Mozarteum in Salzburg. \nTICKETS ON SALE AT THE JANUARY MEETING\nPrint :
URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/i-am-the-very-model-parodies-of-victorian-society-by-gilbert-and-sullivan/
LOCATION:St. Mary’s School\, Shaftesbury\, Dorset\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Evening Lecture
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180503T113000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180503T123000
DTSTAMP:20260427T115909
CREATED:20171120T103957Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251206T163307Z
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SUMMARY:Legend and Lustre: Jim Thompson and Thai Silk
DESCRIPTION:Jim Thompson arrived in Bangkok as a US army officer in 1945\, fell in love with it and stayed. Captivated by the beauty of Thai silk\, an ancient craft in decline\, he resuscitated it and made it famous\, creating costumes for films and embellishing his house\, which today is a museum. An aesthete and art  collector\, he created an exquisite home from six handcarved teakwood houses brought from the countryside and filled it with Asian art. Here he became a legendary host. This lecture tells the story of his achievements\, showing the intricate process of silk production and its illustrious heritage\, including royal robes and temple murals. It touches on films featuring his silks\, reveals his house and its art and reflects on a life that ended with his mysterious disappearance. \n  \n \n\nLecturer: Ms Denise Heywood BA (Hons) FRGS\nArt historian\, author\, lecturer\, photographer and journalist. Worked in Cambodia in the 1990s and has been a scholar of Southeast Asian art ever since. Her books include one on the Buddhist temples of Laos\, Ancient Luang Prabang and Laos\, also in French\, and Cambodian Dance Celebration of the Gods\, with a foreword by the daughter of King Sihanouk. Lectures for the Art Fund\, the School of Oriental and African Studies (University of London) on their post graduate Asian Art Course and for Madingley Hall (University of Cambridge); also for organisations such as the British Museum\, the Royal Society for Asian Affairs\, Asia House\, the National Trust\, the Royal Geographical Society and has lectured worldwide for universities\, museums\, colleges\, art institutions\, literary societies and travel organisations. She writes for many art\, literary and travel publications and has appeared on television and radio. She has led cultural tours to Southeast Asia and France for the Royal Academy\, the Art Fund\, Asia House and many more and lectures on cruise ships. A member of the Association of Southeast Asian Studies in the UK\, Asia House and the Royal Geographical Society. \n\n 
URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/legend-and-lustre-jim-thompson-and-thai-silk/
LOCATION:Stalbridge Hall\, Stalbridge Hall\, Lower Road\, Stalbridge\, Sturminster Newton\, Dorset\, DT10 2NF\, United Kingdom.
CATEGORIES:Monthly Lecture
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180425T091500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180425T173000
DTSTAMP:20260427T115909
CREATED:20180117T071933Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180406T124703Z
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SUMMARY:The Arts Society Blackmore Vale visit to ARTFEST 2018
DESCRIPTION:Click to see enlarged poster \nTimetable for Wednesday 25th April. \nCoach to Wessex Area Art Fest will leave Waitrose Car Park\, Gillingham at 9:15am to arrive in Devises by 10:30am –  in time to view the exhibition of work from all Wessex Area Societies before the free  lecture given by Paul Atterbury.  \nThere will be time for lunch (not included in the price) and to explore Devises before the coach leaves at 4:00pm  expecting to arrive at Waitrose Car Park at about 5:30pm. \nNB  Cars should be parked in the pay and display parking behind the library NOT in Waitrose Car Park which has a time limit. \n\nTickets for the Coach cost £12.50 per person and are available from Mary Anderson and Gilly Main. \n  \nSuggestions For Your Visit to Devises
URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/artfest-2018/
LOCATION:Assembly Point: Waitrose Car Park Gillingham\, Waitrose\, Gillingham\, Dorset\, United Kingdom.
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