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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
DTSTAMP:20260427T115705
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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
DTSTAMP:20260427T115705
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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
DTSTAMP:20260427T115705
CREATED:20180412T141223Z
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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
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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
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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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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190207T113000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190207T123000
DTSTAMP:20260427T115705
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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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190103T113000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190103T123000
DTSTAMP:20260427T115705
CREATED:20180406T161244Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20181206T113000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20181206T123000
DTSTAMP:20260427T115705
CREATED:20180406T155659Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20181101T113000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20181101T123000
DTSTAMP:20260427T115705
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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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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20181015T103000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20181015T160000
DTSTAMP:20260427T115705
CREATED:20180523T090703Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20181009T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20181009T180000
DTSTAMP:20260427T115705
CREATED:20180227T151837Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20181004T113000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20181004T123000
DTSTAMP:20260427T115705
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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:20260427T115705
CREATED:20180630T200106Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180612T084500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180612T180000
DTSTAMP:20260427T115705
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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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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180607T113000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180607T123000
DTSTAMP:20260427T115705
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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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180531
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180601
DTSTAMP:20260427T115705
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:20260427T115705
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:20260427T115705
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:20260427T115705
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.
CATEGORIES:Other
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180405T113000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180405T123000
DTSTAMP:20260427T115705
CREATED:20171120T103351Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251206T163508Z
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SUMMARY:A Photographic Odyssey: Shackleton’s Endurance Expedition 1914-1916
DESCRIPTION:Frank Hurley’s photographs are a visual narrative\, captured with great artistry\, of Ernest Shackleton’s ill-fated 1914-16 expedition to Antarctica and the epic story of survival which followed the loss of the Endurance. \nOn Ernest Shackleton’s third Antarctic expedition in 1914\, his ship\, the Endurance\, was trapped and eventually crushed in the pack ice. After camping for five months on the ice\, Shackleton’s men rowed to the remote Elephant Island. From there\, Shackleton sailed for help to South Georgia over 800 miles away. Over three months later he returned to rescue the crew of the Endurance. Frank Hurley\, one of the great photographers of the 20th century\, was the expedition’s official photographer. His photographs are a visual narrative of an epic journey which capture with great artistry new and amazing landscapes within which a remarkable human drama is played out. The aim of the lecture is to capture Hurley’s achievements as a photographer of the Antarctic in the first flush of human contact when it was still essentially terra incognita. \n\nThe Lecturer: Mr Mark Cottle BA\, MA \nBorn on the Isles of Scilly and educated at Truro School\, Cornwall\, and Birmingham University. His career has been spent in education and training at home and abroad. He has lectured at Exeter College on Medieval and Tudor history\, St Mark’s & St John’s University College\, Plymouth\, and at Bath University on Anglo Saxon and medieval England. Currently runs two small companies providing training and study breaks. \n 
URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/a-photographic-odyssey-shackletons-endurance-expedition-1914-1916/
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:20180327T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180327T170000
DTSTAMP:20260427T115705
CREATED:20180320T161020Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180914T151814Z
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SUMMARY:Don't forget to book your coach trip to A La Ronde
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URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/test-flash/
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:20180305T103000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180305T160000
DTSTAMP:20260427T115705
CREATED:20171120T102847Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251203T083854Z
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SUMMARY:London’s Squares and Townhouses between the 17th and 19th Centuries
DESCRIPTION:The seventeenth and eighteenth centuries saw many aristocratic landowners developing their London estates\, building fine town mansions and laying out elegant squares and terraces\, thus creating a fashionable West End. Inigo Jones’s Covent Garden Piazza\, built in the 1630s for the 4th Earl of Bedford\, was London’s first formally laid out architectural space\, but it was in Bloomsbury that the Earl of Southampton\, in the 1660s\, laid out London’s first so-called ‘square’. The development of St. James’s\, with St. James’s Square at its heart\, soon followed and\, because of its proximity both to Whitehall and St. James’s Palace\, it immediately became the most sought-after place to live. In the eighteenth century\, rapid development proceeded to the north with the laying out of the Grosvenor\, Harley-Cavendish and Portman estates\, and by the end of the century London had reached what is now the Marylebone Road. This talk will look at the rise of these estates\, at some of the extremely grand mansions and townhouses that were built\, of which Burlington House\, Spencer House and Home House are among the survivals\, and at the character of the ordinary terrace house and the craftsmen who built them. \n\n  \nLecturer: Philippa Barton\nPhilippa is a freelance lecturer in the fine and decorative arts for The Arts Society\, V&A and others\, specialising in English architecture\, interiors and furniture from the 16th to the 19th centuries. Philippa  runs her own lecture series and events and specialised courses. \n  \n\n 
URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/londons-squares-and-townhouses-between-the-17th-and-19th-centuries/
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:20180301T113000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180301T123000
DTSTAMP:20260427T115705
CREATED:20171120T101905Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251206T163803Z
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SUMMARY:Women Behind the Lens - This Lecture had to be cancelled due to snow It has been rescheduled for the 6th of June 2019.
DESCRIPTION:Go to the rescheduled lecture. \nThe work of women photographers has often been neglected. This lecture examines the contribution of three outstanding British practitioners: Julia Margaret Cameron\, a Victorian pioneer\, Jane Brown\, a brilliant portraitist and Fay Godwin\, who excelled in landscape photography. This lecture will also explore the work of Annie Liebovitz and Dorothea Lange. \n\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. \n\n 
URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/women-behind-the-lens/
LOCATION:Dorset
CATEGORIES:Monthly Lecture
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180301T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180301T133000
DTSTAMP:20260427T115705
CREATED:20171120T111726Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180218T085128Z
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SUMMARY:Art Exhibition and Competition
DESCRIPTION:  \nMany of you will be aware that we hold an exhibition of members’ art. Our most recent and highly successful exhibition in 2016 saw the winners being entered into the Wessex Area\nArtFest. \nNEW  \nInvitation to Submit works of Art  \nOur next Member’s Exhibition is to take place on March 1st 2018 and all members of\nthe The Arts Society Blackmore Vale are invited to submit work.  \nThere are two categories: \n\nFine Art\nDecorative Art and Craft\n\nThe winner of each category will go forward to ArtFest 2018 at\nThe Corn Exchange\, Devizes\, Dorset DHI0 IFH\nMonday 25th April 2018  \nGuideline for Blackmore Vale Members Art Exhibition  \n\nArtist to be a full member of The Arts Society Blackmore Vale\nIndividuals may submit two pieces of work in each category\nWork to be portable\nIf work previously submitted to a Blackmore Vale Members Art Exhibition it is\nwelcome but it cannot be considered for ArtF est.\nAny insurance is the artist’s responsibility and at the artist’s expense.\n\nGuidelines for ArtFest  \n\nArtist to be a full member of a Wessex society\nOnly one piece of work from anyone individual in each category\nWork to be portable and not have been submitted previously to former ArtFests\nAny insurance to be at artists’ expense. Please contact Clare Liddell if you have any queries clare.liddel@gmail.com 01747 861417\n\nwww.blackmorevaledfas.org.uk Registered Charity No. 1103740 www.blackmorevale@theartssociety.org \nMember Society of The Arts Society
URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/art-exhibition-and-competition/
LOCATION:Stalbridge Hall\, Stalbridge Hall\, Lower Road\, Stalbridge\, Sturminster Newton\, Dorset\, DT10 2NF\, United Kingdom.
CATEGORIES:Other
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180201T113000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180201T123000
DTSTAMP:20260427T115705
CREATED:20171120T101302Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251206T163933Z
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SUMMARY:FOREIGNERS IN LONDON 1520-1677: ARTISTS THAT CHANGED THE COURSE OF BRITISH ART
DESCRIPTION:A lecture which explores how refugees and travellers from across Europe and Asia brought new skills and talents which both affected and changed the development of art in Britain. \nWhy were foreigner painters preferred by the aristocracy in London to native-born English painters\, why did foreigners come in the first place\, what was their motivation\, and what was the impact of foreigners in London on English art and art practise? The lecture will look at the various formats and uses of art\, tracing foreign artists from the Tudor period through to the Renaissance and Baroque\, looking at their origins and how they came to work in England. It will examine the contributions of artists such as Holbein\, Gerrit van Honthorst\, Marcus Gheeraerts the younger\, Lucas and Susanna Horenbout\, Isaac Oliver\, Paulus van Somer\, van Dyck\, Peter Lely\, and Rubens. This lecture will look at how these artists influenced the British School of painting and assess their legacy. \n  \nLecturer: Mr Leslie Primo BA\, MA\nHolds a BA in Art History and an MA in Renaissance Studies from Birkbeck College\, University of London. Was Visiting Lecturer in Art History at the University of Reading in 2005 and 2007\, and gives lectures and guided tours\, plus special talks\, at both the National Gallery and the National Portrait Gallery. Also lectures at the City Literary Institute\, and has presented a series of talks at the National Maritime Museum and the Courtauld Institute. \n 
URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/foreigners-in-london-1520-1677-artists-that-changed-the-course-of-british-art/
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:20180104T113000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180104T123000
DTSTAMP:20260427T115705
CREATED:20171120T100440Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251206T164131Z
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SUMMARY:Palladio: his work and influence on European Architecture
DESCRIPTION:The Italian architect\, Andrea Palladio\, was born in Padua in 1508. His work was based on the symmetry\, perspective and values of the formal classical temple architecture of the Ancient Greeks and Romans. Palladianism became popular during the mid 17th century but its flowering was cut short by the onset of the Civil War and the austerity which followed.[spacer height=”20px”] \nThe Lecturer: Tom Duncan\nTom Duncan was educated at Trinity College\, Dublin\, where he studied History of Art and Classical Archaeology. He then studied in the United States and moved to England in 1984 to complete his PhD. He taught at University level and now lectures widely to heritage and artistic organisations such as The Art Fund and NADFAS. He began to lead tours sixteen years ago and founded CICERONI Travel in 1998. \nAfter a generation in University life\, he has now retired from teaching to concentrate on lecturing to a wider public\, and to leading tours to his major areas of interest: the architecture and archaeology of Ireland\, and the Mediterranean basin.
URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/palladio-his-work-and-influence-on-european-architecture/
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:20171207T113000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20171207T123000
DTSTAMP:20260427T115705
CREATED:20171120T093703Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251206T164232Z
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SUMMARY:BETTY JOEL: GLAMOUR AND INNOVATION IN 1930S DESIGN
DESCRIPTION:Betty Joel\, born Mary Stewart Lockhart\, ran a furniture making and design business. At its peak\, in the 1920s and 30s\, Betty Joel Ltd employed 50 craftsmen and had showrooms in Knightsbridge. With no formal training\, she created\, through a flair for branding and marketing\, the leading furnishing company of the day in London. The talk explores her early life and marriage to David Joel\, exhibitions\, and projects. Her clients included royalty\, high society\, politicians\, banks\, hotels (such as the Savoy in London) as well as film companies and theatres. With rare access to three surviving schemes\, the style and glamour of 1930s design is brought to life and retells the story of a determined woman in a world still run by men. \n\n\nLecturer:   Clive Lockhart.\nClive studied on the Sotheby’s Works of Art course and has now been working in the fine art world for 40 years. Managing Director of Woolley and Wallis\, the UK’s leading regional auctioneers\, in Salisbury\, and has been a specialist on the BBC Antiques Roadshow for over 20 years. Has also lectured on cruise ships as well as for many other groups\, and recently published a major article in the Journal of the Decorative Arts Society on Betty Joel. \n\n\n 
URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/betty-joel-glamour-and-innovation-in-1930s-design/
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:20171102T113000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20171102T123000
DTSTAMP:20260427T115705
CREATED:20171120T093213Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171120T093213Z
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SUMMARY:Duccio di Buoninsegna\, Sienese Master Painter
DESCRIPTION:Through his astonishing virtuoso technique and original blending of the latest Byzantine and French Gothic artistic styles\, Duccio di Buoninsegna introduced a new sensibility into Sienese panel painting between 1278 and 1319. \n\n  \nThe Lecturer: Dr. Janet Robson BA MA PhD
URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/duccio-di-buoninsegna-sienese-master-painter/
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:20171030T103000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20171030T160000
DTSTAMP:20260427T115705
CREATED:20171120T083252Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251108T120303Z
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SUMMARY:RIVIERA PARADISE: THE FUSION OF ART\, DESIGN AND PLEASURE ON THE COTE D’AZUR IN THE 1920s AND 30s
DESCRIPTION:Mary Alexander BA (Hons) MA is an experienced and very popular lecturer.  Two years ago many of us ‘time travelled’ with Mary to ‘New York\, New York’\, this time she will be taking us on a ‘time travelling tour’ back to the Cote d’Azur of the 1920s/1930s. \nSince the 19th Century English high society had regularly ‘over wintered’ on the Cote d’Azur\, promenading by the sea and leaving by April.  In the 1920s\, however\, an intoxicating mix of artists\, writers\, musicians and international visitors arrived\, inspired by a mythological seascape of luminous colours and creating a new summer season. Sun tans and sportswear soon became ‘de rigueur’ in the chic new coastal resorts\, villas and hotels. In this experimental Riviera playground of ideas\, a vibrant synergy pulsated across the visual design arts.  Traditional boundaries were torn down.  Matisse\, Picasso\, Dufy\, Cocteau and Chanel merged the worlds of fashion\, theatre and interiors. The impresarios Serge Diaghilev and Paul Poiret generated an exciting fusion in the creative arts\, whilst Cole Porter\, Scott Fitzgerald and the intriguing Americans\, Gerald and Sara Murphy\, became lifestyle icons and attracted an influential new set of discerning patrons and collectors. \nWe will be ‘time travelling’\, recreating the romance of rail travel on the iconic Train Bleu\, calling in on Matisse’s studio in Nice\, sharing a morning cocktail with Sara and Gerald Murphy on their secluded beach\, seeing Dufy’s magical murals at Antibes\, checking out the fashionable interior designs at the Palais de Mediterrannee\, buying a pair of Perugia shoes\, taking a spin up to Monte Carlo to play the tables and attending an opening night featuring Cocteau’s designs for the latest Ballet Russes production. \nJoin us for a fascinating day on the Riviera. \nSchedule for the day: \nCoffee/Tea available from 09.45 am \n10.30 am – First Lecture  (1 hour). \nCoffee/Tea break (20 mins) \nSecond Lecture  (1 hour) \nSit down lunch (1 hour 30 minutes) \nThird Lecture (1 hour) \nWe expect to finish the day by 4.00 pm. \nCOST:  £25.00 per member\, including coffee/tea. (Guests: £27.00) A light lunch is available for £7.50 if pre-booked. Special dietary requirements can be accommodated. \nPlease Contact:  Penny Brentnall for details on 01747 838028 or email penelopeab@gmail.com
URL:https://theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk/event/riviera-paradise-the-fusion-of-art-design-and-pleasure-on-the-cote-dazur-in-the-1920s-and-30s/
LOCATION:The New Remembrance Hall\, Charlton\, Shaftesbury\, SP7 0PL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Day of Special Interest
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