Our next lecture will be on Tuesday 12th November at our 2024-25 EARLIER time of 6.30pm (doors open for refreshments at 6.00pm). This month's speaker is the Art Historian Raymond Warburton, who will be talking about Sculpture in Britain - Today and Tomorrow 

British sculpture enjoyed a renaissance in the 20th century, with the likes of Henry Moore, Barbara Hepworth, Anthony Caro and Elizabeth Frink leading the way, succeeded by Rachel Whiteread, Antony Gormley, Maggi Hambling, Anish Kapoor, Richard Long and David Nash. After considering the work of these established sculptors, Ray Warburton will review the sculptures that have adorned the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square in recent years and the new ones proposed for 2026-28. What new subjects, materials and methods of display – including digital – might be used? Who are the rising stars of British sculpture?  Will we see sculptors from increasingly diverse backgrounds?

The event is free to Arts Society members; £10 to non-members (£5 to students) including pre-lecture refreshments. For membership details, and further information, see www.theartssociety.org/coventry 

Do come to join us at the Theatre at Barr's Hill School, Radford Road, Coventry, CV1 4BU.  There is free onsite parking and is easy to get to either by car, on foot from the city centre or by bus. A link to a separate document on the right-hand side of this webpage gives directions. You can also find details of all the forthcoming lectures via the link below.