30
November 2026

Beside the Spanish Seaside

The Arts Society Maidenhead
Monday, November 30, 2026 - 10:00
Maidenhead Rugby Club
Braywick Park, Braywick Road Maidenhead SL6 1BN
Online Event

This study day will explore Pablo Picasso in Malaga, Joaquin Sorolla in Valencia and Antoni Gaudi in Barcelona

This study day will take us to coastal Spain where we will explore Pablo Picasso in Malaga, Joaquin Sorolla in Valencia and Antoni Gaudi in Barcelona. Each artist will take his place in his home town and we will explore how Picasso learnt his trade from his father in Andalusia, how Sorolla adored the light of Valencia and could hardly bare to leave the city and how Gaudi shaped the city of Barcelona with his quirky architectural style which drew heavily on nature itself and the sea.

THE ARTS SOCIETY ACCREDITED LECTURER

Dr Jacqueline Cockburn

Jacqueline is Managing Director of an art tours company, running residential courses in Andalucía, Southern Spain in the art and culture of the region www.artandculturetravel.com  Jacqueline is a course director and lecturer at the V&A and also lectures at The Royal Academy, The Art Fund, The London Art History Society and has toured New Zealand and Australia for The Arts Society. Her specialist field is Spanish Art, but she also lectures on European Art 1790-1950. Her most recent publication is A Taste of Art, London (Unicorn Press 2019). Jacqueline films her lectures and is currently delivering lectures, study days and courses online and live.