‘Art in the 21st Century’

Wednesday 15h October 4:00 for 4:30

Hardenhuish School, Hardenhuish Lane, Chippenham SN14 6RJ

With Anna Moszynska, Arts Society lecturer, Consultant Lecturer, London MA, Courtauld Institute; BA (Hons) University College London

17 January 2023
The Golden Age of Fashion Illustration: Clothing and fashion depicted in art. Connie Gray

21 February 2023
Music in art: An introduction into unusual woodwind instruments Sophie Matthews

21 March 2023
Behind the Scenes: Curating the Museum Anna Bianco

18 April 2023
Chachapoyas: Warriors of the Clouds - Peru Maria Chester

16 May 2023
How to look slowly: Impressionism Jo Rhymer

20 June 2023
The Roaring Twenties: Art, Design and High Society Joanna Banham

On 6th September some of our members visited the Foundling Museum in Bloomsbury. Our guide started our tour outside in front of a statue of Thomas Coram holding the Royal Charter from George ll giving him permission to found the hospital in 1739. We learnt that it had taken a full seventeen years of campaigning to achieve his dearly held wish to establish a home for destitute children.

Moving inside we saw the collection on the ground floor; the most moving and poignant items being  tokens the mothers left to identify their babies.

From September this year, Arts Society Lunesdale’s regular lectures will be delivered in two sessions – morning and afternoon.   The reason for this is that the venue’s capacity is now insufficient to accommodate all members comfortably and safely in one session.  This move was announced at the Annual General Meeting on 21st June this year; it followed a survey sent to all members asking for their views; 90% of responses supported the change.  The new arrangements are as follows:

Session One: 11.30 a.m. – 12.45 p.m.

The Arts Society Basingstoke has worked with South Western Railway and Reading and Basingstoke Community Rail Partnership (CRP) to create an exhibition space for young artists to display their work to the public.