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February 2027

February Lecture

Welcome to The Arts Society Isle of Man
Tuesday, February 16, 2027 - 11:30
1 Kingswood Grove
Manx Museum Lecture Theatre Douglas IM1 3LY
Online Event

This talk illustrates how Barbara Hepworth became such an admired and revered British artist, 

Barbara Hepworth is one of the few British artists who achieved international prominence in the mid-twentieth century. Working in an age when few opportunities existed for professional, female artists, she created a modernist, abstract language for sculpture in carved stone and wood. Later after the war she would begin to express her fascination with the landscape around St Ives in bronze. Sometimes she would make drawings to articulate an idea but she remained primarily attached to shape, materials and mass.

Joshua White
Joshua is an enthusiastic and experienced art historian and lecturer who thoroughly enjoys sharing his love and knowledge of fine art, photography and design with an audience. He is an experienced lecturer in 19th and 20th century European and American art, international contemporary art, photography, design and architecture. Teaching for 20 years at Christie’s, he can provide a lecture or study day with his listed talks or create bespoke talks on request, for example to coincide with a temporary exhibition, special event or anniversary. At Christie's, Joshua was director of The London Art Course and other courses in the field of modern and contemporary art, ranging from Impressionism and Surrealism to photography and modern sculpture. He has also taught on the client VIP courses for the Chairman's and President's offices at Christie's, the world's biggest art company. Drawing on his media experience as a former BBC journalist, Joshua is also a founder and presenter of The Art Channel, an online project documenting and interpreting art exhibitions and artworks in museums and commercial galleries. The channel has now received two million views.