Dates: Friday 24 February, Monday 13 March and Thursday 13 April 2017
Time 10am to 3pm
Venue: The Ark, Mount Lane, Turners Hill, West Sussex RH10 4RA
Tutors: Dr. Paul Roberts (24 February), Vivien Heffernan (13 March) and Rosamund Bartlett (13 April)
Price: £28 per day (incl. morning coffee, a Ploughman's Lunch and a glass of wine)

Synopses 

24 February - "A Tale of Three Cities: Athens, Rome and Palmyra." Dr. Paul Roberts will look at the art, monuments and people of Athens in its golden age and give a fascinating insight into the life of Rome, the Eternal City. Finally, he will examine the meteoric rise and dramatic fall of the fabled city of Palmyra.

13 March - "Murderers, Magicians, Madmen and Monarchs: Skakespeare through Artists' Eyes." Vivien Heffernan will explore how over the past three centuries, Shakespeare's plays have provided artists with a wonderfully rich source of material. In order to bring the language to life, while we explore the paintings, an RSC actor will perform the relevant verses.

13 April - "Art and Revolution: the Life and Death of the Russian Avant-Garde." Rosamund Bartlett will show how, before the Bolsheviks stormed the Winter Palace in 1917, Russian artists staged a daring revolution of their own and became leaders of the European avant-garde. Tragically, their dreams were extinguished under the harsh conditions of the Stalinist regime. 

Contact: Angela Magness - angelafaymagness@hotmail.com, 01444 414537.