Special offers!

4 great offers for members and supporters of The Arts Society

Special discount on a new arts book!

This summer, the Grade I listed art gallery Abbot Hall is once again open in Kendal after transformative work within. Its first exhibition is by the internationally known artist Julie Brook. To coincide with the show comes a publication that explores her timeless work. Titled What is it That Will Last?: Land and tidal art of Julie Brook, its authors are the artist and key figures from the world of nature writing and craftsmanship traditions: Simon Groom, Alexandra Harris, RakuJikinyū and Robert Macfarlane. Tap here for Arts Society Lecturer Simon Seligman’s exclusive interview with the artist.

• Publisher Lund Humphries is offering a 20% discount on the book (RRP £39.95) until 31 July; use the code ‘AS20’ at checkout online at lundhumphries.com

2-for-1 entry to Celebrating Ceramics

Set in the beautiful grounds of Waterperry House and Gardens in Oxfordshire, this show is a must for anyone with an interest in clay. Top artists drawn from the world of contemporary ceramics will be displaying their art. Expect sleek sculptural works, fine stoneware vessels for the table and inspiring vessel forms. This event is a unique chance to not only view and buy but to meet the makers too.

• Tickets cost £10 when bought before 10 July; £12 on 10–16 July, all online. Buy a ticket and show this page on arrival at the fair to gain free entry for a friend. The event runs from 14–16 July; celebratingceramics.co.uk

20% off a great read

The revised and updated paperback edition of this acclaimed biography – A Lesson in Art and Life: The Colourful World of Cedric Morris and Arthur Lett-Haines by Hugh St Clair – tells the story of the couple at the centre of the Modern British art scene. Morris (1889–1982) and Lett-Haines (1894–1978) were artists whose influence spread from art to gardening to cookery. Their parties were famed. Founders of the East Anglian School of Painting and Drawing in Suffolk (pupils included Lucian Freud and Maggi Hambling), they also challenged prejudice, encouraged arts access for those without and championed the environment too.

• Pimpernel Press is offering a 20% discount on the book (RRP £12.99) and free p&p; just go to bit.ly/3TmB1qW

25% off the latest on Vermeer

The hottest art ticket of our times has been for the Vermeer exhibition at the Rijksmuseum. If you missed the chance to see it, this handsome book, the first major study of the artist’s life and work for many years, is a fascinating read. Full of rich detail with essays by international Vermeer scholars, it throws light on all 37 of the artist’s paintings. If you’d like more on the artist, head here to discover the story behind five of his luminous paintings.

• For 25% off the book (RRP £50) enter the code ‘VERMEER25’ at checkout at thamesandhudson.com