The Arts Society Victoria
We are delighted to announce the launch of The Arts Society Victoria. Our brand new society will hold evening lectures at 7pm on the first Tuesday of most months in the wonderful hall of The Grey Coat Hospital School, Greycoat Place, London, SW1P 2DY. We will begin with our inaugural lecture at 7pm on Tuesday, 6th November 2018 where Leslie Primo, one of our most popular accredited lecturers, will explore the influence of foreign artists on British Art is his talk ‘Foreigners in London 1520-1677: the artists who changed the course of British Art’. Doors will be open from 6.30pm with wine and soft drinks available before and after the lecture.
We welcome new members and are a friendly, inviting society. As a member you will enjoy ten evening lectures a year running from November to October (lectures will not be held in January or August of each year). We meet on the first Tuesday of the month with the exception of June when we will meet on the second Tuesday. If you are interested in joining please contact the Membership Secretary or download the application form (details for both are below). If you have a general enquiry and would like to be involved please contact the Chairman, Mary Attwood, at victoria@theartssociety.org or telephone 07752 298 113. We welcome your feedback and suggestions and look forward to meeting you.
TO JOIN PLEASE CONTACT THE SOCIETY
Website: http://theartssocietyvictoria.org.uk
Phone: 07952 237 286
LOCATION
Grey Coat Hospital School
Greycoat Place
London
United Kingdom
SW1P 2DY
MEETING TIMES
7.00pm - 1st - Tuesday
EVENTS
Handel remains one of the most important composers that England ever nurtured. Not only did his music have direct influence on his musical contemporaries, but his larger-than-life personality had a profound effect on the literary, visual and decorative arts as well.
A door is not a door “when it’s ajar”; so when is a cupboard not a cupboard and why were tills in rather than on counters? How did the chest with drawers become the chest of drawers and where do ‘withdrawing’ cupboards fit into all this?
Antony’s parents were Roland Penrose, the curator and biographer of Picasso, and Lee Miller, the photographer. Picasso painted her portrait six times and she photographed him more than 1,000 times and her images illustrate Antony’s entertaining and amusing account of life around Picasso.