Arts Buzz January 2022

Arts Buzz Janaury 2022 - Welcome back to in venue lectures.

Volume 15 Issue 1 : January 22

Dear Members of the Arts Society West Cornwall,

We wish you all a very Happy New Year! 

Welcome back to our 2022 lecture programme commencing on Thursday 13 January at 7:30pm, at the Zennor Auditorium, Penwith College.

If your Membership has expired, don’t worry you can still renew if you want to stay connected with like-minded people and enjoy the new programme.  To renew click here>>

We look forward to visiting the Anchor Studios, St Hilary Church, Castle Drogo and Carn Euny the first half of this year, as well as listening to talks on Constable, Garibaldi, Dr. Faustus and exploring our passion for literary tourism.

The Arts Society has a great list of 10 cultural events for 2022 from Mozart to BalletBoyz, Surrealism to Stonehenge, and click on the link to find out more>>

Another idea for an event, should you find yourself up country, ‘Late Constable’ is at the Royal Academy of Arts, London W1, until February 13. Royal Academy of Arts , click here for link:

https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/exhibition/late-constable 

Also, if you fancy a trip out to Hampstead, to visit Constables family grave as well as Captain. Hook’s grave, you will find them at St John at Hampstead Parish Church
We are looking forward to seeing you at Sarah Cove’s lecture, “Constable's Late Paintings: the Father of Modern Painting?” on Thursday.

Best wishes from your Committee and me
Samme
Chair, The Arts Society West Cornwall

2022 Lecture Programme

Next Lecture

Sarah Cove
 

Sarah Cove is an accredited paintings conservator-restorer, technical art historian and lecturer with more than 35 years’ experience working on paintings for the heritage and private sectors. She is based in London and Falmouth and is a specialist in British portraits, 19th-20th century British landscapes and oil sketches on paper and board. In 1986 she founded the Constable Research Project and she is now the leading authority on Constable’s materials and techniques. She has appeared in several TV programmes for the BBC notably Constable in Love with Andrew Graham-Dixon and twice on Fake or Fortune? where she was instrumental in the discovery of 3 ‘lost’ Constables. Other research interests include Tudor and Jacobean Portraiture, the 19th century Newlyn and St Ives schools and early-to-mid 20th century British painting generally. She has been a lecturer for The Arts Society since 2003 and is an experienced international speaker having lectured independently at major public and gallery venues across the UK, USA, Australia and New Zealand. Her presentations are lively and enthusiastic as she speaks without notes with an inimitable passion that comes from presenting her own work and research with wonderful images.

                    Thursday 13 January 2022, Zennor Auditorium 7:30pm

Constable's Late Paintings: the Father of Modern Painting? 

Her lecture describes the artist’s diverse painting  methods illustrated by fabulous, highly-detailed images taken during technical and scientific examination. Constable’s  dynamic ‘late’ works and artistic temperament are brought to life in a new and exciting manner revealing a ‘Jackson  Pollock of the 1830s’. You will never look at these ‘chocolate box’ pictures the same way again –guaranteed!! 

Raffle Prize £1 per ticket

Late Constable by Anne Lyles and Matthew Hargraves 

• A fascinating study of the art and influence of one of Britain’s greatest landscape painters
• Accompanies an exhibition at the Royal Academy, London, 30 October 2021 – 13 February 2022

One of Britain's greatest landscape painters, John Constable (1776-1837) was brought up in Dedham Vale, the valley of the River Stour in Suffolk. The eldest son of a wealthy mill owner, he entered the Royal Academy Schools in 1800 at the age of 24, and thereafter committed himself to painting nature out of doors. His 'six-footers', such as The Hay Wain and The Leaping Horse, were designed to promote landscape as a subject and to stand out in the Academy's Annual Exhibition. Despite this, he sold few paintings in his lifetime and was elected a Royal Academician late in his career.

Next Lecture  10th February 2022

 The Whole Art of the Book by Dominic  Riley

Why was the best paper made from the worn out clothes of peasants? Why did leather have to be tanned outside the city walls? Why is gold leaf so thin that it is measured in atoms and cannot be touched with the hands? Why do printers have to do everything upside down and backwards? Why did gold finishers get paid more than other bookbinders despite not washing their hair? And why is the art of bookbinding itself, surely the most complex of all hand crafts, as beguiling and enchanting today as it was when it was invented on the banks of the Nile 2,000 years ago. This lecture is a ‘Through the Round Window’ for grown-ups, and tells the fascinating story of everything that makes a traditional hand bound book. 

MONKS ARTISTS SAINTS
Tour of  St Hilary Church and Heritage Centre

Wednesday 23 February 2022 2.00 pm at St Hilary Church

Explore its unique art collection and learn about its celebrated history

£6.00 including refreshments in aid of the art restoration fund.

St Hilary Church has a rich and colourful history and is visually stunning.  It houses a unique array of paintings, many of which depict scenes from the lives of Cornish and other saints.  Most were created by the artists of the Newlyn School in the 1920’s & 30’s through their links with Father Bernard Walk (the vicar) and his wife Anne who was an artist. Ernest and Dod Procter, Harold Harvey, Gladys Hynes, Harold Knight, Anne Walke, Roger Fry and a series by Joan Manning Sanders, a child prodigy are among the artists.  Founded by the monks of St Michael’s Mount the Church is a grade 1 listed building with the churchyard being a scheduled Ancient Monument with Cornish Crosses and inscribed stones.    Adjacent to the Church is a Heritage Centre with descriptive panels reflecting the rich and varied history of this part of Cornwall.
 

Book a Place here

KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR THESE EVENTS COMING IN 2022:

• A third visit to the Penzance hidden treasure of the Jewish Cemetery in spring 2022
• Walk and Talk with Professor Michelle Brown to Carn Euny Iron Age Village and Fogu
• A self-driven visit to Castle Drogo, a 20th century castle overlooking the Teign Gorge

Yes! - I'd like to join The Arts Society West Cornwall

Don't forget to gift a Golden Guest Ticket to a friend to attend any lecture before the summer recess for free.
We hope you can help to give a boost to our membership by inviting like-minded friends to try us out.
You will receive one Golden Guest Ticket with your 2022 programme card. 

(voucher has no no monetary value & one per household)

Membership £55
Joint Membership £100
Student Membership £21 (under 21 free)

Just a little reminder that being a member of Arts Society West Cornwall enables you to enjoy and participate in all of the following:
The Arts Society on a local level: -

• Admission to top quality and diverse monthly lectures by Accredited Lecturers, specialists in their field
• Invitations to exclusive member events, trips, workshops and study days
• A monthly newsletter ‘Arts Buzz’ keeping you up to date by email on forthcoming lectures, activities and the local arts scene
• Opportunity to volunteer on arts volunteering projects
• Follow and share on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter

In addition to all these benefits, you will have from the National Arts Society based in London: -

• Arts Society glossy magazine subscription
• Regular newsletters and updates emailed to your inbox 
• Special offers on purchases, tickets and travel
• Opportunities to take part in specially tailored tours within the UK and overseas
• Access to hands-on and in-depth study days 
• Linked access to The Arts Society ‘Connected’ – specialist on-line lectures and Instant Expert articles featuring our Accredited Lecturers.

Do visit the website to find out more
New members are welcome, use your free guest voucher! 
Our programme runs from January to December, don't forget to renew!

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