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Spring 2011

Courses at a glance:

Celebrating British Art (Part two)

Dayschool: 20th Century British Sculpture

Dayschool: – ‘In the beginning...’
The Book of Genesis and the genesis of Art

 

Celebrating British Art
(Part two)

This course is nearly full, please book immediately, to avoid disappointment.

Christine Musgrove

The onset of two World Wars and the rapidly changing social order of 20th century Britain challenged artists to adopt new techniques and explore new subject matter.  This course will consider how modern ‘isms’ were incorporated into British art.
Works by the Camden Town and Bloomsbury Groups and the Scottish Colourists will be covered as will the landscapes of Nash and Sutherland, the abstract developments of Nicholson, Lanyon and Heron, the figurative paintings of Auerbach and Freud, the urban scenes by Bratby and Eardley, the spiritual visions of Spencer, the narratives of Rego and Bellamy and the celebration of colour in the paintings of Redpath and Ayres.


This course forms Part two of a two-term course on British Art.

Reading list supplied with enrolment

Venue:
Cross Street Chapel
Cross Street
Manchester

Day : Wednesday   Time: 1pm-3pm.  
8 sessions, starting 12th January, 2011



Price

Concessions

Minimum No.

Maximum No.

£80

n/a

10

20

Send bookings to:

Christine Musgrove, c/o Mancent Administrator, 55 Broadwalk, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5PL

e-mail: christinemusgrove@btinternet.com

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DAYSCHOOL:

20th Century British Sculpture

Christine Musgrove

This one day course is designed to complement the eight-week spring painting course Celebrating British Art (Part Two).  It is open to all, not just those who have attended the eight-week spring course, and aims to give an overview of developments in British sculpture from the early 20th century until the present day.

The works of Jacob Epstein, Henry Moore, Barbara Hepworth, Eduardo Paolozzi Elizabeth Frink, Anthony Caro, Anthony Gormley and Rachel Whiteread will be reviewed along with other recent trends in British sculpture.

Day: Wednesday, 23 March, 2011 Time: 10-4 pm

Venue:

Friends' Meeting House,
6 Mount Street,
Manchester
M2 5NS

Price
Concessions
Minimum No. Maximum No.
£35
n/a
10
20

Send bookings to:

Christine Musgrove, c/o Mancent Administrator, 55 Broadwalk, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5PL

e-mail: christinemusgrove@btinternet.com

Go to booking form

 

DAYSCHOOL:

– ‘In the beginning...’

The Book of Genesis and the genesis of Art

Christine Musgrove and Michael Tunnicliffe

The opening chapters of Genesis provide a kaleidoscope of imagery: the Creation of Light and Darkness, the four rivers of Paradise, the wiley serpent, the first murder, a floating zoo and the first skyscraper.  What happens when theology meets art, when poetry is expressed through painting and the storyteller turns sculptor?  How far are our impressions of what these stories mean influenced by the visual arts.

This day school explores the subject through theological (Michael Tunnicliffe) and art historical (Christine Musgrove) eyes. It aims to widen discussion on how inspirational Creation stories have been to artists and interpreters across cultures and belief systems.

Day: Wednesday, 30 March, 2011 Time: 10-4 pm

Venue:

Friends' Meeting House,
6 Mount Street,
Manchester
M2 5NS

Price
Concessions
Minimum No. Maximum No.
£35
n/a
10
20

Send bookings to:

Christine Musgrove, c/o Mancent Administrator, 55 Broadwalk, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5PL

e-mail: christinemusgrove@btinternet.com

or Michael Tunnicliffe,
5 St.George's Way, Kingsmead, Northwich, CW9 8XG

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