Art and Beauty: The Life and Work of William Morris

Friday 23 and 3o June 2017 Explore the work of the artist, designer, conservationist, and socialist William Morris, whose ideas laid the foundations for the Arts & Crafts Movement and revolutionised the appearance of Victorian crafts and the home. A man of prodigious talents and energy, Morris urged his contemporaries to “Have nothing in your...

Art and Beauty: The Life and Work of William Morris (2nd lecture in the series)

Friday 23 and 3o June 2017 Explore the work of the artist, designer, conservationist, and socialist William Morris, whose ideas laid the foundations for the Arts & Crafts Movement and revolutionised the appearance of Victorian crafts and the home. A man of prodigious talents and energy, Morris urged his contemporaries to “Have nothing in your...

Sudbury Villages Festival Talks

Sold Out We are proud to host two talks from the Sudbury Villages Festival The Silk Family by Liz Trenow Silk: From China to Sudbury by Richard Humphries Tickets: £10, coffee included For more information: call 01787 372958 or mail@gainsborough.org

Four Views of Russia: Church, Landscape, Country Life and Revolution

Friends (Quaker) Meeting House 22 Friars Street, Sudbury, United Kingdom

Sold out: 13, 20 September Limited places: 27 September & 4 October In this series of talks Jenny Antill will explore four fascinating aspects of Russian culture using examples from Russian art, literature and theatre. Between Heaven and Earth traces the history and art of the Russian Church from its foundation in the 10th Century;...

TURNER TO ROSSETTI: MASTERPIECES OF 19TH CENTURY ART

16, 23, 30 November and 7 December 2018, 10.30am–12.30pm This series of talks by art historian and former Tate curator Richard Humphreys looks in detail at eight masterpieces from the great age of Romantic and Victorian art. As in his previous series looking at works by artists from Sickert to Bacon, Richard will also consider...

In Conversation with Rebecca Salter & Thomas Marks

  Join the artist Rebecca Salter, President of the Royal Academy, and writer and critic Thomas Marks, as they discuss Rebecca’s current exhibition, In View: Rebecca Salter at Gainsborough’s House. You won't want to miss this special opportunity to hear from the artist herself about her practice! The conversation will shed light on Rebecca’s complex,...

Afternoon Tour with Sandra de Laszlo – Friday 5 April

  Join Sandra de Laszlo for an exclusive Afternoon Tour of the exhibition, Philip de László: Master of Elegance. A personally guided tour by a member of the de Laszlo family. Sandra de Laszlo is married to Damon de Laszlo, one of the artist’s 7 grandsons. She is Founding Editor of the de László Catalogue...

EA Festival (Book Launch): Building Britannia by Dr Steven Parissien

Dr. Steven Parissien, will talk about his new book, Building Britannia: A History of Britain in Twenty-Five Buildings, with EA Festival director, Joanne Ooi. Join us in the Landscape Studio for a wonderful evening of literature, architecture and British history! Building Britannia is a chronicle of social, political and economic change seen through the prism...

In Conversation with the Author of The Painter’s Daughter – Emily Howes

"A fantastic debut... The Painter's Daughters is a beautiful, heartbreaking, stunningly perceptive read about love and art, hope and expectation. And so gripping too – I devoured it!" — Caroline Lea, author of THE GLASS WOMAN Join us for a book signing and an evening in conversation with the Author of The Painter's Daughters, Emily...

Face Jobs: The Modern British Portrait – High Life (1)

with Dick Humphreys High Life: Mask and Performance from De László to Annigoni Take a close look at the extraordinary and often eccentric world of British portraiture during the twentieth century, a period of enormous change in all areas of life, with Dick Humphreys. Embracing painting, sculpture, and photography, the talks include major works by...

Face Jobs: The Modern British Portrait – Low Life (2)

with Dick Humphreys Low Life: Outsiders and No-Hopers from Sickert to Freud Take a close look at the extraordinary and often eccentric world of British portraiture during the twentieth century, a period of enormous change in all areas of life, with Dick Humphreys. Embracing painting, sculpture, and photography, the talks include major works by artists...

Face Jobs: The Modern British Portrait – Modern Life (3)

with Dick Humphreys Modern Life: Re-Inventing the Portrait from Whistler to Bacon Take a close look at the extraordinary and often eccentric world of British portraiture during the twentieth century, a period of enormous change in all areas of life, with Dick Humphreys. Embracing painting, sculpture, and photography, the talks include major works by artists...

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