WEDNESDAY 28 APRIL 2027

Rosamund Bartlett

Early 20th Century avant-garde art in Germany, Russia and Ukraine

At Stretton-on-Fosse Village Hall, GL56 9SR


The day starts at 10.00am with coffee for a 10.30am start and finishes at around 3.15pm

The early 20th Century brought explosions in the development of the arts  in Germany, Russia and Ukraine. Rosamund will take us on this  exciting journey through an exploration of the ideas and roles played by those who became leaders in the arts during this period.
Lecture 1:    On the spiritual in art: Kandinsky, Expressionism and the Blue Rider
Lecture 2:    A revolution in art: the explosion of the Russian Avant-Garde – Moscow and St Petersburg
Lecture 3:    The bright palette of the Ukrainian Avant-Garde

Cost (including coffee and lunch) Members £45, Guests £49

BACS payments to The Arts Society Blockley, sort code 30-95-75, account number 00088105. Please include the word ‘Bartlett’ as reference when paying by BACS
If you are unable to pay by BACS please send a cheque made payable to 
The Arts Society Blockley by 14 April 2027 to Valerie Reckitt, 7 Lavender Drive, Chipping Campden GL55 6EX. 
Please send your completed booking form by 14 April 2027 to 
Naomi Brookes naomi.brookes@btinternet.com
34 Beceshore Close, Moreton-in-Marsh GL56 9NB   
01608 652763  

Rosamund Bartlett is a writer, lecturer and translator. Her work ranges across the arts, from painting to music, and across European cultures. She has led art, architecture, design and music tours throughout Europe as well as lecturing at the Ashmolean Museum, the Harriman Institute New York and the Art Gallery of New South Wales in Sydney. 

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WEDNESDAY 13 OCTOBER 2027

Ian Giles

St Ives – from the Cornish coast to global acclaim in the 20th Century

At Stretton-on-Fosse Village Hall, GL56 9SR
 
The day starts at 10.00am with coffee for a 10.30am start and finishes at around 3.15pm

Ian will take us on a fascinating exploration of the renowned creative community known as the St Ives School from the 1920s through the post-war decades tracing how a Cornish coastal community became a centre of modern British art.
Lecture 1:    The emergence of the St Ives School and influences of Alfred Wallis, Barbara Hepworth, Ben Nicholson and later artists such as Naum Gabo, Peter Lanyon, Patrick Heron and Terry Frost.
Lecture 2:    Bernard Leach: The father of British studio pottery.
Lecture 3:    Barbara Hepworth: One of Britain’s greatest ever sculptors. 


Cost (including coffee and lunch): Members £45, Guests £49
BACS payments to The Arts Society Blockley, sort code 30-95-75, account number 00088105 Please include the word ‘Giles’ when paying by BACS
If you are unable to pay by BACS please send a cheque made payable to 
The Arts Society Blockley by 29 September 2027 to Valerie Reckitt, 7 Lavender Drive, Chipping Campden GL55 6EX. 
Please send your completed booking form by 29 September 2027 to Naomi Brookes naomi.brookes@btinternet.com
34 Beceshore Close, Moreton-in-Marsh GL56 9NB. 
01608 652763

Ian Giles is a practising artist and his artworks and films have been shown internationally, including MoMA PS1 (New York), Stedelijk Museum (Amsterdam) and Whitechapel Gallery (London). As well as being an accredited lecturer for The Arts Society, Ian has also lectured for Universities, Colleges and Schools of Art. 

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