Tuesday 3 July 2018
AGM at 7.30pm
Lecture at 8pm
18th Century Georgian Furniture
Speaker: Janusz Karczewski-Slowikowski
This lecture traces the development of elegance through style in relation to the design and construction of furniture during the 18th century.
Following the July lecture, the committee invites you to stay for drinks and nibbles.
Tuesday 7 August 2018
From the Workshop to the Studio: Images of the Artist at Work
Speaker: Aliki Braine
From pictures of St Luke painting the Virgin to images of artists at work in their studios and self-portraits, this lecture investigates the shifting environment in which artists have depicted themselves.
Tuesday 4 September 2018
The Ups and Downs in the Lives of the Impressionists
Speaker: Carole Petipher
The lives and early works of Monet, Renoir, Pisarro, Sisley and Morisot will be explored in this lively and entertaining lecture.
Tuesday 2 October 2018
Basingstoke and its Contribution to World Culture!
Speaker: Rupert Willloughby
Rupert reveals the nobler Basingstoke that is buried beneath the concrete and its historic gems.
Tuesday 6 November 2018
Frank Brangwyn and his World War I Posters
Speaker: Libby Horner
Brangwyn was a war correspondent in all but name. This lecture explains Brangwyn’s background (he was born in Belgium in 1867 and he retained a deep love for the country), describes his involvement with war propaganda, details his inspirations and discusses his eclectic style.
This is a bring-friends-free lecture. Bring as many friends as you’d like!
Tuesday 4 December 2018
Is Christmas in Bad Taste?
Speaker: David Phillips
We discover some wonderful and some gloriously awful Christmas imagery, from Giotto’s painting of the first Christmas crib to the modern day.
Following the December lecture, the committee invites you to stay for drinks and mince pies.
Tuesday 5 February 2019
Postcards from Near and Far: Picturing the 20th Century
Speaker: Chloe Sayer
This lecture celebrates the long history and vast scope of picture postcards – bearers of news and repositories of memories.
Tuesday 5 March 2019
Charles Barry’s Great Work: Restoring the Houses of Parliament
Speaker: Caroline Shenton
The story of how Charles Barry created the most famous building in Great Britain.
Tuesday 2 April 2019
The Art of the Classic French Paperweight
Speaker: Simon Cottle
Together with fine paperweight examples, the methods of manufacture will be clearly demonstrated, set against the turbulent nature of society in mid 19th century France. Please note – this was originally going to be the June lecture.
Tuesday 7 May 2019
David Hockney and his Struggles with Modernism
Speaker: Ray Warburton
This lecture will focus on how Hockney came to do some of his most famous paintings including his double portraits and swimming pool pictures.
This is a bring-friends-free lecture. Bring as many friends as you’d like!
Tuesday 4 June 2019
The Lure of Ivory
Speaker: Maggie Campbell Pederson
The talk will look at lure of ivory through the ages, its many and varied uses, and how to recognise ivories from different species, for example elephant, walrus and whale — and their fakes. Please note – this was originally going to be the April lecture.
Tuesday 2 July 2019
AGM at 7.30pm
Lecture at 8pm
A Load of Old Balls
Speaker: Simon Inglis
Cricket balls were made of cork, worsted, hemp, brown oats, suet, lard, alum, stale ale and dragon’s blood. Can this really be true or is it just a load of old balls?
Following the July lecture, the committee invites you to stay for drinks and nibbles.