Hear from Ben, an Independence Trust client, who has recently returned from volunteering in the Mapesu wildlife reserve in South Africa. Ben had never been to Africa and was very anxius about it all but with support and encouragement from the trust he took the plunge, had a really memorable experience learning about the wildlife, and gained many useful practical skills.
Doors open at 6.30pm for cheese & wine, 7pm talk.
100% of the ticket price is being donated to wildlife conservation.
An evening with artists Val Briggs and Trevor Smith
A chance too view the Meg Stevens exhibition (and other items) and spend a short time creating such work.
The Strawberry Thief by William Morris
Mary worked at Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum, is a writer on the Arts and Crafts Movement and Chairman of the Gloucestershire Guild of Craftsmen. Come and hear her talk about the importance of nature and the countryside to the Movement in the Cotswolds focusing on the likes of William Morris, Ernest Gimson and C R Ashbee. A facinating evening!
Spend an evening in the studio with bird artist Martin Rumary
This talk coincides with our exhibition of work by Eric Ennion, a remarkable all-round naturalist who was one of the 20th century’s most talented and original wildlife artists. Field Sketch: an inspiring wildlife encounter, seized and committed to paper. This talk explores the history, importance and role of field sketching, as artists seek to interpret and communicate their experiences of wildlife. An inspiring evening of art and places for all. Tickets include a finger buffet.
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Follow your heart with a practical session ‘Painting in the moment’ led by artist Frances Whitman
Watch a film about a unique initiative – The Rock Music Rock Art project which was inspired by the ancient ‘rock gongs’ of remote Lolui Island in Lake Victoria, Uganda. Sponsored by the Ruwenzori Sculpture Foundation and supported by the British Council, sculptor Peter Randall-Page, composer Nigel Osborne and members of the London Sinfonietta visited Lolui Island where they collaborated with local sculptors and musicians. Whilst on the island, Peter Randall-Page explored and absorbed his surroundings and the island’s ancient culture and created a sculpture in situ and a new body of work on his return. As a member of the design team for the Education Resource Centre (The Core) at the Eden Project in Cornwall, Peter influenced the overall design of the building incorporating an enormous granite sculpture (‘Seed‘) at its heart.
Join us to view and talk about some of the amazing images in the very latest British Wildlife Photography Awards. The exhibition at Nature in Art opens on 7th November, the day after the launch of this yerar’s competition in London.
An illustrated talk by Simon Trapnell. Our 2016 exhibition CROWD focused on some of the wonderful objects in our collection. Now that we are in our 30th anniversary year, tonight we look afresh at some of the paintings and original prints that have been added to our collection or borrowed from other collections since we opened. Personal thoughts and stories behind amazing works. An art based talk for everyone, even those who wonder whether art is for them at all! Tickets include a finger buffet.