19:00 Doors
19:30pm Finger Buffet
Talk starts around 20:10
Wildlife artist Shelly Perkins shares her passion for travel and the natural world through her own photographs, sketches and studio works. Share Shelly’s global adventures to seek out the wild places on our planet and explore with her the fascinating flora, fauna and landscapes that those travels have revealed. See then how these travels, from places as diverse as Africa to Antarctica inspire her finished pieces back home.
An evening for all!
£10 per person
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19:00 Doors
19:30pm Finger Buffet
Talk starts around 20:10
Debbie is Chair of the Gloucestershire Society of Botanical Illustration. From early cave paintings, ancient Egyptians, Medieval Monks, right up to the present day, plants have been depicted in one form or another. With potted histories of some of the most famous artists, this talk will take you from those earliest days through the age of discovery when Botanical Illustration was at its peak. Today Botanical Art is currently undergoing a renaissance with more and more people practicing and appreciating this fascinating art form.
An evening for all.
£10 per person
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FULLY BOOKED
Please email us to go on the waiting list. If there is enough interest, we may repeat the talk on another date.
19:00 Doors
19:30pm Finger Buffet
Talk starts around 20:10
Artist Elizabeth Gray, who had a long association with Nature in Art, and who also used the name Ben Venuto, died in 2022. We have been given access to her studio and will be assembling an exhibition highlighting the unique diversity of her output from April 18th – May 21st. Come and hear some extra insights into her work and inspirations that led to her enthusiasm for so many different styles and media, from painting, printmaking and decoupage to books, ceramics, drawings and more.
A really fascinating and uplifting evening.
This talk is a REPEAT of the talk on the 27th April. This date has been added due to demand.
7pm start followed by a look around the exhibition and a cup of tea/coffee. The talk will then be in the Education Centre. (Please note that there will be no food buffet)
Artist Elizabeth Gray, who had a long association with Nature in Art, and who also used the name Ben Venuto, died in 2022. We have been given access to her studio and will be assembling an exhibition highlighting the unique diversity of her output from April 18th – May 21st. Come and hear some extra insights into her work and inspirations that led to her enthusiasm for so many different styles and media, from painting, printmaking and decoupage to books, ceramics, drawings and more.
A really fascinating and uplifting evening.
19:00 Doors
19:30 Finger Buffet
Talk starts around 20:10
This evening coincides with The Wildlife Art Society International’s (TWASI) exhibition. They have chosen Game Rangers International (GRI) as their charity this year. Sport Beattie is President and Founder of GRI who work in Zambia to empower rangers and local communities to conserve nature. Come and hear some inspiring real-life stories from the front-line of conservation. Part of proceeds in aid of GRI.
(Access to TWASI exhibition included).
£10 per person
To book a place on this talk, please CLICK HERE
19:00 Doors
19:30pm Finger Buffet
Talk starts around 20:10
Through his exquisite, gentle and humorous cartoons from the 1950s, Norman Thelwell was ahead of the curve in his campaigning against pollution, factory farming and the wholesale destruction of rural habitat. Post-war, the British countryside was transformed from that of his beloved boyhood memory with the drive to produce more food through agricultural industrialisation. Thelwell would expose the unfortunate consequences of greed, lack of foresight and ignorance.
After a brief survey of his life and career for context, this talk will focus on one of Thelwell’s proudest and most satisfying achievements: his 1971 publication ‘The Effluent Society’, which was re-published this year – most pertinent to our times.
An evening for all.
£10 per person.
To book a place on this talk, please CLICK HERE
Two plays performed on the front lawn of Nature in Art by Tethered Wits, the premier open -air theatre company in the Cotswolds.
2:30pm Doctor Dolittle
Doctor Dolittle likes animals. In fact, he likes them so much he fills his house with every kind of creature imaginable. And then one day, he figures out how to speak their language!
Tethered Wits bring this beloved story of the extraordinary animal doctor to Nature in Art. Using stunning puppetry, this fun, family-friendly show makes for the perfect day out.
5:30pm The Great Gatsby
Through the eyes of Nick Carraway, we are introduced to the high-fliers (and low-lifes) of glitzy Manhattan. However, when he meets a certain Jay Gatsby, a self-made millionaire, he realises the parties are not always what they seem…
Featuring the music of Cole Porter & George Gershwin live on stage join us for a party to remember. An undisputed gem of American literature, Fitzgerald’s critique of the Jazz Age captures the glamorous façade of the era in style.
Tickets available from www.everymantheatre.org.uk/shows
Please bring your own seats!
Doors open an hour before.
Please dress for the weather – waterproofs and umbrellas may be needed!
7pm Doors
7:30pm Finger Buffet
Talk starts just after 8pm
Coinciding with the first week of the British Wildlife Photography Awards (which can be viewed before the talk), this is a great opportunity to hear from a hugely experienced wildlife photographer. Despite having travelled to every corner of the globe, including a photography expedition to West Papua just before this talk, Helen has a particular passion for the wildlife and beauty of the UK. This talk will be prepared especially for Nature in Art drawing together many of her amazing wildlife photography experiences in the British Isles.
An evening for all.
£10 per person.
FULLY BOOKED
As part of Heritage Open Days 2023, there will be two talks held at Nature in Art on Friday 8th September.
Wallsworth Hall has a curiously obscure history. A fine Georgian mansion situated just north of Gloucester, it featured in Simon Jenkins’s acclaimed book ‘England’s 1000 Best Houses’. Since 1988 the hall has been the home of Nature in Art, the world’s first museum dedicated to art inspired by Nature. This talk by the Director, Simon Trapnell will provide a fascinating insight into the hall and the Nature in Art collection.
This talk will take place in the Education Centre, both at 11am and 3pm on Friday 8th September 2023.
Free entry, booking essential.
11am talk – book a place.
3pm talk – book a place.
Unfortunately this talk has been postponed until next year. A new date will be announced later in the year.
Richard is a well known and engaging lecturer, author, tutor and regular artist in residence at Nature in Art.
‘Brutes, birds and all kind of beasties have, throughout history, been endowed with symbolic meanings, attributed to historical characters and have appeared in many myths and legends. This talk will illustrate examples of this with artistic representations from various cultures since history began’.
An evening for all.
£10 per person.