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Art
Appreciation
Mansfield U3A Art Appreciation group holds friendly monthly meetings to share a
common interest in Western Art.
Each
meeting focuses on a particular subject and we have an interesting
selection of DVDs and videos by art historians which help to form the
basis of our discussions.
Members
are invited to participate by bringing along favourite pictures to
share and discuss with the group. We also look at particular aspects of
art and this has included a session on portraits from
the Renaissance to the present day.
We
have enjoyed local visits and we are looking forward to further visits
to more well-known galleries, both national and maybe international – we have high hopes!
| Programme -
2012 |
| Date |
Topic |
Remarks |
Monday
2nd January
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"Rugs
and Jugs"
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A
look at some of the fabrics and furnishings in art and icons and
symbols relative to how we interpret a painting.
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Monday
6th February
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Leonardo da Vinci
(NB Change of subject)
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Meeting
will be led by Sandra Evans
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Monday
5th March
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The Glasgow Boys
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Meeting
will be led by Cliff Laycock
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Monday
2nd April
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Members' Contributions
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-
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Monday
30th April
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Gallery Visit
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TBA
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May
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No Meeting due to Bank Holiday; NB Extra meeting in April
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Monday
4th June
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TBA
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Monday
2nd July
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TBA
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Monday
6th August
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Summer Poetry Soirée at Pauline's
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Bring along a favourite poem and picture
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Recent events we've enjoyed
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Date
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Event photoalbum
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2011
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Summer Soiree
Joint trip with Garden Visits group to Upton House
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| We visited
London on July 23rd/24th
2011
Can
you spot the Rembrandt!
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Helpful Links
Birmingham
Museums and Art Gallery
- home to one of the world's finest collections of Pre-Raphaelite art,
as well as extensive collections of fine and applied art, social
history, archaeology and ethnography
Compton Verney
- a unique opportunity to view art in the setting of a Grade 1 listed
Robert Adam mansion located in 120 acres of parkland. It houses six
permanent collections and has a programme of exhibitions.
Fitzwilliam
Museum, Cambridge - world-class collections of works of art and
antiquities spanning centuries and civilisations
Lady
Lever Art Gallery, Port Sunlight
- one of the most beautiful collections of fine and decorative arts in
the UK, including British 18th and 19th century painting and furniture,
Wedgwood and Chinese porcelain displays.
Louvre
- collection covering Western art from the medieval period to 1848,
formative works from the civilisations of the ancient world, and works
of Islamic art. The collection is grouped into eight Departments
Lowry Centre, Salford
Quays - shows the works of LS Lowry alongside contemporary
exhibitions in a landmark exhibition space
Manchester
Art Gallery - houses many of the city’s most important fine and
decorative art works covering over six centuries up to the present day
Nottingham Castle Museum
- a vibrant museum and art gallery housing collections of silver,
glass, decorative items, visual arts, paintings and Nottinghamshire
Archaeology and History
Nottingham
Contemporary Art Gallery
- enable us to see ourselves – and the world around us – in completely
different, sometimes life-changing, ways. It houses one of the largest
collections of works by David Hockney
Tate
- holds the national
collection of British art from 1500 and of international modern art
Upton House - home to one of the National Trust's
most important art collections
Walker
Gallery, Liverpool
- the national gallery of the North. Fifteen rooms display important
collections from the Medieval and Renaissance periods to the present day
Web Gallery of Art - a
virtual museum and searchable database of European painting and
sculpture of the Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque,
Neoclassicism and Romanticism periods |
Contact:
Pauline Boucher
Phone: 644798
email: paulineboucher15@yahoo.co.uk
Meeting venue: Mansfield
Baptist Centre, Rosemary Street
When: First Monday. 2.00. Visits as above.
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