14 September 2010 - Elizabeth Merry
We will explore the world of Thomas Hardy, through the paintings of Henry Moule and Walter Tyndale, complemented by readings from the author’s works. There are special references to Cornish connections.
12 October 2010 - Vivien Heffernan
British Art was perhaps at its most creative in the early 20th Century. This can be demonstrated by looking at 3 major groups – The Vorticists, The Bloomsbury Group and The Camden Town Group. The stimulating variety of images is exciting and often controversial as it takes us into the perils of abstraction!
(A Special Interest Day follows)
9 November 2010 - Eric Shanes
2011 is the anniversary of Mahler’s death. This will be a multimedia presentation of art and landscapes influencing his symphonies with examples played.
14 December 2010 - Frances Feldman
Royal mistresses and paramours - a romp with a well-researched historical background, about the beautiful women, even the flamboyant men, who each might be said to have contributed towards a more successful reign.
11 January 2011 - Terry Pearson
An interdisciplinary talk drawing on a wide range of examples, from a play by Shakespeare and an Elizabethan lute song to the Cries of London, several Victorian paintings and modern decorative wares – even a 20th Century musical. A ‘pedlar’s pack’ in fact!
8 February 2011 - Lynne Gibson
What is Abstract Art? Why does it look so different from conventional Art? How can I interpret it? Explore some of the ideas and emotions in key works from Kasemir Malevich to Bridget Riley.
8 March 2011 - Douglas Skeggs
The development of Cubism began in the watershed years when Picasso and his contemporaries began to establish a work of art not only as a representation but a reflection of an image outside itself.
12 April 2011 - Frank Woodgate
A great richness and variety can be seen in the work of post-war British artists including Bacon, Freud, Hockney and the younger generation, eg Gormley, Hirst and Emin, all of whom have been instrumental in placing British Art at the forefront of the international avant-garde by the turn of the century.
10 May 2011 - Helen McCabe
The history of Normandy and France as reflected in the houses and gardens of Normandy dating from 15th-20th Century. Architecture, landscape and formal gardens illustrate changing taste and economic fortune through the years while providing inspiration to artists.
13 November 2010 - (10th Anniversary Celebrations) - Vivien Heffernan
Over the centuries Shakespeare’s plays have provided artists with a wonderfully rich source of material. Inspired by extremes of passion, sprites, monsters, ghosts and the humanity of everyday characters, the tragedies of Macbeth, Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, the comedy of A Midsummer Nights Dream and other plays will be explored through the works of Artists such as Fuseli, Blake, Landseer and Millais.
An actor from The Royal Shakespeare Company will accompany with readings from the works illustrated. A feast for both Eyes and Ears!
9 March 2011 - Douglas Skeggs
Ambitious, greedy and occasionally corrupt, the Medici were a successful but not always attractive dynasty. Yet without their love of art and their almost limitless wealth we might never have seen the works of Donatello, Botticelli and Michaelangelo. This Special Interest Day looks at the legacy of this fascinating family, who sponsored the Florentine Renaissance, without whom it might never have existed.
Our spring visit to modern Plymouth's architecture and the ballet was a resounding success. We also have a midsummer party for 'Walking Paris' and plans for a local visit to a place of antiquity - watch this space. But do save up for a week in the Seville area next summer, flying from Exeter. Details will unfold as available.
Since 2002, LIDFAS Church Recorders have compiled two complete records of the churches at Quethiock and St Winnow and are working on a third at St Ive which will be added to the archives of the National Monuments Collection at Swindon, the Victoria and Albert Museum and the County Record Office. These records which contain a detailed inventory of the contents of the churches are intended to remind the congregation of the significance of the objects in their care. In the event of theft or damage, they can be used to identify recovered items or help with the restoration of items. They also provide a rich source of material for researchers. The idea for the records came from the V & A and more than 1300 inventories have been created by members of NADFAS since 1971. Why not join LIDFAS Church Recorders in their efforts to add to that number?
Heritage volunteers are involved with stewarding, conservation and preservation of historic properties. For the past year a group of LIDFAS members have had the task of reinstating the "batterie de cuisine" at Port Eliot. We meet once a fortnight at the house in St Germans to polish and clean the copper equipment with help and guidance from the conservation team at Cotehele. Great progress has been made and the copper is on view to the public in the kitchen at Port Eliot. More volunteers are welcome to join the team.
Last year LIDFAS supported 2 projects with donations of £200 each. The first project was 'Young Carers in Cornwall' who took part in an animation workshop and our donation went a long way in facilitating this activity for this group of young people. The second donation went to Darite School to help them create a large lantern puppet for the 'Liskeard in Lights' event in December last year.
This year our Vice Chairman, who now leads on the Young Arts Project, is interested in providing opportunities for disabled young people to experience, and become engaged in, an 'arts' project. Andrew Mullen would be interested to hear the views of members and non-members with ideas to develop this theme or who have bids for projects already underway.
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