From September 2022 monthly morning lectures return to Winston Churchill Hall, HA4 7QL. The lectures are also available simultaneously online via Zoom.
A unique link is emailed to members and visitors on the day before each lecture. Non-members
If you wish to 'attend' as a visitor (either in person or via Zoom) the donation we request is £10.00 per lecture, payable at the door or, if you wish to view via Zoom by using the General Query Form at the foot of this section. Time Arrive in person from 10:15 for complimentary refreshments. The lectures begin at 10:50. For Zoom users click the link at 10:40 to join the Zoom audience for a chat before the lectures.
21-Sep
WEDNESDAY 21 SEPTEMBER 2022
Venice
from Canaletto to Monet
Speaker:
Jennifer Toynbee-Holmes
Venice - 'La Serenissima' - has been the muse of great artists for four centuries. In this lecture we explore this ever-beautiful city anew through their eyes.
19-Oct
WEDNESDAY 19 OCTOBER 2022
Jennie Churchill
Winston's Mother
Speaker:
Anne Sebba
Style icon or ambitious seductress? 100 years after her tragically premature death it is surely time to re-evaluate the life of this fascinating American, whose number one creative project was her son, Winston.
16-Nov
WEDNESDAY 16 NOVEMBER 2022
Bombin' With Banksy & Co
The Street Art of Shoreditch and Spitalfields
Speaker:
Pepe Martinez
Discover how the huge growth and popularity of Street Art is reflected in the astonishing transformation of Spitalfields and Shoreditch from a once seedy, deprived area into one of the most fashionable, most vibrant, most 'happening' areas of London today.
18-Jan
WEDNESDAY 18 JANUARY 2023
Sri Lanka
Land of the Monkey God
Speaker:
Georgina Bexon
Shrines, stupas, cave temples and modernist architecture - a look at the rich history of the beautiful island of Sri Lanka through its intriguing art and culture and the original minds, talents and spirits that created this unique visual world.
15-Feb
WEDNESDAY 15 FEBRUARY 2023
I Got the Dust Bowl Blues
Speaker:
John Francis
In this lecture we explore the photography, art and music of Oklahoma and Texas during the 1930s, when the arts flourished amidst drought and desperate poverty, supported by Roosevelt's New Deal. The soundtrack to the era is provided by Woody Guthrie and Jimmie Rodgers.
15-Mar
WEDNESDAY 15 MARCH 2023
The Stirling Prize
British Architecture's Oscars
Speaker:
Brian Stater
Some Stirling Prize winners have become enormously successful and appreciated by the wider public. Others have proved harder to love. In this lecture we look at some of the hits, some of the misses, and also at several buildings that arguably should have won, but didn't.
19-Apr
WEDNESDAY 19 APRIL 2023
The Bruges of Van Eyck and Memling
Speaker:
Paula Nuttall
Paula Nuttall has spent many years researching and teaching on Bruges and its artists. In this lecture she evokes the city during its late-medieval heyday, when it was the richest and most vibrant city in northern Europe.
17-May
WEDNESDAY 17 MAY 2023
Salvador Dali
20th Century Renaissance Artist
Speaker:
Julia Musgrave
The painter Salvador Dali was also a writer, poet, engraver, sculptor, architect, photographer, theatre designer and jewellery designer. Today we explore Dali the designer and science enthusiast - a Renaissance artist in the 20th century.
21-Jun
WEDNESDAY 21 JUNE 2023
Magnificence and Splendour
The Royal Art Collection in the Court of Henry VIII
Speaker:
Linda Collins
Henry VIII can be considered the founder of the Royal Collection, using the arts to enhance his own personal image. At today's lecture we discover why certain works were created when they were and how the King was viewed within his own lifetime.
