What: .We are a small but very enthusiastic group with lively meetings where we each give a short presentation on a previously agreed theme. No prior knowledge required - we learn together.

We each research and discuss topics chosen by members. No prior knowledge is required as we all learn together. We have a lively WhatsApp group where we share recommendations for exhibitions and other information related to our subject.

So far we have considered portraits, women artists, architecture and sculpture. So to drop a few names : women artists Frida Kahlo, Berthe Morrisot, Marianne North, Laura Knight with architecture by Bernini and Zara Hamid. Sculpture was represented by Barbara Hepworth, Emily Carr, Antony Gormley and, as a master of woodcarving, Grinling Gibbons. This list may have missed out some presentations but all have been very much enjoyed.

On one of our trips, we went to Margate to see Antony Gormley and the Turner Gallery but it was closed despite the website clearly saying that it was open! We regaled ourselves with mugs of coffee in the old market buildings and sallied forth to find Tracy Emin’s studios for young artists in the old bath house, fantastically white against the bright blue sky. We saw another exhibition by Benjamin Senior, enjoyed a Greek lunch and then said farewell to the lone Antony Gormley sculptured figure standing far out to sea.

The group is currently full, but please join our waiting list & we will contact you as soon as space becomes available. If there is sufficient interest, we would be willing to help set up a 2nd group

Where: Various member’s homes plus occasional gallery visits

How to Join: For more details contact the Interest Groups Coordinator

Coordinator - Elizabeth