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A Visit to Exhibitions at Charleston in Lewes and
Charleston in Firle
Wednesday 5th February 2025
Last few remaining seats available!
We will travel by coach departing from Crowbrough at 9.15am to Charleston in Lewes where our group will split their time between two exhibitions:
Collecting Modernism: Pablo Picasso to Winifred Nicholson. Over 80 paintings from the Radev Collection are on show by some of the most influential artists of the twentieth century, including Picasso, Winifred Nicholson, Modigliani, Graham Sutherland and key Bloomsbury figures such as Roger Fry, Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant. Follow the extraordinary story of how a modern art collection came into being, passed on between three homes: those of Eddie Sackville-West, Eardley Knollys and Mattei Radev.
Grayson Perry: A Temple for Everyone. An exhibition by one of Britain’s best known artists of over 30 works exploring the meaning of ‘home’, ranging from textiles and pots to ceramic tiles and woodcuts.
Following lunch in Lewes (we can recommend cafés or you can bring your own packed lunch), we shall leave Lewes at 1.45pm to travel onto Charleston in Firle to visit the exhibition Cedric Morris and Arthur Lett-Haines: a radical art school. Here we will delve into the ground breaking artistic careers of Cedric Morris and Arthur Lett-Haines who founded the East Anglian School of Painting and Drawing in 1937, and the exhibition features over 80 pieces from private collections and public institutions. Their work shaped the careers of many influential artists, including Prunella Clough, Lucian Freud, and Maggi Hambling.
There is an alternative option for the afternoon, a tour of Charleston Farmhouse which includes Vanessa Bell portraits.
We will be leaving Charleston by 4.00pm for return to Crowborough.
Pricing
A visit to Charleston in Lewes and Charleston in Firle including entry to three exhibitions and travel by coach. £46.
A visit to Charleston in Lewes and Charleston in Firle including entry to two exhibitions at Lewes , a tour of Charleston Farmhouse and travel by coach. £50
Payment options:
Pay on-line. Go to pay on-line in the menu above
Pay by cheque or cash at the next lecture 13th February (The Wind in the Willows, revisited through the eyes of the illustrators)
BACS - contact Pat Arnold at info.tasaf@gmail.com for details.
A Special Interest Morning on 25th March 2025
11.00 a.m. at the Crowborough Community Centre
A Modern Art Roller Coaster
The Progression of Art Through the 20th Century
by Sarah Ciacci
Two lectures plus lunch
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We look forward to welcoming Sarah Ciacci who has an MA in History of Art from University College London and has been a Blue Badge Guide since 2008, specialising in art, museums and galleries. As well as being a lecturer for the Arts Society, Sarah also runs regular courses and lectures on a variety of art historical periods.
Sarah will take us on a visually exhilarating tour of the myriad of art styles in the 20th Century and the key themes, major artworks, important ideas and stylistic changes. Our Special Interest Morning will give us an overview of how 20th century art got so strange and how one movement led into another and why.
Piet Mondrian - Art Institute of Chicago, CCO Public Domain Designation.
We will conclude our event with a delicious light lunch to be served in the Hall
Price £27
Payment options:
Pay on-line. Go to pay on-line in the menu above
Pay by cheque, cash or card at the next lecture 13th February (The Wind in the Willows, revisited through the eyes of the illustrators)
BACS - contact Pat Arnold at info.tasaf@gmail.com for details.