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Arts & Crafts Trail, Hammersmith
This is a walk that you can do at your leisure. You just need to download the map, or pick it up from the William Morris Society Museum in Hammersmith, open Thursday and Saturday, 2.00 – 5.00pm. Start at Hammersmith Bridge and make your way along the river to Hammersmith Terrace, reading about some of the interesting Victorians as you go. The riverside at Hammersmith was an important hub for the Arts & Crafts movement, home to several of its…
St Michaels Church Hall – Contemporary Aboriginal Art Sale
Contemporary aboriginal art is gaining popularity in the UK for its combination of vivid colours and storytelling. This is an ideal opportunity to start your collection, with sizes and prices to suit everyone.
The William Morris Society – ‘Reimagining Nowhere: An Exhibition by Benjamin Deakin’
A new exhibition in Hammersmith of paintings by contemporary British artist Benjamin Deakin explores the legacy on visual culture of the classic utopian novel 'News from Nowhere' (1890) by C19th designer, writer and poet William Morris. Hosted by The William Morris Society, the exhibition runs until 29th February 2020 in the Coach House at Kelmscott House, Morris’s former home in Hammersmith. The property features at the start of the novel and sections of the book were written at Kelmscott…
Chiswick Auctions – Printed Books & Manuscripts
Chiswick Auctions is holding an auction of Printed Books & Manuscripts. To view the full auction catalogue click here. For more details call Chiswick Auctions on 020 8992 4442. If you are interested in bidding but are unable to attend the auction in person, contact Chiswick Auctions’ Bids department at bids@chiswickauctions.co.uk or call +44 (0)20 8992 4442.
Chiswick Auctions – Autographs & Memorabilia
Chiswick Auctions is holding an auction of Autographs & Memorabilia. To view the full auction catalogue click here. For more details call Chiswick Auctions on 020 8992 4442. If you are interested in bidding but are unable to attend the auction in person, contact Chiswick Auctions’ Bids department at bids@chiswickauctions.co.uk or call +44 (0)20 8992 4442.
The Hogarth Club – Art and Wine Night
This event is a chance for you to re‐connect with your creative side or to try something new! All levels of art experience are welcome, including beginners, practising artists and those who wish to refresh their practice. Spend an evening relaxing with art, wine and good music. Participants are welcome to take their artwork home with them! The class will be situated in the conservatory area of The Airedale Bar at The Hogarth Club. Your ticket will include entry, all…
Gunnersbury Park and Museum – Stitch, Knit & Natter
Join Gunnersbury for their friendly monthly textile group. This is a self-led session – bring a project to work on, learn from others and catch up over a cup of tea. Selected sessions have a guest teacher and a charge for materials may apply for some optional activities. Guest teachers will be leading craft activities at the following sessions: - Friday 10 January – Making Cat Blankets for Cats Protection welfare charity.(No additional charge.) Please note these blankets are being created…
Chiswick Auctions – Design
Chiswick Auctions is holding an auction of Design. The full auction catalogue will be available shortly at chiswickauctions.co.uk/auction. For more details call Chiswick Auctions on 020 8992 4442. If you are interested in bidding but are unable to attend the auction in person, contact Chiswick Auctions’ Bids department at bids@chiswickauctions.co.uk or call +44 (0)20 8992 4442.
The Arts Society Chiswick – The Field of Cloth of Gold: 6,000 Englishmen in France for 18 days – How did they do it?
In June 1520 Henry VIII and Francis 1 met to ratify an Anglo-French alliance and celebrate the betrothal of Henry’s daughter Mary to the Dauphin. The two handsome ‘Renaissance Princes’ are in their 20’s with similar reputations in military prowess, sport and patrons of the arts. Both have imperial ambitions and are eager to display themselves as magnificent nobleman and warrior kings. Each brings an entourage of 6,000 to a field south of Calais for 18 days of various events…
Chiswick Auctions – Asian Art
Chiswick Auctions is holding an auction of Asian Art. The full auction catalogue will be available shortly at chiswickauctions.co.uk/auction. For more details call Chiswick Auctions on 020 8992 4442. If you are interested in bidding but are unable to attend the auction in person, contact Chiswick Auctions’ Bids department at bids@chiswickauctions.co.uk or call +44 (0)20 8992 4442.
Chiswick Auctions – Designer Handbags & Fashion
Chiswick Auctions is holding an auction of Designer Handbags & Fashion. The full auction catalogue will be available shortly at chiswickauctions.co.uk/auction. For more details call Chiswick Auctions on 020 8992 4442. If you are interested in bidding but are unable to attend the auction in person, contact Chiswick Auctions’ Bids department at bids@chiswickauctions.co.uk or call +44 (0)20 8992 4442.
Chiswick Auctions – Byron
Chiswick Auctions is holding a Byron auction. To view the full auction catalogue click here. For more details call Chiswick Auctions on 020 8992 4442. If you are interested in bidding but are unable to attend the auction in person, contact Chiswick Auctions’ Bids department at bids@chiswickauctions.co.uk or call +44 (0)20 8992 4442.
Chiswick Auctions – Jewellery
Chiswick Auctions is holding an auction of Jewellery. The full auction catalogue will be available shortly at chiswickauctions.co.uk/auction. For more details call Chiswick Auctions on 020 8992 4442. If you are interested in bidding but are unable to attend the auction in person, contact Chiswick Auctions’ Bids department at bids@chiswickauctions.co.uk or call +44 (0)20 8992 4442.
Chiswick Auctions – European Works of Art & Clocks
Chiswick Auctions is holding an auction of European Works of Art & Clocks. The full auction catalogue will be available shortly at chiswickauctions.co.uk/auction. For more details call Chiswick Auctions on 020 8992 4442. If you are interested in bidding but are unable to attend the auction in person, contact Chiswick Auctions’ Bids department at bids@chiswickauctions.co.uk or call +44 (0)20 8992 4442.
The Arts Society Chiswick – 150 Years of London Underground Design
Since its establishment 150 years ago as the world's first urban subway, the London Underground has continuously set a benchmark for design that has influenced transit systems from New York to Tokyo, Moscow to Paris and beyond. This lecture is based on Mark’s book London Underground by Design, which is a comprehensive history of one of the world's most celebrated design achievements, and of the visionaries who brought it to life. Beginning in the pioneering Victorian age, Mark charts the…
Chiswick Auctions – Old Masters
Chiswick Auctions is holding an auction of Old Masters (paintings). The full auction catalogue will be available shortly at chiswickauctions.co.uk/auction. For more details call Chiswick Auctions on 020 8992 4442. If you are interested in bidding but are unable to attend the auction in person, contact Chiswick Auctions’ Bids department at bids@chiswickauctions.co.uk or call +44 (0)20 8992 4442.
Chiswick Auctions – British & European Fine Art
Chiswick Auctions is holding an auction of British & European Fine Art. The full auction catalogue will be available shortly at chiswickauctions.co.uk/auction. For more details call Chiswick Auctions on 020 8992 4442. If you are interested in bidding but are unable to attend the auction in person, contact Chiswick Auctions’ Bids department at bids@chiswickauctions.co.uk or call +44 (0)20 8992 4442.
Chiswick Auctions – Silver & Objects of Vertu
Chiswick Auctions is holding an auction of Silver & Objects of Vertu. The full auction catalogue will be available shortly at chiswickauctions.co.uk/auction. For more details call Chiswick Auctions on 020 8992 4442. If you are interested in bidding but are unable to attend the auction in person, contact Chiswick Auctions’ Bids department at bids@chiswickauctions.co.uk or call +44 (0)20 8992 4442.
Chiswick Auctions – Fine Portrait Miniatures
Chiswick Auctions is holding an auction of fine portrait miniatures including the Comerford collection . The full auction catalogue will be available shortly at chiswickauctions.co.uk/auction. For more details call Chiswick Auctions on 020 8992 4442. If you are interested in bidding but are unable to attend the auction in person, contact Chiswick Auctions’ Bids department at bids@chiswickauctions.co.uk or call +44 (0)20 8992 4442.
Brentford Gallery – Vicki Cooke & Samantha Green
An exhibition bringing together two artists who like to categorise things, from facial expressions to found objects. Delve into the artefacts unearthed by the plotholders of Willoughby Allotments in the Museum of Willoughby Allotment. Dig into the lower reaches of Facebook’s tagged photos for a collection of candid expressions. Preview evening - Friday 27 March 6-9pm Open 28 – 29 March 11-6pm. vickicooke.com willoughbyweb.net/AA/
The Arts Society Chiswick – Raphael: a Master in the Making (2020 marks 500th Anniversary of his death
Raphael is often referred to as one of the three giants of the High Renaissance in Italy, alongside Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci, yet his fame and position in the canon of art history may seem hard to explain. He made no discoveries like those of his celebrated rivals: although undoubtedly a draughtsman of exceptional talent he made no great progress in the fields of anatomy, science and construction nor did he share the wide-ranging talents which Leonardo and Michelangelo…
Chiswick Auctions – Islamic and Indian Art
Chiswick Auctions is holding an auction of Islamic and Indian Art. The full auction catalogue will be available shortly at chiswickauctions.co.uk/auction. For more details call Chiswick Auctions on 020 8992 4442. If you are interested in bidding but are unable to attend the auction in person, contact Chiswick Auctions’ Bids department at bids@chiswickauctions.co.uk or call +44 (0)20 8992 4442.
The Arts Society Chiswick – The Other Side: Counter Memorials – Germany’s post-WWII Culture of Apology & Atonement
In these years of World War 2 anniversaries the subject of this talk is hugely relevant. Relatively little is known in this country about Germany’s complex post-war process of remembrance and the counter memorial movement that started there in the 1980s and continues to this day. Germany’s very specific situation rendered all traditional concepts of monuments and memorials irrelevant and inappropriate. Instead of commemorating their own losses German artists looked to creating art forms that would respond to questions of…
The Arts Society Chiswick – From Garbo to Garland – the magical art of Hollywood
Lights, Camera, Action! – inside stories of the art and artifice of the early decades of Hollywood. This lecture covers the work of stills photographers, costumiers, publicists, actors, actresses and the movie moguls who made it all happen. Dr Geri Parlby, who will be hosting this talk, is a former Fleet Street journalist and film PR. She has a first-class honours degree in History and Theology, a Masters in History of Art from the Courtauld Institute and a Theology doctorate from Roehampton…
Bedford Park Festival
2020 Bedford Park Festival – Friday 12 – Sunday 28 June The Bedford Park Festival is a two week arts and community festival which takes place early in June. A celebration of the arts, with music concerts, theatre productions, art and photography shows, walks and talks, the festival raises money for St Michael & All Angels Church and three church charities. It has an excellent reputation for high production standards, particularly for its Classical music concerts, which are a staple…
Artists at Home
63 pop-up exhibitions await you across Chiswick, Hammersmith and Shepherds Bush. 77 artists will be delighted to welcome you to their houses, studios and flats, to view paintings, glass-making, ceramics, printmaking, sculpture, photographs, textiles, and jewellery. This is an exciting chance to discover new original work for your home and to talk to artists about how they create. A fun and lively event with many regular addicted visitors. If you've never been before, make this the year you visit. Browse…
The Arts Society Chiswick – Turner vs Constable: the great British paint-off
This is the story of the epic rivalry between the two giants of British art, J.M.W. Turner and John Constable. As unlike in background and temperament as their paintings were in style, these two creative geniuses transformed the art of landscape. This lecture sets them head-to-head and examines their differences, their similarities, their battles and their shared triumphs. But who will ultimately be crowned star painter? As well as giving an overview of Turner and Constable, the subject provides an enjoyable…
The Arts Society Chiswick – Mr Barry’s War: rebuilding the Houses of Parliament
A highly topical lecture, given the current arguments about the multi-billion pound restoration planned for Westminster! The Houses of Parliament is one of the most famous and staggering buildings in the world. It rises serenely from the Thames at Westminster, on a site which has been the centre of power and government in England from the earliest times. It is a masterpiece of Victorian architecture and a spectacular feat of civil engineering: but from the beginning, its design and construction…
The Arts Society Chiswick – Art Transported: How did it get here from where it was made? Who owned it before?
We love standing in a museum gazing at a painting by Titian or Caravaggio, but we rarely question where it was before it came to be in that museum or who, in earlier times, stood in front of it and gazed nor by what practical means it got there. When Napoleon invaded Europe he had the best of Europe’s works of art sent back to Paris for his new Musée Napoleon. But how did they get four life -size bronze…
The Arts Society Chiswick – Pompeii: Digging Deeper with the Muddy Archaeologist
The tragedy of Pompeii’s burial by Mount Vesuvius’ eruption in AD79 provided an archaeological miracle that enables us to see how Roman villas were richly decorated with stunningly beautiful frescoes. It also gives us a glimpse into how luxury villas reflected their owner’s aspirations. They were also used as working estates for business and industry. Yet, even here, there is art in abundance.Their preserved remains and contents show us aspects of Roman life that archaeologists could never have guessed at…