NE AREA
NORTH EAST AREA PROGRAMME FOR 2012
“The effect of war on the fine arts throughout the ages”
A series of four Study Days
Thursday 29 March Neil Faulkner
War, Art, and Myth in Ancient Greece
War was central to the Ancient Greek World. Athens was at war three years out of every four during the Classical Age, and all citizen –men were obliged to do military service. Being a warrior was part of the definition of citizenship, manhood and Greek-ness.
War features heavily in the myths-in particular Homer’s account of the Trojan War in The Iliad – and all the Greek heroes were warriors.
Ancient Greek art is therefore full of images of both mythic and contemporary warfare, so we shall explore this central feature of Greek experience from the 12th to the 4th century BC through the medium of sculpture and vase painting.
At Harewood House near Leeds from 10.00am-3.00pm
Price £30 to include coffee, entrance to the house and gardens. A sandwich lunch may be purchased in advance for £8.50 per head.
Monday 23 April Jon Cannon
Wars and Medieval Cathedrals
'Cathedrals' and 'war' are not terms that often go together, but the English cathedrals were affected by and reflected the impact of warfare in medieval times in surprising ways -- especially in the north. This day school will take the form of a series of lectures exploring the theme from the Norman Conquest to the Dissolution of the monasteries, with a significant preamble stretching back into the Dark Ages.'
At The Bar Convent York from 10:30am-3:30pm
Price £30 to include coffee. Lunch may be ordered in advance for £8.50.The Bar Convent is approx 5 minutes walk from York Station.
Thursday 17 May Gail Turner
Goya: war and peace, revolution and exile.
The Spanish artist Francisco de Goya’s long life spanned the reigns of four Bourbon monarchs, and a period of considerable social and political upheaval, including the Peninsular Wars. His early works were designs for the Tapestry Works in Madrid, but by the 1790’s he branched out into portrait painting, political satire, imaginative commentaries, and experimental work. Goya was an energetic and restless artistic genius whose paintings reflected the turbulence of his age.
At The Bar Convent York from 10:30am -3:30pm
Price £30 to include coffee. Lunch may be ordered in advance for £8.50
Thursday 28 June Mark Powell
Art War and Peace in the Balkans
In the year 2000, the Architectural Review commissioned Mark Powell to research and write about the post-war reconstruction of the "Pearl of the Adriatic" , the beautiful city of Dubrovnik. He relates this experience, that of a journey in 1992 where he photographed and drew the vulnerable monuments of the Adriatic coast even while some were under bombardment, and an architectural tour he led into Bosnian towns recovering from war, filmed by the BBC. He also covers the illustration of war by artists: Jaroslav Cermak in 19th century Montenegro, Joyce Cary in the Balkan wars, the Austro-Hungarian Ludwig Hessheimer in WWI and Stanley Spencer's memorial chapel to the Macedonian campaign.
At Harewood House from 10:00am 3:00pm
Price £30 to include coffee, entrance to the house and gardens.
Lunch may be purchased in advance for £8.50per head.
Please note: At Harewood coffee will include home made biscuits and lunch will consist of a selection of sandwiches, cakes and fruit .
Short biographies of lecturers
Dr. Neil Faulkner is a freelance lecturer, editor, writer, excavator and occasional broadcaster.
He is editor of Military Times and a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London and author of numerous articles and six books. He is director of several archaeological projects including the Sedgeford Historical and Archaeological project.
www.neilfaulkner.org.uk
Jon Cannon lectures in History of Art at University of Bristol; was presenter of BBC4’s How to build a Cathedral , author of many publication including major academic volumes on West Country Churches and the most popular Cathedral: the great English Cathedrals and the world that made them
http://joncannon.wordpress.com
Gail Turner
Is a historian, art historian and painter. She lectures regularly for The Art Fund, Cambridge International Summer School, the V&A and Courtauld Institute. She contributes to arts magazines.
Mark Powell
Lectures on tours to the Adriatic and was in Croatia during the 1992 conflict and photographing architecture which might be damaged.
Booking Form for NEA Study Days 2012
Please return to Mrs. Elizabeth Evans Worsall Hall, Yarm
TS15 9PJ with cheque made payable to NADFAS NE AREA.
A stamped addressed envelope would be much appreciated.
No of tickets Cost Total
Thursday March 29 Neil Faulkner
Harewood House ------------- ---------- -------
Lunch @ £8.50 ----------- --------- -------
Monday April 23 Jon Cannon
Bar Convent York ------------- --------- ---------
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Thursday May 17 Gail Turner
Bar Convent York ----------- -------- --------
Lunch @£8.50 ------------ -------- --------
Thursday June 28 Mark Powell
Harewood House ------------ ---------- ---------
Lunch @ £8.50 ------------ --------- --------
Tickets £30 for day
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