ART SOCIETY NEWS and EVENTS

WINTER TALKS 2008 / 2009

Monday 22nd September 2008 -
Painting and Aesthetics by Charles Nightingale

We are delighted that Charles Nightingale will give our first talk this September. This is an illustrated journey through aesthetic theories that have held sway over the art world at various times. It will explore the views of a number of philosophers and art historians such as Collingwood and Clive Bell and also examines two opposing ideas of the 20th Century - on the one hand that of Clement Greenberg and on the other, the Marxists.

To find out more, do not miss what is sure to be an informative, controversial and entertaining evening.

Monday 27th October 2008 -
Joseph Wright of Derby: the Cutting Edge of Regionalism by Hugh Belsey

We are very pleased to welcome the return of Hugh Belsey who is going to give our second talk
of the Season.
Joseph Wright was one of the most original artists working in the second half of the 18th Century in Britain. He painted portraits - the only way an English Painter could earn a living- but after a trip to Italy in the 1770's he increasingly turned to landscapes. What is most unexpected in his work are his paintings of the industrialisation of his native Derby and it's surrounding towns which gave him subjects that no one else had tackled, and they appear to have many levels of meaning.

This illustrated, and revealing talk will explore the work of Joseph Wright of Derby which is widely appreciated and has been the subject of a recent exhibition in Liverpool.

The other dates for the Diary are :

Monday 23rd February 2009 - The Uses of an Artist by Dale Devereux Barker

Monday 27th April 2009 - details to follow

All talks start at 7:30 pm. Venue : The Co-op Education Centre, 11 Fore Street, Ipswich.
Parking is at the rear via Waterworks Street. Free to Members and Friends, £2.50 to Guests

ELECTION PANEL
For those who have had a work exhibited at our Annual Open Exhibition and who would like to apply for Membership of the Society, please contact Myra Finch on 01473 255542 before August 24th.
There will be an election panel meeting in late September.

DISCUSSION EVENINGS

These are held roughly every two months, usually at the Butt & Oyster, Pin Mill at 7.30 pm. The next evening will be on Wednesday, October 15th and if YOU have a burning issue you would like to discuss, would like further information or would like to be on the email circulation list, please email
Ed Barritt at edwinbarritt@hotmail.com

JUDITH FOSTER

JUDITH FOSTER is exhibiting at the SHED gallery during July and August (6 Lower Street, Sproughton). This is a unique opportunity to access Judith's studio practice. The show includes drawings, project pieces, prototypes, prints and glimpses of how her pictorial ideas are generated and analysed.

The SHED gallery will be open this coming weekend - Saturday July 26th and Sunday July 27th between 10.30 am and 5 pm. The show continues until Friday August 29th but for entry on days outside the weekend please telephone or email to arrange a viewing time.
Tel: 07757 504487 or email NoRedTram@btinternet.com

ANNUAL OPEN EXHIBITION

We had a particularly successful Open Exhibition this year with a higher than usual number of outside entries. Jay Miller made an excellent job of curating the show and we received many compliments from enthusiastic visitors together with applications to join as Friends and Members.