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SUMMARY:Surrey Network Study Day - Understanding Turner: The Man\, His Life\, His Work -  Prof Maria Chester
DESCRIPTION:“Understanding Turner: The Man\, His Life\, His Work” by Prof Maria Chester \nHIS LIFE: Joseph Mallord William Turner was born into a troubled family and destined to become an artist. His father\, William\, a central figure throughout his life\, encouraged him to pursue his ambitions. Turner’s relationships\, character\, dreams\, notes\, poems\, lead to our own portrait of Turner\, helping us to understand the man\, what we perceive from his everyday life leads to the second talk. He loved to travel and we are lucky to be able to follow him in his trips thanks to his notes on the sketches\, citing places and dates. HIS WORK: We owe him a new approach to landscape\, and new techniques\, applied mostly to watercolours. He added songs and poems to his paintings to reinforce their meaning. He was almost a story-teller who knew exactly what to show and how to show it. He applied everything he experienced in his paintings. Together with “Understanding Turner: the man and his life” this talk aims to leave a permanent impression about one of our great British artists of all times: Joseph Mallord William Turner. Turner was a contradiction in himself: born in Covent Garden at the centre of London he became one of the most important British landscape painters. In the 19th century\, he became the most recognisable British artist abroad \n\n\n \n\n\n\nProgramme9.30 Registration10.00 Understanding Turner: The Man & His Life11.00 Coffee / Tea11.30 Understanding Turner: The Man & His Life\, Understanding & Analysing his Work12.30 Lunch – Bring-Your-Own – Tea / Coffee available1.30 Understanding Turner: The Man & His Work\, His Techniques & Methods2.30 Tea / Coffee3.00 Understanding Turner: The Man & His Work4.00 Departure \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nSpeaker – Maria Chester studied Fine Arts & Art History. She is a Professor of Pre-Columbian Art\, and aresearcher in Fine Arts. She taught in several South American universities as well as private institutions. Since 2007 she has been the National Subject Adviser in American Archaeology. In 2015 she was a founding member of the International Committee of The Third Age Trust & from May 2016 Secretary General of AIUTA. She is active in the Berwick area for Berwick Educational Association & Berwick Visual Arts. In October 2018 she became an accredited lecturer to The Arts Society. Born in Buenos Aires\, she has\, since 2003\, lived in the Scottish Borders. \n\n\n\nFor full information please see the BOOKING FORM
URL:https://fetchamu3a.org.uk/our-programme/surrey-network-study-day-understanding-turner-the-man-his-life-his-work-prof-maria-chester/
LOCATION:The Menuhin Hall\, Cobham Road\, Stoke d'Abernon\, Surrey KT11 3QQ
CATEGORIES:Study Days
ORGANIZER;CN="Ian Funnell":MAILTO:funnellian@hotmail.com
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SUMMARY:Surrey Network Study Day - Talks on Science -  Andrew Hanson & Dr Kathryn Harkup
DESCRIPTION:“Talks on Science” by Andrew Hanson and Dr Kathryn Harkup \nThe National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is involved in ensuring all manner of walks of life function smoothly through the use of the National Measurement System. Andrew will briefly discuss what he feels are the top ten strangest things NPL has been involved in\, that he is allowed to talk about. Andrew will then talk on colour measurement. Colour informs\, influences consumer choices\, warns us and comforts us. How do we ascribe numbers to a human perception which is incredibly versatile and variable? The challenge is enormous and human colour perception science is still a lively topic today. Be warned! This talk will contain surprises. \nKathryn writes and gives regular public talks on the disgusting and dangerous side of science. \n\n\n \n\n\n\nProgramme9.30 Registration10.00 The Magic of Colour – The talk will contain surprises – there’s a lot more to colour than meets the eye.11.00 Coffee / Tea11.30 Electronic Music – Park your prejudices and have fun listening to bizarre stories from its development.12.30 Lunch – Bring-Your-Own – Tea / Coffee available1.30 Poisons – Chemical methods of murder and how not to get away with it.2.30 Tea / Coffee3.00 Dying to be Beautiful – Killer cosmetics or the extraordinary things some people will do tomaintain the body beautiful.4.00 Departure \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nSpeakers – Andrew Hanson has been professionally measuring colour for 25 years; from evaluating the appearance of ornamental plants\, to building the world’s first national standards telespectroradiometer to calibrate the colour of visual display units and a machine to measure the shininess of cats. He is currently Outreach Manager and Occasional Senior Scientist at the National Physical Laboratory\, the UK’s National Measurement Institute and is past Chair of the Colour Group of Great Britain \n\n\n\nKathryn Harkup is a chemist and author. She completed a doctorate on her favourite chemicals\, phosphines\, and went on to further postdoctoral research before realising that talking\, writing and demonstrating science appealed a bit more than hours slaving over a hot fume-hood. Kathryn’s first book was the international best-seller A is for Arsenic: The Poisons of Agatha Christie\, which was shortlisted for a Mystery Readers International Macavity Award and a BMA Book Award. She has also written Making the Monster: The Science of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein\, and Death by Shakespeare: Snakebites\, Stabbings and Broken Hearts. Her most recent book\, Vampirology: The Science of Horror’s Most Famous Fiend\, was published June 2021. \n\n\n\nFor full information please see the BOOKING FORM
URL:https://fetchamu3a.org.uk/our-programme/surrey-network-study-day-talks-on-science-andrew-hanson-dr-kathryn-harkup/
LOCATION:The Menuhin Hall\, Cobham Road\, Stoke d'Abernon\, Surrey KT11 3QQ
CATEGORIES:Study Days
ORGANIZER;CN="Ian Funnell":MAILTO:funnellian@hotmail.com
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SUMMARY:Surrey Network Study Day - Illuminated Manuscripts of the Medieval Period -  Imogen Corrigan
DESCRIPTION:“ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS OF THE MEDIEVAL PERIOD ” by Imogen Corrigan \nImogen has a wide-ranging interest in medieval history which covers some 1\,000 years and a geographical area from western Ireland to Constantinople\, with an especial focus on ideas travelling and how the medieval mind-set might be examined through the art and artefacts left behind. This talk will be on Medieval Manuscripts and Imogen will be bringing copies of nineteen of the most beautiful manuscripts to illustrate the talk and these are listed on the last page of the booking form. \n\n\n \n\n\n\nProgramme9.30 Registration10.00 Lighting the Subject: Illuminated Manuscripts – An introduction to illuminated manuscripts of both pre- and post-Conquest periods. Throughout the lecture\, there is a theme of how the books wereused\, whether as sacred vessels for The Word or as memory joggers for day-dreaming monks.11.00 Coffee / Tea11.30 The Men behind the Pen: the Life of the Scribe in the Middle Ages This considers briefly how they were made and planned and the difficulties faced by the scribes\, some of whom complained bitterly in writing.12.30 Lunch – Bring-Your-Own – Tea / Coffee available1.30 The Lindisfarne Gospels This famous book was made around AD700 for distinctly political reasons that were closely connected to the fall-out from the Synod of Whitby and the struggle for survival by the once powerful community at Lindisfarne.2.30 Tea / Coffee3.00 The Luttrell Psalter This is a 14th century book of psalms known for its scenes of daily life and monsters romping cheerfully amongst saints.4.00 Departure \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nSpeaker – Imogen Corrigan spent over 19 years in the army\, retiring in the rank of Major at the end of 1994. She subsequently went to the University of Kent to study Anglo-Saxon and Medieval History\, graduating with 1st Class Honours. Later she gained an MPhil from the University of Birmingham. She is now a freelance lecturer for the Arts Society\, U3As\, ACE Cultural Tours and numerous other agencies. Her first book was published in 2019 (Stone on Stone: the men who built the cathedrals). She is Freeman of the Company of Communicators and have the Freedom of the City of London. \n\n\n\nFor full information please see the BOOKING FORM
URL:https://fetchamu3a.org.uk/our-programme/surrey-network-study-day-illuminated-manuscripts-of-the-medieval-period-imogen-corrigan/
LOCATION:The Menuhin Hall\, Cobham Road\, Stoke d'Abernon\, Surrey KT11 3QQ
CATEGORIES:Study Days
ORGANIZER;CN="Ian Funnell":MAILTO:funnellian@hotmail.com
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SUMMARY:Surrey Network Study Day - Art and Objects of the Mughal Emperors - Dr Ursula Weekes
DESCRIPTION:“ART AND OBJECTS OF THE MUGHAL EMPERORS” by Dr Ursula Weekes \nThe Mughals established their dynasty in India in the early 16th century\, in an empire that soon stretched from Kabul in the west\, to Bengal in the east\, and from Kashmir in the north\, to the edges of the Deccan plateau in the south. Successive emperors were keenly aware of the importance of art\, architecture and luxury items to consolidate and enhance their power. Gift exchange was a fundamental aspect of Mughal court life. As a culture derived from the itinerant court traditions of their Mongol and Timurid ancestors\, they placed enormous value on the kinds of objects that were carried on one’s person (clothing\, jewellery\, weapons)\, in portable trunks (jade cups and illustrated manuscripts)\, and for setting up camp (carpets and tents). But the Mughals also drew extensively on Hindu concepts of sacred kingship and Indian architectural traditions to create a permanent presence in the landscape of North India. This study day offers a detailed examination of elite art\, architecture and objects made at the Mughal court in the 16th and 17th centuries. Join art historian and expert\, Dr Ursula Weekes\, in a day steeped in the magnificence of Mughal material culture. \n\n\n \n\n\n\nProgramme9.30 Registration10.00 Imperial Image: Visualizing the Mughal Emperor: their view of their dynastic rule11.00 Coffee / Tea11.30 The Settings of the Court: Mughal Palaces\, Carpets and Tents: iconic buildings of the empire12.30 Lunch – Bring-Your-Own – Tea / Coffee available1.30 Mughal Portraiture: motivation behind the interest in realism in Mughal portraits2.30 Tea / Coffee3.00 A Nobleman’s Attire: Textiles\, Jewellery & Personal Arms: the magnificent clothing\, textiles\,jewellery worn and weapons carried4.00 Departure \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nSpeaker – Dr Ursula Weekes is an independent art historian based in London\, who specializes in Mughal India. She teaches for the V&A Academy\, Guildford High School and leads tours to India for Andante Travels. She was educated at St John’s College\, Cambridge\, and the Courtauld Institute of Art\, and subsequently lived in Delhi for seven years\, teaching at the National Museum Institute and Jawaharlal Nehru University (School of Arts and Aesthetics). She is currently writing a book on Mughal Court Painting in India for Reaktion Books Ltd (forthcoming in 2022). You can find her on Instagram @ursulaweekes. \n\n\n\nFor full information please see the BOOKING FORM
URL:https://fetchamu3a.org.uk/our-programme/surrey-network-study-day-art-and-objects-of-the-mughal-emperors-dr-ursula-weekes/
LOCATION:The Menuhin Hall\, Cobham Road\, Stoke d'Abernon\, Surrey KT11 3QQ
CATEGORIES:Study Days
ORGANIZER;CN="Ian Funnell":MAILTO:funnellian@hotmail.com
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SUMMARY:Surrey Network Study Day - A Passion for Drawing - Colin Wiggins
DESCRIPTION:“A PASSION FOR DRAWING” by Colin Wiggins \nDrawing is the foundation stone of western art. In the 15th century artists used drawing to try out rough ideas before arriving at their final compositions. They made drawings from life that acted as studies for finished paintings. By the 16th century\, artists like Leonardo and Michelangelo were producing finely wrought drawings as works of art in their own right. Later\, Rembrandt and his contemporaries carried sketchbooks with them\, catching fleeting moments or recording places and landscapes they had visited. Nearer to our own time\, drawing became a medium for personal expression\, with painters as varied as van Gogh or Picasso inventing whole new ways of graphic expression. And drawing continues to be a vital part of today’s artistic practice\, with artists like Andy Warhol\, David Hockney and Tracey Emin all making their own contributions to this endlessly fascinating art form. \n\n\n \n\n\n\nProgramme9.30 Registration10.00 Art for God or Man? The Renaissance Revolution – Many iconic works\, such as Leonardo’s LastSupper or Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel\, were all created through the use of drawing.11.00 Coffee / Tea11.30 Recording the World: Rembrandt\, Rubens and the Artist as Celebrity – As painting graduallybecame freed from subservience to wealthy patrons\, artists become more independent12.30 Lunch – Bring-Your-Own – Tea / Coffee available1.30 Facing the Truth? The Drawn Portrait – From royalty to the underclass\, from Holbein to van Gogh\,how much should we trust the idea of ‘the likeness’2.30 Tea / Coffee3.00 Towards Today – In the 19th century Degas and Toulouse-Lautrec become great chroniclers of their own times. But the invention of photography changed everything4.00 Departure \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nSpeaker – Colin Wiggins began his career in the Department of Prints and Drawings at the British Museum\, which houses one of the greatest collections of drawings in the world. He then moved to the National Gallery\, where he worked for over 30 years as Head of Education and Special Projects Curator. While there\, he was responsible for the Associate Artist scheme\, inviting contemporary artists such as Paula Rego\, Peter Blake and Ana Maria Pacheco to become involved in the life of the Gallery and to hold exhibitions of their work there. During his time at the National Gallery\, he also curated exhibitions of work by artists such as Frank Auerbach\, Bridget Riley\, Lucian Freud and Sir Anthony Caro. He has many publications to his name. \n\n\n\nFor full information please see the BOOKING FORM
URL:https://fetchamu3a.org.uk/our-programme/surrey-network-study-day-a-passion-for-drawing-colin-wiggins/
LOCATION:The Menuhin Hall\, Cobham Road\, Stoke d'Abernon\, Surrey KT11 3QQ
CATEGORIES:Study Days
ORGANIZER;CN="Ian Funnell":MAILTO:funnellian@hotmail.com
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SUMMARY:Surrey Network Study Day - The Development of British Style - Paul Atterbury
DESCRIPTION:“THE DEVELOPMENT OF BRITISH STYLE +DESERT ISLAND ANTIQUES + LIFE ON THE ANTIQUES ROADSHOW” by Paul Atterbury \nFrom the 1870s the British domestic house and its contents changed almost beyond recognition\, reflecting the social and economic revolution that paved the way for the modern world of today. Many factors contributed to this change\, from William Morris and the Arts and Crafts Movement\, to the rise of the department store\, suburban living\, the garden and the emancipation of women. After the First World War\, the pace of change increased\, prompting rapid stylistic development\, from 1920s and 1930s Art Deco to the modernism of the 1950s and 1960s and the style wars of the late 20th century. The first two talks consider architecture\, interior and domestic design and the products that reflected the fashions of the time. In the process they show how the last 150 years have determined the way we live now. \nPaul Atterbury has been involved all his life in the world of art and antiques\, as a writer\, historian\, collector and exhibition curator. The two talks in the afternoon offer an insight into his life\, his enthusiasms and his time as a member of the BBC’s Antiques Roadshow team of experts. \n\n\nProgramme9.30 Registration10.00 The Arts and Crafts House and Garden11.00 Coffee / Tea11.30 At Home in the 20th Century12.30 Lunch – Bring-Your-Own – Tea / Coffee available1.30 Paul Atterbury’s Desert Island Antiques2.30 Tea / Coffee3.00 Life on the Antiques Roadshow4.00 Departure \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nSpeaker – Paul Atterbury is a writer\, lecturer\, historian\, curator and broadcaster specialising in the art\, architecture\, design and social history of the 19th and 20th centuries. As a writer he has written or   edited over 50 books\, covering art\, antiques and design\, travel\, canals and railways\, history and the   First World War. Paul has curated exhibitions for the Victoria & Albert Museum and for other institutions in Britain and the USA and he has worked on the Antiques Roadshow since 1990. \n\n\n\nFor full information please see the BOOKING FORM
URL:https://fetchamu3a.org.uk/our-programme/surrey-network-study-day-2/
LOCATION:The Menuhin Hall\, Cobham Road\, Stoke d'Abernon\, Surrey KT11 3QQ
CATEGORIES:Study Days
ORGANIZER;CN="Ian Funnell":MAILTO:funnellian@hotmail.com
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SUMMARY:Surrey Network Study Day - Tutankhamun\, The Boy King - Clive Barham Carter
DESCRIPTION:“The Most Famous Pharaoh of Them All: Tutankhamun\, The Boy King” by Clive Barham Carter \nTutankhamen was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh who was the last of his royal family to rule during the end of the 18th dynasty; he ruled c. 1334 – 1325 BC in the conventional chronology during the New Kingdom of Egyptian history. His father was the heretical king Akhenaten and his mother was his father’s sister\, identified through DNA testing. The 1922 discovery by Howard Carter of Tutankhamun’s nearly intact tomb\, funded by Lord Carnarvon\, received worldwide press coverage. With over 5000 artefacts\, it sparked a renewed public interest in ancient Egypt\, for which Tutankhamun’s mask\, now in the Egyptian Museum\, remains a popular symbol. \n\n\nProgramme9.30 Registration10.00 The Valley of the Kings – the Where11.00 Coffee / Tea11.30 Carter and Carnarvon – the Who12.30 Lunch – Bring-Your-Own – Tea / Coffee available1.30 The Tomb – the What2.30 Tea / Coffee3.00 Tut.Ankh.Amen and Restoration – and the Why4.00 Departure \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nSpeaker: Clive Barham Carter studied Egyptology at Cambridge (as the only undergraduate). He was awarded a scholarship with the Egypt Exploration Society to dig at Saqqara under Professor Walter Emery. Later\, he joined the staff at Charterhouse as a History teacher\, a position he accepted with some trepidation\, having been a pupil there. He managed to maintain his interest in Ancient Egypt by lecturing at the City Literary Institute\, and by sneaking Egypt into his General Studies classes. In retirement\, he has returned to his enthusiasm for Ancient Egypt and now lectures at the Guildford Institute\, and for U3A\, local groups and museums. He is an accredited lecturer with The Arts Society. \n\n\n\nFor full information please see the BOOKING FORM
URL:https://fetchamu3a.org.uk/our-programme/surrey-network-study-day/
LOCATION:The Menuhin Hall\, Cobham Road\, Stoke d'Abernon\, Surrey KT11 3QQ
CATEGORIES:Study Days
ORGANIZER;CN="Ian Funnell":MAILTO:funnellian@hotmail.com
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SUMMARY:Surrey Network Study Day - Geography and Landscapes of SE England - Geoffrey Mead
DESCRIPTION:“Geography and Landscapes of South East England” by Geoffrey Mead \nSouth-East England has\, in a small area\, a rich assemblage of landscapes whose origins lie in the underlying rocks and soils. The sands\, clays and limestones dictated farming and settlement patterns\, rural industries and landownership; these past activities have a direct link to the 21st century giving us a landscape that has a National Park\, expanding urban areas and a constantly evolving social landscape. This study day looks at representative landscapes\, coastal and inland\, in Kent\, Surrey and Sussex; farms and nature reserves\, woodlands and meadows\, marshes and Downland\, past and present. \n\n\nProgramme9.30 Registration10.00 South-East England’s Basement: The Rocks and Soils of our RegionDowns and Weald\, Heath and Marsh11.00 Coffee / Tea 11.30 South-East England at Work: Trades and Industries that have Shaped our RegionIron and Clay\, Boats and Boulders12.30 Lunch – Bring-Your-Own – Tea / Coffee available1.30 South-East England’s Edge: Around the Coastline and Down the RiverFrom Chichester Harbour to Dungeness\, Cliffe Marshes to Richmond Bridge2.30 Tea / Coffee3.00 South-East England: Landscapes of DistinctionHow We Saved the Iconic Views of the South-East across Two Centuries4.00 DepartureSpeaker: Dr Geoffrey Mead has taught adult education since 1984 at the University of Sussex\, at the University of Surrey in Reigate and at the University of Greenwich in Chatham. He read for a Geography degree in 1983 as a mature student\, followed by an MA in Local & Regional History with a PhD in Geography in 2012. As Convenor for Local History at Sussex from 1995 to 2010 he was part of the team presenting the Landscape Studies part-time degree. He was for many years the university link-person for the Sussex U3A Network and has lectured to U3A audiences across the South-East. \n\n\n\nFor full information please see the BOOKING FORM
URL:https://fetchamu3a.org.uk/our-programme/monthly-meeting-7/
LOCATION:The Menuhin Hall\, Cobham Road\, Stoke d'Abernon\, Surrey KT11 3QQ
CATEGORIES:Study Days
ORGANIZER;CN="Ian Funnell":MAILTO:funnellian@hotmail.com
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