Lectures

Expert art historians or curators share with Members their knowledgeable insights into artists’ lives and work – often related to current exhibitions taking place in London or anniversaries.

There are six lectures each year held on Tuesday evenings starting at 8pm and there is no charge to Art Group members.

Club Members attending should also be members of the Art Group and can sign up for Art Group membership on the evening.

The Art Group annual subscription of £15, which reduces to £10 if you join after 30th June, is payable at Reception using a credit / debit card.
Click here for an Art Group application form

Art Group members may bring guests who are not members of the Club paying £10 each on arrival.

Berthe Morisot

 

Lecture by Jo Rhymer

 

Tuesday 21st October 8pm

 

A key player in the founding of the French Impressionist group, Berthe Morisot created innovative and idiosyncratic depictions of public and private modern life. We will look closely at a small selection of her paintings and prints to consider the experimental nature of Morisot’s work and to explore their potential for revealing women’s lived experience of 19th-century Paris.

Jo Rhymer was previously the Head of Adult Learning Programmes at the National Gallery. She is a freelance lecturer with over 20 years experience of working for prestigious gallery and museum learning Departments including the National Gallery, the V&A and Tate. She is an accredited lecturer for the Arts Society.

 

Free for Art Group members.

Art Group members may bring guests who are not Club Members, paying £10 each on arrival (cash).

 

Club Members attending should also be members of the Art Group. Annual Art Group membership is £15, or £10 for the remainder of 2025, and includes seven lectures. Join and pay at Reception with a credit or debit card. Application form available from Art Group noticeboard.

 

For any queries contact, Sue Jell, Lectures Organiser at suejell@hotmail.co.uk

2025 Art Group Lectures

 

Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth

21st January with Jo Walton

 

Tricks of the Trade – Looking into Paintings

18th February with Frank Woodgate

 

Mad on Colour – Impressionists in Venice

18th March with Jacqueline Cockburn

 

Edward Hopper

15th April with Kathy McLaughlin

 

Andy Warhol

20th May with Lucrezia Walker

 

Feeling Blue – Colour and the Artists Palette

23rd September with Lynne Gibson

 

Berthe Morisot

21st October with Jo Rhymer