Stokesley University of the Third Age- Art History Group

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Stokesley & District Art History Group was formed in January 2006. We meet on the first Thursday of each month in Stokesley Community Care Centre, Activity Room 2 from 10-12 (with the exception of July, August and December) to look at great paintings and artists. A charge of £1 is made to pay for the room.

The meetings are informal – no tests, no examinations, people just come along and listen and talk, look at paintings and join in the discussion. No prior knowledge of art history is required.

Initially a series of courses, such as Impressionism and the Impressionists, Understanding Paintings, A Gentle Introduction to 20th-century Paintings, etc., were presented. However, over time, the format of the meetings has changed. The meetings are now varied, consisting of three 30 minute presentations, with time for discussion by members. These sessions now encourage members to take part by giving short presentations.

A regular feature of the meetings over the past 4 years has been Painting of the Month in which a famous painting was discussed in detail. This feature will be suspended between January and June 2012 whilst a series of 6 talks on Women Artists from the Renaissance to the 20th century will be presented. Picture of the Month will return in September.

The format for our meetings from January to June 2012 will therefore be in three parts:
Women Artists from the Renaissance to the 20th century

Your favourite painting or artist - Members talk about a favourite painting or artist for 10-15 minutes (or longer if you want). Talk about it in your own words, or do some research using books and the Internet. Everyone joins in a discussion of the painting or artist.

Art movements/styles - A continuing survey of 800 years of Western art history as seen through the different art movements/styles.

Note: There will be no meeting in December 2011.

The provisional programme from January to June will be:

January 5th at 10.00
Women Artists from the Renaissance to the 20th-century – Part 1: 1500 – 1600: Women artists in the Renaissance
Member’s favourite picture or artist: Christine Bainbridge to talk on the Victorian botanical painter Marianne North
Art Styles and Movements: American art in the late 19th-century

February 2nd at 10.00
Women Artists from the Renaissance to the 20th-century – Part 2: 1600-1750: Role Models for the Future
Member’s favourite picture or artist: Marjorie Homer to talk on the Lancashire artist L S Lowry
Art Styles and Movements: Symbolism

March 1st at 10.00

Women Artists from the Renaissance to the 20th-century – Part 3: 1750-1850: Objects of fascination
Member’s favourite picture or artist: Paul Dixon to talk on the paintings and sculpture in two Californian art galleries
Art Styles and Movements: Post Impressionism to Art Nouveau and the Dawn of the 20th-Century

April 5th at 10.00

Women Artists from the Renaissance to the 20th-century – Part 4: 1850-1910: The Glory Years
Member’s favourite picture or artist: To be announced
Art Styles and Movements: Expressionism: Part 1 Die Brucke

May 3rd at 10.00

Women Artists from the Renaissance to the 20th-century – Part 5: 1910 – Present Day: Profession: artist
Member’s favourite picture or artist: David Smith talk on Gauguin’s painting

Art Styles and Movements: Expressionism: Part 2 Die Blaue Reiter

June 7th at 10.00

Women Artists from the Renaissance to the 20th-century – Part 6: 1910 – Present Day: Rewriting Art History
Member’s favourite picture or artist: To be announced
Art Styles and Movements: Fauvism

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