Dr Ramirez, medievalist and TV historian, will introduce us to the wealth of illuminated manuscripts, jewellery and treasures of the Dark Ages. The symbols and designs help us to understand the beliefs and ideas that shaped Anglo-Saxon and Viking art.
Dr Ramirez is Director of the Certificate and Diploma in the History of Art at the Department for Continuing Education at the University of Oxford
In this overview of one of the most successful exhibitions of 2017, ‘Revolution: Russian Art 1917-1932’, which took place at the Royal Academy of Arts in February-April 2017, curator Dr Natalia Murray will investigate how artists from Kazimir Malevich to Alexander Deineka made Russian art revolutionary in the first 15 years after the Bolshevik revolution of 1917.
Triggering radical innovations in Russian art, artists including Kandinsky, Malevich, Tatlin, Rodchenko and Popova turned the storm of the Russian Revolution into a radical experiment in art and society. However, this was...
Be inspired by the We The People exhibition around Plymouth. Get expert advice from our professional artist whilst you create your own flick book. Suitable for 7 years+ to teens. Please note, all children under 11 must be accompanied by an adult.
Two sessions - 10:30-12:30 & 14:00-16:00
£2.50 per child, booking essential www.plymouth.ac.uk/whats-on/family-workshop-big-draw
The early decades of the 20th century were marked by a series of turbulent political upheavals, from revolutions in Russia and Mexico to unprecedented leftist radicalism across Europe and America. This talk examines the dynamic relations between art and revolution, exploring the ways in which artists working across the aesthetic spectrum, from realism through to the new abstraction, sought to participate actively in the fight for political change, engaging culture as a means of transforming society.
Risk-taking and convention-breaking — discover the future of creative practice at our annual showcase of fresh talent in art, design, craft and digital media. Taking place throughout our HE campus, our state-of-the-art workshops and studios will transform into a dynamic exhibition space, free and open to the public from Saturday 10 to Thursday 22 June 2017.
Showcasing work from students across the college’s Undergraduate and Foundation Diploma in Art & Design programmes, this summer’s Degree Shows offer an exclusive window into life at an independent art school, and a chance to...
Sat 10-Fri 16 Jun Mon-Sun 10:00-16:00 Room 101, Roland Levinsky Building; Scott Building, Plymouth University and Mills Bakery, Royal William Yard
Highlights shown in the Peninsula Arts Gallery Sat 10-Fri 23 Jun, Mon-Fri 10:00-17:00, Sat 11:00-16:00 Free admission
Showcasing the latest innovations, the brightest ideas and new emerging talent, Peninsula Arts is delighted to feature a selection of work from Plymouth University’s School of Art, Design & Architecture final year students.
The Show includes work created by Architecture, 3D Design, Digital Art and...
‘Off the Surface’ exhibition captures a passion for embroidery Saturday 20 May – Sunday 9 July 2014
A collaboration between the Devon Guild of Craftsmen and The Royal School of Needlework (RSN), London at Devon Guild of Craftsmen, Bovey Tracey, Devon TQ13 9AF
A new textile exhibition at the Devon Guild of Craftsmen showcases contemporary, hand embroidered work inspired by...
A renowned contemporary craft gallery in Devon is calling out for designers to submit their best work to a popular annual exhibition. The Devon Guild's open call is for their Christmas show,'MAKE' and aptly showcases a diverse range of new design and hand-made craftwork from all over the UK. It's a great opportunity for creatives to sell their work as it takes place over...
An evening viewing on Thursday 23rd March 2017 of over 140 original modern & contemporary works of art displayed at ‘The Annexe’ the new additional exhibition space on the Barbican Plymouth for Michael Wood Fine Art.
Ninety plus ticket paying guests and eight Lady Taverners enjoyed viewing the work of local, national and international artists, presented in a light and airy purpose...
