Art Lovers
Members and their guests Only.
CORONAVIRUS
PLEASE NOTE: Due to the current virus outbreak until further notice all future Art Lover meetings are cancelled.
The following are a couple of suggestions from John to look at during the virus lock-down:
Great Artists and their works:
Learn about world famous artists and develop your understanding of the art they created with this free online course.
This free online art history course will give you a comprehensive overview of the lives and works of great artists like Leonardo da Vinci, Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino better known as Raphael, Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, Jacques-Louis David, Edouard Manet, and Pablo Picasso. It will also examine great works of art such as The Last Supper by Leonardo, the Frescos in the Sistine Chapel by Michelangelo, and more.
Visit https://alison.com/course/great-artists-and-their-work or click on: Great Artists and their work
Van Eyck - An Optical Revolution. Museum of Fine Arts, Ghent, Belgium, Online.
Newly conserved and restored, the eight exterior panels of Jan van Eyck's Ghent Altarpiece, 1432, are the focus of an exhibition at the museum of Fine Arts in Ghent, cut short by Covid-19, but now available to view via an online tour.
Visit: youtube.com/visitflanders FLORENCE HALLETT THEARTSDESK.COM or click on: Van Eyck - An Optical Revolution
ART LOVER'S GROUP VENUE is the United Reformed Church, Community Hall, St George's Road, St. Annes (the same location as U3A General Meetings)
The meeting day is the FIRST Tuesday of each month, with a 10 am start.
New members welcome. Some of our members joined with little or no knowledge of art whilst others are extremely knowledgeable and well-travelled. Our aim is to share and learn from each other. You are most welcome to join us.
Two long-established groups "Art of the Italian Renaissance" and "Art Appreciation" merged; bringing the strengths of both of these, we renamed as "Art Lovers". We have gone in new and exciting directions.
We have been fortunate in our range of outside speakers who have included a University Lecturer and a Curator from Lancashire Museums Service and a speaker from the Fylde Decorative and Fine Arts Society (DFAS) covering the current 'Tagging the Treasures Project'.
We have a programme full of promise. Hugh Ellwood, an experienced and valued lecturer, began our programme with the "Birth of the Renaissance" and gave us a time line which we have been following (see link). We hope to enjoy involving ourselves with learning about other European artists and movements.
We make a small charge of £2 per meeting to cover room hire costs.
We look forward to seeing you.
John 01253 711303
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