The section of the site is by and for the Friends
of the Royal West of England Academy.
Lectures
These take place in the Fedden Room at the RWA.
£5 - Friends
and £7 for
visitors for 2009. Our prices are changing in 2010: Lectures will be
£6 Friends
& £8 visitors
and demonstrations £8
Friends & £10
visitors.
Book your seat to avoid disappointment. Booking forms and lecture details
are sent out to Friends but are also available at the RWA.
To check availability and reserve a seat contact Wendy Mogford:
0117 950 0712 email:
wmogford@talktalk.net
Saturday 27th February
11.00 - coffee and refreshments at 10.15
'The Court Painter - Charles Jervas and his
sitters in early Georgian Society'
Jacqueline Healy,
who last year gave us a fresh and unusual lecture on Irish Art, will
tell us about Charles Jervas, whose portraits provide a fascinating
survey of the early Georgians. This illustrated talk will attempt to
connect the art and history of the period and the interactions between
them.
Saturday 20th March
14.00 Fedden Room
Friends AGM - invited speaker to be announced.
Saturday 24th April
11.00 - coffee and refreshments at 10.15
Sienna - Opens its Heart to You - Bob Baggs
Thanks to the influence of Vasari, Florentine art receives most of the
plaudits, but this talk will consider the less well known, though equally
wonderful, art of Sienna from the 13th to the late 15th century.
The remainder of the 2010 programme will be announced
later.
Wendy Mogford 0117 950 0712
or email: wmogford@talktalk.net
Contribute to the Magazine!
We welcome contributions to the RWA Friends Magazine
from Friends, Academicians and others - dates for forthcoming magazines
are:
Spring 2010 Issue No 52
Copy date 14th January, Publication 4th March, current until late June
2010
Advertise in the RWA Friends Magazine
- an effective way to reach an art loving readership
contact Geraldine Box
on 01275 843314
or email: geraldine.box@btinternet.com
For further information please contact:
Roland Harmer (Editor)
0117 924 5638
email:
rolandharmer@blueyonder.co.uk
Exhibitions
Friends Room Exhibitions
These exhibitions, held in the Friends’ Room run throughout the
year except during the Friends Autumn Exhibition. Each show runs for
about five weeks and are an excellent platform for Friends who paint,
draw, sculpt, make prints and take photographs, to show their work.
Contact: Marion Roach
email: marion@manthorp.com
Saturday 20th February - Thursday 25th March
Painters: Julia
Adams, Fiona Ness,
Marion Roach.
Invited Academician:
Margaret Lovell RWA.
Curator: Marion Roach
0117 929 0310
email: marion@manthorp.com
Volunteers
Volunteering can be a rewarding and interesting experience - volunteers
have long been vital to the success of the RWA.
Contact: Friends Membership
Secretary
0117 973 5129
email: friends@rwa.org.uk
Join the Friends
As a charity The Friends provide valuable support to the Royal West
of England Academy (RWA). The Academy was founded in 1844 to encourage
the visual arts and to help artists and since that time has become a
major regional institution.
The Academy is greatly helped by donations and legacies. In its early
history these included Mrs Ellen Sharples and the Academy Subscribers,
now called the Friends of the RWA.
The influence of the Academy has extended to a wide area of Britain
and abroad. The magnificent top lit galleries have housed many exhibitions
including work by Rodin, Cézanne - and more recently - Elizabeth
Frink, Richard Long, Sonia Lawson, Mary Fedden, Julian Trevellyan, Sir
Terry Frost and Ralph Steadman.
The Autumn Exhibitions and the triannial Open Painting, Open Sculpture
and Open Print exhibitions provide an excellent and democratic platform
for artists of merit to exhibit their work.
Displays of work from the RWA Collection provide an insight into British
art over the last 100 years. The RWA also hosts ‘One Man Shows’
and touring exhibitions such as ‘People’s Portraits’
and many others.
Membership of the Friends gives an opportunity to meet people with similar
interests, to join in various social events and to have free entry to
exhibitions. The Friends Magazine and mailings will keep you in touch
with forthcoming exhibitions, lectures and excursions and other events.
By joining the Friends you will be helping to secure the future of the
RWA and support the visual arts in the South West.
Free entry to Exhibitions
The RWA has a vibrant programme of exhibitions throughout the year,
including the annual Autumn Exhibition, which attracts artists of national
and international renown.
Private View Invitations
Friends receive invitations to all Royal West of England Academy private
views.
Magazine
Published three times a year, the ‘Friends Magazine’ provides
thoughtful and informative articles. The Magazine will also keep you
in touch with the Friends and RWA exhibitions and activities.
Lecture Programme
The Monday lectures with a buffet lunch and occasional evening lectures
attract large audiences and interesting speakers. Members can join the
annual painting workshops.
Field Studies and Day Visits
The Friends have a varied programme of cultural and painting holidays
as well as day visits.
Social Events
Friends are invited to various social events which are arranged at the
RWA.
Friends’ Exhibitions
Friends have the opportunity to submit work to Friends’ Exhibitions.
Preferential Rates
Friends enjoy discounts on submission of work to the open annual Autumn
Exhibition and on artists’ materials at Bristol Fine Art.
Help the RWA
By joining the Friends you would help the RWA to serve the region and
the artistic community.
An ideal gift!
0117 924 5638
email:
friends@rwa.org.uk
Click here for printable application
form.
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