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.
Lectures £6
Friends and £8
Visitors
Demonstrations £8
Friends and £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 18 September
11.00 - 12.15 Coffee and Refreshments 10.15
The Road to Kathmandu - an illustrated Travel Journal of a Motorcycle
Journey through Turkey, Iran, Pakistan and India.
Simon Roberts is
a freelance Graphic artist and keen traveller now living in Bath - but
with one eye on the horizon.
In August 2005 Simon set off on his trusty BMW motorcycle heading overland
to Nepal - a life-long dream. As he pushed the bike off the ferry at
Calais, due to motor failure, he knew the trip was going to be anything
but uneventful. Throughout the journey he made sketches of the places
and characters he met. In this lecture the seven month journey unfolds
in a series of witty anecdotes and lively sketches, paintings - and
caricatures - from the 'Dusty Highway'.
Saturday 20 November
11.00 - 12.15 Coffee and Refreshments 10.15
Titian: The Last Days
Mark Hudson is a
prize-winning author. A journalist, though trained as an artist, he
has recently lectured on Titian at the National Gallery and the Wallace
Collection in London.
This illustrated talk will cover the life of Titian and reveal the mysteries
surrounding his last paintings. His signed book will be available for
sale to the Friends.
Wendy Mogford 0117 950 0712 or email: wmogford@talktalk.net
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. 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.
Lecture Programme
The Saturday morning lectures and demonstrations, which include coffee
and refreshments, attract large audiences and interesting speakers.
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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