EDHT COURSES 2019
The East Dorset Heritage Trust (EDHT), based at Allendale House in Wimborne, was set up to provide environmental education to the community. Between January and April Jennie is running three Art History courses at the fine Georgian house set in the centre of the market town.
Prices: monthly study morning - £20/ 2 week course - £25.
Allendale House, Wimborne Minster
To book any of Jennie's EDHT courses mentioned below, please contact either SARAH EVANS or KIM HIETT at the EDHT:
Phone: 01202 888992 (9am - 5pm Monday to Friday)
E-mail: sevans@edht.org.uk or khiett@edht.org.uk
Website: www.edht.org
Address: East Dorset Heritage Trust, Allendale House, Hanham Road, Wimborne Minster, Dorset BH21 1AS
Frink - Christ Risen
The Elisabeth Frink
(1930-1993)
Friday 13 September
09.30-12.30
A leading British sculptor and printmaker who lived and worked in Woolland, Dorset from 1976-1993. Her work is distinguished by her commitment to naturalistic forms and themes including men, dogs, horses, birds, cats and religious figures. Frink’s work was often built up from layers of broken and distressed plaster placed on top of a wire armature, which would then be cast in bronze.
The cost is £20.00, but does not include refreshments, however, there is a coffee and tea machine in Allendale House and water is provided on the tables. To make further enquiries and to book please telephone 01202 888992 and speak to Sarah or Kim.
Enquiries & Bookings: Telephone 01202 888992
Lautrec
Cafe Culture in Paris - the Lure of Montmartre
Friday 25 October
09.30-12.30
Artists, intellectuals, and writers flocked to this bohemian district, frequenting its vibrant cabarets, café-concerts, dance halls, music halls, theatres, and circuses and celebrating them in their paintings, literature, and poems.
We will look at depictions of Montmartre from the early 1880s through to the early 1900s by artists such as Renoir, Van Gogh, Picasso and Lautrec.
The cost is £20.00, but does not include refreshments, however, there is a coffee and tea machine in Allendale House and water is provided on the tables. To make further enquiries and to book please telephone 01202 888992 and speak to Sarah or Kim.
Enquiries & Bookings: Telephone 01202 888992
Duchamp - Nude Descending Staircase
Montparnasse - Artists 1910-1945
Friday 15 November
09.30-12.30
A study of the works of some of the artists who arrived in Montparnasse virtually penniless. Jean Cocteau once said that “poverty was a luxury in Montparnasse”. Artists such as Picasso, Chagall, Nina Hamnett, Léger, Chaim Soutine, Modigliani, Max Ernst, Marcel Duchamp, Constantin Brâncusi and Man Ray will feature in this study.
The cost is £20.00, but does not include refreshments, however, there is a coffee and tea machine in Allendale House and water is provided on the tables. To make further enquiries and to book please telephone 01202 888992 and speak to Sarah or Kim.
Enquiries & Bookings: Telephone 01202 888992
Egg - Death of Buckingham
Charles Dickens and the Artists
Friday 13 December
09.30-12.30
A wonderfully visual writer, Dickens’ writing developed out of a tradition where illustrations formed a significant part of both serial and book. He had friendships with several artists, including Augustus Egg, William Powell Frith and John Everett Millais. Dickens influenced Victorian artists who depicted scenes from his novels or drew inspiration from his subjects and characterisations.
The cost is £20.00, but does not include refreshments, however, there is a coffee and tea machine in Allendale House and water is provided on the tables. To make further enquiries and to book please telephone 01202 888992 and speak to Sarah or Kim.
Enquiries & Bookings: Telephone 01202 888992
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