Two sisters: one a painter, the other a writer. Born Victorians but striving to live freely as independent women in the inter-war period, through their work they transformed the role of women in the arts and became epicentre of the English avant-garde. The desire...
When I heard we had a field trip to the Haywood Gallery to see an exhibition by Chinese artists I was intrigued. I know very little about the Chinese culture, mostly learnt from Disney’s Mulan, but I was very surprised at the works I...
As a tourist in Rome, it feels like you are in the majority doesn’t it? Queuing for the Vatican with two thousand fellow sardines, speaking English, eating with a view of St. Peter’s and buying a purple polyester shawl covered in Rome’s famous...
The National Gallery is about to house its first major exhibition of photography, entitled ‘Seduced by Art: Photography Past and Present.’ It is a collection of photographs that have used old masters, most of which are from the Gallery’s collection, to inspire their work....
With our pioneering Semester Students well into their last week in the Tuscan hilltown of Montepulciano, one of our tutors Alice Lindsay has jotted down a few of the best things about being there… 1) Il Sasso school of Italian and its...
