Cataloguing the UK's Unique Collection of Sculpture
Mary Rose Rivett-Carnac to give the next lecture for The Arts Society Ealing
Mary Rose Rivett-Carnac
March 23, 2023
The next monthly lecture from The Art Society Ealing's is taking place on Monday 27 March.
Mary Rose Rivett-Carnac is to give a talk entitled “Faces, Figures and Forms; Exploring Sculpture in the Uk’s Public Art Collections”.
She works for the Public Catalogue Foundation, now called Art UK and has lectured all over the UK and in Europe, as well as being volunteer guide at J.M.W. Turner’s House in Twickenham and Dorich House Museum in Kingston, and is a Freeman of the Worshipful Company of Arts Scholars, one of the City of London’s livery companies.
She will be explaining how sculpture has the power to stop us in our tracks and how it can be awe inspiring, thought-provoking or fun and amusing. Many sculptures are imbued with historical and cultural reference; statues, for example, representing remarkable men and women of the past. Modern sculpture sees the world from different perspectives that may be perplexing or enlightening.
The UK’s national collection of sculpture is arguably the finest in the world and is being catalogued in a unique and ambitious project called Art UK (www.artuk.org). The lecture explores a range of works from across the country and recounts some of the fascinating stories behind them.
The talk is at 7:30pm at St Barnabas Church Hall, Pitshanger Lane, Ealing W5 1QG.
Visitors are welcome to attend at £8 per lecture (reduced to £3 for students); payment can be made by cash on the evening or in advance by contacting: spsecretarytase@gmail.com
The Arts Society Ealing belongs to the large umbrella organisation, The Arts Society, previously known as the National Association of Decorative and Fine Arts Societies (NADFAS), which was founded in 1968. The local Society, which has a membership of around 140, is now one of the 388 member societies of The Arts Society that have been formed throughout the United Kingdom, in parts of Europe and in Australia and New Zealand.
The Arts Society Ealing holds 10 lectures a year and more information can be found by visiting its web site.
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