Exhibitions & Events at Lakeland Arts Trust

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JMW Turner, Mount Pilatus from across the Lake of Lucerne, c.1842

The first lecture in Abbot Hall's Watercolour Lecture Series Turner Monet Twombly: Enduring Romanticism
by Jeremy Lewison

Tuesday 17 January 6.30pm at Abbot Hall Art Gallery

The Watercolour Lecture Series is supporting the Turner and his Contemporaries: The Hickman Bacon Watercolour Collection exhibition, 12 January - 14 April 2012

Jeremy Lewison is former Director of Collections at Tate and an independent curator since 2002. He is curator of the forthcoming exhibition at Tate Liverpool, Turner Monet Twombly: Later Paintings, which is currently breaking museum attendance records at Moderna Museet Stockholm. He has written extensively on modern and contemporary art.

JMW Turner, Claude Monet and Cy Twombly are three of the greatest painters of the last 150 years. Jeremy Lewison will explore the links between these artists and their common characteristics and preoccupations, suggesting that the interests of Romantic artists were equally relevant to subsequent generations as to that of Turner.

Future lectures in the series:

Tuesday 21 February 6.30pm - 'Nearly a Perfect Drawing'; Hickman Bacon and the Watercolourist's Eternal Quest by Timothy Wilcox

Thursday 8 March 6.30pm - Tempting Prospects; the Lives of the Great Watercolour Painters by Michael Clarke CBE

Thursday 22 March 6.30pm - The 'Discovery' and 'Terra Nova' Expeditions through the Art of Edward A Wilson by Christopher Wilson

Tickets: ‘Friends’ £6.00, Adults £9.00, includes a glass of wine or juice served from 6.00pm.
Ticket Booking: 01539 722464

Inspiration Day: Green Woodwork Meets Design

Saturday 18 February, 3.00pm - 6.45pm
Blackwell, The Arts & Crafts House

In partnership with Grizedale Arts and artist Charlie Whinney, Blackwell will be hosting talks as part of a larger project bringing coppice workers and contemporary designers together.

Tickets: ‘Friends’ £6.00, Adults £9.00
Ticket Booking: 015394 46139

pair of armchairs designed by the architect of Blackwell, Mackay Hugh Baillie Scott

A New Acquisition

When Blackwell re-opens on the 13 January, there will be a new addition to the Main Hall, a rare pair of armchairs designed by Blackwell's architect Mackay Hugh Baillie Scott. The collection already contains a number of items relating to Baillie Scott and Blackwell, including the folio of his entry to the 1900 House for an Art Lover competition which is the subject of the first display, A House for an Art Lover: MH Baillie Scott's Folio.

New Displays

From 23 January 2012 at Museum of Lakeland Life & Industry

Mind Your P’s and Q’s showcases the Museum’s collection of items relating to letter press printing.

Something Old from Something New is a display of rag rugs from the Museum’s historical collection and will be set against the work of contemporary makers.

It's a great time to join as a Friend of the Trust

We have a great programme of exhibitions and events throughout 2012. Join as a Friend today and enjoy a whole year of benefits, including unlimited free entry to Blackwell, Abbot Hall and the Museum and invitations to private views.

Single membership £40, joint membership £60, pay by Direct Debit and save £3.