Upcoming Art History lectures
1 hour lectures live on Zoom or recorded online video organised and run by Catherine, Live at Kea Community Centre, Playing place, Truro and Live @Poly Falmouth
Lecture1: A Romantic idyll: Turner’s Views fo Devon and Cornwall. Discover Turner’s pioneering vision of the South West through his art from Land’s End to Tintagel, Plymouth to Torbay.
Saturday 27 September 11.30am at Kea Community Centre, Playing Place, Truro Cost £14
Tuesday 30 September 2025 10.30am on Zoom/Recorded YouTube Cost £14
Lecture 2.From Black Beauty to War horses
The Equestrian painter Lucy Kemp-Welch (1869 -1958) A review of this influential female artist and teacher of animal paintings with a specialism in depicting horses.
Saturday 1 November 11.30am at Kea Community Centre, Playing Place, Truro Cost £14
Tuesday 4 November 2025 10.30am on Zoom/Recorded YouTube Cost £14
Lecture 3. Prints, Personalities and Pots
The Art of Sir William Nicolson (1872 – 1949) Take a look at this renowned artist’s prints of famous people from the 19th century and his powerful paintings of still lives.
Saturday 29 November 11.30am at Kea Community Centre, Playing Place, Truro Cost £14
Tuesday 2 December 2025 10.30am on Zoom/Recorded YouTube Cost £14
Lecture 4. Flowers, Frames and Freedom
Gluck (1895 –1978) The story of Hannah Gluckenstein’s life through her art This lecture follows the story of a unique voice in art both through the subject matter of her paintings and her frames as well as her personal identity.
Saturday 31 January 11.30am at Kea Community Centre, Playing Place, Truro Cost £14
Tuesday 3 February 2026 10.30am 2026 on Zoom/Recorded YouTube Cost £14
Lecture 5.The drawings of W. Barns Graham CBE (1912 – 2004)
Form, Line and Landscape from St. Ives to Lanzarote This lecture traces the importance of drawing throughout the career of this important British painter who was born in Scotland but lived much of her adult life in St. Ives, Cornwall.
Saturday 28 February 11.30am at Kea Community Centre, Playing Place, Truro Cost £14
Tuesday 3 March 2026 10.30am on Zoom/Recorded YouTube Cost £14
Lecture 6.A Figure Painter in a Modernist World:
Francis Hewlett RWA (1930 – 2012) A retrospective of the paintings and ceramics of this well known teacher and painter based in Falmouth.
Saturday 28 March 11.30am at Kea Community Centre, Playing Place, Truro Cost £14
Tuesday 31 March 2026 10.30am on Zoom/Recorded YouTube Cost £14
To book please pay on the Art History Lectures page
Upcoming Art History lectures Live At The Poly, 24 Church Street Falmouth TR11 3EG
Lecture1: A Romantic idyll: Turner’s Views fo Devon and Cornwall. Discover Turner’s pioneering vision of the South West through his art from Land’s End to Tintagel, Plymouth to Torbay.
Thursday 26 September 2025 6.00pm Cost £13 +£1 Poly fund (Discounts for students and those on benefits)
Lecture 2.From Black Beauty to War horses
The Equestrian painter Lucy Kemp-Welch (1869 -1958) A review of this influential female artist and teacher of animal paintings with a specialism in depicting horses.
Thursday 30 October 2025 6.00pm Cost £13 +£1 Poly fund (Discounts for students and those on benefits) https://thepoly.org/whats-on/event/3858/equestrian-painter-lucy-kemp-welch-1869-1958
Lecture 3. Prints, Personalities and Pots
The Art of Sir William Nicolson (1872 – 1949) Take a look at this renowned artist’s prints of famous people from the 19th century and his powerful paintings of still lives.
Thursday 27 November 6.00pm Cost £13 +£1 Poly fund (Discounts for students and those on benefits) Tickets from https//thepoly.savoysystems.co.uk/ThePoly.dll/TSelectItems.waSelectItemsPrompt.TcsWebMenuItem_0.TcsWebTab_0.TcsPerformance_2888193.TcsSection_1165
Lecture 4. Flowers, Frames and Freedom
Gluck (1895 –1978) The story of Hannah Gluckenstein’s life through her art This lecture follows the story of a unique voice in art both through the subject matter of her paintings and her frames as well as her personal identity.
Thursday 29 January 2026 6.00pm 2026 Cost £13 +£1 Poly fund (Discounts for students and those on benefits)
Lecture 5.The drawings of W. Barns Graham CBE (1912 – 2004)
Form, Line and Landscape from St. Ives to Lanzarote This lecture traces the importance of drawing throughout the career of this important British painter who was born in Scotland but lived much of her adult life in St. Ives, Cornwall.
Thursday 26 February 2026 6.00pm Cost £13 +£1 Poly fund (Discounts for students and those on benefits)
Lecture 6.A Figure Painter in a Modernist World:
Francis Hewlett RWA (1930 – 2012) A retrospective of the paintings and ceramics of this well known teacher and painter based in Falmouth.
Thursday 26 March 2026 6.00pm Cost £13 +£1 Poly fund (Discounts for students and those on benefits)
To book visit https://thepoly.org/whats-on/talks
Upcoming Study Mornings
Live and on Zoom or recorded online video
To book please pay on the Art History Study Days page
Hidden Treasures:
Discovering some of the Art Collection of the Royal Cornwall Museum, Truro
Thursday 11 September 10.30 – 1.00pm.
At the Royal Cornwall Museum education room on the ground floor followed by guided tour of art displays
Cost £30 (Museum entrance and lunch not included but can be pre-ordered from the cafe where seating has been reserved) Numbers limited to 25.
Upcoming Guided Tours
In Person Guided tours at Art and heritage venues
To book please pay on the Guided Tours page