When: January 31st, 2024. 6:00 – 7:00pm (GMT)Where: Zoom Zoom details: https://durhamuniversity.zoom.us/s/91739926026Meeting ID: 917 3992 6026Passcode: 645194 Please join us as Dr. Xavier Bray and Dr. Holly Trusted will be discussing Spanish polychromed sculptures, how they relate to easel paintings, some of the techniques involved, attitudes to such sculptures outside Spain, and why they areContinue reading “CONVERSATION: Spanish Polychromed Sculptures and their Relationship to Easel Paintings”
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Becoming Actaeon: Titian and the Conceptual Gaze in Diego Velázquez’s Las Hilanderas
By Isabelle Kent, PhD candidate at University of Cambridge and winner of the ARTES 2023 Juan Facundo Riaño Essay Prize. When: Monday, 4th December 2023 18:00GMTWhere: Instituto Cervantes London (15-19 Devereux Court London WC2R 3JJ) and zoom In the background of Diego Velázquez’s enigmatic masterpiece, Las Hilanderas, the artist summarises with a few bravura strokes aContinue reading “Becoming Actaeon: Titian and the Conceptual Gaze in Diego Velázquez’s Las Hilanderas”
Guillaume Kientz (Hispanic Society of America), “Murillo. From Heaven to Earth”.
When: Tuesday, 24 October at 18.00 (GMT), on zoom The talk will discuss the research for the exhibition Murillo. From Heaven to Earth curated by Guillaume Kientz at the Kimbell Art Museum in Forth Worth, 18 September 2022 – 29 January 2023. Inspired by the Kimbell’s mysterious Four Figures on a Step, the exhibition focused on Murillo’s earthly depictions of secular subjects andContinue reading “Guillaume Kientz (Hispanic Society of America), “Murillo. From Heaven to Earth”. “
REMINDER: Upcoming ARTES visit TO BISHOP AUCKLAND, COUNTY DURHAM – 18th August, 2023
Date: 18th August, 2023 ARTES would like to share a reminder of our upcoming visit to Bishop Auckland. ARTES is organising a long-overdue visit to The Spanish Gallery and Bishop Auckland Castle on Friday 18th August. The visit will coincide with a lecture being given on the Spanish Gallery’s sculpture collection by ARTES President Dr Holly Trusted, who has been workingContinue reading “REMINDER: Upcoming ARTES visit TO BISHOP AUCKLAND, COUNTY DURHAM – 18th August, 2023”
ARTES-CEEH Travel Scholarship Report | Megan Smith, Durham University
ARTES is delighted to share Megan Smith’s report of her research trip, funded by the CEEH/ARTES Travel Scholarship. Thanks to the generous funding of the ARTES-CEEH Travel Scholarship, I was able to travel to several sites in Spain in late March-early April of this year to carry out research for my undergraduate dissertation, which focusesContinue reading “ARTES-CEEH Travel Scholarship Report | Megan Smith, Durham University”
Zurbarán Center Summer Lectures 2023
Date: July 14th, 2023. Time: 11:30am to 12:30pm The Zurbarán Centre is looking forward to the first of four summer lectures at The Spanish Gallery in Bishop Auckland (in person and online). The first lecture will be delivered on Friday 14 July, 11.30-12.30. Professor Andy Beresford (Durham University) will speak about “El Greco, St Jerome and theContinue reading “Zurbarán Center Summer Lectures 2023”
ARTES VISIT TO BISHOP AUCKLAND, COUNTY DURHAM – 18th August, 2023
Date: 18th August, 2023. ARTES would like to share a reminder of our up-coming visit to Bishop Auckland. ARTES is organising a long-overdue visit to The Spanish Gallery and Bishop Auckland Castle on Friday 18th August. The visit will coincide with a lecture being given on the Spanish Gallery’s sculpture collection by ARTES President Dr Holly Trusted,Continue reading “ARTES VISIT TO BISHOP AUCKLAND, COUNTY DURHAM – 18th August, 2023”
The ARTES Travel Scholarship for Artists
ARTES is delighted to announce a new annual scholarship of £1000 to enable artists to travel to Spain, Portugal or Hispano/Lusophone regions. Priority will be given to artists whose own work engages creatively with the rich and distinctive visual cultures of Iberia and Latin America, and we are looking especially for candidates who have curiosity,Continue reading “The ARTES Travel Scholarship for Artists”
CONFIRMED SCHEDULE – Up-coming ARTES Visit to New York City, 2023
Dates: Sunday, 9th July – Thursday, 13th July, 2023 ARTES is pleased to share the confirmed schedule and visits during the upcoming trip, planned by our President, Dr. Holly Trusted. Join us! Please find the confirmed timetable below. Confirmed Schedule Sunday 9th July – Visit at 11 am El Museo del Barrio. Monday 10th JulyContinue reading “CONFIRMED SCHEDULE – Up-coming ARTES Visit to New York City, 2023”
REMINDER: Up-Coming ARTES Visit to New York City, 2023
Dates: Sunday, 9th July – Wednesday, 12th July, 2023 ARTES would like to send a reminder of the coming trip: ARTES is excited to propose a visit to New York, this July 2023, planned by ARTES President, Dr. Holly Trusted. Join us! Below is a suggested timetable for the visit. Specific details of arrangements are currentlyContinue reading “REMINDER: Up-Coming ARTES Visit to New York City, 2023”
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