Painter Bernie Victor introduces the Friends of the Horniman Museum’s art exhibition.
This weekend the Victorian Conservatory at the Horniman Museum is the venue for the annual Friends of the Horniman Art Exhibition. This is a selected show and features work by a wide selection of local artists. There are paintings, sculptures and prints in a [...]
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After Ian Dejardin wrote on DOV about how the current exhibition of Chinese photographs came to Dulwich, all sorts of wheels started turning. Shiona Airlie, who played a key role in getting the exhibition together, explains what happened next.
As your esteemed director observed recently, exhibitions are strange beasts. Little did I realise when Ian and [...]
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Liz Moody’s Dulwich Life is written by Anna Sayburn, inspired by Gainsborough’s portrait “Mrs Elizabeth Moody and Her Two Sons”. It imagines how Mrs Moody might live today.
Thursday 5 June
Here’s Sam’s essay on My Family: ‘Mummy is drinking less whine, but Daddy is drinking more whiskie. He doesn’t go to work any more. Mummy is [...]
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Posted in Around Dulwich, Food & Drink, Reviews, Uncategorized, tagged Dulwich Picture Gallery, film, pub quiz, Camberwell, Sun and Doves, beer garden, Gallery Film, Coldharbour Lane, Crystal Palace Tavern, The Rye Hotel, Canadian drag queen, Mark Dodds on May 27, 2008 | No Comments »
With tails between legs, having left yesterday’s answer sheet only half-completed, Steve Slack and team head to Camberwell in search of pub quiz victory.
WEDNESDAY
The Sun and Doves is much more than just a public house. It’s a lively and friendly pub, yes, but it also boasts a tempting menu, fine cocktail list, a well-used gig [...]
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Liz Moody’s Dulwich Life is written by Anna Sayburn, inspired by Gainsborough’s portrait “Mrs Elizabeth Moody and Her Two Sons”. It imagines how Mrs Moody might live today.
Saturday 24 May
Saturday, and Sonja’s gone back to Poland. She says she can get a better job there now anyway. Mr M’s still refusing to get out of [...]
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Liz Moody’s Dulwich Life is written by Anna Sayburn, inspired by Gainsborough’s portrait “Mrs Elizabeth Moody and Her Two Sons”. It imagines how Mrs Moody might live today.
Ran round harassing people all day, and finally got all the olive oil money. Put the assorted cheques, notes and coins in an envelope to present to Mr [...]
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Posted in Art, Dulwich Picture Gallery, Politics, Uncategorized, tagged Dulwich Picture Gallery, Guido Reni, St Sebastian, Exhibitions, Ian Dejardin, Gordon Brown, The Agony and the Ecstasy on May 16, 2008 | 2 Comments »
by Ian Dejardin, Dulwich Picture Gallery’s director
Guido Reni’s St Sebastians have been coming down this week. This has been one of the most fascinating displays I’ve seen for ages, and I shall miss this particularly beautiful art-history lesson.
I noticed, however, at the weekend that the cover of The Economist featured a political cartoon in which [...]
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Kelly Richards, author of “Anne Shelton – With a Smile and a Song”, has very kindly donated three signed copies of her book for our prize draw. (You can read Kelly’s article about Anne Shelton below.)
All you have to do to stand a chance of winning a copy is to add a relevant comment [...]
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Posted in Around Dulwich, Events, Family Activities, What's On, tagged activities, arts, culture, Dulwich, Events, festival, london, se21, south on April 25, 2008 | No Comments »
In anticipation of the annual Dulwich Festival, which takes place this year from 9th to 18th May, Victoria Goode, Co-Director of the Dulwich Festival, writes about what it takes for her and the Festival team of volunteers to put it all together while juggling day jobs and all their other commitments.
My husband and I moved [...]
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Posted in Around Dulwich, Competitions & Offers, Diaries, Dulwich Picture Gallery, Film, Theatre & Music, Past Events, Uncategorized, tagged Dulwich Picture Gallery, InSight lectures, All Saints Church, concert, harp concert, lecture, talk, Arts of China, China, The Splendours of Ancient China on April 25, 2008 | No Comments »
Wednesday morning at Dulwich Picture Gallery
The 1st in the series:Highlights from 4 millennia of the arts in China
The Splendours of Ancient China details
Saturday 3rd May at All Saints’ Church, West Dulwich
Sing Sweet Harp - a concert for lovers of harp music
7.30pm
In aid of the All Saints’ Organ Fund
Eminent French Harpist, Geneviève Létang of the Paris Conservatoire will play [...]
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