10:00 am - 11:00 am Tudor and Jacobean portraits Tuesday 3 April 2018, 10:00 am - 11:00 am Tudor and Jacobean portraits This lecture is a feast for the eyes! It describes the oil painting materials and techniques of the portrait painters of the Tudor and Jacobean courts in 16th and early 17th century England. Presented by Sarah Cove, one of Britain’s foremost Technical Art Historians and consultant to international museums, salerooms and collectors. Free – $20.00
10:00 am - 11:30 am Modernist murals of E Mervyn Taylor Friday 13 April 2018, 10:00 am - 11:30 am Modernist murals of E Mervyn Taylor Author Bronwyn Holloway-Smith will take us on a detective hunt to find some of this country's most important and beautiful murals. $15.00 – $25.00
10:00 am - 12:00 pm Studio Tour – Jack Trolove Friday 27 April 2018, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Studio Tour – Jack Trolove Join us and meet artist Jack Trolove for a visit to his studio. Since gaining an MFA with distinction from Massey University, Jack has been a finalist in the 2016 and 2017 Wallace Art Awards, winner of the People’s Choice Award, and twice short-listed for London’s BP Portrait Award. $15.00 – $20.00
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm Melvin Day’s Stabat Mater suite of paintings Sunday 6 May 2018, 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm Melvin Day’s Stabat Mater suite of paintings The 13th century poem Stabat Mater Dolorosa has been an important source of inspiration for many artists and musicians for over 700 years. Art Curator Mark Hutchins will talk about the artist, the works, and the inspiration... $15.00