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Here is the archive of the "What's New" items from the front page. Please note that, for most of the notices here, the events are now over and these records are for reference only.

   

21 November 2009

The Lutyens Trust 2010 desk calendar

Enjoy the genius of Sir Edwin Lutyens and raise money for The Lutyens Trust by buying one of their desk calendars. - sorry, now SOLD OUT

The calendars, which are printed on high quality paper, feature photographs from the Lutyens Trust Photographic Archive.


5 June 2009

Watts chapel terracotta friezeIn May, Watts Gallery Curator Mark Bill gave a lecture An Artist’s Rural Retreat: G. F. Watts and Limnerslease. Some pictures of the ACMS visit can be seen in a photo gallery.

27 May 2009

Voysey sundialTheft of a brass sundial designed by CFA Voysey.

Details and more pictures are here.

 


30 April 2009

Whiteley village logoWhiteley Village near Walton-on-Thames, Surrey is currently undergoing a modernisation that renovates the Arts and Crafts elements and preserves the very best of the architecture whilst providing homes that meet the needs and aspirations of current and future residents.

The project will cost on the region of £34M of which nearly three-quarters has been found; the Whiteley Village Appeal is still looking for about £6M to finish off the project.

Read more about the ACMS visit to Whiteley Village and the restoration project.

29 April 2009

A G MThe Annual General Meeting for the Arts and Crafts Movement in Surrey will be held on Thursday 14 May 2009 at the Tilford Institute.

It will be followed by a presentation by Society member Robin Stannard on the Philips Memorial Cloister with Rob Anderton of Waverly BC. Society member Sarah Sullivan will also present a short illustrated presentation on the ACMS Recording Project.


3 April 2009

Hill House Antiques & Decorative Arts, London based specialists of the British Arts & Crafts Movement, will be opening their first new permanent gallery space at 40 Eaton Terrace, London SW1, on Friday, 1st May 2009.

30 March 2009

A new page is available showing events outside the Society which may be of interest to members.

27 March 2009

Society member Sarah Sullivan is researching Charles Harrison Townsend for the Arts and Crafts Movement in Surrey and comprising a Catalogue Raisonne of all his works. You may like to look at the new website: www.charlesharrisontownsend.org.uk

25 March 2009

The Race to save Undershaw

Hindhead Together is leading on an appeal to save Undershaw, the former home of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, from residential development. The striking redbrick house, which Conan Doyle commissioned and lived in at the height of his career, sits in 3 acres of land in Hindhead, high in the Surrey Hills, looking down the Nutcombe Valley and onto the South Downs.

Find more details on the Hindhead Together website or in the newsletter (pdf 1.3Mb)


23 March 2009

Advance information of events and the autumn lecture series are now available on the diary page.


5 March 2009

Book cover: Arts & crafts copper work in NewlynNewlyn Copper

Colin Pill who undertook a research project on Newlyn Copper, mentioned here in 2007, has produced a book on the subject, co-authored with Daryl Bennett.

Colin has also recently launched a web site on the arts and crafts metalwork associated with the Home Arts and Industries Association: www.artsandcraftsmetalwork.co.uk


24 September 2008

Logo for General University Lecture Programme - BathThis autumn the University of Bath is presenting a program of three linked lunchtime lectures on "Head, Hand & Heart: The Arts & Crafts Movement in Great Britain". The fee per lecture is £6.50 including a sandwich lunch or £18 for all three when booked in advance.

For more information and an on-line booking form see Bath (GULP)
 


4 July 2008

The Society has received the sad news of the unexpected death of John George chairman of the arts and crafts movement in surrey since it was founded in 1996.  he led the society with imagination and enthusiasm and will be greatly missed.  a service is to be held next week in guildford, surrey.

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"A joyful celebration of the life of John Francis George";
on Wednesday 9 July at 2pm
at Holy Trinity Church High Street, Guildford (at the upper end of the High Street, opposite the almshouses)

No flowers, donations to your own choice of charity/organisation


13 June 2008

Picture of Vann, HambledonVann Centenary: A Celebration

To celebrate the centenary of the Caroe family at Vann, Hambledon, there will be a programme of lectures and a tour of the house and gardens on Wednesday 30th July 2008. A flyer for the event may be downloaded in PDF format.


30 May 2008

TV iconTV program of interest

In a programme to be broadcast on Thursday 10 July at 8pm, the Channel Five series The Property List will be looking at the best places to find period homes in the UK, and Godalming will be featured as the best place to find Arts and Crafts properties.


20 May 2008

External events and appeals

Appeal and exhibition - A £75,000 restoration project has been launched to restore the murals by Anna Lea Merritt in St Martin’s Church, Blackheath designed by architect Charles Harrison Townsend. Members of ACMS are invited to attend a reception and presentation about the murals by Art Historian Olive Maggs  in the Village Hall, Blackheath, Surrey on 18 June. Also an exhibition in the Church The Story of the Patron, the Architect and the Artist

Touring Exhibition - Ancient Landscapes Pastoral Visions: Samuel Palmer to the Ruralists with study day and talks by art historian and exhibition curator Anne Anderson at all venues:

Appeal for help from The Brooking Collection Dry and secure storage, an equivalent space to 2-3 garages, is sought for two years to safeguard architectural components until they can be accommodated at Greenwich. If you can assist or have suggestions for possible locations, please contact Charles Brooking: 01483 274208

Exhibition 31 May - 5 July Watercolour Through the Ages: Works from the Borough Collection, including Helen Allingham, at Guildford House Gallery, Guildford 01483 444742

Exhibition until 13 December Makers & Movers at Crafts Study Centre, Farnham 01252 891450


12 April 2008

A G MThe Annual General Meeting for the Arts and Crafts Movement in Surrey will be held on Wednesday 14 May 2008 at the Tilford Institute.

It will be followed by a lecture by Robin Stannard on Thackeray Turner.


21 March 2008

Radio program of interest.

BBC Radio 4 starting Monday 24th March  15:45 to 16:00 Laurence Llewelyn Bowen's History of Home.

Episode 1, Mr Voysey: The Architect of Middle England was recorded at Norney Grange with Wendy Hitchmough and Russell Clapshaw discussing Voysey with Llewelyn Bowen.


1 March 2008

CFA Voysey Suffolk ChairACMS members Chris and Jenny Vickers invite you into their home for their Spring Exhibition of Arts & Crafts Furniture and Metalwork, with designs by CFA Voysey, Ernest Gimson and Norman Jewson.

The Artistic House Selling Exhibition, March 7th - 16th 2008, 10am - 4pm
Tel: 01373 467897 or email: Chris Vickers  for further information.


10 February 2008

The Society is considering reviving the Newsletter, please let us know your views on the preferred format by completing the on-line survey.

29 November 2007

Every Square Mile logoEvery Square Mile is a BBC pilot project to create a 'people's history' in the area of Runnymede and Woking. The BBC is asking the public to help capture the events, personalities, legends and landmarks that make this area unique.

28 October 2007

An illustrated report of the recent ACMS visit to Ditchling for the Eric Gill exhibition is now available.

27 October 2007

Radio program of interest.

BBC Radio 4 starting Monday 12th November  09:45 to 10:00 Book of the Week - Augustus Pugin.

Rosemary Hill's biography of Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin, one of Britain's greatest architects, abridged in five parts by Doreen Estall and read by Haydn Gwynne.


13 October 2007

A massive heraldic ceramic charger by Alfred & Louise Powell, c1920.Simon Chorley Art & Antiques are holding a Cotswold Arts and Crafts Exhibition at Prinknash Abbey from 13th October 2007 to 21st October 2007.

Opening hours: daily from 10am – 4pm. Admission, £3 in aid of St John Ambulance. Prinknash Abbey is off the A46 near Painswick, Gloucestershire. Follow brown signs to Prinknash Abbey Park. Parking and refreshments are available.


9 October 2007

External events of interest

Hand, Heart and Soul: The Arts and Crafts Movement in Scotland - Exhibition at Millennium Galleries Sheffield 25 October to 20 January 2008

Millais - Exhibition on the founding member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood at Tate Britain from 26 September to 15 January 2008. Tel: 020 7887 8888 www.tate.org.uk 


17 July 2007

The photo galleries for the recent ACMS visit to the church of St Mary at Great Warley and to Gidea Park are now available. Watch out for the camera symbol next to events for more photo galleries.

25 June 2007

The first of a new series of photo galleries is now available. This pilot shows a few photographs from a recent ACMS visit to Ditchling in Sussex to see Sir Frank Brangwen's former workshop. There are also some pictures of his work produced at Ditchling which are now at Swansea Guildhall.

It is planned to extend the galleries to show a few pictures of every visit (where possible) from now on.


11 June 2007

Court Barn, Chipping CampdenOn 28 July 2007, Court Barn, a stylish, ground-breaking and brand-new museum will open in the historic town of Chipping Campden in the Cotswolds. Please note the revised opening date

3 June 2007

ACMS members Chris and Jenny Vickers' website at Arts and Crafts Design shows their furniture and metalwork in the Arts & Crafts Style made to commission or from stock.

In part to celebrate 150 years since Voysey's birthday on the 28th May 1857, and also as much of Chris' work is inspired by, and to the designs of CFA Voysey, he has re-launched his website featuring many designs and details by Voysey.


23 May 2007

TV program of interest.

BBC 2 on Wednesday 30th May at 19:00 - Jonathan Meades: Abroad Again - Letchworth.

Heaven: Folkwoven in England.
Jonathan Meades tells the story of Letchworth, the first British garden city. A social experiment, its legacy is Britain's ubiquitous, banal sprawl. Yet it all started so charmingly with naked dew-bathers, vegetarian mystics and sandal-makers roaming through Hertfordshire clay fields.


21 May 2007

Detail from octopus pin dishA new project to research and celebrate Newlyn Copper

A project is being established to study the history of Newlyn copper and to bring together pictures, documents and oral history of this important Arts and Crafts venture. The outcomes of the project would be to increase public access to and enjoyment of the history and cultural significance of Newlyn copper, promoting exhibitions, web based information and a publication to capture and illustrate the Newlyn story. Download the newsletter in PDF format (920Kb).


18 May 2007

A Lutyens house in SurreyACMS Society member John Fairbanks has kindly allowed us to reproduce some of his sketches of Arts and Crafts subjects in Surrey.

12 May 2007

Hill House Antiques tileHill House Antiques are holding an inaugural Arts & Crafts selling Exhibition at the Richard Dennis Gallery, 144 Kensington Church Street, London from June 7th to 16th 2007.

The selling exhibition has part emphasis on CFA Voysey and AW Simpson of Kendal, as coincidentally it is the 150th anniversary of both men's birth.


7 May 2007

TV program of interest.

BBC 4 on Sunday 20th May at 20:00 - Edwin Lutyens Master Architect.

As part of their Edwardians season, the BBC are showing architecture critic Patrick Nuttgens' 1981 documentary on the architect Sir Edwin Lutyens, exploring the plans and buildings of the man who designed Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral and the city of New Delhi.


16 April 2007

AGMThe Annual General Meeting for the Arts and Crafts Movement in Surrey will be held on Thursday 17 May at the Tilford Institute. It will be followed by a lecture by Michael Edwards on restoring Lutyens buildings.

15 March 2007

The City Art Centre, Edinburgh will be holding an exhibition "Hand, Heart & Soul - The Arts and Crafts Movement in Scotland" from 30 June to 23 September 2007.

The variety of exhibits, from stained glass windows, enamels, tapestries, domestic furniture and homewares, filmed interiors, architectural plans, illustrated books and garden furniture will provide audiences with many routes of interest and much to admire. For enthusiasts, the exhibition will offer the opportunity to view key items as well as works rarely seen in public.

Read an extended description of this event.


2 March 2007

The William Morris Gallery at Walthamstow is under threat of closure and the opening times have been dramatically reduced. A group of local people have organised a website in order to speak out about this.
 

2 March 2007

Voysey Box - click for larger image

ACMS members Chris and Jenny Vickers are holding their annual selling exhibition this year from 9 to 18 March. Download more details and also see their website which shows their furniture and metalwork in the Arts & Crafts Style made to commission or from stock.


28 February 2007

TV program of interest.
Channel 4: Time Team Special
Thursday 1st March at 21:00 Pugin: The God of Gothic.

Augustus Pugin designed the Houses of Parliament. He designed cathedrals, churches and grand country houses. He created furniture, lighting and wallpaper. His mid-19th-century ideas about what ordinary houses should look like are hugely influential today.


4 January 2007

Exterior view of the Watts GalleryFollowing the disappointment of second place on BBC's Restoration Village, The Watts Gallery has been awarded a £4.3 million earmarked grant. A wonderful Christmas Present from the Heritage Lottery Fund.

The award will provide the foundation stone of the £10m Hope Appeal to save the Gallery. The Gallery has already reached over £1m of pledges and gifts, but still needs to continue fundraising. If you would like to make a donation online now to the Hope Appeal please go to www.justgiving.com/wattsgallery.


3 January 2007

Wellers AuctionsAuction of British Arts & Crafts of the 20th Century

At their Chertsey salerooms, on Friday 2nd February at 12:00, Wellers Auctioneers are holding an auction of Arts and Crafts items, including pottery by Bernard Leach and furniture by E. Gimson. Full details of viewing times are available on their webpage, the catalogue will be available online from 15 January.


4 August 2006

Exterior view of the Watts GalleryThe Watts Gallery is through to the final of BBC2's Restoration Village on Sunday 17 September.

VOTE Watts Gallery on Sunday 17 September


24 July 2006

Exterior view of the Watts GalleryThe Watts Gallery is to appear on BBC2's Restoration Village on 28 July at 9:00 pm.

There will also be a Restoration Roadshow at the gallery on Sunday 30 July 10am-6pm.


26 May 2006

Watts Gallery Hope appealSince its formation, the Society for the Arts and Crafts Movement in Surrey has had a close relationship with the Watts Gallery and now supports the Gallery with their Hope appeal.

 


20 May 2006

AGM of the Arts and Crafts Movement in Surrey

The Annual General Meeting for the Arts and Crafts Movement in Surrey will be held on 24 May at the Tilford Institute. The meeting will be followed by an illustrated presentation "The Hope appeal and Watts Gallery past, present and future".


19 May 2006

Court Barn, Chipping CampdenThe Arts and Crafts Movement in Surrey is pleased to highlight the appeal by the Guild of Handicraft Trust to create a museum of Craft and Design from the Arts and Crafts movement onwards at Court Barn in Chipping Campden.

21 March 2006

Click for larger imageLaunch of a new publication: Watts Gallery - A personal view by Richard Jeffries. Memories from his twenty years as curator, and comments on paintings and sculptures in the collection.

For more details, go to the Publications page.

 


6 March 2006

House in Florida - do you know of one like this in Surrey?Can you identify this house? We have had an enquiry from Tallahassee in Florida where the owner of this house, a copy of one believed to be in Surrey, would like to locate the original.



27 February 2006

The full list of books available to purchase at ACMS events is now shown on the Publications page.

 

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