John Lavery: Passion and Politics – Lecture Series
This vibrant lecture series will illuminate this extraordinary exhibition and will give the contributors and the public the opportunity to debate and explore issues raised by the exhibition and the accompanying catalogue.
Sundays at 1.30pm
Passion and Politics Lecture Series*
Sunday 29 August, 1.30pm
Sir John Lavery: A Family Portrait
Lecturer: Ian Chant-Sempill
Sunday 5 September, 1.30pm
Painting History
Lecturer: Tim Pat Coogan
Sunday 12 September, 1.30pm
The Tale of Two Collections: Sir John Lavery and his generous donations to the Belfast Museum and Art Gallery and The Municipal Gallery of Modern Art
Lecturers: Anne Stewart, Ulster Museum and Barbara Dawson, Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane
Sunday 19 September, 1.30pm
Before the WAGS: Hazel Lavery as Proto-Fashion Icon
Lecturer: Robert O’Byrne
Sunday 26 September, 1.30pm
Visual Culture in Ireland: The Revival and After
Lecturer: Luke Gibbons
Sunday 3 October, 1.30pm
Visualizing a New Ireland – artists, nationalism and independence
Lecturer: Roisin Kennedy
Sunday 10 October, 1.30pm
Sir John Lavery’s “High Treason: The Trial of Roger Casement”: the political encryption of a history painting
Lecturer: Angus Mitchell
Tuesday 12 October, 5pm
E.O. Hoppé
Lecturer: Graham Howe
Sunday 17 October, 1.30pm
Pathé and Politics
Lecturer: Kevin Rafter
Sunday 24 October, 1.30pm
John Lavery – Irish Artist Reporter
Lecturer: Kenneth McConkey
Sunday 31 October, 1.30pm
Lecture tbc, please consult www.hughlane.ie, Education and lectures for further information
*No booking necessary for the lecture series. However early arrival is recommended as places are limited.
Film Screenings
Sundays 25 July, 29 August, 26 September, 31 October @ 3.30pm
One Family, 1930 (59 mins)
Coffee Lectures
Wednesdays at 11am, 8 September – 27 October 2010
Fee €5, talk followed by tea / coffee with lecturer
To book please contact the Gallery reception on 01 2225564
8 September – Conservation Tour – Joanna Shepard, Head of Conservation
15 September – Major Compton Smith – Mícheál Kenefick
22 September – The Madonna of the Lakes – Lynn McGrane
29 September – Boudoirs and Deathbeds – Mark Leslie
6 October – The Laverys’ and the Cult of Celebrity- Sinead McCoole
13 October – National Identity – Roisin Kennedy
20 October – Southwark Cathedral, Terence McSwiney – Jessica O’Donnell
27 October – E.O. Hoppé – Logan Sisley
UCD Lecture Series
Thursday 30 September to Thursday 18 November 2010, 2pm – 4pm
Sir John and Lady Hazel Lavery and their Contemporaries
This lecture series will look at the art of the Belfast born artist, Sir John Lavery and the exhibition John Lavery: Passion and Politics currently on display at The Hugh Lane. Passion and Politics celebrates the artist, his wife Lady Lavery and their political and fashionable connections. Through slide-illustrated lectures, tours of the exhibition, which includes paintings, archive material, photographs and films, tutorials and behind the scenes visits, participants will explore this wonderful artist, his techniques and his contemporaries from all walks of life.
Fee: €140. To book please contact UCD Evening Courses on 01 7167123
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