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Exhibition open on both days from 11.00 am - 4.00pm
• Paintings and sculptures in the Mansion
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Coffee, lunch and tea (and the weekend’s newspapers!) in the Arts Cafe from 11am
• Walk the sculpture trail at any time and then on to the cafe for hot chocolate and cake!
Michael Hall welcomes you to its first Art & Sculpture Exhibition,
set in the gracious rooms of the Mansion and its stunning grounds. The
weekend has been especially designed to take you on a journey where
art, music and nature are uniquely interwoven to offer adults and
children alike, the opportunity to explore our relationship to life and
nature, and to honour the autumnal mood that lingers in the light of
our deepening days.
In and around the Mansion, well-known and
established artists and sculptors display a tempting symphony of colour
and style. Their work reflects nature’s subtle symbolism at play in our
world, with an emphasis on the interconnectedness and sacredness of all
things. This weekend also provides the perfect, gentle way to introduce
children to art and sculpture with plenty of wonders to hold their
interest: the teachers and children at Michael Hall have been busy
working to create a Sculpture Trail inspired by the works of Andy
Goldsworthy and Richard Long. Out of material found around the Michael
Hall Estate, the children have hewn and shaped beautiful environmental
pieces that are a worthy tribute to these two internationally-renowned
sculptors.
And
of course, there is always the food! From warming dishes using
locally-sourced produce (a large part of it coming from the Michael
Hall Biodynamic Vegetable Garden), to mouthwatering cakes and hot
chocolate! All at Michael Hall are dedicated to this event as a means
of heightening our awareness of the beauty around us, the synchronicity
- and the joy that comes from creativity. An inspiring weekend for
ourselves and our children.
A weekend not to be missed!
Programme of events supporting the Exhibition
Saturday 17th November 2007
• 2.00 pm the Clockhouse Singers will be performing two songs in the Mansion
• 8.00 pm ‘Pollock’, a film about the life of the American modernist Painter, Jackson Pollock, showing in the Long Room presented by The
Forest
Row Film Society. £4 per ticket available from the Film Society, David
Catchpole 01342 822184 or Dorien Slinger 01342 826635
Sunday 18th November 2007
• 11.30 am - a short piano recital by
Julian Broughton with music connecting the themes of the exhibition, including pieces from Debussy, Grieg and Brahms. In the Long Room. Free
• 12.00 - 1.30 pm - Ted Roberts
leads a masterclass in watercolour painting in the art studios. Places
strictly limited to 20. Tickets can be purchased at £15 each from David
Catchpole on 01342 822184
• 2.30 pm - Colin Brown’s performance art - at The Folly.
• 6pm - Jupiter Chamber Orchestra, conductor Howard Moody:
Mozart, Sinfonia concertante for violin and viola; Britten, Serenade
for tenor, horn and strings; Korth, Harmoniae Naturales II. Tickets
£9/£7 (concessions)/£5 (children) from The Seasons, Hartfield Road or
on the door (it is recommended that you buy tickets for Jupiter
concerts in advance). Enquiries 01342 823405
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