On 25th January 2018 Lynne Gibson, BEd, MA gave a lecture entitled WOMEN ARTISTS: Modern Mistresses at Trowbridge College. Lynne’s lecture was particularly interesting, given its exciting title and relevance this year, being the 100th Anniversary of Women’s Suffrage, Women’s Vote and the ongoing struggle for Gender Equality, not just in the Art World.
The majority of students currently studying Art and Design at Trowbridge College are female so it was of particular interest to them, as well as other students from schools and colleges in Wiltshire, who were invited to attend the lecture. This introduced them to the Arts Society’s Lecture programme and raised awareness of opportunities we offer through sponsorship and help with Educational arts projects including Visual Arts, Drama and Music for Young People in this area.
This lecture marked 50 years of The Arts Society (our GOLDEN JUBILEE). The lecture was funded jointly by The Arts Society Wessex and The Arts Society Devizes together with a contribution from the Patricia Fay Memorial Fund. This introduced older students in the Wessex Area to The Arts Society’s varied and enriching Lecture programme and as many as 150 people were able to attend.
Feedback from Foundation Art and Design students at Trowbridge College, who attended the lecture:
- ‘Eye opening, where women artists began to be seen and their struggles..’ — Lily
- ‘A really good speaker, the historical background shocked and hooked your interest’ — Isabel
- ‘Really good to have a specialist lecture from outside of College’ — Harry
- ‘…hadn’t really noticed properly the focus of Art in Galleries and the dominance historically of male artists’ — Erin
Thanks were given to The Arts Society Devizes and The Arts Society Wessex for jointly funding this lecture, together with a contribution from the Patricia Fay Memorial Fund.