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ACRYLICS: BOLD PAINTING WITH RAGS AND CARD 18:30 Tue 24 Sep - 13:30 Fri 27 Sep 2019 Painting with rags, straight onto the canvas, connects your whole body in the process. Enjoy more freedom to be expressive and bold, creating fresh and more vital work. Excellent for mountains forests and water. Using a card like a palette knife can create a new dynamic in your work. Frances Winder (S. Cumbria www.highamhall.com/frances-winder) Residential: £328 Non-residential: £229
H1909AL1 ATTRIBUTES OF A VICTORY: BRITAIN AT WAR 1939-1942 18:30 Wed 25 Sep - 13:30 Fri 27 Sep 2019 How did the British people respond to war in 1939? How did they cope with the threat of invasion and the Blitz? Should Churchill have negotiated with Hitler? Consider these as we explore Britain's 'finest hour'. Dr Andrew Lacey (Cambridgeshire www.highamhall.com/andrew-lacey) Residential: £233 Non-residential: £166 D-DAY 1944 follows: attend both, save £25.
H1909AL2 D-DAY 1944: THE ASSAULT ON HITLER'S EUROPE 18:30 Fri 27 Sep - 13:30 Sun 29 Sep 2019 The landings of the 6th June 1944 were the largest amphibious operation ever undertaken. We will explore the preparation for Overlord, the assault on the beaches and the consequences for the eventual liberation of France and Western Europe. Dr Andrew Lacey (Cambridgeshire www.highamhall.com/andrew-lacey) Residential: £233 Non-residential: £166 BRITAIN AT WAR 1939-42 precedes: attend both, save £25.
C1909DC ENAMELLING LONG WEEKEND 18:30 Fri 27 Sep - 13:30 Tue 1 Oct 2019 Work on copper, silver or steel, making enamelled jewellery, small tiles or panels. Silver and gold foils, stencils, sgraffito, simple cloisonne and other techniques as desired. Absolute newbies or experienced welcome. Dorothy Cockrell (Edinburgh www.highamhall.com/dorothy-cockrell) Residential: £423 Non-residential: £294 (Cost of materials depends on your project))
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FOLLIES, FAIRGROUNDS AND FAKES: ARCHITECTURE TODAY AND THE SUSPENSION OF DISBELIEF? 18:30 Fri 27 Sep - 13:30 Sun 29 Sep 2019 Form Follows Function, wrote architect Louis Sullivan, but there are many apparently useless buildings from ancient monument to modern art installation. What are they really for? We will explore how and why, in times ancient and modern, we built fantasies, fakes, and fictions. Edward Hollis (Edinburgh www.highamhall.com/edward-hollis) Residential: £233 Non-residential: £166
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SKETCHBOOK LATE SUMMER SAFARI 18:30 Sun 29 Sep 13:30 Tue 1 Oct 2019 Observe and record Late Summer Lakeland plus some special interior locations with lightning sketches - a little flash mob with pencils, pens, sketch books and cameras. Back at Higham, work towards more finished drawings. See examples of Sketchbooks, reflect, renew and get creative yourself! Pam Grant (Cumbria www.highamhall.com/pam-grant) Residential: £243 Non-residential: £176 (inc. Field Trips and Tea stops) 41