Welcome to the History of Art page
Venue: Dorset Youth Association, Lubbecke Way, DT1 1QL.
TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF HISTORY OF ART MEETINGS
Our next meeting was scheduled for Wednesday April 1st, and with regret we have decided that in view of the significant spread of the coronavirus Covid-19, we will NOT be meeting in April, or until further notice.
UPDATE REGARDING NOVEMBER TRIP TO BOLOGNA
Details for the Autumn trip to Bologna have been circulated to those interested, and many of you have already signed up. However, as you know, the coronavirus has hit Italy very hard, and though Bologna isn't a main centre of infection as yet, it isn’t free of it. It may all be all over by November, but we are obviously monitoring the situation closely. I (Kelvin) will keep you updated about this as I am in contact with the tour company, and advice for travel to Italy from the Foreign Office at the time will be significant. No deposits will have been passed on yet, and they will stay with me as we await developments. I will contact you separately about this as information comes in.
Our next meeting was scheduled for Wednesday April 1st, and with regret we have decided that in view of the significant spread of the coronavirus Covid-19, we will NOT be meeting in April, or until further notice.
UPDATE REGARDING NOVEMBER TRIP TO BOLOGNA
Details for the Autumn trip to Bologna have been circulated to those interested, and many of you have already signed up. However, as you know, the coronavirus has hit Italy very hard, and though Bologna isn't a main centre of infection as yet, it isn’t free of it. It may all be all over by November, but we are obviously monitoring the situation closely. I (Kelvin) will keep you updated about this as I am in contact with the tour company, and advice for travel to Italy from the Foreign Office at the time will be significant. No deposits will have been passed on yet, and they will stay with me as we await developments. I will contact you separately about this as information comes in.
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The History Of Art group was formed in the summer of 2013 so we are an established group, led by Clive, Kelvin and Mike. Like many other groups we run the sessions co-operatively, with different members contributing. We have decided on a chronological approach and have so far covered the art periods up to the Renaissance. Each session consists of a presentation which is followed by a refreshment break. We have then been watching a series of DVD programmes aimed at providing guidance on how to look at great Art.
Please note change of venue for our meetings We meet on the first Wednesday of the month at the Dorset Youth Association between 3.00 and 5.00 p.m. (see below for a location map) You are very welcome to join us - as they say, "Ars Longa Vita Brevis"! Currently we have spaces for new members but please contact the Group Leader first.
Contact us (details in Newsletter) if you want to get involved with the History of Art group. This is open to U3A members only however. If you wish to become a U3A member please see the 'How it runs' menu from our home page
The group on our 2019 Belgium Trip, admiring art in Brussels. Photo: Kelvin Huff
Venice Trip 8-13 November 2017
30 members took part this time. A report and some pictures can be viewed below.  The group in front of the Church of Santa Maria and St. Donato in Murano, 2017/ Photo: Viviana using Kelvin's camera!
A short report on the Venice trip by Kelvin can be read below. 
Kelvin's account of the Madrid trip can be viewed and downloaded below. An edited version appears in the Spring 2019 Newsletter.
Web-page maintained by Kelvin Huff
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The History of Art group with artist/curator Tim Craven (second left). Photo: Mike Aylott
Meetings for 2020
Unsurprisingly, we feel it is necessary to cancel the Bournemouth trip to the Pre-Raphaelite exhibition in June. The exhibition has now started at the Russel-Cotes, but in any case it may fall the way of many venues and close in the peak epidemic period. The advertised talks on Bauhaus, Weimar Art, and Cezanne & the origins of Cubism, will all happen at some stage later in the year - they are all pretty much "oven-ready". The Raphael 500th talk may well happen if the epidemic is over, as it links to the National Gallery Exhibition. September 2nd : "German Art under the Third Reich " Kelvin Huff October 7th: "Raphael 500th - Madonnas and more" Mike Aylott November 4th: Team - Art of Bologna & Ravenna December 2nd:Christmas Quiz. Clive Topper AUTUMN TRIP 2020 5-10 November
We have made a decision on where we intend to go this Autumn. We think it would be nice to alternate colder and warmer climates. So this year we will be back to Italy, this time in Emilia-Romagna. We will be based in Bologna... visiting the art treasures in and around Bologna and Ferrara, possibly Mantua too, also visiting Ravenna for its amazing Byzantine art and architecture. Great food as well! (Looking ahead, as some have indicated it will be popular, we are planning a trip to Berlin for 2021). Kelvin is running this one, so please let him know if you are interested Download the brochure and booking form below
The Group visiting the Maiden's House in Antwerp, 2019. Photo: Kelvin Huff
Indoor meetings programme
Hitherto we have taken a chronological look at painting and sculpture, from ancient times through classical, then medieval art, landing up in the High Renaissance, both Italian and Northern. We have recently started to look more at modern art, and over the next few years hope to progress in three main strands: 1) Old Masters: the “big three” of Leonardo, Michelangelo and Raphael, then Caravaggio, Vermeer, Rembrandt, Hals & Co. 2) Sculpture - resuming in the middle of the extensive classical Greek period. 3) Modern Art from c1900: the Vienna Secession, Russian art, the Fauves, early German expressionism, war art. 
The group at the Prado, Madrid. Photo: Kelvin Huff
The group at the Roman acqueduct in Segovia. Photo: Jana using Kelvin's camera!
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