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Nov
26
Sun
Marianne Fox Ockinga. King’s Cross – All Change @ Highgate Gallery
Nov 26 @ 11:00 am – 4:30 pm

Marianne Fox Ockinga: Kings Cross – All Change

Recording the current upheaval in the landscape round the two great Victorian railway terminals of King’s Cross and St Pancras in relief prints, etchings, paintings, and drawings. A revolution in human and architectural affairs. This exhibition focuses on the huge changes in the area brilliantly depicted by Dickens in his novel ‘Dombey and Sons’ and frequented by the young Thomas Hardy.

Marianne has worked in the area for more than four decades. She has sketched and painted in the field, setting up her easel in notorious locations such as Goodsway and Coal Drop Yard, beside the Granary Square campus of the University of the Arts.

“These works are from the year 2000, when the area round St Pancras changed dramatically. It had become a gloomy and derelict place, as many of the old red brick Victorian buildings crumbled or were eradicated by the developers’ wrecking ball. I first saw and recorded this when, some years before, I was invited into the now demolished Culross Building to draw and paint. From the roof, I could clearly see the outline of Highgate in the distance.”

Recovering from a serious illness, in 2001 Marianne felt reinvigorated and eager to get down to work again at St Pancras. The first shock was to see cranes behind a scaffold of hoardings starting to yank out the Victorian gasholders. Marianne wanted to record what was happening quickly, knowing time was not on her side. Often, she went out at night, using the canal towpath, especially sinister in the shadows now that the familiar public lighting had been removed. By working regularly on site, local businesses got to know her work, and became supportive. Several exhibitions, presentations and shows in public and commercial venues ensued. These began with ‘Transition July 2002’ at the CTRL Visitor Centre at St Pancras. She held shows in a range of venues in the UK and Netherlands.

Marianne was born in the Netherlands but began her art education at the Bath Academy of Art in 1960. She completed her training at the  Rijksakademie, Amsterdam, returning to settle in the UK in 1971.  Marianne has always favoured working in the open air, drawing and painting from observation. Until 2000 she focused on landscapes across Europe, in the Netherlands and Italy especially. She also has taken portrait commissions. Since 1971 printmaking became the main focus of her work, especially after acquiring a large Columbian press.

In London Marianne has also worked at large sites in transformation, undertaken by invitation and commission, such as the Olympic Park for the 2012 Games and the Arsenal Emirates complex. She was also witness to the decommissioning and conversion of the elegant art deco Arsenal Highbury Stadium complex, recording in a variety of media. Her work is in collections both public and private, among them the Victoria and Albert Museum. She is a brother member of the Art Workers Guild.

 

Highgate Gallery is open:

Wed – Friday: 13.00 – 17.00

Saturday: 11.00 – 16.00

Sunday: 11.00 – 17.00

 

Nov
27
Mon
Marianne Fox Ockinga. King’s Cross – All Change @ Highgate Gallery
Nov 27 @ 11:00 am – 4:30 pm

Marianne Fox Ockinga: Kings Cross – All Change

Recording the current upheaval in the landscape round the two great Victorian railway terminals of King’s Cross and St Pancras in relief prints, etchings, paintings, and drawings. A revolution in human and architectural affairs. This exhibition focuses on the huge changes in the area brilliantly depicted by Dickens in his novel ‘Dombey and Sons’ and frequented by the young Thomas Hardy.

Marianne has worked in the area for more than four decades. She has sketched and painted in the field, setting up her easel in notorious locations such as Goodsway and Coal Drop Yard, beside the Granary Square campus of the University of the Arts.

“These works are from the year 2000, when the area round St Pancras changed dramatically. It had become a gloomy and derelict place, as many of the old red brick Victorian buildings crumbled or were eradicated by the developers’ wrecking ball. I first saw and recorded this when, some years before, I was invited into the now demolished Culross Building to draw and paint. From the roof, I could clearly see the outline of Highgate in the distance.”

Recovering from a serious illness, in 2001 Marianne felt reinvigorated and eager to get down to work again at St Pancras. The first shock was to see cranes behind a scaffold of hoardings starting to yank out the Victorian gasholders. Marianne wanted to record what was happening quickly, knowing time was not on her side. Often, she went out at night, using the canal towpath, especially sinister in the shadows now that the familiar public lighting had been removed. By working regularly on site, local businesses got to know her work, and became supportive. Several exhibitions, presentations and shows in public and commercial venues ensued. These began with ‘Transition July 2002’ at the CTRL Visitor Centre at St Pancras. She held shows in a range of venues in the UK and Netherlands.

Marianne was born in the Netherlands but began her art education at the Bath Academy of Art in 1960. She completed her training at the  Rijksakademie, Amsterdam, returning to settle in the UK in 1971.  Marianne has always favoured working in the open air, drawing and painting from observation. Until 2000 she focused on landscapes across Europe, in the Netherlands and Italy especially. She also has taken portrait commissions. Since 1971 printmaking became the main focus of her work, especially after acquiring a large Columbian press.

In London Marianne has also worked at large sites in transformation, undertaken by invitation and commission, such as the Olympic Park for the 2012 Games and the Arsenal Emirates complex. She was also witness to the decommissioning and conversion of the elegant art deco Arsenal Highbury Stadium complex, recording in a variety of media. Her work is in collections both public and private, among them the Victoria and Albert Museum. She is a brother member of the Art Workers Guild.

 

Highgate Gallery is open:

Wed – Friday: 13.00 – 17.00

Saturday: 11.00 – 16.00

Sunday: 11.00 – 17.00

 

Nov
28
Tue
Marianne Fox Ockinga. King’s Cross – All Change @ Highgate Gallery
Nov 28 @ 11:00 am – 4:30 pm

Marianne Fox Ockinga: Kings Cross – All Change

Recording the current upheaval in the landscape round the two great Victorian railway terminals of King’s Cross and St Pancras in relief prints, etchings, paintings, and drawings. A revolution in human and architectural affairs. This exhibition focuses on the huge changes in the area brilliantly depicted by Dickens in his novel ‘Dombey and Sons’ and frequented by the young Thomas Hardy.

Marianne has worked in the area for more than four decades. She has sketched and painted in the field, setting up her easel in notorious locations such as Goodsway and Coal Drop Yard, beside the Granary Square campus of the University of the Arts.

“These works are from the year 2000, when the area round St Pancras changed dramatically. It had become a gloomy and derelict place, as many of the old red brick Victorian buildings crumbled or were eradicated by the developers’ wrecking ball. I first saw and recorded this when, some years before, I was invited into the now demolished Culross Building to draw and paint. From the roof, I could clearly see the outline of Highgate in the distance.”

Recovering from a serious illness, in 2001 Marianne felt reinvigorated and eager to get down to work again at St Pancras. The first shock was to see cranes behind a scaffold of hoardings starting to yank out the Victorian gasholders. Marianne wanted to record what was happening quickly, knowing time was not on her side. Often, she went out at night, using the canal towpath, especially sinister in the shadows now that the familiar public lighting had been removed. By working regularly on site, local businesses got to know her work, and became supportive. Several exhibitions, presentations and shows in public and commercial venues ensued. These began with ‘Transition July 2002’ at the CTRL Visitor Centre at St Pancras. She held shows in a range of venues in the UK and Netherlands.

Marianne was born in the Netherlands but began her art education at the Bath Academy of Art in 1960. She completed her training at the  Rijksakademie, Amsterdam, returning to settle in the UK in 1971.  Marianne has always favoured working in the open air, drawing and painting from observation. Until 2000 she focused on landscapes across Europe, in the Netherlands and Italy especially. She also has taken portrait commissions. Since 1971 printmaking became the main focus of her work, especially after acquiring a large Columbian press.

In London Marianne has also worked at large sites in transformation, undertaken by invitation and commission, such as the Olympic Park for the 2012 Games and the Arsenal Emirates complex. She was also witness to the decommissioning and conversion of the elegant art deco Arsenal Highbury Stadium complex, recording in a variety of media. Her work is in collections both public and private, among them the Victoria and Albert Museum. She is a brother member of the Art Workers Guild.

 

Highgate Gallery is open:

Wed – Friday: 13.00 – 17.00

Saturday: 11.00 – 16.00

Sunday: 11.00 – 17.00

 

Nov
29
Wed
Marianne Fox Ockinga. King’s Cross – All Change @ Highgate Gallery
Nov 29 @ 11:00 am – 4:30 pm

Marianne Fox Ockinga: Kings Cross – All Change

Recording the current upheaval in the landscape round the two great Victorian railway terminals of King’s Cross and St Pancras in relief prints, etchings, paintings, and drawings. A revolution in human and architectural affairs. This exhibition focuses on the huge changes in the area brilliantly depicted by Dickens in his novel ‘Dombey and Sons’ and frequented by the young Thomas Hardy.

Marianne has worked in the area for more than four decades. She has sketched and painted in the field, setting up her easel in notorious locations such as Goodsway and Coal Drop Yard, beside the Granary Square campus of the University of the Arts.

“These works are from the year 2000, when the area round St Pancras changed dramatically. It had become a gloomy and derelict place, as many of the old red brick Victorian buildings crumbled or were eradicated by the developers’ wrecking ball. I first saw and recorded this when, some years before, I was invited into the now demolished Culross Building to draw and paint. From the roof, I could clearly see the outline of Highgate in the distance.”

Recovering from a serious illness, in 2001 Marianne felt reinvigorated and eager to get down to work again at St Pancras. The first shock was to see cranes behind a scaffold of hoardings starting to yank out the Victorian gasholders. Marianne wanted to record what was happening quickly, knowing time was not on her side. Often, she went out at night, using the canal towpath, especially sinister in the shadows now that the familiar public lighting had been removed. By working regularly on site, local businesses got to know her work, and became supportive. Several exhibitions, presentations and shows in public and commercial venues ensued. These began with ‘Transition July 2002’ at the CTRL Visitor Centre at St Pancras. She held shows in a range of venues in the UK and Netherlands.

Marianne was born in the Netherlands but began her art education at the Bath Academy of Art in 1960. She completed her training at the  Rijksakademie, Amsterdam, returning to settle in the UK in 1971.  Marianne has always favoured working in the open air, drawing and painting from observation. Until 2000 she focused on landscapes across Europe, in the Netherlands and Italy especially. She also has taken portrait commissions. Since 1971 printmaking became the main focus of her work, especially after acquiring a large Columbian press.

In London Marianne has also worked at large sites in transformation, undertaken by invitation and commission, such as the Olympic Park for the 2012 Games and the Arsenal Emirates complex. She was also witness to the decommissioning and conversion of the elegant art deco Arsenal Highbury Stadium complex, recording in a variety of media. Her work is in collections both public and private, among them the Victoria and Albert Museum. She is a brother member of the Art Workers Guild.

 

Highgate Gallery is open:

Wed – Friday: 13.00 – 17.00

Saturday: 11.00 – 16.00

Sunday: 11.00 – 17.00

 

Nov
30
Thu
Marianne Fox Ockinga. King’s Cross – All Change @ Highgate Gallery
Nov 30 @ 11:00 am – 4:30 pm

Marianne Fox Ockinga: Kings Cross – All Change

Recording the current upheaval in the landscape round the two great Victorian railway terminals of King’s Cross and St Pancras in relief prints, etchings, paintings, and drawings. A revolution in human and architectural affairs. This exhibition focuses on the huge changes in the area brilliantly depicted by Dickens in his novel ‘Dombey and Sons’ and frequented by the young Thomas Hardy.

Marianne has worked in the area for more than four decades. She has sketched and painted in the field, setting up her easel in notorious locations such as Goodsway and Coal Drop Yard, beside the Granary Square campus of the University of the Arts.

“These works are from the year 2000, when the area round St Pancras changed dramatically. It had become a gloomy and derelict place, as many of the old red brick Victorian buildings crumbled or were eradicated by the developers’ wrecking ball. I first saw and recorded this when, some years before, I was invited into the now demolished Culross Building to draw and paint. From the roof, I could clearly see the outline of Highgate in the distance.”

Recovering from a serious illness, in 2001 Marianne felt reinvigorated and eager to get down to work again at St Pancras. The first shock was to see cranes behind a scaffold of hoardings starting to yank out the Victorian gasholders. Marianne wanted to record what was happening quickly, knowing time was not on her side. Often, she went out at night, using the canal towpath, especially sinister in the shadows now that the familiar public lighting had been removed. By working regularly on site, local businesses got to know her work, and became supportive. Several exhibitions, presentations and shows in public and commercial venues ensued. These began with ‘Transition July 2002’ at the CTRL Visitor Centre at St Pancras. She held shows in a range of venues in the UK and Netherlands.

Marianne was born in the Netherlands but began her art education at the Bath Academy of Art in 1960. She completed her training at the  Rijksakademie, Amsterdam, returning to settle in the UK in 1971.  Marianne has always favoured working in the open air, drawing and painting from observation. Until 2000 she focused on landscapes across Europe, in the Netherlands and Italy especially. She also has taken portrait commissions. Since 1971 printmaking became the main focus of her work, especially after acquiring a large Columbian press.

In London Marianne has also worked at large sites in transformation, undertaken by invitation and commission, such as the Olympic Park for the 2012 Games and the Arsenal Emirates complex. She was also witness to the decommissioning and conversion of the elegant art deco Arsenal Highbury Stadium complex, recording in a variety of media. Her work is in collections both public and private, among them the Victoria and Albert Museum. She is a brother member of the Art Workers Guild.

 

Highgate Gallery is open:

Wed – Friday: 13.00 – 17.00

Saturday: 11.00 – 16.00

Sunday: 11.00 – 17.00

 

Dec
1
Fri
Icons of Greek music: Hadjidakis, Theodorakis, Xarhakos @ Lauderdale house
Dec 1 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Icons of Greek music: Hadjidakis, Theodorakis, Xarhakos @ Lauderdale house

Musicians from the “Icons of Greek music” project come together once again to perform a concert of music by three of Greece’s most loved and iconic composers: Mikis Theodorakis, Manos Hadjidakis and Stavros Xarhakos.

There is not a household in Greece that does not have their beautiful melodies colouring their lives. The folk songs have become classics, almost like anthems. They can be heard being played by a small duo in the smallest taverna to the biggest orchestra in the greatest concert halls around the world and they touch everybody in their own personal way…they are songs and lyrics which wherever we are in life we can relate to.

Join us for an afternoon of lyrical melodies, pulsating rhythms and poetic lyrics that reach into the soul of Greece.

Performers:

Maria Tsirodimitri – voice, guitar

Pavlos Carvalho – cello, bouzouki, vocals

Manolis Taouxis – double bass, bouzouki, vocals

George Tsolakis – voice, guitar

George Angelopoulos – bouzouki, mandolin, baglama

Jan
8
Mon
Life Drawing 5 Week Evening Course (Jan/Feb & Feb/Mar 2024) @ Lauderdale House
Jan 8 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Have a cuppa and settle in for an evening of delightful life drawing with our new 5 week evening course for new and experienced students alike.

Taught by Artist Clare Grossman, this 5 week course will comprise of 2 hour classes on Monday evenings. Students will receive structured tuition, with the opportunity to work to a set objective each week as well as the chance to work individually as they wish.

The class will feature a good variety of professional life models to keep the classes fresh and interesting.

Please bring your own mug for tea as well as drawing materials. Paper will be available to purchase in the class.

About Clare Grossman

Clare trained at Camberwell School of Art, attaining a Masters Degree in Fine Art Printmaking. Since then she has continued her practice from her own studio in North London and with various professional print studios.

Her art has been commissioned by numerous corporate and commercial companies and she exhibits regularly with galleries across the UK and abroad.

What You Need

Charcoal

Soft graphite pencils 2B to 8B

A box of colour chalk pastels (not oil pastels)

Black & White chalk pastels

Putty Rubber

2 Bull Dog clips (to clip paper to boards)

Some cash (coins) to pay for paper

 

The course runs in two batches:

Run 1 (Mondays 7pm-9pm): 8th Jan, 15th Jan, 22nd Jan, 29th Jan, 5th Feb

Run 2 (Mondays 7pm-9pm): 19th Feb, 26th Feb, 4th Mar, 11th Mar, 18th Mar

 

Price: £125.00 for 5 sessions

To book yourself in, please follow the link:

https://www.lauderdalehouse.org.uk/whats-on/life-drawing-course

Jan
15
Mon
Life Drawing 5 Week Evening Course (Jan/Feb & Feb/Mar 2024) @ Lauderdale House
Jan 15 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Have a cuppa and settle in for an evening of delightful life drawing with our new 5 week evening course for new and experienced students alike.

Taught by Artist Clare Grossman, this 5 week course will comprise of 2 hour classes on Monday evenings. Students will receive structured tuition, with the opportunity to work to a set objective each week as well as the chance to work individually as they wish.

The class will feature a good variety of professional life models to keep the classes fresh and interesting.

Please bring your own mug for tea as well as drawing materials. Paper will be available to purchase in the class.

About Clare Grossman

Clare trained at Camberwell School of Art, attaining a Masters Degree in Fine Art Printmaking. Since then she has continued her practice from her own studio in North London and with various professional print studios.

Her art has been commissioned by numerous corporate and commercial companies and she exhibits regularly with galleries across the UK and abroad.

What You Need

Charcoal

Soft graphite pencils 2B to 8B

A box of colour chalk pastels (not oil pastels)

Black & White chalk pastels

Putty Rubber

2 Bull Dog clips (to clip paper to boards)

Some cash (coins) to pay for paper

 

The course runs in two batches:

Run 1 (Mondays 7pm-9pm): 8th Jan, 15th Jan, 22nd Jan, 29th Jan, 5th Feb

Run 2 (Mondays 7pm-9pm): 19th Feb, 26th Feb, 4th Mar, 11th Mar, 18th Mar

 

Price: £125.00 for 5 sessions

To book yourself in, please follow the link:

https://www.lauderdalehouse.org.uk/whats-on/life-drawing-course

Jan
22
Mon
Life Drawing 5 Week Evening Course (Jan/Feb & Feb/Mar 2024) @ Lauderdale House
Jan 22 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Have a cuppa and settle in for an evening of delightful life drawing with our new 5 week evening course for new and experienced students alike.

Taught by Artist Clare Grossman, this 5 week course will comprise of 2 hour classes on Monday evenings. Students will receive structured tuition, with the opportunity to work to a set objective each week as well as the chance to work individually as they wish.

The class will feature a good variety of professional life models to keep the classes fresh and interesting.

Please bring your own mug for tea as well as drawing materials. Paper will be available to purchase in the class.

About Clare Grossman

Clare trained at Camberwell School of Art, attaining a Masters Degree in Fine Art Printmaking. Since then she has continued her practice from her own studio in North London and with various professional print studios.

Her art has been commissioned by numerous corporate and commercial companies and she exhibits regularly with galleries across the UK and abroad.

What You Need

Charcoal

Soft graphite pencils 2B to 8B

A box of colour chalk pastels (not oil pastels)

Black & White chalk pastels

Putty Rubber

2 Bull Dog clips (to clip paper to boards)

Some cash (coins) to pay for paper

 

The course runs in two batches:

Run 1 (Mondays 7pm-9pm): 8th Jan, 15th Jan, 22nd Jan, 29th Jan, 5th Feb

Run 2 (Mondays 7pm-9pm): 19th Feb, 26th Feb, 4th Mar, 11th Mar, 18th Mar

 

Price: £125.00 for 5 sessions

To book yourself in, please follow the link:

https://www.lauderdalehouse.org.uk/whats-on/life-drawing-course

Jan
29
Mon
Life Drawing 5 Week Evening Course (Jan/Feb & Feb/Mar 2024) @ Lauderdale House
Jan 29 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Have a cuppa and settle in for an evening of delightful life drawing with our new 5 week evening course for new and experienced students alike.

Taught by Artist Clare Grossman, this 5 week course will comprise of 2 hour classes on Monday evenings. Students will receive structured tuition, with the opportunity to work to a set objective each week as well as the chance to work individually as they wish.

The class will feature a good variety of professional life models to keep the classes fresh and interesting.

Please bring your own mug for tea as well as drawing materials. Paper will be available to purchase in the class.

About Clare Grossman

Clare trained at Camberwell School of Art, attaining a Masters Degree in Fine Art Printmaking. Since then she has continued her practice from her own studio in North London and with various professional print studios.

Her art has been commissioned by numerous corporate and commercial companies and she exhibits regularly with galleries across the UK and abroad.

What You Need

Charcoal

Soft graphite pencils 2B to 8B

A box of colour chalk pastels (not oil pastels)

Black & White chalk pastels

Putty Rubber

2 Bull Dog clips (to clip paper to boards)

Some cash (coins) to pay for paper

 

The course runs in two batches:

Run 1 (Mondays 7pm-9pm): 8th Jan, 15th Jan, 22nd Jan, 29th Jan, 5th Feb

Run 2 (Mondays 7pm-9pm): 19th Feb, 26th Feb, 4th Mar, 11th Mar, 18th Mar

 

Price: £125.00 for 5 sessions

To book yourself in, please follow the link:

https://www.lauderdalehouse.org.uk/whats-on/life-drawing-course

Feb
5
Mon
Life Drawing 5 Week Evening Course (Jan/Feb & Feb/Mar 2024) @ Lauderdale House
Feb 5 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Have a cuppa and settle in for an evening of delightful life drawing with our new 5 week evening course for new and experienced students alike.

Taught by Artist Clare Grossman, this 5 week course will comprise of 2 hour classes on Monday evenings. Students will receive structured tuition, with the opportunity to work to a set objective each week as well as the chance to work individually as they wish.

The class will feature a good variety of professional life models to keep the classes fresh and interesting.

Please bring your own mug for tea as well as drawing materials. Paper will be available to purchase in the class.

About Clare Grossman

Clare trained at Camberwell School of Art, attaining a Masters Degree in Fine Art Printmaking. Since then she has continued her practice from her own studio in North London and with various professional print studios.

Her art has been commissioned by numerous corporate and commercial companies and she exhibits regularly with galleries across the UK and abroad.

What You Need

Charcoal

Soft graphite pencils 2B to 8B

A box of colour chalk pastels (not oil pastels)

Black & White chalk pastels

Putty Rubber

2 Bull Dog clips (to clip paper to boards)

Some cash (coins) to pay for paper

 

The course runs in two batches:

Run 1 (Mondays 7pm-9pm): 8th Jan, 15th Jan, 22nd Jan, 29th Jan, 5th Feb

Run 2 (Mondays 7pm-9pm): 19th Feb, 26th Feb, 4th Mar, 11th Mar, 18th Mar

 

Price: £125.00 for 5 sessions

To book yourself in, please follow the link:

https://www.lauderdalehouse.org.uk/whats-on/life-drawing-course

Feb
9
Fri
Philip Diggle: Bringing It All Back Home @ Highgate Gallery
Feb 9 @ 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm

The spirit of rebellion lives on in the anarchic figurative and abstract oil on canvas works of Philip Diggle. In his own words ‘art that is political, erotic, abstract, exposed and does something other than sit and entertain in a museum. I am for an art that embroils itself with every day and comes out on top’.

www.philipdiggleart.com

Philip Diggle: Bringing It All Back Home

9-22 February 2024

Exhibition times:

Wed – Fri: 13.00 – 17.00

Saturday: 11.00 – 16.00

Sunday 11.00 – 17.00

 

 

Philip Diggle: Bringing it all back home

Bringing It All Back Home references Bob Dylan and the voice of poetry, protest and politics that

characterised a period of artistic blossoming in New York and elsewhere in the 1960’s, including Diggle’s

own home town of Manchester where he was involved in the punk scene of the 1970’s and 1980’s.

 

The spirit of rebellion lives on in this anarchic show of figurative and abstract work.  Diggle is, in his own

words,  “…for an art that is political, erotic, abstract, exposed – and does something other than sit and entertain

…in a museum.  I am for an art that embroils itself with everyday and comes out on top”.

 

Diggle references Sartre, Baudelaire and Wittgenstein:   “…climbing Wittgenstein’s metaphorical ladder

of knowledge…I needed to jump from the it’s last rung – without a net or anything like argument – so

that the world could be correctly understood – painted and given some form of impression of penetrating

the essence of things.”

 

He cites the recent Soutine/Kossoff show at Hastings Contemporary as one which excited him.  Many of his

own oil paintings have heavily encrusted and worked-on surfaces,  “enlivened by a constant play of

oppositions, each an abstract drama of visual events, a material metaphor for the invisible dynamics of the

world it reflects” (Mel Gooding, art critic).  Jackson Pollock is also a key influence, especially the large

New York canvases.  Pollock’s phrase “I am nature” resonates in this show.

 

Philip Diggle has lived in Highgate for over 30 years and this is his 8th show at Highgate Gallery.  He is a

regular contributor to the Royal Academy annual exhibition and has also exhibited in Berlin, Paris,

Barcelona and New York.  His work is held in collections at Chase Manhattan Bank and the Rockefeller

Center in New York, at Caius College Cambridge and in many boardrooms and private collections.

 

 

There will be works on paper for sale as well as canvases.

Feb
10
Sat
Philip Diggle: Bringing It All Back Home @ Highgate Gallery
Feb 10 @ 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm

The spirit of rebellion lives on in the anarchic figurative and abstract oil on canvas works of Philip Diggle. In his own words ‘art that is political, erotic, abstract, exposed and does something other than sit and entertain in a museum. I am for an art that embroils itself with every day and comes out on top’.

www.philipdiggleart.com

Philip Diggle: Bringing It All Back Home

9-22 February 2024

Exhibition times:

Wed – Fri: 13.00 – 17.00

Saturday: 11.00 – 16.00

Sunday 11.00 – 17.00

 

 

Philip Diggle: Bringing it all back home

Bringing It All Back Home references Bob Dylan and the voice of poetry, protest and politics that

characterised a period of artistic blossoming in New York and elsewhere in the 1960’s, including Diggle’s

own home town of Manchester where he was involved in the punk scene of the 1970’s and 1980’s.

 

The spirit of rebellion lives on in this anarchic show of figurative and abstract work.  Diggle is, in his own

words,  “…for an art that is political, erotic, abstract, exposed – and does something other than sit and entertain

…in a museum.  I am for an art that embroils itself with everyday and comes out on top”.

 

Diggle references Sartre, Baudelaire and Wittgenstein:   “…climbing Wittgenstein’s metaphorical ladder

of knowledge…I needed to jump from the it’s last rung – without a net or anything like argument – so

that the world could be correctly understood – painted and given some form of impression of penetrating

the essence of things.”

 

He cites the recent Soutine/Kossoff show at Hastings Contemporary as one which excited him.  Many of his

own oil paintings have heavily encrusted and worked-on surfaces,  “enlivened by a constant play of

oppositions, each an abstract drama of visual events, a material metaphor for the invisible dynamics of the

world it reflects” (Mel Gooding, art critic).  Jackson Pollock is also a key influence, especially the large

New York canvases.  Pollock’s phrase “I am nature” resonates in this show.

 

Philip Diggle has lived in Highgate for over 30 years and this is his 8th show at Highgate Gallery.  He is a

regular contributor to the Royal Academy annual exhibition and has also exhibited in Berlin, Paris,

Barcelona and New York.  His work is held in collections at Chase Manhattan Bank and the Rockefeller

Center in New York, at Caius College Cambridge and in many boardrooms and private collections.

 

 

There will be works on paper for sale as well as canvases.

Feb
11
Sun
Philip Diggle: Bringing It All Back Home @ Highgate Gallery
Feb 11 @ 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm

The spirit of rebellion lives on in the anarchic figurative and abstract oil on canvas works of Philip Diggle. In his own words ‘art that is political, erotic, abstract, exposed and does something other than sit and entertain in a museum. I am for an art that embroils itself with every day and comes out on top’.

www.philipdiggleart.com

Philip Diggle: Bringing It All Back Home

9-22 February 2024

Exhibition times:

Wed – Fri: 13.00 – 17.00

Saturday: 11.00 – 16.00

Sunday 11.00 – 17.00

 

 

Philip Diggle: Bringing it all back home

Bringing It All Back Home references Bob Dylan and the voice of poetry, protest and politics that

characterised a period of artistic blossoming in New York and elsewhere in the 1960’s, including Diggle’s

own home town of Manchester where he was involved in the punk scene of the 1970’s and 1980’s.

 

The spirit of rebellion lives on in this anarchic show of figurative and abstract work.  Diggle is, in his own

words,  “…for an art that is political, erotic, abstract, exposed – and does something other than sit and entertain

…in a museum.  I am for an art that embroils itself with everyday and comes out on top”.

 

Diggle references Sartre, Baudelaire and Wittgenstein:   “…climbing Wittgenstein’s metaphorical ladder

of knowledge…I needed to jump from the it’s last rung – without a net or anything like argument – so

that the world could be correctly understood – painted and given some form of impression of penetrating

the essence of things.”

 

He cites the recent Soutine/Kossoff show at Hastings Contemporary as one which excited him.  Many of his

own oil paintings have heavily encrusted and worked-on surfaces,  “enlivened by a constant play of

oppositions, each an abstract drama of visual events, a material metaphor for the invisible dynamics of the

world it reflects” (Mel Gooding, art critic).  Jackson Pollock is also a key influence, especially the large

New York canvases.  Pollock’s phrase “I am nature” resonates in this show.

 

Philip Diggle has lived in Highgate for over 30 years and this is his 8th show at Highgate Gallery.  He is a

regular contributor to the Royal Academy annual exhibition and has also exhibited in Berlin, Paris,

Barcelona and New York.  His work is held in collections at Chase Manhattan Bank and the Rockefeller

Center in New York, at Caius College Cambridge and in many boardrooms and private collections.

 

 

There will be works on paper for sale as well as canvases.

Feb
14
Wed
Philip Diggle: Bringing It All Back Home @ Highgate Gallery
Feb 14 @ 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm

The spirit of rebellion lives on in the anarchic figurative and abstract oil on canvas works of Philip Diggle. In his own words ‘art that is political, erotic, abstract, exposed and does something other than sit and entertain in a museum. I am for an art that embroils itself with every day and comes out on top’.

www.philipdiggleart.com

Philip Diggle: Bringing It All Back Home

9-22 February 2024

Exhibition times:

Wed – Fri: 13.00 – 17.00

Saturday: 11.00 – 16.00

Sunday 11.00 – 17.00

 

 

Philip Diggle: Bringing it all back home

Bringing It All Back Home references Bob Dylan and the voice of poetry, protest and politics that

characterised a period of artistic blossoming in New York and elsewhere in the 1960’s, including Diggle’s

own home town of Manchester where he was involved in the punk scene of the 1970’s and 1980’s.

 

The spirit of rebellion lives on in this anarchic show of figurative and abstract work.  Diggle is, in his own

words,  “…for an art that is political, erotic, abstract, exposed – and does something other than sit and entertain

…in a museum.  I am for an art that embroils itself with everyday and comes out on top”.

 

Diggle references Sartre, Baudelaire and Wittgenstein:   “…climbing Wittgenstein’s metaphorical ladder

of knowledge…I needed to jump from the it’s last rung – without a net or anything like argument – so

that the world could be correctly understood – painted and given some form of impression of penetrating

the essence of things.”

 

He cites the recent Soutine/Kossoff show at Hastings Contemporary as one which excited him.  Many of his

own oil paintings have heavily encrusted and worked-on surfaces,  “enlivened by a constant play of

oppositions, each an abstract drama of visual events, a material metaphor for the invisible dynamics of the

world it reflects” (Mel Gooding, art critic).  Jackson Pollock is also a key influence, especially the large

New York canvases.  Pollock’s phrase “I am nature” resonates in this show.

 

Philip Diggle has lived in Highgate for over 30 years and this is his 8th show at Highgate Gallery.  He is a

regular contributor to the Royal Academy annual exhibition and has also exhibited in Berlin, Paris,

Barcelona and New York.  His work is held in collections at Chase Manhattan Bank and the Rockefeller

Center in New York, at Caius College Cambridge and in many boardrooms and private collections.

 

 

There will be works on paper for sale as well as canvases.

Feb
15
Thu
Philip Diggle: Bringing It All Back Home @ Highgate Gallery
Feb 15 @ 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm

The spirit of rebellion lives on in the anarchic figurative and abstract oil on canvas works of Philip Diggle. In his own words ‘art that is political, erotic, abstract, exposed and does something other than sit and entertain in a museum. I am for an art that embroils itself with every day and comes out on top’.

www.philipdiggleart.com

Philip Diggle: Bringing It All Back Home

9-22 February 2024

Exhibition times:

Wed – Fri: 13.00 – 17.00

Saturday: 11.00 – 16.00

Sunday 11.00 – 17.00

 

 

Philip Diggle: Bringing it all back home

Bringing It All Back Home references Bob Dylan and the voice of poetry, protest and politics that

characterised a period of artistic blossoming in New York and elsewhere in the 1960’s, including Diggle’s

own home town of Manchester where he was involved in the punk scene of the 1970’s and 1980’s.

 

The spirit of rebellion lives on in this anarchic show of figurative and abstract work.  Diggle is, in his own

words,  “…for an art that is political, erotic, abstract, exposed – and does something other than sit and entertain

…in a museum.  I am for an art that embroils itself with everyday and comes out on top”.

 

Diggle references Sartre, Baudelaire and Wittgenstein:   “…climbing Wittgenstein’s metaphorical ladder

of knowledge…I needed to jump from the it’s last rung – without a net or anything like argument – so

that the world could be correctly understood – painted and given some form of impression of penetrating

the essence of things.”

 

He cites the recent Soutine/Kossoff show at Hastings Contemporary as one which excited him.  Many of his

own oil paintings have heavily encrusted and worked-on surfaces,  “enlivened by a constant play of

oppositions, each an abstract drama of visual events, a material metaphor for the invisible dynamics of the

world it reflects” (Mel Gooding, art critic).  Jackson Pollock is also a key influence, especially the large

New York canvases.  Pollock’s phrase “I am nature” resonates in this show.

 

Philip Diggle has lived in Highgate for over 30 years and this is his 8th show at Highgate Gallery.  He is a

regular contributor to the Royal Academy annual exhibition and has also exhibited in Berlin, Paris,

Barcelona and New York.  His work is held in collections at Chase Manhattan Bank and the Rockefeller

Center in New York, at Caius College Cambridge and in many boardrooms and private collections.

 

 

There will be works on paper for sale as well as canvases.

Feb
16
Fri
Philip Diggle: Bringing It All Back Home @ Highgate Gallery
Feb 16 @ 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm

The spirit of rebellion lives on in the anarchic figurative and abstract oil on canvas works of Philip Diggle. In his own words ‘art that is political, erotic, abstract, exposed and does something other than sit and entertain in a museum. I am for an art that embroils itself with every day and comes out on top’.

www.philipdiggleart.com

Philip Diggle: Bringing It All Back Home

9-22 February 2024

Exhibition times:

Wed – Fri: 13.00 – 17.00

Saturday: 11.00 – 16.00

Sunday 11.00 – 17.00

 

 

Philip Diggle: Bringing it all back home

Bringing It All Back Home references Bob Dylan and the voice of poetry, protest and politics that

characterised a period of artistic blossoming in New York and elsewhere in the 1960’s, including Diggle’s

own home town of Manchester where he was involved in the punk scene of the 1970’s and 1980’s.

 

The spirit of rebellion lives on in this anarchic show of figurative and abstract work.  Diggle is, in his own

words,  “…for an art that is political, erotic, abstract, exposed – and does something other than sit and entertain

…in a museum.  I am for an art that embroils itself with everyday and comes out on top”.

 

Diggle references Sartre, Baudelaire and Wittgenstein:   “…climbing Wittgenstein’s metaphorical ladder

of knowledge…I needed to jump from the it’s last rung – without a net or anything like argument – so

that the world could be correctly understood – painted and given some form of impression of penetrating

the essence of things.”

 

He cites the recent Soutine/Kossoff show at Hastings Contemporary as one which excited him.  Many of his

own oil paintings have heavily encrusted and worked-on surfaces,  “enlivened by a constant play of

oppositions, each an abstract drama of visual events, a material metaphor for the invisible dynamics of the

world it reflects” (Mel Gooding, art critic).  Jackson Pollock is also a key influence, especially the large

New York canvases.  Pollock’s phrase “I am nature” resonates in this show.

 

Philip Diggle has lived in Highgate for over 30 years and this is his 8th show at Highgate Gallery.  He is a

regular contributor to the Royal Academy annual exhibition and has also exhibited in Berlin, Paris,

Barcelona and New York.  His work is held in collections at Chase Manhattan Bank and the Rockefeller

Center in New York, at Caius College Cambridge and in many boardrooms and private collections.

 

 

There will be works on paper for sale as well as canvases.

Feb
17
Sat
Philip Diggle: Bringing It All Back Home @ Highgate Gallery
Feb 17 @ 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm

The spirit of rebellion lives on in the anarchic figurative and abstract oil on canvas works of Philip Diggle. In his own words ‘art that is political, erotic, abstract, exposed and does something other than sit and entertain in a museum. I am for an art that embroils itself with every day and comes out on top’.

www.philipdiggleart.com

Philip Diggle: Bringing It All Back Home

9-22 February 2024

Exhibition times:

Wed – Fri: 13.00 – 17.00

Saturday: 11.00 – 16.00

Sunday 11.00 – 17.00

 

 

Philip Diggle: Bringing it all back home

Bringing It All Back Home references Bob Dylan and the voice of poetry, protest and politics that

characterised a period of artistic blossoming in New York and elsewhere in the 1960’s, including Diggle’s

own home town of Manchester where he was involved in the punk scene of the 1970’s and 1980’s.

 

The spirit of rebellion lives on in this anarchic show of figurative and abstract work.  Diggle is, in his own

words,  “…for an art that is political, erotic, abstract, exposed – and does something other than sit and entertain

…in a museum.  I am for an art that embroils itself with everyday and comes out on top”.

 

Diggle references Sartre, Baudelaire and Wittgenstein:   “…climbing Wittgenstein’s metaphorical ladder

of knowledge…I needed to jump from the it’s last rung – without a net or anything like argument – so

that the world could be correctly understood – painted and given some form of impression of penetrating

the essence of things.”

 

He cites the recent Soutine/Kossoff show at Hastings Contemporary as one which excited him.  Many of his

own oil paintings have heavily encrusted and worked-on surfaces,  “enlivened by a constant play of

oppositions, each an abstract drama of visual events, a material metaphor for the invisible dynamics of the

world it reflects” (Mel Gooding, art critic).  Jackson Pollock is also a key influence, especially the large

New York canvases.  Pollock’s phrase “I am nature” resonates in this show.

 

Philip Diggle has lived in Highgate for over 30 years and this is his 8th show at Highgate Gallery.  He is a

regular contributor to the Royal Academy annual exhibition and has also exhibited in Berlin, Paris,

Barcelona and New York.  His work is held in collections at Chase Manhattan Bank and the Rockefeller

Center in New York, at Caius College Cambridge and in many boardrooms and private collections.

 

 

There will be works on paper for sale as well as canvases.

Feb
18
Sun
Philip Diggle: Bringing It All Back Home @ Highgate Gallery
Feb 18 @ 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm

The spirit of rebellion lives on in the anarchic figurative and abstract oil on canvas works of Philip Diggle. In his own words ‘art that is political, erotic, abstract, exposed and does something other than sit and entertain in a museum. I am for an art that embroils itself with every day and comes out on top’.

www.philipdiggleart.com

Philip Diggle: Bringing It All Back Home

9-22 February 2024

Exhibition times:

Wed – Fri: 13.00 – 17.00

Saturday: 11.00 – 16.00

Sunday 11.00 – 17.00

 

 

Philip Diggle: Bringing it all back home

Bringing It All Back Home references Bob Dylan and the voice of poetry, protest and politics that

characterised a period of artistic blossoming in New York and elsewhere in the 1960’s, including Diggle’s

own home town of Manchester where he was involved in the punk scene of the 1970’s and 1980’s.

 

The spirit of rebellion lives on in this anarchic show of figurative and abstract work.  Diggle is, in his own

words,  “…for an art that is political, erotic, abstract, exposed – and does something other than sit and entertain

…in a museum.  I am for an art that embroils itself with everyday and comes out on top”.

 

Diggle references Sartre, Baudelaire and Wittgenstein:   “…climbing Wittgenstein’s metaphorical ladder

of knowledge…I needed to jump from the it’s last rung – without a net or anything like argument – so

that the world could be correctly understood – painted and given some form of impression of penetrating

the essence of things.”

 

He cites the recent Soutine/Kossoff show at Hastings Contemporary as one which excited him.  Many of his

own oil paintings have heavily encrusted and worked-on surfaces,  “enlivened by a constant play of

oppositions, each an abstract drama of visual events, a material metaphor for the invisible dynamics of the

world it reflects” (Mel Gooding, art critic).  Jackson Pollock is also a key influence, especially the large

New York canvases.  Pollock’s phrase “I am nature” resonates in this show.

 

Philip Diggle has lived in Highgate for over 30 years and this is his 8th show at Highgate Gallery.  He is a

regular contributor to the Royal Academy annual exhibition and has also exhibited in Berlin, Paris,

Barcelona and New York.  His work is held in collections at Chase Manhattan Bank and the Rockefeller

Center in New York, at Caius College Cambridge and in many boardrooms and private collections.

 

 

There will be works on paper for sale as well as canvases.

Feb
19
Mon
Life Drawing 5 Week Evening Course (Jan/Feb & Feb/Mar 2024) @ Lauderdale House
Feb 19 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Have a cuppa and settle in for an evening of delightful life drawing with our new 5 week evening course for new and experienced students alike.

Taught by Artist Clare Grossman, this 5 week course will comprise of 2 hour classes on Monday evenings. Students will receive structured tuition, with the opportunity to work to a set objective each week as well as the chance to work individually as they wish.

The class will feature a good variety of professional life models to keep the classes fresh and interesting.

Please bring your own mug for tea as well as drawing materials. Paper will be available to purchase in the class.

About Clare Grossman

Clare trained at Camberwell School of Art, attaining a Masters Degree in Fine Art Printmaking. Since then she has continued her practice from her own studio in North London and with various professional print studios.

Her art has been commissioned by numerous corporate and commercial companies and she exhibits regularly with galleries across the UK and abroad.

What You Need

Charcoal

Soft graphite pencils 2B to 8B

A box of colour chalk pastels (not oil pastels)

Black & White chalk pastels

Putty Rubber

2 Bull Dog clips (to clip paper to boards)

Some cash (coins) to pay for paper

 

The course runs in two batches:

Run 1 (Mondays 7pm-9pm): 8th Jan, 15th Jan, 22nd Jan, 29th Jan, 5th Feb

Run 2 (Mondays 7pm-9pm): 19th Feb, 26th Feb, 4th Mar, 11th Mar, 18th Mar

 

Price: £125.00 for 5 sessions

To book yourself in, please follow the link:

https://www.lauderdalehouse.org.uk/whats-on/life-drawing-course

Feb
21
Wed
Philip Diggle: Bringing It All Back Home @ Highgate Gallery
Feb 21 @ 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm

The spirit of rebellion lives on in the anarchic figurative and abstract oil on canvas works of Philip Diggle. In his own words ‘art that is political, erotic, abstract, exposed and does something other than sit and entertain in a museum. I am for an art that embroils itself with every day and comes out on top’.

www.philipdiggleart.com

Philip Diggle: Bringing It All Back Home

9-22 February 2024

Exhibition times:

Wed – Fri: 13.00 – 17.00

Saturday: 11.00 – 16.00

Sunday 11.00 – 17.00

 

 

Philip Diggle: Bringing it all back home

Bringing It All Back Home references Bob Dylan and the voice of poetry, protest and politics that

characterised a period of artistic blossoming in New York and elsewhere in the 1960’s, including Diggle’s

own home town of Manchester where he was involved in the punk scene of the 1970’s and 1980’s.

 

The spirit of rebellion lives on in this anarchic show of figurative and abstract work.  Diggle is, in his own

words,  “…for an art that is political, erotic, abstract, exposed – and does something other than sit and entertain

…in a museum.  I am for an art that embroils itself with everyday and comes out on top”.

 

Diggle references Sartre, Baudelaire and Wittgenstein:   “…climbing Wittgenstein’s metaphorical ladder

of knowledge…I needed to jump from the it’s last rung – without a net or anything like argument – so

that the world could be correctly understood – painted and given some form of impression of penetrating

the essence of things.”

 

He cites the recent Soutine/Kossoff show at Hastings Contemporary as one which excited him.  Many of his

own oil paintings have heavily encrusted and worked-on surfaces,  “enlivened by a constant play of

oppositions, each an abstract drama of visual events, a material metaphor for the invisible dynamics of the

world it reflects” (Mel Gooding, art critic).  Jackson Pollock is also a key influence, especially the large

New York canvases.  Pollock’s phrase “I am nature” resonates in this show.

 

Philip Diggle has lived in Highgate for over 30 years and this is his 8th show at Highgate Gallery.  He is a

regular contributor to the Royal Academy annual exhibition and has also exhibited in Berlin, Paris,

Barcelona and New York.  His work is held in collections at Chase Manhattan Bank and the Rockefeller

Center in New York, at Caius College Cambridge and in many boardrooms and private collections.

 

 

There will be works on paper for sale as well as canvases.

Feb
22
Thu
Philip Diggle: Bringing It All Back Home @ Highgate Gallery
Feb 22 @ 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm

The spirit of rebellion lives on in the anarchic figurative and abstract oil on canvas works of Philip Diggle. In his own words ‘art that is political, erotic, abstract, exposed and does something other than sit and entertain in a museum. I am for an art that embroils itself with every day and comes out on top’.

www.philipdiggleart.com

Philip Diggle: Bringing It All Back Home

9-22 February 2024

Exhibition times:

Wed – Fri: 13.00 – 17.00

Saturday: 11.00 – 16.00

Sunday 11.00 – 17.00

 

 

Philip Diggle: Bringing it all back home

Bringing It All Back Home references Bob Dylan and the voice of poetry, protest and politics that

characterised a period of artistic blossoming in New York and elsewhere in the 1960’s, including Diggle’s

own home town of Manchester where he was involved in the punk scene of the 1970’s and 1980’s.

 

The spirit of rebellion lives on in this anarchic show of figurative and abstract work.  Diggle is, in his own

words,  “…for an art that is political, erotic, abstract, exposed – and does something other than sit and entertain

…in a museum.  I am for an art that embroils itself with everyday and comes out on top”.

 

Diggle references Sartre, Baudelaire and Wittgenstein:   “…climbing Wittgenstein’s metaphorical ladder

of knowledge…I needed to jump from the it’s last rung – without a net or anything like argument – so

that the world could be correctly understood – painted and given some form of impression of penetrating

the essence of things.”

 

He cites the recent Soutine/Kossoff show at Hastings Contemporary as one which excited him.  Many of his

own oil paintings have heavily encrusted and worked-on surfaces,  “enlivened by a constant play of

oppositions, each an abstract drama of visual events, a material metaphor for the invisible dynamics of the

world it reflects” (Mel Gooding, art critic).  Jackson Pollock is also a key influence, especially the large

New York canvases.  Pollock’s phrase “I am nature” resonates in this show.

 

Philip Diggle has lived in Highgate for over 30 years and this is his 8th show at Highgate Gallery.  He is a

regular contributor to the Royal Academy annual exhibition and has also exhibited in Berlin, Paris,

Barcelona and New York.  His work is held in collections at Chase Manhattan Bank and the Rockefeller

Center in New York, at Caius College Cambridge and in many boardrooms and private collections.

 

 

There will be works on paper for sale as well as canvases.

Tamas Szigyarto neo-romantic piano recital at Lauderdale House @ Lauderdale House
Feb 22 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Tamas Szigyarto, London-based pianist and composer, presents selected works from two original piano cycles: There Will Be Rainbow and Cone Of Silence, recently released by Navona and Oclassica labels respectively.

The two works, written in neo-romantic style with a touch of impressionism, present a musical dyad. There Will Be Rainbow is bright and optimistic whereas Cone Of Silence reflects on the darker themes of solitude and melancholy. Both cycles accumulate material written over the past decade. Finally, there will be performance of piano poem Blue Hour written by Tamas and his creative partner, pianist and composer, Elena Oleynik.

Thursday, February 22nd
Doors 19:00
Performance 19:30
General £10 / Concession £8

Lauderdale House
Waterlow Park
Highgate Hill
London
N6 5HG

Feb
24
Sat
Heritage Fair 2024 @ Lauderdale House
Feb 24 @ 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Discover fascinating stories from Highgate’s past, and the diverse history of the communities that make up North London.

Come and chat to over 20 people who are interested in and knowledgeable about the history of our local area, including representatives from local museums, historic houses and local history societies at this FREE fair! Alongside Jacksons Lane, we will also be hosting a ‘memory stall’ this year, and collecting photos from the community that show the venues or Waterlow Park. Have any images from the past that you’d like to share? Bring them along!

 

Confirmed attendees for this year’s Heritage fair include:

The Arts Society Hampstead Heath

Camden History Society

Camden Tour Guides Association

Channing School

The Coleridge Trust

Friends of Kenwood

Highgate Cemetery

The Highgate Literary & Scientific Institution Archive

The Highgate Roman Kiln Project

Highgate School Museum & Archive

The Highgate Society

Hornsey Historical Society

Jacksons Lane

Kenwood House

Lady Gould’s Charity

Lauderdale House

North London U3A

Memories Stall

Pink Plaques Project

Heritage Talk 2024 – That’s Entertainment! @ Lauderdale House
Feb 24 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm

Join us to discover the history of three local venues: Lauderdale House, Jacksons Lane and Upstairs at the Gatehouse.

Speakers from three of Highgate’s key entertainment venues join us for a special Heritage Weekend talk! With each building facing uncertain futures at one stage or another, this talk will provide a fascinating insight into the transformations and challenges involved in converting each into the venues we know today.

 We will hear from Nick Peacey, one of the driving forces behind Lauderdale House’s conversion to an Arts and Cultural Centre, alongside John Plews – long time manager of the award-winning Upstairs at the Gatehouse theatre. Finally, we will be hearing from the team at Jacksons Lane and their amazing journey from derelict church to thriving community venue!

Heritage Talk 2024 – A Warm Welcome @ Lauderdale House
Feb 24 @ 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm

Highgate has more than its fair share of locations if you’re looking for a pint, a bite to eat…or a historic ceremony involving antlers!

Originally a village outside of London, Highgate has long been a welcoming spot for travellers and visitors alike. Join us for this fascinating talk as we discover the history of some of its more interesting watering holes!

Hear from an expert on the history of the local pubs and hostelries and open your eyes to some of the more bizarre rituals such as the ‘Swearing of the Horns’. You’ll find out all about St Joseph’s Parish Centre, which has hosted everything from boxing matches to beauty contests and is still the cheapest pint in Highgate! And we chat to Kate Fugallo who ran the Lauderdale café with her husband Salvatore,  from 1985 to 2014, helping take the organisation from one century into another! As she says, ‘we didn’t realise when we pitched up in 1985 it would turn out to be a major part of our lives and of our childrens’.

Feb
25
Sun
Heritage Family Day 2024 @ Lauderdale House
Feb 25 @ 11:00 am – 4:00 pm

Take a step back in time at Lauderdale House’s annual Heritage Weekend. On Sunday 25 February we’re hosting a special Heritage Family Fun Day for children and families to explore the history of the house and the area.

Drop in for all kinds of fun and free activities between 11am and 4pm – activities are free and you don’t need to book in advance!

 Discover the stories of the Victorian children who lived in the house on our interactive touchscreens.

 Explore the House with our family trail (there will be a chocolate prize for the first 50 children to complete it!).

 From 11.30am to 3.30pm, a craft session making Tudor ruffs and masks for a masquerade ball!

 No unaccompanied children – bring your parent and carer so they can join in too!

Feb
26
Mon
Life Drawing 5 Week Evening Course (Jan/Feb & Feb/Mar 2024) @ Lauderdale House
Feb 26 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Have a cuppa and settle in for an evening of delightful life drawing with our new 5 week evening course for new and experienced students alike.

Taught by Artist Clare Grossman, this 5 week course will comprise of 2 hour classes on Monday evenings. Students will receive structured tuition, with the opportunity to work to a set objective each week as well as the chance to work individually as they wish.

The class will feature a good variety of professional life models to keep the classes fresh and interesting.

Please bring your own mug for tea as well as drawing materials. Paper will be available to purchase in the class.

About Clare Grossman

Clare trained at Camberwell School of Art, attaining a Masters Degree in Fine Art Printmaking. Since then she has continued her practice from her own studio in North London and with various professional print studios.

Her art has been commissioned by numerous corporate and commercial companies and she exhibits regularly with galleries across the UK and abroad.

What You Need

Charcoal

Soft graphite pencils 2B to 8B

A box of colour chalk pastels (not oil pastels)

Black & White chalk pastels

Putty Rubber

2 Bull Dog clips (to clip paper to boards)

Some cash (coins) to pay for paper

 

The course runs in two batches:

Run 1 (Mondays 7pm-9pm): 8th Jan, 15th Jan, 22nd Jan, 29th Jan, 5th Feb

Run 2 (Mondays 7pm-9pm): 19th Feb, 26th Feb, 4th Mar, 11th Mar, 18th Mar

 

Price: £125.00 for 5 sessions

To book yourself in, please follow the link:

https://www.lauderdalehouse.org.uk/whats-on/life-drawing-course

Mar
4
Mon
Life Drawing 5 Week Evening Course (Jan/Feb & Feb/Mar 2024) @ Lauderdale House
Mar 4 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Have a cuppa and settle in for an evening of delightful life drawing with our new 5 week evening course for new and experienced students alike.

Taught by Artist Clare Grossman, this 5 week course will comprise of 2 hour classes on Monday evenings. Students will receive structured tuition, with the opportunity to work to a set objective each week as well as the chance to work individually as they wish.

The class will feature a good variety of professional life models to keep the classes fresh and interesting.

Please bring your own mug for tea as well as drawing materials. Paper will be available to purchase in the class.

About Clare Grossman

Clare trained at Camberwell School of Art, attaining a Masters Degree in Fine Art Printmaking. Since then she has continued her practice from her own studio in North London and with various professional print studios.

Her art has been commissioned by numerous corporate and commercial companies and she exhibits regularly with galleries across the UK and abroad.

What You Need

Charcoal

Soft graphite pencils 2B to 8B

A box of colour chalk pastels (not oil pastels)

Black & White chalk pastels

Putty Rubber

2 Bull Dog clips (to clip paper to boards)

Some cash (coins) to pay for paper

 

The course runs in two batches:

Run 1 (Mondays 7pm-9pm): 8th Jan, 15th Jan, 22nd Jan, 29th Jan, 5th Feb

Run 2 (Mondays 7pm-9pm): 19th Feb, 26th Feb, 4th Mar, 11th Mar, 18th Mar

 

Price: £125.00 for 5 sessions

To book yourself in, please follow the link:

https://www.lauderdalehouse.org.uk/whats-on/life-drawing-course

Mar
8
Fri
Heckel’s Horse Jr: Edgeworth Johnstone @ Highgate Gallery
Mar 8 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Heckel’s Horse is the alias used by local artist Edgeworth Johnstone for a series of works based on collaborative paintings he made over the last ten years with Medway artist Billy Childish, 18 years his senior. Hence, Johnstone acting alone is Heckel’s Horse Jr. These beguiling works have their roots in primitive and symbolist art using colour and the language of dreams to great effect.

Open: Wednesday and Thursday: 13.00 – 17.00

Edgeworth Johnston Untitled horses in a field painting width 30ins 76.2 cms height 24ins 61cms
Edgeworth Johnston Untitled horses in a field painting width 30ins 76.2 cms height 24ins 61cms
Edgeworth Johnstone Untitled (The linocut print) - 8.3 x 11.7 in (A4 size)(21x29.7cms)
Edgeworth Johnstone Untitled (The linocut print) – 8.3 x 11.7 in (A4 size)(21×29.7cms)
Mar
9
Sat
Heckel’s Horse Jr: Edgeworth Johnstone @ Highgate Gallery
Mar 9 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Heckel’s Horse is the alias used by local artist Edgeworth Johnstone for a series of works based on collaborative paintings he made over the last ten years with Medway artist Billy Childish, 18 years his senior. Hence, Johnstone acting alone is Heckel’s Horse Jr. These beguiling works have their roots in primitive and symbolist art using colour and the language of dreams to great effect.

Open: Wednesday and Thursday: 13.00 – 17.00

Edgeworth Johnston Untitled horses in a field painting width 30ins 76.2 cms height 24ins 61cms
Edgeworth Johnston Untitled horses in a field painting width 30ins 76.2 cms height 24ins 61cms
Edgeworth Johnstone Untitled (The linocut print) - 8.3 x 11.7 in (A4 size)(21x29.7cms)
Edgeworth Johnstone Untitled (The linocut print) – 8.3 x 11.7 in (A4 size)(21×29.7cms)
Mar
10
Sun
Heckel’s Horse Jr: Edgeworth Johnstone @ Highgate Gallery
Mar 10 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Heckel’s Horse is the alias used by local artist Edgeworth Johnstone for a series of works based on collaborative paintings he made over the last ten years with Medway artist Billy Childish, 18 years his senior. Hence, Johnstone acting alone is Heckel’s Horse Jr. These beguiling works have their roots in primitive and symbolist art using colour and the language of dreams to great effect.

Open: Wednesday and Thursday: 13.00 – 17.00

Edgeworth Johnston Untitled horses in a field painting width 30ins 76.2 cms height 24ins 61cms
Edgeworth Johnston Untitled horses in a field painting width 30ins 76.2 cms height 24ins 61cms
Edgeworth Johnstone Untitled (The linocut print) - 8.3 x 11.7 in (A4 size)(21x29.7cms)
Edgeworth Johnstone Untitled (The linocut print) – 8.3 x 11.7 in (A4 size)(21×29.7cms)
Mar
11
Mon
Life Drawing 5 Week Evening Course (Jan/Feb & Feb/Mar 2024) @ Lauderdale House
Mar 11 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Have a cuppa and settle in for an evening of delightful life drawing with our new 5 week evening course for new and experienced students alike.

Taught by Artist Clare Grossman, this 5 week course will comprise of 2 hour classes on Monday evenings. Students will receive structured tuition, with the opportunity to work to a set objective each week as well as the chance to work individually as they wish.

The class will feature a good variety of professional life models to keep the classes fresh and interesting.

Please bring your own mug for tea as well as drawing materials. Paper will be available to purchase in the class.

About Clare Grossman

Clare trained at Camberwell School of Art, attaining a Masters Degree in Fine Art Printmaking. Since then she has continued her practice from her own studio in North London and with various professional print studios.

Her art has been commissioned by numerous corporate and commercial companies and she exhibits regularly with galleries across the UK and abroad.

What You Need

Charcoal

Soft graphite pencils 2B to 8B

A box of colour chalk pastels (not oil pastels)

Black & White chalk pastels

Putty Rubber

2 Bull Dog clips (to clip paper to boards)

Some cash (coins) to pay for paper

 

The course runs in two batches:

Run 1 (Mondays 7pm-9pm): 8th Jan, 15th Jan, 22nd Jan, 29th Jan, 5th Feb

Run 2 (Mondays 7pm-9pm): 19th Feb, 26th Feb, 4th Mar, 11th Mar, 18th Mar

 

Price: £125.00 for 5 sessions

To book yourself in, please follow the link:

https://www.lauderdalehouse.org.uk/whats-on/life-drawing-course

Mar
13
Wed
Heckel’s Horse Jr: Edgeworth Johnstone @ Highgate Gallery
Mar 13 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Heckel’s Horse is the alias used by local artist Edgeworth Johnstone for a series of works based on collaborative paintings he made over the last ten years with Medway artist Billy Childish, 18 years his senior. Hence, Johnstone acting alone is Heckel’s Horse Jr. These beguiling works have their roots in primitive and symbolist art using colour and the language of dreams to great effect.

Open: Wednesday and Thursday: 13.00 – 17.00

Edgeworth Johnston Untitled horses in a field painting width 30ins 76.2 cms height 24ins 61cms
Edgeworth Johnston Untitled horses in a field painting width 30ins 76.2 cms height 24ins 61cms
Edgeworth Johnstone Untitled (The linocut print) - 8.3 x 11.7 in (A4 size)(21x29.7cms)
Edgeworth Johnstone Untitled (The linocut print) – 8.3 x 11.7 in (A4 size)(21×29.7cms)
Mar
14
Thu
Heckel’s Horse Jr: Edgeworth Johnstone @ Highgate Gallery
Mar 14 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Heckel’s Horse is the alias used by local artist Edgeworth Johnstone for a series of works based on collaborative paintings he made over the last ten years with Medway artist Billy Childish, 18 years his senior. Hence, Johnstone acting alone is Heckel’s Horse Jr. These beguiling works have their roots in primitive and symbolist art using colour and the language of dreams to great effect.

Open: Wednesday and Thursday: 13.00 – 17.00

Edgeworth Johnston Untitled horses in a field painting width 30ins 76.2 cms height 24ins 61cms
Edgeworth Johnston Untitled horses in a field painting width 30ins 76.2 cms height 24ins 61cms
Edgeworth Johnstone Untitled (The linocut print) - 8.3 x 11.7 in (A4 size)(21x29.7cms)
Edgeworth Johnstone Untitled (The linocut print) – 8.3 x 11.7 in (A4 size)(21×29.7cms)
Mar
15
Fri
Heckel’s Horse Jr: Edgeworth Johnstone @ Highgate Gallery
Mar 15 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Heckel’s Horse is the alias used by local artist Edgeworth Johnstone for a series of works based on collaborative paintings he made over the last ten years with Medway artist Billy Childish, 18 years his senior. Hence, Johnstone acting alone is Heckel’s Horse Jr. These beguiling works have their roots in primitive and symbolist art using colour and the language of dreams to great effect.

Open: Wednesday and Thursday: 13.00 – 17.00

Edgeworth Johnston Untitled horses in a field painting width 30ins 76.2 cms height 24ins 61cms
Edgeworth Johnston Untitled horses in a field painting width 30ins 76.2 cms height 24ins 61cms
Edgeworth Johnstone Untitled (The linocut print) - 8.3 x 11.7 in (A4 size)(21x29.7cms)
Edgeworth Johnstone Untitled (The linocut print) – 8.3 x 11.7 in (A4 size)(21×29.7cms)
Mar
16
Sat
Heckel’s Horse Jr: Edgeworth Johnstone @ Highgate Gallery
Mar 16 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Heckel’s Horse is the alias used by local artist Edgeworth Johnstone for a series of works based on collaborative paintings he made over the last ten years with Medway artist Billy Childish, 18 years his senior. Hence, Johnstone acting alone is Heckel’s Horse Jr. These beguiling works have their roots in primitive and symbolist art using colour and the language of dreams to great effect.

Open: Wednesday and Thursday: 13.00 – 17.00

Edgeworth Johnston Untitled horses in a field painting width 30ins 76.2 cms height 24ins 61cms
Edgeworth Johnston Untitled horses in a field painting width 30ins 76.2 cms height 24ins 61cms
Edgeworth Johnstone Untitled (The linocut print) - 8.3 x 11.7 in (A4 size)(21x29.7cms)
Edgeworth Johnstone Untitled (The linocut print) – 8.3 x 11.7 in (A4 size)(21×29.7cms)
Mar
17
Sun
Heckel’s Horse Jr: Edgeworth Johnstone @ Highgate Gallery
Mar 17 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Heckel’s Horse is the alias used by local artist Edgeworth Johnstone for a series of works based on collaborative paintings he made over the last ten years with Medway artist Billy Childish, 18 years his senior. Hence, Johnstone acting alone is Heckel’s Horse Jr. These beguiling works have their roots in primitive and symbolist art using colour and the language of dreams to great effect.

Open: Wednesday and Thursday: 13.00 – 17.00

Edgeworth Johnston Untitled horses in a field painting width 30ins 76.2 cms height 24ins 61cms
Edgeworth Johnston Untitled horses in a field painting width 30ins 76.2 cms height 24ins 61cms
Edgeworth Johnstone Untitled (The linocut print) - 8.3 x 11.7 in (A4 size)(21x29.7cms)
Edgeworth Johnstone Untitled (The linocut print) – 8.3 x 11.7 in (A4 size)(21×29.7cms)
Mar
18
Mon
Life Drawing 5 Week Evening Course (Jan/Feb & Feb/Mar 2024) @ Lauderdale House
Mar 18 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Have a cuppa and settle in for an evening of delightful life drawing with our new 5 week evening course for new and experienced students alike.

Taught by Artist Clare Grossman, this 5 week course will comprise of 2 hour classes on Monday evenings. Students will receive structured tuition, with the opportunity to work to a set objective each week as well as the chance to work individually as they wish.

The class will feature a good variety of professional life models to keep the classes fresh and interesting.

Please bring your own mug for tea as well as drawing materials. Paper will be available to purchase in the class.

About Clare Grossman

Clare trained at Camberwell School of Art, attaining a Masters Degree in Fine Art Printmaking. Since then she has continued her practice from her own studio in North London and with various professional print studios.

Her art has been commissioned by numerous corporate and commercial companies and she exhibits regularly with galleries across the UK and abroad.

What You Need

Charcoal

Soft graphite pencils 2B to 8B

A box of colour chalk pastels (not oil pastels)

Black & White chalk pastels

Putty Rubber

2 Bull Dog clips (to clip paper to boards)

Some cash (coins) to pay for paper

 

The course runs in two batches:

Run 1 (Mondays 7pm-9pm): 8th Jan, 15th Jan, 22nd Jan, 29th Jan, 5th Feb

Run 2 (Mondays 7pm-9pm): 19th Feb, 26th Feb, 4th Mar, 11th Mar, 18th Mar

 

Price: £125.00 for 5 sessions

To book yourself in, please follow the link:

https://www.lauderdalehouse.org.uk/whats-on/life-drawing-course

Mar
20
Wed
Heckel’s Horse Jr: Edgeworth Johnstone @ Highgate Gallery
Mar 20 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Heckel’s Horse is the alias used by local artist Edgeworth Johnstone for a series of works based on collaborative paintings he made over the last ten years with Medway artist Billy Childish, 18 years his senior. Hence, Johnstone acting alone is Heckel’s Horse Jr. These beguiling works have their roots in primitive and symbolist art using colour and the language of dreams to great effect.

Open: Wednesday and Thursday: 13.00 – 17.00

Edgeworth Johnston Untitled horses in a field painting width 30ins 76.2 cms height 24ins 61cms
Edgeworth Johnston Untitled horses in a field painting width 30ins 76.2 cms height 24ins 61cms
Edgeworth Johnstone Untitled (The linocut print) - 8.3 x 11.7 in (A4 size)(21x29.7cms)
Edgeworth Johnstone Untitled (The linocut print) – 8.3 x 11.7 in (A4 size)(21×29.7cms)