March 2009

Wednesday 1 April, 7pm

The Friends of William Morris Gallery invite you to see: ‘Art? It’s just a job’, a film about the life and work of Frank Brangwyn, founder of the William Morris Gallery. All welcome.

Tickets £5, available on teh door or by phone from the Friends on 020 8503 6166

A public meeting will be held on 29 March to discuss the council’s latest plans for the EMD Cinema.

Walthamstow MP Neil Gerrard has agreed to chair the meeting and we will be inviting speakers from all sides of the debate.

The meeting will take place from 4.30pm at St. Mary’s School Hall, Rectory Road, Walthamstow on Sunday 29 March. Please forward to friends.

Details have emerged about secret talks between the local council and controversial EMD Cinema owners the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God (UCKG). Read the McGuffin’s reports.

Waltham Forest Council is set to borrow £35 million to fund a leisure complex on the former Arcade site in Walthamstow - without any public consultation. They’ll sell off the Pool and Track facilities to build flats with the hope of paying the taxpayer back! Read the McGuffin’s article or the report in Waltham Forest Guardian.

The outgoing CEO of Waltham Forest Council commissioned a report into culture in the Borough, the report can be read online here reflects all the concerns residents have been airing for the past years stating: “a casual visitor could be forgiven for thinking that LBWF does not value the arts or see them as an important part of the life of the community”.

The Council are running a series of consultancies, to be involved, please email clive.morton@walthamforest.gov.uk.

Caroline Arscott
Senior lecturer at the Courtauld Institute will be giving a Lecture based on her new book:

Interlacings:
William Morris & Edward Bourne-Jones

at the William Morris Gallery on
Tuesday 10th March 7.00 for 7.30

Tickets: £5 for Friends of the Gallery, £6.50 non Friends

The friendship between William Morris and Edward Burne-Jones began when they met as undergraduates in 1853 and – despite their differences in temperament and in attitudes to political engagement – lasted until Morris’s death in 1896. Caroline Arscott explores particular aspects of the paintings of Burne-Jones and the designs of Morris and concludes that there are close interconnections in theme, allusion, and formal strategy between the works of the two men. She shows that it is possible to bring together fine art and design in a linked discussion that illuminates the projects of both artists.

All are more than welcome to this lecture organised by the Friends of the William Morris Gallery

William Morris Gallery
Lloyd Park
Forest Road
Walthamstow E17

If you would like to book your ticket in advance please contact:
Hon. Secretary, Helen Dunstan-Smith
Phone: 020 8503 6166
Email: nineteenthcentury@btopenworld.com