Study days

Surrey u3a Network study days are held in the Menuhin Hall, Stoke d’Abernon, and start with registration at 9.30am and finish at about 4pm. There are usually two morning sessions, followed by lunch (bring your own – tea and coffee available), and two afternoon sessions.

The cost is £12 for members (£15 for non-members). Study days can also be accessed online via Zoom for a £5 fee.

Click on the event title for more details:

• A Passion for Drawing
  Friday 18 February 9.30am – at the Menuhin Hall
  Drawing is the foundation stone of Western art. In the 15th century artists used drawing to try out rough ideas before arriving at their final compositions. They made drawings from life that acted as studies for finished paintings. By the 16th century, artists like Leonardo and Michelangelo were producing finely wrought drawings as works of art in their own right. Later, Rembrandt and his...
  
  
• Art of the Mughal Emperors
  Friday 18 March 9.30am – at the Menuhin Hall
  The Mughals established their dynasty in India in the early 16th century in an empire that soon stretched from Kabul in the west to Bengal in the east, and from Kashmir in the north to the edges of the Deccan plateau in the south. Successive emperors were keenly aware of the importance of art, architecture and luxury items to consolidate and enhance their power....
  
  
• Medieval illuminated manuscripts
  Friday 22 April 9.30am – at the Menuhin Hall
  How the medieval mindset might be examined through the art and artefacts left behind. This study day starts with an introduction to illuminated manuscripts of both pre- and post-Conquest periods, looking at how the books were used, whether as sacred vessels for the Word or as memory joggers for daydreaming monks. The life of the scribe in the Middle Ages is the focus of...
  
  
• Science talks
  Friday 20 May 9.30am – at the Menuhin Hall
  Four talks by two experts on different aspects of science: The Magic of Colour Colour informs, influences consumer choices, warns us and comforts us. How do we measure a human perception which is incredibly versatile and variable? The challenge is enormous, and human colour perception science is a lively topic today. Be warned! This talk will contain surprises – there’s more to colour than...
  
  
• Understanding Turner
  Friday 17 June 9.30am – at the Menuhin Hall
  Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1951) was a contradiction in himself: born in Covent Garden at the centre of London he became one of the most important British landscape painters. In the 19th century he became the most recognisable British artist abroad.  This study day examines his life and analyses his work as well as discussing his ground-breaking techniques, applied mostly to watercolours. Speaker Maria...
  
  

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