Walk the Archaeology of the Chase 25th Jul 2012

Wednesday 25 July 2012. A guided walk around some of the key archaeological sites on Cranborne Chase led by Adrian Green. An enjoyable circular walk on uneven ground including some steep climbs. The walk lasting approximately 4-5 hours will stop at key archaeological sites including Bokerley Dyke, Pentridge, the Dorset Cursus, Ackling Dyke, Oakley Down barrows and Penbury Knoll. A Festival of British Archaeology event.

Booking:  Booking required. Please contact the Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum to book

New Material Available Through CBAs ArchLib

The CBA has added the Royal Archaeological Institute, the latest ArchLib publisher, to their volumes 161–167 (2004–2010 ) of the annual Archaeology Journal, presenting the results of archaeological and architectural survey and fieldwork on sites and monuments of all periods as well as syntheses and overviews of such work in the British Isles.

http://www.britarch.ac.uk/news/120418-archlib 

Circles and Tangents - Art in the Shadow of Cranborne Chase

This summer's major exhibition at Salisbury Musem (25 May - 29 September) will feature the work of Augustus John, Henry Lamb, Ben Nicholson, John Craxton, Lucian Freud, Stanley Spencer, Elisabeth Frink, William Nicholson and over 25 other artists connected with Cranborne Chase.

This exhibition brings together a unique collection of paintings and sculpture made by artists who, from the 1920s to the present, have found in Cranborne Chase and its hinterland a landscape of inspiration, seclusion and ‘bare-boned' beauty. Items in the exhibition have been drawn from a variety of sources, many from private collections, and range from early neo-romantic works to contemporary pieces made specifically for this exhibition.

Celebrating the Diamond Jubilee and the history of the Cranborne Chase

Thousands of people gathered in Salisbury to greet the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh as the monarch continued her Diamond Jubilee Tour yesterday and South West Wiltshire Area Board tent put on a display like no other featuring the Medieval history of the Cranborne Chase. 

See the AONB Blog for a full report  http://ccwwdaonb.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/thousands-gather-to-celebrate-diamond.html 

The Priest’s House Museum, Archaeological Day School 2012 Sat 19th May

I will be giving a presentation on the Medieval Cranborne Chase at this day school which is entitled ‘A Celebration of Archaeological Work and Study in East Dorset’ and features presentations by Martin Green on the archaeology of Cranborne Chase, Verwood Potteries, and Saxon Wimborne.

http://www.priest-house.co.uk/

Drawing the Past 04 Jul 2012 18:30 Salisbury & South Wiltshire Museum

Wednesday 4 July 2012. A  talk by Tim Harrisson. In this talk Tim will discuss his series of drawings connected to the Pitt Rivers excavations on Cranborne Chase. 

http://www.salisburymuseum.org.uk/all/lectures/260-drawing-the-past.html

The Art of Landscape 16 May 2012 - 20 Jun 2012 Salisbury & South Wiltshire Museum

Every Wednesday, 16 May – 20 June 2012 (6 weeks), 10.30 am – 12.30 pm. Six lectures by Paul Chapman tracing the evolution of modern landscape painting from the Romantics to the present day. Talks can be booked as a course or individually.

Focusing on the landscape of the West Country, we will see how painters respond to their environments through changing times. Starting with the painters of the Romantic period and ending with the contemporary artists of today we will cover themes and ideas such as the response to agriculture, industrialisation, times of conflict and urbanization.

Together we will look at the landscape through the eyes of the painters and discover how a sense of place combined with a sense of self, produced some of the greatest English art of the last two centuries.

No previous knowledge is needed and there will be opportunities to contribute and discuss topics and ideas raised by studying these wonderful pictures.

Paul Chapman is an art historian whose specialist area is modern painting from the 1850's to present day.