Meet the Curator
Mondays at 2.00pm in the Main Hall (excluding Bank Holidays)
FREE with House admission
If you want to know more about Blackwell, or have any unanswered questions about the house, its contents or the exhibitions, this is your chance to meet with Blackwell’s Curator for an informal chat.
House Talk
Fridays at 2.00pm in the Main Hall
FREE with House admission
Delivered by one of our volunteer guides. A fifteen-minute introduction to Blackwell, its architect and the Holt family who owned it.
Inspiration Day: Greenwood Woodwork Meets Design
Saturday 18 February, 3.00pm - 6.45pm
‘Friends’ £6.00, Adults £9.00
The Lakeland Arts Trust is delighted to be working in partnership with Grizedale Arts and artist Charlie Whinney on a greenwood woodwork and design conference. Blackwell will be hosting talks as part of a larger project bringing coppice workers and contemporary designers together to develop a series of new products for local production and distribution.
Includes talks from: Dr Kathy Haslam (Blackwell’s Curator) - The philosophy and politics of the Arts & Crafts Movement and its contemporary relevance.
Ray Leigh - Gordon Russell: The Broadway Adventure (chairman of the Gordon Russell Trust, and former Design Director and Managing Director of Gordon Russell Ltd).
Keynote speech by product designer, Michael Marriott.
For further information about the conference: 015394 41050 or maria [at] grizedale [dot] org
Lunchtime Talks: A House for an Art Lover: MH Baillie Scott’s Folio
by Blackwell’s Curator Kathy Haslam
Wednesday 7 & 14 March 12.00pm (limited seating)
FREE with House admission
Kathy Haslam looks at the prestigious 1900 competition entered by Blackwell’s architect, MH Baillie Scott, and his contemporary, CR Mackintosh.
Daytime Talk by Laura Ellen Bacon
Friday 23 March 11.00am - 11.45am
FREE with House admission
Laura Ellen Bacon will talk about her work old and new, including her ambitious Blackwell installation. Over the past ten years, Laura Ellen Bacon has developed a highly individual way of working, creating site-specific installations that are eco-friendly, often dramatic in scale, and always beautiful.
Fundraising Easter Concert
Konevets Quartet
Friday 20 April 6.30pm
All tickets £10, drinks served from 6.00pm, concert commences promptly at 6.30pm
The Konevets Quartet was founded in 1992 by four young musicians from the St Petersburg Conservatoire and has participated in leading international festivals in Russia, Great Britain, North America, France, Italy, Ireland and Scandinavia.
All the members of the ensemble were born in St Petersburg and studied at the St Petersburg Glinka Choir College. Trained in the tradition of Russian song, the Konevets Quartet is not only a group of individual soloists, but in essence, a chamber choir dedicated to creating a perfect harmonious ensemble sound.
At the heart of their repertoire is Russian church music. In addition to sacred music, their concerts often include a variety of Russian folk and military songs and marches from the days of the Imperial army which were all but lost during Soviet times.
The Konevets Quartet:
Oleg Palkin, baritone
Maksim Mostovoy, 1st tenor
Sergey Svoysky, 2nd tenor
Igor Dmitriev, bass, director
Lecture: Collecting Decorated Cloth Book-covers by Malcolm Haslam
Thursday 14 June 6.30pm
‘Friends’ £6.00, Adults £9.00, includes a glass of wine or juice served from 6.00pm.
Respected author and expert on the Arts & Crafts Movement, Malcolm Haslam will be talking about his most recent area of research, Arts & Crafts book-cover design.
Book-covers Roadshow with Malcolm Haslam
Friday 15 June 2.00-4.00pm
FREE with House admission
Malcolm will be back at Blackwell for this unusual event. Have you ever wondered who was behind the design of your old book-covers? If they are from between 1870 and 1914, bring your books (up to 5 only please!) to Blackwell and he will give you his expert opinion. Please note: Malcolm will not be providing valuations.
Event Booking: Tel. 015394 46139
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