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Talk: Enlightened entanglements: mistresses in 18th century art

From Madame de Pompadour in France, to Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire or Lady Hamilton in England, the 18th Century offers a number of iconic examples of mistresses and courtesans. Artists and writers responded eagerly to this cultural phenomenon, which saw females cast variously as ruthless social climbers or tragic heroines.

Join Dr Jenny Graham, Associate Professor in Art History at the University of Plymouth, for a lively examination of this compelling aspect of women’s history in the Age of Enlightenment. Jenny is an expert in French and British art history of the 18th and...

Film: Kes (1969)

This season we are exploring landscapes with leading Photographer, Jem Southam, and have arranged a variety of films, talks and workshops to accompany his Exhibition: Birds, Rocks, Rivers, Islands in The Levinsky Gallery from Fri 18 Jan - Sat 16 Mar.

In Ken Loach’s iconic film, Kes, Billy Casper suffers abuse both at home and at school. At home his brother beats him, and his family neglects him. At school, most of his teachers ridicule and reject him, especially sadistic Mr Sugden. Like other downtrodden children in an outmoded social system, Billy appears headed for a menial job...

Performance: Call It a Day - Greg Wohead

Two couples; one liberal, one conservative. One progressive, one traditional. One faithless, one faithful. Call It a Day stems from a real meeting with a traditional Amish couple in the US on a freezing snowy day in January 2009.

Greg Wohead is a writer, performer and live artist specialising in theatre performances, one-to-one pieces and audio works. His work has been seen at theatres and festivals in the UK, US and Europe and he is currently an Associate Artist at The Yard and Shoreditch Town Hall in London.

Call It a Day is co-commissioned by Theatre in the Mill, South...

Bite size: Geology in motion: Rockfalls in the South West

With Joshua Jones and Symeon Makris

Joshua and Symeon, PhD research students in the School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, explore how the geology and environment of the South West coastline can interact to produce the dramatic rockfalls captured by Jem Southam.

www.plymouth.ac.uk/whats-on/bite-size-joshua-jones-and-symeon-makris

Free admission, booking advised

Art Bites: Women in Art: Behind the Canvas

Fancy spending half an hour taking a bite-sized look at our decorative art collections and art exhibitions? If so, why not join us for a 30-minute tour?

Admission is free but places are limited. Collect a ticket from our Welcome Desk or call us and we will post or put one aside for you. Unreserved tickets may also be available on the day so it's worth getting in touch with us to check.

Unless stated, no two tours are the same so there's always a reason to come back and discover more! Everyone who attends our 'Art Bites' tours can use their ticket to get a 20 per cent...

Jane Fradgley - Held

A photographic document of Strong Clothing, the detailed dresses used to restrain patients in late 19th and early 20th century asylums, instigating a dialogue about histori and contemporary methods of confinement and control.

Exhibitions at Plymouth Arts Centre are free to browse.

http://www.plymouthartscentre.org/

Sarah Bennett - Wall-wounds

An investigation into methods of containment and coercion, focused on a former 19 th century lunatic asylum at Exminster near Exeter. Wall-wounds (found) and Wall-wounds (fabricated) are two series of photographic images from this project.

Exhibitions at Plymouth Arts Centre are free to browse.

http://www.plymouthartscentre.org/

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