Marlborough Tower & Town: The Magazine Of Marlborough's Community And Churches

Tower and Town, June 2021

Arts Review

So, we've gathered round the wireless and heard the latest announcement: more sectors of society are set to re-open/resume from the 17th May 2021. For the arts industry especially, this is welcome news. Like many, you've probably bookmarked so many things from the web, weekend supplements and virtual newsletters and as a result, slightly lost track of all things planned to go ahead this summer.

Sadly there is not quite enough time or room for me to list all the extremely exciting things booked to go ahead this year, but listed below are a few events that caught my special attention. Note also the website links for tickets and visitor information etc:

Raymond Briggs: A Retrospective at The Gallery, Winchester Discovery Centre from 17th May - 18th August 2021.
'Raymond Briggs: A Retrospective, on tour from House of Illustration, is the first ever exhibition dedicated to the author-illustrator behind some of the most popular and influential children's books and graphic novels ever published. Hampshire Cultural Trust is delighted to be the inaugural venue of the tour.

This long-awaited retrospective will show never-before-seen material from Briggs' personal archive, revealing the origins of titles that have become household favourites, literary classics and international phenomena.'
https://www.hampshireculture.org.uk/event/raymond-briggs-retrospective

Shoephoria! At Fashion Museum Bath from 18th May 2021 until 2022.
'Showcasing 350 pairs of boots and shoes, many drawn from the Fashion Museum's world-class collection, alongside 'star' shoes borrowed for the exhibition, Shoephoria! will trace the evolution of shoe style over the last 300 years. From the oldest shoes in the collection - a pair of red velvet mules from the 1690s - to sneakers and trainers from the 2000s; from shoes belonging to Queen Mary and Queen Victoria to designer shoes by Vivienne Westwood, Manolo Blahnik and Jimmy Choo, Shoephoria! offers a close-up look at the various styles that make up the history of footwear.'

Shoephoria! will run into 2022.
https://www.fashionmuseum.co.uk/events/shoephoria

Gabriella Venus

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