The second of Dido Powell's 2023 art museum tours will look at how the elements, especially air and water, offer artists a route away from material subjects and three-dimensional reality towards capturing changing light and weather effects in a tangible form.
Manick Govinda (curator) interviews satirical artist Miriam Elia.
A poetry recital by Andrew Calcutt, with visual accompaniment from Simon Miles, followed by a Q&A and discussion.
The third of Dido Powell's 2023 art museum tours will look at how the Greek and Roman myths have been represented in art from the Renaissance to the twentieth century - and the purposes served in using those myths in different periods.
Join the Academy of Ideas Education Forum for a discussion of what role behaviourist theories shoud play in the life of a school.
Austin Williams and James Woudhuysen introduce a discussion of China's economy, politics and international position today.
The fourth of Dido Powell's 2023 art museum tours will look at British paintings from the seventeenth century to the early twentieth century, examining themes of heroism, martyrdom, triumph, stoicism and leadership.
The Arts & Society Forum welcomes musician Jack Hues as special guest, part of an occasional series ‘Ask an Artist …’.
The fifth of Dido Powell's 2023 art museum tours will look at anti-war art, with themes around atrocity, psychology, the technology of war and the 'Return to Order'.
Our flagship event, which has been running since 2005, returns with two days of thought-provoking public debate, where the motto is FREE SPEECH ALLOWED.
A day of debate on politics, economics, philosophy and more at The Devonshire Dome as the Battle of Ideas festival returns to Buxton!
A Free Speech Union Speakeasy, in association with the Battle of Ideas Festival.
