Join us online as Andrew Calcutt introduces the first in a series of discussions, Ask the artist: what makes art 'work'?

In the second of the 'Ask the Artist' series, novelist Kate Abley discusses the novel that inspired her.

In the next discussion in our ‘Ask an Artist' series, painter Dido Powell explains how she took inspiration from Gericault's The Raft of the Medusa and Picasso's Three Dancers.

In the next discussion in our ‘Ask an Artist’ series, novelist Dolan Cummings talks about how Dante’s Divine Comedy inspired his second novel.

Gabriella Swallow takes us through two composers, 200 years apart, who have inspired her development as a cellist.

The second of two virtual tours presented by artist and art historian Dido Powell.

The Academy of Ideas Arts & Society Forum is delighted to announce a special pre-Christmas event in its series: Ask an artist: What Makes Art Work? Award-winning singer and writer […]

Can classical music survive Covid lockdowns, the decline of music education, funding cuts and charges of elitism? Join us for this panel discussion.

Penny Lewis evaluates the work of Le Corbusier, one of the most influential architects of the twentieth century.

Author Joe Nutt talks about the poetry he loves and why we need more poetry in our lives.

Dido Powell, artist, art history teacher and gallery tour guide, returns with a special Zoom tour on the subject of drink in art.

Musicologist and music historian Professor Marina Frolova-Walker in conversation with Mo Lovatt.