Pewsey Vale Arts Society – November lecture – ‘A Decorative Art: The History of Wallpaper’, a talk by Joanna Banham

Come and join us at one of our monthly lectures, which take place on the first Tuesday of the month, September to June, at The Bouverie Hall, Pewsey, SN9 5EQ.  Lectures begin at 2.30pm, with refreshments available from 2.00pm.  Lectures usually last about an hour.

Forthcoming Event:

Tuesday 5th November

Wallpaper is often regarded as the least precious of the decorations produced for the home.  Yet the history of wallpaper is a long and fascinating subject, dating back to the 16th century, encompassing a huge range of beautiful patterns.  Created both by anonymous hands and some of the best known designers of the 19th and 20th centuries, wallpaper showcases changing styles and tastes across the centuries, from the first black and white patterns, to the fashion for all things Chinese and the designs of William Morris and the Arts & Crafts movement, to the taste for modernist and contemporary design.   

Joanna Banham is a freelance curator, lecturer and writer.  She has held the posts of Head of Adult Learning at the V&A, Head of Learning and Access at the National Portrait Gallery and Head of Public Programmes at Tate Britain.  She is currently curating an exhibition on William Morris and the Arts and Crafts Movement in museums in both Madrid and Barcelona.

Doors open at 2.00pm for refreshments and visitors are always welcome – £7 cash on arrival.  

(Please note that the AGM will be held at 2.15pm and is for members only.  Visitors will be requested to wait in the lobby while this takes place.  It will last approx 10-15 mins)