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SUMMARY:Study Day - Named Sculptors and Ceramics
DESCRIPTION:  \nSugar ornaments were used on fashionable dining tables all over Europe at the beginning of the 18th century. With the discovery of porcelain at Meissen in 1710\, more permanent figures could be made. Meissen developed this to a fine art with two skilled modellers Johann Jakob Kirchner and Johann Joachim Kandler.\nThe use of named sculptors in both porcelain and earthenware has continued to the present day and we are fortunate to have three acclaimed speakers to tell the story. \nErrol Manners\, porcelain expert and dealer\, will concentrate on the 18th century. \nPaul Atterbury\, author and broadcaster\, known to many from his appearances on the Antiques Road Show\, will talk on named sculptors in 19th century England\, including Parian ware and Majolica.  \nGaye Blake-Roberts\, former\, long-standing Curator of the Wedgwood Museum\, will talk about the wide range of sculptors working with Wedgwood. \nMembers are welcome to bring items for interest and / or identification. \nCoffee will be served from 10.30am and the first lecture will begin at 11.00am. A sandwich lunch is provided.
URL:https://www.oxfordceramicsgroup.org.uk/event/study-day-named-sculptors-and-ceramics/
LOCATION:Ashmolean Museum\, Oxford\, Ashmolean Museum\, Beaumont Street\, Oxford\, OX1 2PH\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Visit to Magdalen College\, Oxford
DESCRIPTION:The President of Magdalen College has very generously given permission for the OCG to  visit the President’s Lodging in order to see the Brocklebank collection of Anatolian. Middle Eastern and Persian Ceramics that are displayed in the President’s Dining Room. This is a great privilege as the President’s Lodging are not normally open to the public. We will be accompanied by  John Nightingale\, Chattels Fellow\, Richard Allen\, College Archivist and Dr Francesca Leone\, Curator of Islamic Art at the Ashmolean who will be able to tell us about some of the pieces on display. \nLt. Col. Richard Hugh Royds Brocklebank (1881-1965) inherited an important collection of Islamic ceramics from is Uncle Ralph Brocklebank (1840-1921). His collection of 120 items of colourful Iznik\,  Kütahya and Persian ceramics was bequeathed to the college in 1975 by Hugh’s daughter Lady Rayleigh\, in accordance with her father’s wishes. \nOur visit will begin at 11 am with a welcome coffee and biscuits. We will then proceed to the President’s Lodgings to see the Brocklebank Collection. We will also have the opportunity to see the Brocklebank picture collection\, including watercolours by Turner and the extraordinary early 16th-century Flemish tapestries that show the betrothal of Prince Arthur to Catherine of Aragon that were presented to Richard Mayew\, President of Magdalen in 1501. Mayhew was one of the embassy sent to fetch Catherine of Aragon from Spain to be Arthur’s bride. We will also be shown the Iznik tiles on the Senior Common Room staircase which form an important part of the Brocklebank collection.  \nFollowing our visit to the President’s Lodgings and SCR\, Members will then be free to visit the college Chapel and beautiful grounds at their leisure– if we are lucky Magdalen’s famous snakehead fritillaries may still be in bloom!
URL:https://www.oxfordceramicsgroup.org.uk/event/visit-to-magdalen-college-oxford/
LOCATION:Magdalen College\, Oxford\, OX1 4AU
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220522
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SUMMARY:Visit to Norwich
DESCRIPTION:The historic city of Norwich traces its beginnings from the Iceni and Boadicea\, via the Vikings\, the Normans and the flourishing Middle Ages to the present day. This wealth of history makes it a fascinating and interesting place to visit. Although the emphasis of our visit will be on ceramics\, there is much more to see and do. It claims to be the most complete medieval city in the United Kingdom with cobbled streets and timbered houses. By the 18C it was the second largest city after London\, with long-held bonds with the Netherlands. \nOn the afternoon of Thursday 19 May\, we will visit a private collection close to the A11 to Norwich; it has over 500 pieces of early English porcelain including Bow\, Lowestoft\, Derby and Worcester. \nThe next morning\, there will be a guided tour of the Cathedral. Founded in 1096\, it has the second highest spire after Salisbury and the largest monastic cloisters in the country. This will be followed by a light lunch at the Castle Museum before a tour and handling session with the Curator. The Museum houses the Twining Teapot Gallery\, excellent decorative arts galleries with cases of East Anglian ceramics\, including Lowestoft\, and a Chronological Arts of Living Gallery. \nOn Saturday 21 May\, we will visit the Sainsbury Centre at the University of East Anglia\, well known for its studio pottery collection including works by Hans Coper and Lucie Rie. Coffee on arrival will be followed by a conducted tour with Paul Greenhalgh\, former Director and author of Ceramics\, Art and Civilisation. Our tour will end with a buffet lunch. The Sainsbury Centre has important ethnographica and tribal art collections\, as well as works by Francis Bacon\, Henry Moore\, Jacob Epstein and Alberto Giacometti. Those who wish can visit the spring exhibition Pablo Picasso: The Legacy of Youth. \nThe cost per head is £85. Accommodation and transport are not included but recommendations will be provided. \n 
URL:https://www.oxfordceramicsgroup.org.uk/event/visit-to-norwich/
LOCATION:Norwich\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:OCGevent
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220620T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220620T170000
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SUMMARY:Private Visit to Waddesdon Manor
DESCRIPTION:Waddesdon’s curator of decorative arts\, Dr. Mia  Jackson\, is offering our members the  privileged opportunity to visit the Manor at a time when it is not open to the general public. \nIt will be possible under guidance to view much of the rich array of decorative and fine arts which form this renowned collection of the Rothschild family. \nThe extensive collection includes outstanding examples of Maiolica\, French and other European ceramics\, as well as fine furniture\, textiles and paintings. \nWe are very fortunate to also have a study handling session. \nCoffee will be served on arrival. Lunch is not provided but members may wish to bring a picnic which can be enjoyed in the grounds before returning to the Manor.
URL:https://www.oxfordceramicsgroup.org.uk/event/private-visit-to-waddesdon-manor/
LOCATION:Waddesdon Manor
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221003T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221003T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T185129
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SUMMARY:Private Visit to the Russell-Cotes Museum
DESCRIPTION:Our members have been offered the opportunity to have a private guided tour of the Russell-Cotes Museum and Art Gallery in Bournemouth on a day when it is not open to the general public. Dr Anne Anderson will be our guide. \nFollowing the tour\, there will be a study handling session\, giving us an opportunity to look at the reserve collection\, and Anne hopes that we can help to identify some ‘troublesome’ pieces in the reserve collection. \nSir Merton Russell-Cotes made his fortune from The Royal Bath Hotel due to the expansion of the railways and Victorians “taking of the air” on the English Riviera\, to escape the smog of London. \nThe Russell-Cotes Art Gallery and Museum in Bournemouth is housed in a Grade 11 listed building\, which was built by Sir Merton Russell-Cotes as a gift for his wife Annie in 1901. It became a museum in 1922 and it is celebrating its centenary this year. \nThey were both enthusiastic collectors of Victorian and Pre-Raphaelite Art and Ceramics and there is an extensive collection on view.  There is also an opportunity to see souvenirs from their travels to Russia\, Australia\, New Zealand and Japan. \nTea and Coffee will be served on arrival\, and a light lunch will be provided.
URL:https://www.oxfordceramicsgroup.org.uk/event/private-visit-to-the-russell-cotes-museum/
LOCATION:Russell-Cotes Art Gallery and Museum\, East Cliff Promenade\, Bournemouth\, BH1 3AA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:OCGevent
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221126T130000
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SUMMARY:An Introduction to British Studio Pottery
DESCRIPTION:“There’s such a keen\, passionate renaissance of people making pots just now. It’s a glorious\, fabulous moment.” – Edmund de Waal \nThe study morning explores studio pottery\, with particular emphasis on the V&A’s collection\, which was started in 1917 with a piece of studio pottery made by Reginald Wells. \nOliver produced the first Studio pottery catalogue for the V & A in 1990\, and Alun is currently updating the catalogue\, to include the extra 32 years of acquisitions by the V&A. This new ‘Studio Ceramics’catalogue will be the primary reference for 20th-century and contemporary British studio ceramics\, and a record of the national collection of British ceramics held at the V&A.’ \nDuring our study morning\, we learn about the history of the collection from its inception\, discuss the key acquisitions from the last 30 years\, as well as looking at predictions for the Future. \nThe changes in philosophy and attitudes to Studio Pottery\, and its fluctuating status as Art or Craft\, will also be discussed. \nTim Wilson\, president of the OCG\, will give an introduction talking about the studio pottery that is in the Ashmolean. \nOliver Watson\, Emeritus professor of Islamic Art & Architecture\, Will talk about studio pottery up to 2000.   \nAlun Graves\, Senior curator\, ‘Ceramics and Glass 1900 – Now’ at the V&A museum\, will talk about studio pottery from 2000  to the present day. \nMembers are welcome to bring items for interest and / or identification. \nTea and Coffee will be served from 10:00am and the first lecture will begin at 10:30am.  The meeting will finish by 1pm\, and members are welcome to make their own arrangements for lunch.
URL:https://www.oxfordceramicsgroup.org.uk/event/an-introduction-to-british-studio-pottery/
LOCATION:Ashmolean Museum\, Oxford\, Ashmolean Museum\, Beaumont Street\, Oxford\, OX1 2PH\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230225T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230225T170000
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SUMMARY:Annual General Meeting and Talk
DESCRIPTION:The Eighteenth Annual General Meeting will be held at the Ashmolean Museum\, in the Headley Lecture Theatre starting at 2pm. \nThis will be followed by a talk from Matthew Winterbottom on the McFarlane Collection of Delftware which has recently been given to the Ashmolean Museum. \n 
URL:https://www.oxfordceramicsgroup.org.uk/event/annual-general-meeting-and-talk/
LOCATION:Ashmolean Museum\, Oxford\, Ashmolean Museum\, Beaumont Street\, Oxford\, OX1 2PH\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:OCGevent
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230308
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230309
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SUMMARY:Visit to the Discover Bucks Museum
DESCRIPTION:Our members have been offered the opportunity to view one of the finest collections of 20thcentury studio ceramics in the country. The Discover Bucks Museum in Halton\, has over 350 items\, including pots by Bernard Leach\, Lucie Rie\, Hans Coper and Ruth Duckworth plus many others which form an imposing and memorable collection.  They also have an impressive collection of local potters including the Hillesden group.   \nOur visit will take place at The Resource Centre at Halton\, Tring Road\, Wendover\, HP22 5PL. \nThis visit will give members the opportunity to enjoy a wide variety of pieces\, and to gain an insight into this type of studio pottery. \nThe tour will be split into two groups. The first tour will start at 10:30am\, and the second tour will start at 2pm.
URL:https://www.oxfordceramicsgroup.org.uk/event/visit-to-the-discover-bucks-museum/
LOCATION:Discover Bucks Museum\, Tring Road\, Wendover\, HP22 5PL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:OCGevent
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230430
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SUMMARY:Study Day - 'The Dining Table'
DESCRIPTION:The day will look at how changing dining habits and new ways of preparing food led to the introduction of dinner services and other ceramic forms designed specifically for serving food. \nWe are fortunate to have three acclaimed experts to talk to us about the history of dining\, and dinner services. \nIvan Day\, food historian and leading expert on re-creating historic meals and table settings\, will discuss changes in eating habits and the introduction of a wider range of foods. \nMiranda Goodby\, long-standing Curator of Ceramics at the Potteries Museum\, Stoke-on-Trent\, will talk about the Staffordshire dinner service. \nHelen Glaister\, art historian specialising in Chinese ceramics and decorative arts\, will talk about the rise of Chinese export porcelain for dinner wares from the late 17th to 18th centuries\, focusing on aspects of design and form. \nMembers are welcome to bring items for interest and / or identification. \nTea and Coffee will be served on arrival\, and a light lunch will be provided. \n 
URL:https://www.oxfordceramicsgroup.org.uk/event/study-day-the-dining-table/
LOCATION:Ashmolean Museum\, Oxford\, Ashmolean Museum\, Beaumont Street\, Oxford\, OX1 2PH\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:OCGevent
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230608
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230609
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SUMMARY:Vist to Rousham House\, Bicester
DESCRIPTION:We have been offered an exclusive opportunity to visit Rousham House and gardens\, which is about fifteen miles from Oxford. Rousham is one of the few houses that has been in the ownership of the same family since it was built\, in 1635 by Sir Robert Dormer. We will be given a guided tour of the house\, where we will see the wings and stable block added\, furnished\, and decorated by Kent\, as well as some of the 17th century panelling. The house has a collection of 18th century Chinese porcelain as well as Leeds ware\, Meissen\, Wemyss ware and Coalport. There is a variety of porcelain in every room. \nFollowing the tour of the house\, we will be free to explore the garden\, which is one of England’s most important gardens. Rousham represents the first phase of English Landscape design\, and remains almost as its designer William Kent left it. You can still see many of the features that delighted its 18th century visitors. There are also three 17th century walled gardens. In the park surrounding the gardens\, there is a herd of rare longhorn cattle. It has been said that ‘Kent is the great genius of eighteenth-century garden design and Rousham is his masterpiece\, one of the greatest gardens in the world’. \nRousham is uncommercial\, with no tea room or shop. Members are welcome to bring a picnic\, which can be enjoyed in the gardens after the guided tour. \nThe guided tour of the house will start at 11:30am. \n 
URL:https://www.oxfordceramicsgroup.org.uk/event/vist-to-rousham-house-bicester/
LOCATION:Rousham House\, Roucham\, Bicester\, OX25 4QU\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:OCGevent
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230929
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SUMMARY:Visit to Shropshire
DESCRIPTION:We have organised a three day visit to Shropshire giving members an opportunity to visit a number of different collections. \nOn the afternoon of Tuesday 26th September\, we will be given a private tour of Weston Park with the curator. Weston Park is home to a world class collection of fine and decorative arts\, and is surrounded by Capability Brown designed gardens. There is also an important collection of Van Dyck portraits. \nThe next morning there will be a tour of the Coalport China Museum\, which has an extensive collection of Caughley. There will also be the opportunity to walk round the unusual shaped bottle kilns\, and to see the studio and bespoke shop of artisan glass maker Jonathan Harris.  This will be followed by a light lunch after which we will visit and have a tour of the Jackfield Tile Museum. We will see some of the most beautiful tiles including designs by famous artists such as Salvador Dali and William Morris. \nOn Thursday 28th September\, we will visit Blists Hill Victorian Town. Here we will be able to step back to a time and place where traditional life and industry sat side by side. We will visit Victorian shops and cottages and see craftspeople demonstrating their trades in the recreated working town. \nFinally\, in the afternoon\, we will visit the Darby Houses. These were the Ironmasters houses\, and consist of Rosehill\, built in 1738\, and Dale House\, built in 1717\, which both sit on the hillside overlooking Coalbrookdale. \nAccommodation and transport are not included but recommendations will be provided. \n \n 
URL:https://www.oxfordceramicsgroup.org.uk/event/visit-to-shropshire/
LOCATION:UK
CATEGORIES:OCGevent
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231125
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231126
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SUMMARY:Study Day - 'Colour in Ceramics: 19th Century Splendour'
DESCRIPTION:To coincide with the Ashmolean Museum’s new exhibition entitled “Colour Revolution”\, our Study Day will explore the use of new colour pigments in 19th century ceramics. \nAs the Industrial Revolution in Britain gathered pace\, new scientific breakthroughs allowed the Victorians to push the boundaries in the existing use of colour. \nWe have three excellent speakers who will help us to understand these new developments. \nMatthew Winterbottom\, Curator of Sculpture and Decorative Arts at the Ashmolean Museum\, and curator of the “Colour Revolution” exhibition. \nPaul Atterbury\, an expert in 19th century ceramics\, and a regular ‘Antiques Roadshow’ expert.  \nClaire Pollard\, Curator of Japanese Art at the Ashmolean Museum.
URL:https://www.oxfordceramicsgroup.org.uk/event/study-day-colour-in-ceramics/
LOCATION:Ashmolean Museum\, Oxford\, Ashmolean Museum\, Beaumont Street\, Oxford\, OX1 2PH\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:OCGevent
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240203T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240203T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T185129
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SUMMARY:Annual General Meeting and Talk
DESCRIPTION:The Nineteenth Annual General Meeting will be held at the Ashmolean Museum\, in the Headley Lecture Theatre starting at 2pm. \n\n\nThis will be followed by a talk from Matthew Winterbottom about the new acquisition of 20 items of French Faience from the Sidney Knafel collection which have recently been given to the Ashmolean Museum.
URL:https://www.oxfordceramicsgroup.org.uk/event/annual-general-meeting-and-talk-2/
LOCATION:Ashmolean Museum\, Oxford\, Ashmolean Museum\, Beaumont Street\, Oxford\, OX1 2PH\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240406
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240407
DTSTAMP:20260403T185129
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SUMMARY:Study Day - Tile Style: Ceramic art in two dimensions
DESCRIPTION:Our April study day will be looking at a wide range of tiles\, including delftware\, 19th century and Islamic and Spanish. \nThe earliest examples of tilemaking originated in the Holy Lands\, about the 4th century BC. From there\, the Romans brought tiling to Europe as they occupied lands. In the 8th and 9th centuries\, Uighur people of north west China developed what became the basis for 13th century Turkish and Middle Eastern tiles\, notable for their geometric symmetry and botanical motifs. \nThe study day will show how the art and techniques travelled from the Islamic world to Spain and Portugal and then on to Northern Europe. \nFurther development happened during the Industrial Revolution when tiles became more affordable. With the Victorian era\, the push for cleanliness and public health\, popularized tiles as a surface that could be cleaned and sanitized. This resulted in a wider use of tiles both in private homes and public places. \nWe are fortunate to have three acclaimed experts to talk to us about the history and development of Tiles. \nFrancesca Leoni\, Curator of Islamic Art at the Ashmolean Museum. \nAmber Turner\, Curator of Applied Art at Bristol Museum and Art Gallery. \nKate Cadman\, Collections curator at the Ironbridge Gorge Museum. Members are welcome to bring items for interest and / or identification \nTea and Coffee will be served on arrival\, and a light lunch will be provided. \nPlease email info@oxfordceramicsgroup.org.uk if you would like a booking form.
URL:https://www.oxfordceramicsgroup.org.uk/event/study-day-tiles/
LOCATION:Ashmolean Museum\, Oxford\, Ashmolean Museum\, Beaumont Street\, Oxford\, OX1 2PH\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240514
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240515
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SUMMARY:Visit to John Howard\, Woodstock
DESCRIPTION:Oxford Ceramics Group member John Howard\, who is a BADA member and expert on antique English Pottery has kindly offered to give a talk and handling session on 18th century pottery at his shop in Woodstock. \n  His shop contains a substantial amount of early pottery and this visit will be a wonderful opportunity to see at close range a wide selection of interesting and unusual examples.  \n Due to limited space\, the group size is limited to 10\, but there will be two groups. The first group will meet at 10:30am\, and the second group after lunch. \nLunch is not included\, but please indicate on the booking form if you would like to join others for a light lunch in Woodstock.
URL:https://www.oxfordceramicsgroup.org.uk/event/visit-to-john-howard-woodstock/
LOCATION:UK
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240704
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240705
DTSTAMP:20260403T185129
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SUMMARY:Visit to Buscot Park Near Faringdon
DESCRIPTION:We will be visiting Buscot Park\, the family home of Lord Faringdon\, who looks after the property on behalf of the National Trust. \nBuscot Park was built between 1780 and 1783\, and was greatly enlarged by Lord Faringdon’s great grandfather in the 1890’s. \nThe house is set within a large park of over 100 acres\, containing woodland\, lakes and formal Gardens as well as a large walled kitchen garden representing the four seasons. \nWe will be given a private guided tour with the curator and will be able to view the family collection of pictures\, furniture\, ceramics\, and objets d’art\, known as the Faringdon Collection which is displayed in the house. \nThis includes a wide range of ceramics ranging from Chinese\, Japanese and European porcelain to a good collection of Italian maiolica\, as well as a Wedgwood pink lustre tea service painted by Therese Lessore. \nThe extensive picture collection includes works by Rembrandt and Burne-Jones. \nThe collection includes contemporary paintings\, ceramics\, glass and silver that has been added to the collection by the present Lord Faringdon. \nMembers will also have an opportunity to see “Exhale”\, an outdoor exhibition of sculptures by contemporary glass artists. \n 
URL:https://www.oxfordceramicsgroup.org.uk/event/visit-to-buscot-park-near-faringdon/
LOCATION:Buscot Park\, Lechlade Road\, Faringdon\, SN7 8BU
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240902
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240903
DTSTAMP:20260403T185130
CREATED:20240115T173721Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240115T173721Z
UID:607-1725235200-1725321599@www.oxfordceramicsgroup.org.uk
SUMMARY:Visit to Christchurch College and the Examinations School.
DESCRIPTION:  \nMembers will have an opportunity to visit Christchurch College and the Examinations School. \nThis visit will be in September\, but the date has not yet been confirmed. \nFurther details and the booking information will be circulated as soon as the details of the visit have been confirmed. \n 
URL:https://www.oxfordceramicsgroup.org.uk/event/visit-to-christchurch-college-and-the-examinations-school/
LOCATION:UK
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241009
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241010
DTSTAMP:20260403T185130
CREATED:20240727T191523Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240727T191523Z
UID:639-1728432000-1728518399@www.oxfordceramicsgroup.org.uk
SUMMARY:Visit to Waddesdon Manor\, Aylesbury
DESCRIPTION:Our members have been offered an exclusive opportunity to have a guided tour of the exhibition “Flights of Fancy: Birds at Waddesdon” with Curator\, Mia Jackson. \nFlights of Fancy is a rare chance for bird enthusiasts and art lovers alike to explore this beautiful subject through the remarkable displays of porcelain\, paintings\, drawings and prints. \nThis exhibition is a glamorous delight of rococo decoration\, exploring the works of Louis Denis Armand\, an exceptional painter of exotic birds\, fictional and authentic\, over nearly 40 years. Drawings by him are displayed together with a roomful of loans from private collections in Europe and the USA\, bringing together and uniting pieces that have long been separated. \nThe bird theme continues throughout the house and grounds. \n 
URL:https://www.oxfordceramicsgroup.org.uk/event/visit-to-waddesdon-manor-aylesbury/
LOCATION:Waddesdon Manor
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241123
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241124
DTSTAMP:20260403T185130
CREATED:20240115T175235Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240926T082508Z
UID:613-1732320000-1732406399@www.oxfordceramicsgroup.org.uk
SUMMARY:Study Day - "The Ceramics Trade of Georgian Liverpool: Manufacturers and Merchants"
DESCRIPTION:Our November study day will be looking at how important Liverpool was to ceramics. \nIn the 18th century Liverpool had a large pottery industry. It had a major historical impact on the ceramics industry throughout the British Isles\, and was the main port used to transport pottery to the United States. \nThe three talks will cover the Liverpool trade and merchants\, porcelain\, and Delftware and other pottery. \nThis will be an excellent way of learning not only about ceramics made in Liverpool\, but of the huge importance that the city played in exporting ceramics around the world. \nWe are fortunate to have two acclaimed experts to talk to us about the ceramics trade of Georgian Liverpool. \nRobin Emmerson\, Retired Curator of the Decorative Art Department at National Museums Liverpool\, and former Chairman of NCS. \nNicola Scott\, Curator of Decorative Art at National Museums Liverpool\, and secretary of NCS. \nMembers are welcome to bring items for interest and / or identification \nTea and Coffee will be served on arrival\, and a light lunch will be provided. \n 
URL:https://www.oxfordceramicsgroup.org.uk/event/study-day-liverpool-a-city-of-ceramics/
LOCATION:Ashmolean Museum\, Oxford\, Ashmolean Museum\, Beaumont Street\, Oxford\, OX1 2PH\, United Kingdom
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250201T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250201T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T185130
CREATED:20241221T201303Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241221T201303Z
UID:646-1738418400-1738429200@www.oxfordceramicsgroup.org.uk
SUMMARY:Annual General Meeting and Talk
DESCRIPTION:The Twentieth Annual General Meeting will be held at the Ashmolean Museum\, in the Headley Lecture Theatre starting at 2pm. \nThe meeting will be followed by a talk by Tim Wilson\, president of the OCG\, about Maiolica-painters in Renaissance Venice.
URL:https://www.oxfordceramicsgroup.org.uk/event/annual-general-meeting-and-talk-3/
LOCATION:Ashmolean Museum\, Oxford\, Ashmolean Museum\, Beaumont Street\, Oxford\, OX1 2PH\, United Kingdom
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250317
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250318
DTSTAMP:20260403T185130
CREATED:20241221T234752Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250223T134016Z
UID:672-1742169600-1742255999@www.oxfordceramicsgroup.org.uk
SUMMARY:Visit to the University of Oxford Examinations School
DESCRIPTION:We are delighted to announce a private visit to the University of Oxford Examinations School. \nIt is located on Oxford High Street\, and is a magnificent Jacobean Revival building designed by Sir Thomas Jackson (1835–1924)\, and is one of the largest buildings owned by the University. \n It retains its original beautiful architectural features from sweeping Italian marble staircases to ornate wooden carvings and original Victorian fireplaces.   \nOf particular interest to members are the beautiful tiled Aesthetic Movement chimneypieces that remain in many of the interiors\, including several decorated in the workshop of William De Morgan. \nNumerous portraits hang on the walls\, including a splendid portrait of Chichester Samuel Parkinson-Fortescue\, Baron Carlingford and 2nd Baron Clermont by James Tissot.
URL:https://www.oxfordceramicsgroup.org.uk/event/visit-to-an-oxford-college/
LOCATION:University of Oxford Examinations School\, 75 - 81 High Street\, Oxford\, OX1 4BG\, United Kingdom
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250519
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250521
DTSTAMP:20260403T185130
CREATED:20241221T203509Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250423T211415Z
UID:649-1747612800-1747785599@www.oxfordceramicsgroup.org.uk
SUMMARY:Visit to Bristol
DESCRIPTION:On the afternoon of Monday 19th May\, we will visit Dyrham Park\, a National Trust property\, near Bristol. The house was created in the late 17th century by William Blathwayt (1649-1717).  He amassed one of the most important collections of Delft pottery in Britain\, including extravagant flower vases\, large plant tubs\, delicate fruit baskets and much more. \nDr Rachel Conroy\, Senior National Curator\, North and Decorative Arts\, National Trust\, will give an introductory talk and accompany the group on a self-guided tour of the house. \nThe next morning there will be a tour of the Bristol Museum and Art Gallery. The Museum is renowned for its ceramic collections including delftware\, Lund’s Bristol\, early Worcester porcelain\, “Champion’s Bristol” hard paste porcelain and an array of ceramics from China and Japan. \nWe will meet at 10.30am for coffee and biscuits\, when Kate Newnham\, Curator\, will meet us and give a guided tour. \nRoger Massey\, former President of the English Ceramic Circle\, and an expert on the collections will also be on hand to answer questions\, and Robin Hildyard will be showing members the unique Bristol Stoneware collection. \nIn the afternoon\, we will visit the Stradling Collection nearby\, which is a remarkable collection of 20thand 21st century design and applied arts with over 700 pieces of studio ceramics and 250 commercial examples. \nMembers may also like to visit the Georgian House Museum\, BS1 5RR\, with Georgian rooms c. 1790\, and the Red Lodge Museum\, BS1 5LJ\, which includes three of the oldest rooms in Bristol c. 1580.
URL:https://www.oxfordceramicsgroup.org.uk/event/visit-to-bristol/
LOCATION:UK
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250709
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250710
DTSTAMP:20260403T185130
CREATED:20241221T233605Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250307T221840Z
UID:669-1752019200-1752105599@www.oxfordceramicsgroup.org.uk
SUMMARY:Visit to Ascott\, near Wing
DESCRIPTION:  \nWe have arranged a visit to Ascott\, a Rothschild House\, which has a renowned collection of Chinese ceramics. \nFurther information will be provided as soon as the details have been finalised.
URL:https://www.oxfordceramicsgroup.org.uk/event/visit-to-ascott-near-wing/
LOCATION:UK
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250924
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250925
DTSTAMP:20260403T185130
CREATED:20250720T155655Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250720T155655Z
UID:695-1758672000-1758758399@www.oxfordceramicsgroup.org.uk
SUMMARY:Visit to The Allen Gallery\, Alton
DESCRIPTION:Situated in the historic market town of Alton\, the Allen Gallery is an intimate setting for one of the south’s most outstanding collections of ceramics. The gallery hosts an impressive and varied selection of pottery\, porcelain and tiles dating from 1250 to the present day. \nThe gallery displays a wide range of ceramics\, from Wedgwood and English Delftware to unique studio pottery. Of the 3\,000 pieces currently on show\, the majority are drawn from around the UK\, but they sit alongside Eastern Asian and continental wares which have historically influenced the ceramics industry in this country. \nPieces by some of the best-known names in ceramics and sculpture can be seen\, including Items by Lucie Rie\, and the tin-glazed earthenware collection\, containing examples of English and European work\, is of international importance. The gallery is also home to a range of sculptures\, with a Parian ware bust of Queen Victoria and a bronze sculpture of a woman known as ‘Dolores’ by the American sculptor\, Jacob Epstein. \nMembers may also like to visit the Curtis Museum nearby which is home to one of the finest local history collections in Hampshire. \nAnother recommendation is a visit to Jane Austen’s house at Chawton\, (GU34 1SD)\, this year being the 200th anniversary of her death in 1825.  \nThis is where she wrote\, revised and published all six of her novels and where she lived for the last eight years of her life. It is essential to book in advance\, viaenquiries@janeaustens.house
URL:https://www.oxfordceramicsgroup.org.uk/event/visit-to-the-allen-gallery-alton/
LOCATION:Allen Gallery\, 10 - 12 Church Street\, Alton\, GU34 2BW\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:OCGevent
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251122
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251123
DTSTAMP:20260403T185130
CREATED:20241221T231247Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250930T155317Z
UID:663-1763769600-1763855999@www.oxfordceramicsgroup.org.uk
SUMMARY:Study Day – “Porcelain in Staffordshire”
DESCRIPTION:The study day will tell us about the fascinating history of porcelain in Staffordshire from the mid 18th century\, and how  an abundance of local clays and coal gave rise to a concentration of pottery factories that made Staffordshire one of the foremost pottery centres in Europe. This history continues to the present day\, and reflects the social changes of times. \nWe are fortunate to have three acclaimed experts to talk to us about the history of porcelain in Staffordshire. \nMiranda Goodby\, Former Senior Curator of Ceramics at the Potteries Museums\, will talk about Longton Hall (1744-1760)\, and other soft paste porcelain. \nPat Preller\, the foremost authority on the subject\, will speak about New Hall (1781-1835)\, and other hard paste porcelains. \nJohn Democratis\, will talk about the emergence of bone China with particular reference to Spode\, founded in 1776. \n  \n 
URL:https://www.oxfordceramicsgroup.org.uk/event/study-day-porcelain-in-staffordshire/
LOCATION:Ashmolean Museum\, Oxford\, Ashmolean Museum\, Beaumont Street\, Oxford\, OX1 2PH\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260207T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260207T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T185130
CREATED:20251214T164654Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251214T164654Z
UID:704-1770472800-1770480000@www.oxfordceramicsgroup.org.uk
SUMMARY:Annual General Meeting and Lecture
DESCRIPTION:The Twenty First Annual General Meeting will be held at the Ashmolean Museum\, in the Headley Lecture Theatre starting at 2pm. \nThe meeting will be followed by a talk by Matthew Winterbottom about William Morris Ceramics.
URL:https://www.oxfordceramicsgroup.org.uk/event/annual-general-meeting-and-lecture/
LOCATION:Ashmolean Museum\, Oxford\, Ashmolean Museum\, Beaumont Street\, Oxford\, OX1 2PH\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:OCGevent
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260506
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260507
DTSTAMP:20260403T185130
CREATED:20241221T212229Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251214T170716Z
UID:655-1778025600-1778111999@www.oxfordceramicsgroup.org.uk
SUMMARY:Visit To Kelmscott Manor
DESCRIPTION:Kelmscott Manor was the summer home of designer William Morris from 1871 until his death in 1896. \nMorris drew great inspiration from the unspoilt authenticity of the house’s architecture and craftsmanship\, and its organic relationship with its setting\, especially its garden. \nThe internal décor today is substantially that of Morris\, and includes many of his famous textile patterns as well as much of his furniture \nFurther information will be provided as soon as the details have been finalised. \n  \n 
URL:https://www.oxfordceramicsgroup.org.uk/event/visit-to-kelmscott-manor/
LOCATION:Kelmscott Manor\, Lechlade\, Oxfordshire\, GL7 3HJ\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260820
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260821
DTSTAMP:20260403T185130
CREATED:20260219T220836Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260219T220836Z
UID:715-1787184000-1787270399@www.oxfordceramicsgroup.org.uk
SUMMARY:Visit to Longford Castle\, Salisbury
DESCRIPTION:Longford Castle is a Grade I listed country house on the banks of the River Avon south of Salisbury\, Wiltshire\, dating back to 1573. It is the seat of the Earl of Radnor and an example of the Elizabethan prodigy house. \nWe are fortunate to have been able to arrange a private guided tour of the house. \nWe will have the opportunity to view an important art collection which has been formed by successive generations of the family\, as well significant examples of 18th century English and continental furniture and delicate Oriental porcelain. \nWe will also get to chance to see renowned Brussels tapestries\, historical items such as Elizabeth I’s Jewel case\, and as well as contemporary art including modern sculptures by Laura Ford. \nFollowing the tour\, we will be able to look round the gardens\, which include a park\, fruit garden\, and kitchen garden. \nFurther information will be provided as soon as the details have been finalised.
URL:https://www.oxfordceramicsgroup.org.uk/event/visit-to-longford-castle-salisbury/
LOCATION:Longford Castle\, Bodenham near Salisbury\, Wiltshire\, UK\, SP5 4ED\, United Kingdom
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