The Arts Society, Nerja
December sees a milestone for The Arts Society Nerja as we
are celebrating our 25th Anniversary as NADFAS/The Arts
Society which started with lectures at the Parador before
moving onto the Cultural Centre. We have a busy day on
Tuesday 11th December starting with a Charity 10k Fun Run by
the Chief Executive of the national body of The Arts Society.
Funds raised will be going towards our 2019 Project, Young Art
for children at family risk in conjunction with the Jorge Rando
Museum in Málaga and the international SOS-Children’s
Villages (Aldeas Infantiles SOS) (member of UNESCO). Later
that day we will be unveiling a sculpture by one of our
Members at the Cultural Centre, Calle Granada at 5.15pm. This
presentation is to recognise the 25 years of collaboration with
the Ayuntamiento de Nerja and its Education & Culture
Department.
The evening lecture was chosen to complement our 25 years
here in the Axarquia with the topic of the history of art, power
and passion of Al-Andalus to remind us of our heritage here. artisanal legacy of Islamic Spain with a tour of the most
important buildings of Andalusia including Córdoba's
hauntingly beautiful Mezquita, Seville’s memorable Alcazar
and Giralda Tower and the exquisite Alhambra Palace in
Granada.
Then the Anniversary Day is being rounded off with a Dinner
and Music at the Parador Hotel with guests from the UK,
“Head Office in London”, the Area Chairman and other Arts
Societies along the coast. Water was an essential component of the Islamic garden and
fountains still dazzle in the beautiful Generalife garden
adjacent to the Alhambra whilst providing a mirror-like calm
in the depths of the water mine in Ronda’s Casa del Rey Moro.
Many luxury crafts flourished in Moorish Spain including fine
silk-weaving at Almería, ivory-carving in medieval Córdoba
alongside paper-making, metal-working and pottery. Hispano-
Moresque ceramic lustre-wares made in 15th Century Málaga
and Valencia were exported as far as England and had an
important role in the development of Italian Renaissance
maiolica.
As Muslim power waned during the Reconquista followed by
the power of the Habsburg monarchs, elements of Moorish
architectural, musical and aesthetic heritage survived and
synthesised with the new Christian culture.
The lecture
concludes with
the passion for
the art of
Andalusia
shown by
Victorian
artists
including
Owen Jones
and William de Morgan and later writers and artists such as
Gerald Brennan and Dora Carrington.
Tuesday December 11th 2018
6:00pm in the Cultural Centre, Calle Granada, Nerja
Tickets only available on the night from 5.00pm
Spain: a history of art, power and
passion - a memory of Al-Andalus
A fully illustrated Lecture in English by Anne Haworth BA
(Hons).
Sponsored by The Anniversary Friend of The Arts Society
Nerja.
Visitors are most welcome €10
About Anne Haworth
Lecturer at the V&A. Guide for private tours of the State
Rooms and The Queen’s Gallery at Buckingham Palace.
Lecturer in British Painting for American students resident in
London. In Autumn 2002, catalogued collection of Chinese
porcelain at Kensington Palace. From 2002 - 2005, a
committee member of the French Porcelain Society. From
1995 - 2002, was resident in Shanghai, China, visited ancient
kiln sites and lectured to expatriate groups. From 1981 - 1995,
trained and became a senior ceramics specialist at Christie's
and Bonham’s head offices.
In 711 AD, Spain was conquered by Moorish armies from
North Africa who named this country Al-Andalus. A
magnificent golden age of building and culture flourished
during subsequent centuries.
The lecture focuses on the architectural, horticultural and
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