Echoes and Origins: A new project exploring Bluecoat's colonial legacies.
posted 15 Feb 2021
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John and I begin the story of the arts centre and the struggle to establish this in the early years of the last century through the efforts of the Sandon and their allies. We examine key developments, the local environment and the central figures involved, such as the redoubtable Fanny Calder who was both the first to identify the old charity school’s potential as an arts venue and led the campaign to save it, securing its future as an arts centre in 1927. The post-war consolidation of the arts in the building is considered in a national context, while the significance of Bluecoat’s arts programmes, as well as some of its resident artists, are discussed. Described as where ‘village hall meets the avant-garde’, this history encompasses an eminent cast of characters such as Picasso, Matisse, Stravinsky, Augustus John, Yoko Ono, Simon Rattle, Captain Beefheart, Sun Ra and several future Turner Prizewinners.
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Echoes and Origins: A new project exploring Bluecoat's colonial legacies.
posted 15 Feb 2021
Echoes and Origins: A new project exploring Bluecoat's colonial legacies.
published by The Bluecoat