Stanway House & Fountain: Private Tour & Talk

2025-04-06T17:52:22+01:00November 12th, 2024|, , |

Join us for a private tour of Stanway House and the famous water gardens.  An outstanding Jacobean Manor House, since 1533 Stanway House has been the home of The Tracys of Stanway and their descendants the Earl of Wemyss. Home of the Earls of Wemyss, it has many literary and artistic connections – J M [...]

The Creation of Art & Art History: Michael Shane Neal & Richard Ormond in Conversation

2025-04-08T15:40:06+01:00November 7th, 2024|, |

The distinguished American portrait painter Michael Shane Neal will be in conversation with Arts Festival Ambassador and Great-Nephew of John Singer Sargent, Richard Ormond, former director of the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich and art scholar. This will be a fascinating insight into the creative process of portrait painting, in honour of the 100th anniversary of [...]

A Sterling Renaissance – British silver design from the 1950’s to date

2025-04-08T09:45:12+01:00November 7th, 2024||

As part of our 'Silver Day' at the festival, join Silver Historian John Andrew for a fascinating talk on silver design. The story of the Renaissance  is unbelievable - a grumpy king, the controller of London Transport, civil servants galore, the Royal Navy’s Camouflage Directorate, an unemployed old Etonian, an architect, a fine painter, an [...]

How not to be a Starving Artist with Claire Henley

2025-05-14T14:33:35+01:00October 28th, 2024|, |

An informal talk about surviving as a professional artist. Freelance for 36 years, Claire Henley has illustrated such diverse things as margarine tubs and children’s books before becoming a fine artist 15 years ago.  Topics will include finding your tribe, being organised, showing and selling your work, galleries, social media, multiple income streams, licensing, talks [...]

Broadway Arts Colony Guided Walk

2025-03-16T13:58:54+00:00October 26th, 2024|, , |

In the late 19th century Broadway turned from a sleepy backwater into a hub of creativity thanks to an influx of mainly American artists, writers and actors. Learn all about this world-famously influential colony on an informative, illustrated walk around beautiful Broadway with local art historian, Karen Bloch, and how one of the world’s most [...]

Broadway Arts Colony Guided Walk

2025-04-06T17:51:43+01:00October 26th, 2024||

In the late 19th century Broadway turned from a sleepy backwater into a hub of creativity thanks to an influx of mainly American artists, writers and actors. Learn all about this world-famously influential colony on an informative, illustrated walk around beautiful Broadway with local art historian, Karen Bloch, and how one of the world’s most [...]

Broadway Arts Colony Guided Walk

2025-04-06T17:51:09+01:00October 26th, 2024||

In the late 19th century Broadway turned from a sleepy backwater into a hub of creativity thanks to an influx of mainly American artists, writers and actors. Learn all about this world-famously influential colony on an informative, illustrated walk around beautiful Broadway with local art historian, Karen Bloch, and how one of the world’s most [...]

‘Unlawful Killings & Rough Justice’ – Tales from the bench by Wendy Joseph KC

2025-05-27T18:48:38+01:00October 25th, 2024|, , |

In this talk, Her Honour Wendy Joseph KC seeks to answer: Do we have the law we deserve? Has justice improved for the victim, the accused and society? What even is justice? Described as a ‘natural storyteller’ by The Times and based on the book which was described by Lady Hale as ‘compelling’, this talk [...]

Julian Lloyd Webber to speak at Birmingham Philharmonic Concert on 13th October

2024-06-21T10:35:04+01:00June 21st, 2024|Music, Talk, The festival|

We are delighted to announce that Julian Lloyd Webber will be delivering the introductory talk for our concert by the Birmingham Philharmonic Orchestra on Sunday 13th October in Chipping Campden. Julian is a Patron for the Birmingham Philharmonic Orchestra and the Purcell School of Music, where our guest Cellist for Elgar's Cello Concerto Ella Harrison is [...]

Apply to be part of the Broadway Arts Festival 6-15 June 2025

2024-04-27T11:30:52+01:00April 27th, 2024|Art Workshop/Demonstration, Exhibition, In conversation, Lectures, Music, Talk, Theatre|

Apply to be part of the Broadway Arts Festival 6-15 June 2025 Are you a performer, band, speaker, theatre company, artist or creative workshop leader who would like to be part of the 2025 festival programme? Do you have an event idea or proposal for our 2025 festival? We are in the early stages of [...]

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