Join LSA on Sunday, June 16th, when we step out to the Nevill Holt Festival. This day at the new multi-arts festival will provide LSA members with a unique opportunity for stimulating conversation alongside inspiring visual art. The festival takes place at the picturesque Nevill Holt estate, located on a hilltop close to the south Leicestershire village of Medbourne with panoramic views over three counties.
Your tickets for the events eg. In Conversation with Andy Goldsworth and "making the Invisible Visible' with Nic Fiddian-Green give access to the gardens, festival exhibitions, and LSA guided tour
Our Programme
From 10:30 Drawing en plein air
The grounds open at 10:30 when you will have access to the picturesque gardens of the Nevill Holt estate. You are encouraged to bring your sketchbooks, easels, and paints to take inspiration from truly spectacular surroundings.
Festival Exhibitions
Throughout the 10 acre gardens is an outstanding permanent collection of 20th and 21st century British sculpture including works by Antony Gormley, Rachel Whiteread, Allen Jones, Marc Quinn, Conrad Shawcross, and Sean Henry. This year the Festival will feature two retrospective exhibitions of work by Modern British Master Anthony Caro (1924-2013) and Pop Art pioneer Eduardo Paolozzi (1924-2005) marking the centenary of both artists' births.
Refreshments
Picnicking in the grounds is not permitted from Thursday, 13 June onwards. The BBQ at Nevill Holt is going down a treat (£18 per head). There is a Festival bar serving alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks and a coffee van with a range of hot drinks and sweet treats.
1:15 pm and 2:00 pm
The Nevill Holt Private Art Collection with Albany Bell
LSA members can enjoy a private tour of Nevill Holt Hall led by curator and collection manager Albany Bell. Members will be allocated a time slot at random. We will gain behind-the-scenes access to the beautiful 13th-century private house, home to one of the finest private collections of British Pop Art and Modern British masterpieces. Highlights include works by Bridget Riley, David Hockney, Peter Blake, Pauline Boty, Gerald Laing, Patrick Caulfield and many more. Throughout its history, the estate’s many famous owners have championed the arts, from the Kirkby and Nevill families to the Cunards and now its current owner David Ross, who has spent 12 years on the estate’s restoration.
Note: Members are not permitted to sketch/paint within the house itself.
4:00 pm David Ross in Conversation with Andy Goldsworthy
Seminal British artist Andy Goldsworthy works with natural materials, including rocks, ice, leaves and branches, documenting the passage of time in nature. In this unique conversation, he discusses his life and practice with Andrew Marr one of the UK's most familiar broadcasters and authors.
5:00 pm Making the Invisible Visible - Nic Fiddian-Green
Nic Fiddian-Green is one of the most celebrated British sculptors, renowned for his iconic equine works. Nic’s devotion to the subject of the horse was sparked by a trip to the British Museum in 1983, where he was struck by the equine sculptures of the Parthenon. Enraptured by the classical Greek principles of grace, beauty, serenity and harmony, he has remained devoted to the subject of the horse ever since. His monumental Horse at Water (2010) can be seen within the grounds of Nevill Holt
