Please note corrected date!
Our next outing is on Wednesday 17 May at 3pm to Canonbury
Square N1. The Estorick Collection of
Modern Italian Art is on the corner with New North Road (39a Canonbury Square),
we suggest gathering outside initially.
We will meet at 3pm so that artists can go on seamlessly to the evening
IAS-sponsored talk on Giacomo Balla at the Estorick, starting at 6pm. The Estorick is focusing on the futurist
painter Balla with a major exhibition this spring, details are here There is a cafe and a garden in the Estorick which are open to the public. Map and full location details can be seen here
Canonbury Square itself has been
nicely landscaped and there are plenty of benches, but some of these
have suffered from birds, so people may want to bring sketching stools.
Canonbury Square is a good example of a typical
Islington Georgian Square. George Orwell lived in one of the houses
for three years. The sixth form centre for Northbridge House is just
round the corner and is based around Canonbury
Tower which dates back to Tudor times.
The surrounding buildings used to be the Tower Theatre. Upper Street
with its shops and cafes is just round the corner. So enough estate
agent talk and let's get drawing!
Janet's phone for the day is 07815 772857.
If you wish to come on to the Giacomo Ballo talk, please could you let the IAS know by 12 May preferably to islingtonartsociety@hotmail.
Estorick Collection
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