Charleston

Announcement: Charleston’s new Royal patron

Rebecca Lewry — Fri, 17 May 2013 11:21:25 +0000

The Charleston Trust is delighted to announce that HRH The Duchess of Cornwall has agreed to become Charleston’s first Patron and also the appointment of Alistair Burtenshaw as our new Director.

Please click on the links below to download the press releases or contact Megan Wright on m.wright@charleston.org.uk or 01323 815 143.

HRH The Duchess of Cornwall Press Release

Alistair Burtenshaw, Charleston Director Press Release

Replacing Director Colin McKenzie

Kristina Sekyere — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 10:23:35 +0000

In February, Trustees agreed to postpone the appointment of a Director, in order to review Charleston’s requirements for this vitally important role.

We are extremely fortunate to have Alistair Burtenshaw in place as Interim Director following Colin McKenzie’s departure and Alistair will be with the trust until at least June 2013.

Alistair has a literary background, having been Director of The London Book Fair for twelve years. Alistair is also Chair of the Trustees of Booktrust, the UK’s leading independent literacy charity.

Canvas 34 – Angelica Garnett , A Tribute

Meg Wright — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 11:57:52 +0000

Simon Watney remembers one of the last of the Bloomsbury circle.

Canvas 34 – Angelica Garnett

Canvas 34 – Omega Entertainments

Meg Wright — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 11:56:14 +0000

Joanna Newton, Chair of the Omega Group, recounts some highlights of the year.

Canvas 33 – Bloomsbury Beginnings

Meg Wright — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 11:48:27 +0000

Picasso and Modern British Art by Helen Little

Dowload the article here.

Jonathan Coe in The Argus for Small Wonder Festival

Meg Wright — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 10:35:52 +0000

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Rob Ryan exhibition in Prima

Meg Wright — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 14:14:27 +0000

Our Rob Ryan exhibition in the Charleston Gallery is number one “brilliant” thing to do this month according to Prima

Annie Leibovitz in the Observer

Meg Wright — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 14:14:02 +0000

Annie Leibovitz at Charleston Festival and Gallery in the Observer – New Review

Angelica Garnett: 25th December 1918 – 4th May 2012

Meg Wright — Fri, 04 May 2012 16:39:56 +0000

The Charleston Trust is sad to announce that Angelica Garnett died in France on the morning of Friday 4^th May 2012 after a short illness.

Angelica was born at Charleston on Christmas day 1918, the daughter of Duncan Grant and Vanessa Bell. Charleston was her home until she married in 1942. She was the mother of four daughters. She trained as an artist with the Euston Road School, and then as an actress. She is the author of Deceived with Kindness and The Unspoken Truth

After Duncan Grant’s death in 1978, she returned to live at Charleston, and was actively involved in the acquisition and restoration of the house and its contents. The appearance of the house and collection today is the result of her generosity and that of her brother and sister-in-law Quentin and Olivier Bell.

Throughout her life she was a passionate supporter of Charleston, most recently donating over 8000 works by Duncan Grant and Vanessa Bell to The Charleston Trust. Her most recent visit to Charleston was in April 2012 when she attended the opening of an exhibition of her recent work donated to support the Charleston Centenary Project. She was actively engaged in writing her autobiography at that time.

Angelica Garnett was an extraordinary woman who remains an inspiration.

An obituary for Angelica Garnett, written by Frances Spalding and published in the Guardian, can be seen here.