Events
October - December 2025 Programme
ARTscapades is delighted to bring you a programme packed with opportunities to explore art with online talks and study courses led by expert speakers. We continue to be grateful for your support which enables profits from our ticket sales to help UK museums and arts-based organisations.
Join our Short Course Fra Angelico: Origins and Influence with Dr Richard Stemp, on Tuesdays 21 and 28 October. Explore 900 years of Divine Light, the Stained Glass of England’s Cathedrals in our Study Evening led by Janet Gough.
Hear from exhibition curators to discover the Royal Academy’s exhibition of internationally acclaimed artist Kerry James Marshall with Mark Godfrey and the enduring influence of Turner as Melissa Gustin discusses the Walker Art Gallery’s Turner: Always Contemporary.
For our authors’ talks, Elizabeth Goldring chats about her new and definitive biography on Holbein with Michael Prodger; while Charles Saumarez Smith shares his insights on John Vanbrugh, one of Britain’s greatest architects.
All events take place via Zoom Webinar and can be watched live including Q&A. Ticket holders will be emailed a link to join 24 hours in advance. In case you can’t make it on the day, ticket holders will also receive a link to view a recording of the talk, which will be available for one month.
Ticket proceeds go to help support UK museums, galleries and other arts-based organisations.
If you missed booking a ticket to a recent online event you can purchase a link by visiting our on-demand Recordings page …also catch our curators’ talks by Julien Domercq on the National Gallery’s Radical Harmony: The Helene Kröller-Müller Collection; Helen Molesworth on Cartier at the V&A and Dr Melanie Vandenbrouck on Seeing Each Other: Portraits of Artists at Pallant House Gallery.
Please be sure to subscribe to our E-newsletter updates by joining our mailing list below! Looking for a present? Click here for details on gifting an ARTscapades talk.
If you have any queries or feedback please do not hesitate to contact us.
Forthcoming events
Tuesday 28 October 2025, 5-7.30pm. £20
This autumn there will be an exhibition in Florence dedicated to Fra Angelico (c.1395-1465), one of the most significant artists of the Early Renaissance. Across two locations and with connections to other sites in Italy, Fra Angelico will be the first major display of the artist’s work in over 70 years. Led by Dr Richard Stemp, our two part Short Course examines the Florence into which Fra Angelico was born, the development of his career and his influence.
Read more and book here >
Tuesday 4 November 2025, 5-7.30pm. £20
Join us for a fascinating ARTscapades Study Evening with Janet Gough, featuring glass from every century over the past 900 years beginning with the windows installed at Canterbury Cathedral following the murder of Thomas Becket in 1170 and encompassing the Middle Ages, the Reformation, the hugely productive ‘long 19th century’, the Arts and Crafts movement, the creative commissions of the 20th century, and the innovative glass being commissioned by cathedrals today
Read more and book here >
Tuesday 11 November 2025, 6-7pm. £10
This ARTscapades talk looks at the major exhibition now at the RA, Kerry James Marshall: The Histories. Guest curator Mark Godfrey walks us through and discusses how the show came about, how it is structured into 11 cycles of work and what the title 'The Histories' suggests. He will also discuss his long-standing relationship with Kerry James Marshall and decade of research, and why Marshall is considered one of the most important artists working today.
Read more and book here >
Monday 24 November 2025, 2.30-3.30pm. £10
Join ARTscapades for a lively discussion as art historian Elizabeth Goldring chats with Michael Prodger about her new definitive biography of Hans Holbein the Younger (c.1497-1543), the artist who, more than any other, has shaped our image of the Tudor court for five hundred years.
Read more and book here >
Thursday 27 November 2025, 6-7pm. £10
JMW Turner is perhaps the most famous British painter, and 2025 sees the 250th anniversary of his birth. Join Walker Art Gallery curator Melissa Gustin for a trip through Turner: Always Contemporary, the landmark exhibition exploring Turner’s legacy from his lifetime through to today, with major contemporary loans alongside 19th and 20th- century works.
Read more and book here >
Tuesday 2 December 2025, 2.30-3.30pm. £10
Sir John Vanbrugh was one of Britain’s greatest architects and the designer of some of the most important and best beloved English country houses, including Castle Howard and Blenheim Palace. Join Charles Saumarez Smith for his unique insight as author and exhibition curator.
Read more and book here >
Past events
Recording Links
If you missed booking a ticket to a recent online event by expert curators and speakers, you can purchase a link to the on-demand recording by visiting our Recordings page. You will also find a selection of our past talks and virtual walks now available over the summer.
