\n A Life in Art: Roger Fry is open at the Museum of Somerset from Saturday, March 28, to Saturday, July 4.\n<\/p>\n
\n The exhibition, produced in partnership with the Sussex museum Charleston, and curated by Tim Martin, showcases more than 40 vibrant works.\n<\/p>\n
\n Among the pieces are rare loans and previously unseen works from private collections.\n<\/p>\n
\n Mr Fry was a member of the influential Bloomsbury Group, which was based at Charleston, and played a crucial role in introducing post-impressionist art to England.\n<\/p>\n
\n Mel Coussens, exhibitions manager for the South West Heritage Trust, said: “This exhibition is further expression of our mission to bring great art to Somerset, this time working with Charleston, a place that attracted some of the 20th century\u2019s most radical artists.”\n<\/p>\n
\n The show also features works by Mr Fry\u2019s wife, Helen Coombe, an accomplished artist whose work is rarely exhibited.\n<\/p>\n
\n The exhibition also explores Mr Fry\u2019s ties to the West Country.\n<\/p>\n
\n He was descended from the Bristol-based chocolatiers J. S. Fry & Son, and the family had a home in Failand, North Somerset.\n<\/p>\n
\n In addition to the exhibition, the Museum of Somerset is hosting a programme of related events, talks, and workshops for adults and children.\n<\/p>\n
\n Highlights include an adult painting workshop in the Bloomsbury style on Saturday, May 16, with artist Janet Glynn Smith from GoCreate.\n<\/p>\n
\n A curator\u2019s talk and gallery tour with Tim Martin will take place on Wednesday, April 29.\n<\/p>\n
\n Family-friendly drop-in activities will run on Tuesday, May 26 and Wednesday, May 27, offering creative sessions using fabric paints and pens to decorate cushions or photo frames.\n<\/p>\n
\n Further family workshops will be held on Thursday, May 28, and Friday, May 29, focusing on printing and collage art, also delivered by GoCreate.\n<\/p>\n
\n On Thursday, June 4, the museum will host an \u2018in conversation\u2019 event with Fiona McKenzie Johnston, author of Roger Fry: Bloomsbury and the Invention of Modern Art,\u00a0alongside curator Tim Martin.\n<\/p>\n
\n The book is set to be released in May.\n<\/p>\n
\n Tickets for the exhibition are \u00a34 in advance or \u00a35 on the door.\n<\/p>\n
\n Visitors are encouraged to pre-book online at the Museum of Somerset website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A Life in Art: Roger Fry is open at the Museum of Somerset from Saturday, March 28, to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":349865,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[442,498,499,500,501,156,111,139,69],"class_list":{"0":"post-349864","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-arts","9":"tag-arts-and-design","10":"tag-artsanddesign","11":"tag-artsdesign","12":"tag-design","13":"tag-entertainment","14":"tag-new-zealand","15":"tag-newzealand","16":"tag-nz"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/349864","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=349864"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/349864\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/349865"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=349864"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=349864"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=349864"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}