About this Event
Luxuriate in the world of the remarkable Nicholson women artists with a curator led tour of the exhibition with Harriet Loffler, then learn the art of using a dip pen and ink to create beautiful illustrations, which will then be hand painted.
Guests will take home a traditional brass stitched box with a personalised label, containing a dip pen and nib, black Winsor & Newton drawing ink and eight cards & envelopes, each illustrated with their own beautiful designs.
Price includes coffee/tea and cake as well as all materials. Places are strictly limited.
Please advise us of any dietary requirements.
About Caroline Kent:
With a background as a curator of contemporary art, illustrator Caroline Kent founded stationery brand Scribble & Daub in 2012, to create stylish cards and paper goods for gifting, hosting and correspondence. She makes handcrafted, tangible products as a remedy to our increasingly digital world. Dubbed a ‘rebel-gardener’ in the New York Times, Caroline tends to the orchid-filled meadow adjacent to her East Sussex cottage, whilst making exquisite hand-painted stationery and prints, often inspired by nature and the flowers around her.
About Relative Ties:
Relative Ties celebrates over a century of artistic innovation and inheritance, tracing the work of four women from the celebrated Nicholson family — Mabel Nicholson, Nancy Nicholson, EQ Nicholson and Louisa Creed. The exhibition explores how creativity is woven together through three generations of women artists. Spanning a period of 100 years, Relative Ties brings together artworks, interior designs, illustrations, paper ephemera, drawings, wallpaper, fabrics, and stencils to offer a unique insight into the working lives of these artists. To accompany Relative Ties is a new commission by contemporary artist Katie Schwab (b.1985), whose work explores the relationships between generations of women and their shared creative approaches. Inspired by ribbons — a recurring motif in Nancy Nicholson’s designs — Schwab’s new installation reflects on the passing of time and how this can be traced through relative ties. More information on the exhibition can be found here. Relative Ties: Mabel Nicholson, Nancy Nicholson, EQ Nicholson and Louisa Creed | The Women's Art Collection
Accessibility: Upon arrival at the College, please head for the Porters’ Lodge at the main entrance, which has vehicle access and a generous dropping-off space, located on Buckingham Road which is off Huntingdon Road. Wheelchair access is available from the dropping-off point to the Porters’ Lodge.
Car Parking: If you are coming by car, parking for up to 70 guests is available in our car park located on Storey’s Way, including Blue Badge spaces. The route from the car park to the Porters’ Lodge is paved in generally smooth stone, concrete or tiling, with maps and signage along the way to help you find the Porter's Lodge. At one point there is a slight incline to the main walkway building.
Alternatively, it is possible to be dropped off in front of the Porters’ Lodge, as described above.
Read our Access page to find out more about our spaces. Please get in touch if you have any further queries or requirements: [email protected] or call the Porter's Lodge at +44 (0)1223 762100.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Murray Edwards College, University of Cambridge, Huntingdon Road, Cambridge, United Kingdom
GBP 125.00
