Culture Club | Sir Grayson Perry: How he became a National Treasure
Join us for our inaugural Dorset Museum and Art Gallery Culture Club event!
Culture Club is a seasonal programme of events taking place on the first Thursday of each month. Become a Culture Club member and enjoy discounted tickets to all four events included in the seasonal programme.
Kicking off our Culture Club for Autumn is ‘Sir Grayson Perry: How he became a National Treasure’ at 7:00pm on Thursday 5 September. Details of the other three events included in the Autumn Culture Club will be released soon.
Perry came to prominence when he won the Turner Prize in 2003. Far from being an overnight success, it took him decades to become the household name we recognise today. He described becoming an artist as akin to ‘climbing Everest without oxygen’.
In this talk, Pam Simpson will explore Perry’s journey from Essex beginnings to international acclaim, and celebrate his unique work – spanning ceramics, tapestry, drawing, sculpture and architecture – which communicates very directly with the viewer and contains subject matter that is thought provoking and often poignant.
Pam Simpson MA is a professional Art and Design historian, who has taught in London art colleges for 35 years, 20 years at Middlesex University, where she ran a department. She has also taught at Bath Spa University. Simpson is currently Associate Lecturer at University of the Arts London. She is an enthusiastic lecturer who loves her subject and conveying her knowledge to others. She has also been teaching Art and Design History courses in Bridport and on line in recent years and lives in West Dorset.
Photo Credit: Photo by Philippa Perry, provided courtesy of Victoria Miro Gallery
