Art Archives - Bridport Literary Festival

Event 10 | James Fox | Craftland

£12.00

James Fox - Craftland - A Journey Through Britain’s Lost Arts and Vanishing Trades

Historian and broadcaster James Fox, guides us through the lost and endangered crafts that shaped Britain. Always a craft land, for generations, what we made defined our families and communities. Through the stories of often humble-seeming objects of both exquisite beauty and utility, Fox shows us how craft connects us to the land, becoming the material expression of our regional identities and cultures. In encounters with some of the last remaining craftspeople at work today, Craftland reveals a richer and more connected way of living
an illustrated talk - Introduced by Malcolm Seal Priority booking - Become a Friend - Contact TIC Bridport to book tickets - 01308 424901

When: Monday 3rd November 2025 @ 5.00 pm

Where: The Bull Ballroom

Sponsored by: Francesca Radcliffe

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Event 15 | Bijan Omrani | God is an Englishman

£12.00

Bijan Omrani - God is an Englishman - Christianity and the Creation of England

Christianity in England is in decline and Bijan Omrani argues that this is the most momentous change to occur in English history. He shows how a religion that has been part of our story for over 1700 years was instrumental in the creation and development of the nation. He demonstrates its profound cultural impact, from architecture and literature to our very landscape and the structure of our everyday life and language. Its enormous influence, he contends, shouldn’t be lightly abandoned.
in conversation with James Crowden Priority booking - Become a Friend - Contact TIC Bridport to book tickets - 01308 424901

When: Tuesday 4th November 2025 @ 3.30 pm

Where: The Bull Ballroom

Sponsored by: Fenella Wynford

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Event 28 | Philip Hoare | William Blake and The Sea Monsters of Love

£12.00

Philip Hoare - William Blake and The Sea Monsters of Love
William Blake has inspired 200 years of art, poetry and protest. Weaving between the historical, cultural and personal, award-winning author Philip Hoare reveals a web of creative minds and artistic iconoclasts fired with the wild and revolutionary genius of Blake. Reaching out of his past and into our future, Blake draws together the natural world and metaphysical realms, merging the human and the animal and the spiritual, firing up 20th century artists, filmmakers, poets, writers and musicians with his radical promise of absolute freedom - Derek Jarman and Paul Nash to name but two. This stirring, deeply-felt book brings us back to Blake and shows that art still has the power to create positive change.
an illustrated talk - Introduced by Adam Teasdale
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When: Thursday 6th November 2025 @ 12 noon

Where: Sir John Colfox School

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Event 40 | Fee Greening | Briggs’s Dictionary of Fairies

£45.00

Fee Greening - Briggs's Dictionary of Fairies - Illustration Workshop

Fee Greening is a dip pen and ink illustrator inspired by medieval illuminated manuscripts and gothic fairytales. Her latest work illustrates the beautiful new edition of Briggs’s Dictionary of Fairies - a re publication of folklorist Katharine Briggs’s book of banshees, boggarts and other creatures. Fee’s work is rich in detail with beautiful black and white line drawings, from Shetland selkies to Cornish spriggans. In this two-hour workshop she will use her knowledge to guide you through your own illustrations, taking inspiration from the book. A truly unique and beautiful opportunity.
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When: Saturday 8th November 2025 @ 2.00 pm - 4.00pm

Where: Human Nature

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