Culture at the Cathedral
coventrysociety The work of Anne Petters as part of the Broken Angel Project was unveiled on 6th November and will remain in place until 1st February. She is the first of…
Culture
Tiles of Hope
Coventry University is organising an interesting City of Culture activity that most Coventry people can get involved in. They are creating a mural comprised of 1000 photographs which will be…
Indian activists who helped change the face of modern Britain
This interesting story is from the BBC Coventry and Warwickshire Radio website and was written by Vanessa Pearce of BBC News, West Midlands. As Britain looked to recover and rebuild…
Antiques – Dusty, Smelly, Haunted and Expensive?
The next monthly lecture presented by the Arts Society Coventry brings a familiar face to Coventry. Mark Hill, well known from ‘the Antiques Roadshow’, presents a persuasive introduction to buying…
Christmas Market
The Coventry Observer has reported that there will be mistletoe, mulled wine and marshmallows when a Christmas Market comes to Coventry City Centre later this month. Thanks to the Coventry…
Coventry and Dresden through Modernist postcards
Coventry and Dresden in Germany were twinned following the mass destruction of both cities from bombardments during the Second World War. The twinning relationship is being celebrated at a talk…
New Sculpture in Recognition of Ira Aldridge
A new public artwork has been revealed on the former Ikea building. CovSoc founder member Paul Maddocks writes: “Landmark” was a recent television series on Sky Arts. The series featured…
Lighting up the Canal
A spectacular one Kilometre trail of lights, projection, music and reflection is planned for the Coventry Canal in November. Random String is Ludic Rooms’ biennial festival of arts and technology.…
Huge NHS Art Installation coming to Coventry
Coventry citizens and visitors are invited to walk and move amongst 300 life-sized NHS inspired figures which will be on display from Monday 11 October until Friday 29 October 2021…
Will the Mysteries ever be played again in Coventry?
CovSoc founder member Paul Maddocks reflects on this question The Coventry Mystery Plays date back to the Medieval period and are perhaps best known as the source of the Coventry…