The Portrait Bench
coventrysociety CovSoc member Peter James tells us about an interesting sculpture. Peter writes…… If you cycle or walk along the cycle route between Kenilworth and Warwick University you will see a…
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River Festival Coventry 2023
The Coventry Society is pleased to be participating in the River Festival 2023 next weekend. We hope that you will join us there! Join the fun at the brand-new River…
Percussion: Use and abuse – Nigel Bates
23 May 2023 – 7pm (Doors open at 6.30pm) The Drama Studio, King Henry VIII School, Spencer Road, Coventry The next meeting of our friends at The Arts Society Coventry…
LTB Re-opens
The Coventry Society is pleased to learn that the Litten Tree Building community arts venue in Warwick Road has re-opened. The LTB had become the home of artists and creators…
‘Reconciliation’ Sculpture by Josefina de Vasconcellos
CovSoc founder member and Chair of the Lord Mayor’s Committee for Peace and Reconciliation, Paul Maddocks, tells us about “Reconciliation” – one of the Cathedral’s best-known sculptures. Paul writes…. ‘Reconciliation’…
Narwhal Horn in Public and Ecclesiastical Life
CovSoc member and Chair of the Friends of Coventry Cathedral, Martin Williams, reflects on the use of narwhal horn in public and religious life. Martin writes…… Did you see last…
The Eagle has Landed!
CovSoc member and Chair of the Friends of Coventry Cathedral, Martin Williams, has given permission for the reprint of this article from the latest edition of Chairman’s E News. Martin…
Styled by Design
Images of Graham Sutherland’s Tapestry are identified with Coventry Cathedral all around the world. This recognition is being examined by an expert panel discussion which is being held as part…
Caravaggio – Painter extraordinaire, flawed genius and… a murderer
Our friends at The Arts Society Coventry have organised a lecture that promises to be a bit racier than usual but is sure to appeal to serious art lovers. Michelangelo…
City Centre Cultural Gateway
Plans are developing for the city’s new “cultural gateway” at the former Ikea building. The project to convert the former Ikea building into a major cultural focus for the city…