Appeal to Bring Hutton Drawings back to Coventry
coventrysociety The Friends of Coventry Cathedral have launched a funding appeal to bring cartoons of three panels of the famous Hutton Screen back to Coventry. The famous Hutton Screen is the…
Culture
Elvis and the Cathedral
The following interesting story was written by CovSoc member Martin Williams, the Chairman of the Friends of Coventry Cathedral and was published in his monthly e-newsletter. It is re-published here…
Talking Birds, Come Bowl with Me
Our friends, Talking Birds, are performing as part of Birmingham 2022 Festival. Come Bowl With Me is a funny and interactive outdoor performance by acclaimed Coventry theatre company Talking Birds,…
The Art of the Courtesan in Renaissance Italy
The last meeting of The Arts Society Coventry (TASC) for the 2021-22 series will be held as usual at the Herbert Museum and Art Gallery on June 28th. Sarah Dunant,…
Burges Art Gallery
Three stunning pieces of artwork have been revealed in an historic part of Coventry city centre. The three works in the High Street Heritage Action Zone of Burges and Hales…
Coventry’s official Lady Godiva Celebrates her Ruby Anniversary
Pru Porretta MBE said “I rode in my first official Godiva procession on 12th June 1982 which started from the War Memorial Park, 6 miles around the city then back…
Coventry Food Festival
Coventry will be having its own Food Festival from 17 – 19th June 2022. The event is being organised by the city’s BID team (Business Improvement District) and follows a…
Citizen’s Assembly on Arts and Culture
Our friends at Talking Birds have convened Coventry’s first Citizen’s Assembly to look at arts and culture in the city. Fifty residents were selected from across the city to explore…
Cathedral Reflections
As part of the celebration of the Diamond Jubilee of the consecration of the Cathedral, the Friends of the Cathedral have published a small book called Cathedral Reflections. The book…
The Sahara as palimpsest.
The next Arts Society Coventry lecture, on Tuesday May 24th, provides insights into the richness and variety of art from what many regard as one of the most inhospitable places…