The Arts Society Hampshire & Isle of Wight Area

JEAN BOLTON MEMORIAL STUDY COURSE 2026 - Art and Colour

Venue: The Gurkha Museum, Peninsula Barracks, Romsey Rd, Wi******er SO23 8TH and online via Zoom

What better way to enjoy the holidays than with the wealth of arts happenings taking place nationwide. Here are just a few highlights:

🔴 Celebrate the 100th birthday of Norma Jeane with a visit to the National Portrait Gallery exhibition ‘Marilyn Monroe: A Portrait’
🔴 Head to the UK’s largest annual festival of visual arts: Edinburgh Art Festival (14–30 August)
🔴 Explore the glittering new Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities, an arts venue in Oxford that hosts exhibitions, concerts, lectures and more

Pick up the latest issue of ‘The Arts Society Magazine’ – our gift to our members – for more summer inspiration. Head to our website to find out how to join.

Pictured: ‘Marilyn Monroe, Ballerina Sitting’, 1954, by Milton H Greene. Milton H Greene © MHG Collective, LLC

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‘Sculpture is an art of the open air. Daylight, sunlight, is necessary to it, and for me its best setting and complement is nature.’ – Henry Moore, 1951 🌿

The sculptor might as well have been talking about two of this summer’s must-see exhibitions…

‘Henry Moore: Monumental Nature’ – the largest-ever outdoor exhibition of his work – is at Kew Gardens in London until 31 January 2027. Catch ‘Henry Moore and more’ at Kew’s wilder site, Kew Wakehurst in Sussex, until 23 May 2027.

Seen here is Family Group (1948–49), beautifully at home in its natural setting.

📷 Ines Stuart-Davidson © RGB Kew