ADFAS lecture series: The Sublime in the Everyday.

Australian Decorative and Fine Arts Society (ADFAS) Orange and Districts are holding their third lecture of 2023 on Tuesday, May 23: ‘The Sublime in the Everyday’, presented by art historian Leslie Primo

‘The Sublime in the Everyday’ will be an examination of Johannes Vermeer 16321675 and the Delft School of Painting.

In 1866, William Bürger, a pseudonym for Étienne-Joseph-Théophile Thoré (1807-69), published in the Gazette des Beaux-Arts an article called “Sphinx of Delft” about the mysterious painter called Vermeer, and so began the modern-day revival of Vermeer.

The lecture will begin by tracing Vermeer’s origins, his early training and influences, and how he came to the genre of painting domestic interiors.It will look at his earliest known paintings and how he gradually migrated to the genre of domestic set-piece paintings we know him for today.

This lecture will also set Vermeer in the context of contemporaneous Dutch artists and Delft artists. Vermeer went from being referred to as ‘the excellent and famous Vermeer’ in 1669 to being declared bankrupt towards the end of his life in 1675. Finally, this lecture will look at the late 19th century and 20th century revival of Vermeer that became the cult of Vermeer, and why this cult of Vermeer endures to this day.

Orange Regional Conservatorium, 73A Hill St, on Tuesday, May 23 — 6pm for pre-lecture drinks and finger food with the lecture starting at 6.30pm. Guests are welcome with a cost of $30.

Mother’s Day Devonshire Tea and sta at Borenore CWA Ha

Treat Mum to a delicious Devonshire Tea this Mother’s Day thanks to the Borenore CWA.

Held at the Borenore CWA Hall, 1–4pm on Sunday, May 14, the cost is $6 per person.

No RSVP is needed — just come along!

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Orange grove care community is hosting Australia's Biggest Morning Tea to support cancer council

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