The Newsletter of the
Sussex Centre for Folklore, Fairy Tales and Fantasy Aug - Sept 2017
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Contents
Art Competition winners announced . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Events at the Sussex Centre. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Arthur Rackham in Sussex on his 150th birthday . . . . . 5
Exhibition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Symposium. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Lunchtime concert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Pre-order the exhibition catalogue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Events around the world . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Order Gramarye issue 11 e-book. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
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Puck of Pook’s Hill Art Competition
Winners announced We are pleased to announce the winners for our art competition were Maddie, aged 10, who won a set of Rudyard Kipling books for this wonderful illustration of the children meeting Pook for the first time:, and in the 17yrs+ category we chose Michelle Shore's beautiful and atmospheric artwork. Runners up were Jonathan, age 6 and Bella, aged 10; and Pauline Callais and Cherry Ferris in the 17+ category. 3
Art competition winner Michelle Shore.
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Events at the Sussex Centre
Arthur Rackham in Sussex: A 150th Birthday Exhibition, 8 September – 29 October 2017, Bateman’s 19 September 2017 marks the 150th anniversary of Arthur Rackham’s birth. Rackham (1867-1939) was one of the leading illustrators in Britain’s ‘Golden Age’ of book illustration, and his works are still hugely popular today. He is linked to Bateman’s, Rudyard Kipling’s home in Burwash, East Sussex, through his illustrations of Puck of Pook’s Hill, a tale Kipling based on the house and gardens, and to Sussex in general through a number of locations. To celebrate, the Sussex Centre for Folklore, Fairy Tales and Fantasy presents this exhibition of Arthur Rackham’s works inspired by Sussex at the National Trust’s Bateman’s House, alongside research-led 5
responses to them by Fine Art MA student Emma Martin. The exhibition will draw connections between illustration, fine art and fairy tales, and the history of the three within Sussex, England and globally. Symposium Saturday 16 September, 9.30 a.m.-4.30 p.m. Friends Meeting House, Priory Rd, Chichester, PO19 1NX. Tickets £25/£20 concessions. ‘I can only say that I firmly believe in the greatest, stimulating and educative power of imaginative, fantastic, and playful pictures and writings for children in their most impressionable years.’ (Rackham, 1934) To celebrate the 150th anniversary of ‘Golden Age’ illustrator Arthur Rackham, the Sussex Centre for Folklore, Fairy Tales and Fantasy welcomes you to a day of talks on his work, illustrations and legacy, as well as a one-off musical performance of Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué’s Undine. 6
Ticket price includes lunch, refreshments and concert. Buy tickets from the University’s online store at http://tinyurl. com/rackhamsymp. Download the full programme,with venue,accommodation and transport information, plus all abstracts and speaker biographies, from our website. Lunchtime Concert Lunchtime concert, Saturday 16 September 2017. Chichester Assembly Rooms, 82 North Street, PO19 1LQ Tickets £7. This concert performance will retell the narrative of Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué's Undine, interspersed with some of the most iconic musical versions of the story, all set against Arthur Rackham definitive illustrations. Please feel free to bring food and drink to this lunchtime performance. Buy tickets from the University’s online store at http://tinyurl.com/rackhamconcert. 7
Pre-order the exhibition catalogue
Pre-order our full-colour exhibition catalogue, which includes images of and information on all of Arthur Rackham’s works created in Sussex. Introduced by Victoria Leslia, the catalogue ends with a section of modern responses by fine artist Emma Martin. The catalogue is available for preorder at during the month of August, after which it will only be available from Bateman's. Fully illustrated and full colour. 40pp. Buy now from the University's online store.
Sample spread from catalogue.
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Other events around the world
Terry Pratchett: HisWorld 16 September 2017 to 13 January 2018, Salisbury Museum An exhibition based on the life of Sir Terry Pratchett. http://www.salisburymuseum.org.uk/whats-on/exhibitions/ terry-pratchett-hisworld Harry Potter: A History of Magic 20 October 2017 to 28 February 2018 Items from the British Library collection structured around subjects from Hogwarts. https://www.bl.uk/events/harry-potter-a-history-of-magic Coraline 27 March – 7 April 2018, Barbican Theatre The opera's world premiere, based on Neil Gaiman’s story. http://www.roh.org.uk/productions/coraline-by-aletta-collins Hidden Charms 2: The magical protection of buildings Saturday 21st April 2018, Salisbury http://www.apotropaios.co.uk/conference-2018.html 9
Gramarye issue 11 e-book
Gramarye issue 11 is now available to order from our online store. This issue’s contents include: • ‘Subversive or What? Fairies and Rebellion’, Jeremy Harte • ‘The Suburban Boggart: Folklore in an Inner-City Park’, Ceri Houlbrook • ‘Wisconsin Werewolves: Visual Narration, Cultural Adaptation and Ostensive Action’, Willem de Blécourt • ‘The “Ancient Celtic Year” in Contemporary Children’s Fantasy’, Dimitra Fimi • ‘Ball-Gowned Bookworms, ‘Bad’ Fairies and Bold Adventurers: Fairy-Tale Films and Feminism’, Sue Short • ‘The Wondrous and the Mundane: Everyday Foods in Fairy Tales’, Rose Williamson • A review of Ruth B. Bottigheimer’s Magic Tales and Fairy Tale Magic, Willem de Blécourt 10
• A review of Richard Firth Green’s Elf Queens and Holy Friars: Fairy Beliefs and the Medieval Church, Katherine Langrish • A review of Christine A. Jones’ Mother Goose Refigured, Ruth B. Bottigheimer • A review of Marina Warner’s Fly Away Home: Stories, Andrew Teverson The printed edition of Gramarye is only available to pre-ordering customers and subscribers. To guarantee your printed copy of future issues, please subscribe here. Exclusive offer Gramarye readers are entitled to 20% off Scrivener software, the project management tool for writers. Just visit http://www.literatureandlatte.com/scrivener.php and enter the coupon code ‘SUSSEXCENTRE’. The printed edition of Gramarye can also be ordered from: • Atlantis Books (London) • Kims (Chichester) • Treadwells (London)
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If you have any queries or feedback about this newsletter, please contact Heather Robbins at h.robbins@chi.ac.uk
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