Signing off as editor of the MMAC Newsletter with a report on the wonderful exhibition at St Mary’s Guildford

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Can we put him on the English £5 note please?

The Autumn ‘bumper’ issue of the MMAC magazine is now available online.

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I thought it was just NEW shoes that shouldn’t be put on the table. Which makes no sense. But most superstitions don’t.

I enjoyed writing this for the Brightonian magazine

Great show (when we managed to find the venue…they don’t call it the Secret Comedy Club for nothing!)

Survivors of abuse work with the Methodist Church to exhibit a painting by the controversial artist, Eric Gill, who abused his daughters. - The Methodist Church In a ground-breaking initiative, survivors of abuse have been instrumental in advising the Methodist Church on the future of a painting by Eric Gill.

Warning: this story contains discussion of sexual abuse.

Survivors of abuse have been instrumental in advising the Methodist Church on the future of a watercolour, 'Annunciation', created by the controversial sculptor, typographer and printmaker, Eric Gill.

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‘His work needs to be seen’: the Eric Gill exhibition put together by abuse survivors Ever since the artist’s repellent crimes were brought to light, the world has grappled with how to treat his work. Now a new exhibition at Ditchling, where he lived, is giving survivors a say

‘His work needs to be seen’: the Eric Gill exhibition put together by abuse survivors

Lovely to see this MMAC artwork on display in beautiful Southwark Cathedral this Lent. ‘Behold the Man’ by Norman Adams

Booked!

The next time you want to call something "Orwellian" please first think about how Orwell was a socialist who literally fought Nazis and who wasn't warning everyone to fear the left.

A festive picture from the Methodist Modern Art Collection: Sadao Watanabe’s ‘People visit the stable’
Merry Christmas all.

Providing a great public service

Good to see the MMAC featured in the latest ArtServe magazine.

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This is One of Those Poems without any Rhymes   This is one of those poems without any rhymes, the sort of thing you might read in the Telegraph or Time[crossed out] Guardian.   For, as proper poets know, rhyme’s deleterious and only gets in the way when you’re trying to be serious[crossed out] profound.   It’s childish and cloying, simplistic and singsong to bat rhymes back and forth like some dull game of ping pong[crossed out] table tennis.   To the literary critic it will cause great affront, which will make you resent them and think them a snob.   This is also one of those poems which looks like it might go on to say something insightful about the human condition but then just kind of ends. Brian Bilston

Today’s poem is called ‘This is One of Those Poems without any Rhymes’.

To be fair she does look like a chicken.

The latest Methodist Modern Art Collection Newsletter has arrived. I love the very small art lovers on the front cover!

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Can’t beat a Brighton sunset

Spain, May 2024 The Orwell Society Trip To Catalonia And Aragon (May 2024) Described by Bruce Dear and Katharine Farnham-Dear “Most people get a fair amount of fun out of their lives, but on balance life is sufferin...

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Writing about our amazing trip to Spain with the Orwell Society

Good to see you both