Cambridge Arts Roundup: Recent Episodes
Cambridge Arts Roundup
In Cambridge Arts Roundup, Simon Bertin joins Cambridge University’s Dr Marina Velez Vago on a visit to the Archaeology and Anthropology Museum; the qualities of Ghost stories written by women […]
Simon Bertin encounters sculptor Ian Wolter at his new exhibition Perfection: Exploring Perfection in the Human Condition at the Wightman gallery; the philosophical issues of artificial intelligence and art with […]
Simon Bertin drops in to Clare College to find out about a tapestry that centres on the career of scientist and suffragette Hertha Ayrton; we wrestle with the current political […]
Simon Bertin drops in on poet Ruth Padel at Magdelene College and finds out about her new anthology, Girl. Later, associate professor Majid Danishgar from the Center for Southeast Asian […]
Simon Bertin visits Katrina Porteous at Magdalene College who’s new book Rhizodont is shortlisted for the T.S Eliot prize; and we hear the spiritual aspects of sculptural work from Zimbabwe […]
Simon Bertin goes on a tour of the Fitzwilliam Museum and talks to artist Glenn Ligon on his thought-provoking show All over the Place. We sample some new poem recitals […]
Simon Bertin visits the curators of the Paris 1924 Sport, Art and the Body exhibition celebrating the 1924 Olympics at the Fitzwilliam museum. He also encounters medieval historian Katie Hawks […]
Simon Bertin visits Dr Alex Carter at Fitzwilliam College to hear about the philosophy of creativity and humour and the problems it raises; we encounter artist, musician, and short filmmaker […]
Simon Bertin visits the Blake’s Universe exhibition at the Fitzwilliam museum and interviews co-curator Professor David Bindman on reframing Blake; We take a look at Murder By the Book A […]
Simon Bertin visits the new Fitzwilliam Museum exhibition that asks us to consider what makes a family today, and the impact our families have on us, through the eyes of […]
Simon Bertin looks at Mary Shelley’s 1818 edition of Frankenstein with Clare College fellow Patricia Fara and discovers a comparable creature that modern technology might realise in the form of […]
Simon Bertin previews the Raymond Briggs retrospective at Cambridge University Library and hears of an extraordinary artist who captivated a whole generation of children with curator Katie McCurrach; We investigate […]
Simon Bertin invites Classics Professor Paul Cartledge to talk on the Parthenon marbles and secret talks over returning them to Greece that may eventually impact on the Fitzwilliam Museum; exhibition […]
Simon Bertin visits poet Mina Gorji who talks on her work and her new anthology; Kinaesthetic artist Chris Dobrowolski talks on his often-large scale installations and on having imposter syndrome […]
Shakespeare festival with Artistic Director Dr David Crilly; He encounters the gorgon Medusa in a good mood at Artist sculptor Mel Fraser’s studios in Wilburton; Investigates the art of Calligraphy […]
Simon Bertin gets immersed in the Space Sounds project with multimedia artist Diana Scarborough and space weather scientist Dr Nigel Meredith of the British Antarctic Survey with composer Kim Cunio; […]
Simon Bertin grapples with Geometry in art and space with Cambridge University mathematical physics professor Maciej Dunajski; He interviews exciting women artists in an all female Exhibition at Extraordinary Objects […]
Simon Bertin encounters the Art of the Samurai at Cambridge University Library’s Samurai History and Legend Exhibition; award-winning author Patricia Fara talks about her book on electricity in the enlightenment […]
In this edition, Simon Bertin hears from Cambridge University scientific historian Patricia Fara about her new book on the life of Cambridge icon Sir Isaac Newton. Her husband, poet Clive […]
Simon Bertin delves into a remarkable photography exhibition by Robert McCabe on an archaeological dig in Mycenae; Artist Sudesh Prasad explores the relationship between art and the viewer at the […]
Simon Bertin discovers the remarkable artwork of Gurpran Rau using the encaustic method from the ancient world at Artspace 57 with curator Anna Dempster in an exhibition entitled Under the […]
In this edition Simon Bertin joins Guardian, Observer and Cambridge Critique journalist Anne Garvey and film business enabler Phil Day to pay tribute to the career of television critic and […]
As Spitting Image returns, Cambridge-based political cartoonist for the Telegraph Andy Davey reflects on satire in troubled times. We discover the unpublished letters of Siegfried Sassoon from the Cambridge University Archives and […]
In this episode Simon Bertin and journalist Anne Garvey take a look at the topical history and delights of Cambridge’s Mill Road Cemetery and recite poetry from the sculptural art […]
In this programme: award winning artist and coastal ecologist Vincent Hyland takes us beneath the waves with his marine and environmental work in Derrynane Ireland; Cambridge Artist Heloise Toop talks […]
Simon Bertin gets immersed in the Cambridge Arts Network 2020 Conference and encounters an epic children’s story teller in Jannina Vigus, Digital Artist Lee Mason demonstrating Digital Art tools, founders […]
In this episode Simon Bertin visits the talent at Cambridge School of Art Fine Art Degree show; hears about the threat to CB2 Cafe in Norfolk street’s live music and […]
Simon Bertin introduces the monthly arts show. In this episode sculptor Ian Wolter talks about his new public artwork Children of Calais and the art of creating debate on societal […]
In this episode we look at talented young musicians and how funding cuts might affect opportunities for the local stars of the future; We go to the Cambridge Arts Network […]
In this edition Simon Bertin is immersed in a flotation tank at Art of Float and encounters artist Kay Goodridge at a venue with a creative difference; Cambridge Film Maker […]
In this edition we visit Penny Heath with the Friends of Kettle’s Yard to hear about the new gallery rebuild project opening next week; Political cartoonist Andy Davey talks about […]
Simon Bertin drops into the Fitzwilliam Museum to visit curator of the Edgar Degas Passion for Perfection exhibition Jane Munroe; We hear about Art Language Location’s anniversary and plans for […]
In this month’s Arts Round Up Simon Bertin talks to Dr Mark Eliot curator of the exhibition The Buddah’s Word the life of books in Tibet and Beyond at the […]
Simon Bertin visits artist Nicola Powys exhibiting at Williams Art; hears about crime writing with Cambridge author Jill Paton Walsh; talks to Lucy Alexander on running Creative Cabaret at the […]
Simon Bertin presents the TAPA Barkcloths from the Pacific Exhibition at the Museum Of Archaeology and Anthropology; A book review of a Biography on war time heroine and SOE secret […]
Simon Bertin takes a look at a selection of arts projects & events in Cambridge. This month an interview with the niece of film superstar Richard Burton, (Sue Rogers), on […]
In this edition we preview Twilight at the museums; Take look at E-luminate festival of light with Alessandra Caggiano; Cambridge film maker Axel Brangert appeals for actors; We discuss art […]
In this edition we visit budding actors at the new premises of Cambridge School of Visual and Performing Art, talk to royal portrait artist Dan Llywellyn Hall, find out about […]
Simon Bertin takes a look at a selection of arts projects & events in Cambridge. In this edition we look at film making with Neuf Film Consortium, get to grips […]
Simon Bertin takes a skate across the tiles of Cambridge to discover an artist’s gallery that’s inside a car, how the city’s exotic plant life can take us in new […]
In this edition Simon Bertin visits artist Chloe Leaper working in an ice cube sculpture studio in Norfolk Street; Investigate a new internet hub Art Language Location; deal in the […]
In this edition we get a run down on the forthcoming Cambridge Film Festival with Emily Boldy; We discover living art that is also clothing with painter and designer Brenda […]
Simon Bertin with the monthly Cambridge culture review. In this edition we investigate a motley gang of robots with attitude in King Street with scrap artist Giles Walker; Get a […]
In this edition we talk about the history of Cambridge spies with writer and historian Christopher Catherwood in his new book ‘The Cuckoo’s Nest 500 years of Cambridge Spies’; Discuss Art […]
In this edition; we review the E-Luminate Festival of Light, engage with living coloured squares with artist Adrian Parnell at the Lynne Strover Gallery; look at a smart phone app […]
In this edition we visit the new contemporary Concanenda choir at Sidney Sussex College and hear from director Alexandra Schwinn about a new album and debut concert planned for the […]
In this edition; we sample the intelligent ravishes of Aid and Abet’s artists exhibiting at Kettle Yard, investigate ghostly goings-on at the Leper chapel with story teller Robert Lloyd Parry, visit Caroline […]
In this edition we visit the Open College of Art’s poetry workshop at Darwin college, investigate comedy nights with the Twisted Willow theatre, talk to the authors at Askance publishing, […]