Omega Workshops (attributed to Roger Fry) Design with Confronted Peacocks, 1913-14 © The Samuel Courtauld Trust, The Courtauld Gallery, London

As a design collective, Roger Fry, Vanessa Bell and other artists of the famous Bloomsbury Group created boldly coloured objects with dynamic abstract patterns for the home. Well ahead of their time, they brought the radical language of avant-garde art to domestic design in Edwardian Britain. More

Exhibition events such as Sunday Tours, Lunchtime Talks and a Study Day accompany the exhibition. More

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The Friends of The Courtauld
Additional Support
The Drapers' Charitable Fund

Once Upon a Time... Artists & Storytelling

Paula Rego Three Blind Mice (from the Nursery Rhymes series), Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre, London © The Artist

This exhibition, organised and curated by students from The Courtauld Institute of Art’s MA programme Curating the Art Museum, explores the potential and limitations of storytelling in art. With artists ranging from Walter Crane and Paul Gauguin to Tracey Emin this show provides fascinating juxtapositions of historical and contemporary works. Find out more

Great Mosque of Mohammed II (Mosque of Suleyman), Istanbul © The Courtauld Institute of Art

A few places remain on The Courtauld Institute of Art’s popular summer school.
From 13 July to 7 August we offer a wide range of week-long art history courses covering historical periods from late antiquity to the present day. Find out more

You can still book spaces for some courses, including:
City of Splendour: Art and Society in Constantinople
Dr Cecily Hennessy
Disegno V Colorito: Artistic Practice and Theory in Renaissance Florence and Venice
Caroline Brooke
Feminism and Art: The Legacy of the 1970s’ Feminist Movement
Kate Random Love

For more information or to book, please contact:Tel. 020 7848 2678
short.courses@courtauld.ac.uk

© Frank Gehry

Wigmore Hall Community and Education and Somerset House bring you creative workshops exploring the relationship between art and music.

Ideal places, ideal spaces
For ages 11–16. Explore ideas of space and form in relation to art and music with the help of artist Ashley Davies and Wigmore Hall’s own resident education ensemble, led by composer Jackie Walduck. This studio day takes place at Wigmore Hall and there is a £10 fee for the day. For more information and to book click here.

Door in Duncan Grant's Room, painted by Vanessa Bell in 1917. Photograph courtesy of Tony Tree © The Charleston Trust

Until 1 November 2009

In 1916 the two artists at the centre of the Omega Workshops, Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant, moved to Charleston in East Sussex with their unconventional household.

Charleston is now the only place where complete interiors by Grant and Bell can be seen. A new tour explores the theme of Bloomsbury decoration in full: From Omega: the Bloomsbury Interior will be available on Fridays except for July and August. Find out more