Artfully Said

Why are we still talking about women artists? In this episode of Artfully Said, Accredited Arts Society lecturers Sarah Jaffray and Marie-Anne Mancio explore the complex history of women in art, challenging familiar myths around “great women artists,” the “girl boss” narrative, and the ways female artists have been written out of the Western art canon. Through a wide-ranging conversation that move...

What really happened in the race to the South Pole? Did Captain Oates really say "I'm going outside, I may be some time?" Were the British Heroic Age explorers like Robert Scott and Ernest Shackleton “brave but foolish,” or has history simplified a far more complex story? And how are modern explorers like Preet Chandi, reshaping what heroism looks like in the twenty-first century? In this episode...

This episode of Artfully Said brings together Irving Finkel (British Museum curator and Assyriologist) and Sarah Burles (museum educator and collections specialist). Together, these Arts Society accredited lecturers embark on in-depth conversation about collecting, museum collections, and what drives humans to gather, preserve, and care for objects. Well known for his work on cuneiform tablets, an...

What made the 1970s such a defining decade for both music and fashion? In this episode, Arts Society accredited lecturers Steve King (music historian) and Scott Schiavone (fashion curator) explore how sound and style collided to create one of the most inventive eras in modern culture. From disco’s sweltering dance floors and punk’s raw rebellion to glam rock’s theatrical excess, they trace how ide...

What really makes great art great? In this week's episode, Arts Society accredited lecturer and art historian Leslie Primo joins James Payne (Great Art Explained) to debate everything from Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring and Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa to myths about Van Gogh and the role of patrons, critics and power in shaping the art world. They explore originality vs. refinement, technique vs...

Welcome to Artfully Said, a new podcast developed and produced by the team at The Arts Society. Tune in every month to hear from two experts with a shared passion. Some of our guests are Arts Society accredited lecturers, and some are leading voices in their field. Many are both. Happy listening! All guest viewpoints are independent and do not necessarily reflect The Arts Society’s perspective.