Norwich Twenty Group
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The Norwich Twenty Group is a group of artists based in Norwich
, England
. The organization was formed in 1944 after a touring modern art
exhibition came to Norwich Castle Museum. Spurred by the public outcry, twenty local young artists created the group to promote understanding of modern art in Norwich. Many well-known artists and sculptors from Norfolk are members of this select group which now has about 60 members. The membership has included Hamilton Wood Leslie Davenport, Michael Andrews
, Mary Newcombe, Bernard Reynolds and Jeffrey Camp. The group holds monthly local meetings with critical reviews of their work and with occasional guest speakers. It also arranges two major exhibitions in Norwich each year. It has built up strong links with Norwich
's twin cities in Europe and now holds joint exhibitions with Novi Sad
in Serbia, Rouen
in France and Koblenz
in Germany. In 2008 the group's chairman is David Holgate and the exhibitions this year are in Norwich, Novi Sad, Rouen and Belgrade.
The group has also developed a licentiatship scheme whereby a selection of final degree students from Norwich School of Art and Design are offered the opportunity to become members and exhibit with the group free of charge for one year.
Norwich
Norwich is a city in England. It is the regional administrative centre and county town of Norfolk. During the 11th century, Norwich was the largest city in England after London, and one of the most important places in the kingdom...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The organization was formed in 1944 after a touring modern art
Modern art
Modern art includes artistic works produced during the period extending roughly from the 1860s to the 1970s, and denotes the style and philosophy of the art produced during that era. The term is usually associated with art in which the traditions of the past have been thrown aside in a spirit of...
exhibition came to Norwich Castle Museum. Spurred by the public outcry, twenty local young artists created the group to promote understanding of modern art in Norwich. Many well-known artists and sculptors from Norfolk are members of this select group which now has about 60 members. The membership has included Hamilton Wood Leslie Davenport, Michael Andrews
Michael Andrews (artist)
Michael Andrews was a British painter.-Life and work:Michael Andrews was born in Norwich, England, the second child of Thomas Victor Andrews and his wife Gertrude Emma Green. He completed his two years' National service between 1947 and 1949, nineteen months of which was spent in Egypt...
, Mary Newcombe, Bernard Reynolds and Jeffrey Camp. The group holds monthly local meetings with critical reviews of their work and with occasional guest speakers. It also arranges two major exhibitions in Norwich each year. It has built up strong links with Norwich
Norwich
Norwich is a city in England. It is the regional administrative centre and county town of Norfolk. During the 11th century, Norwich was the largest city in England after London, and one of the most important places in the kingdom...
's twin cities in Europe and now holds joint exhibitions with Novi Sad
Novi Sad
Novi Sad is the capital of the northern Serbian province of Vojvodina, and the administrative centre of the South Bačka District. The city is located in the southern part of Pannonian Plain on the Danube river....
in Serbia, Rouen
Rouen
Rouen , in northern France on the River Seine, is the capital of the Haute-Normandie region and the historic capital city of Normandy. Once one of the largest and most prosperous cities of medieval Europe , it was the seat of the Exchequer of Normandy in the Middle Ages...
in France and Koblenz
Koblenz
Koblenz is a German city situated on both banks of the Rhine at its confluence with the Moselle, where the Deutsches Eck and its monument are situated.As Koblenz was one of the military posts established by Drusus about 8 BC, the...
in Germany. In 2008 the group's chairman is David Holgate and the exhibitions this year are in Norwich, Novi Sad, Rouen and Belgrade.
The group has also developed a licentiatship scheme whereby a selection of final degree students from Norwich School of Art and Design are offered the opportunity to become members and exhibit with the group free of charge for one year.