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Obituary It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of former pupil John Halldearn, who attended our school between 1960 and 1965. John suffered from a progressive disease for many years. Further details will appear here as they come to hand. Members can also keep up to date at our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/moseley.art.school |
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Bernie attended the Moseley School of Art between 1953-56 and, following the creation of our Association Bernie was able to arrange annual reunions for the leavers of 1956. Bernie is pictured here enjoying a conversation with Terry Neal ('50) at our 2006 Reunion and Exhibion at the school, which was attended by 270 former students. |
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Merry Christmas! It's been a very eventful and challenging year for us all - let's hope that self isolation, distancing and the availability of new vaccines will help us to see a change-around soon. Great news that a vaccination program is due to begin within weeks. Christmas is just a month away - hopefully we'll be able to spend some time with our loved ones. In the meantime, we wish a Merry Christmas to all of our members wherever you are in the world, and whatever you're doing. . |
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Obituary We are very sad to announce that Daphne Harrison (Davis), who attended our school between 1941-44 passed away in April this year due to a short infection with Covid19. Daphne was a lovely lady who was assisted with her attendance at our reunions by her caring daughter, Della. It is understood that Daphne passed away only two days after her infection was diagnosed. |
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Obituary We have been informed by Graham Williams, year rep for the 1957 leavers, that Kenneth Hindle, who attended our school between 1954-57 sadly passed away on Sunday, 26th. July. Kenneth's funeral will take place at Streetly Crematorium on Friday 21st. August at 12:15. Those attending should meet at 12 noon at the West Chapel. Only 15 attendees will be allowed inside the chapel and 15 outside with the service relayed. Everyone must wear face coverings and be safely distanced from each other according to regulations. |
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Obituary Chuck Botfield is pictured here, third from left with the other members of the band, and below.
Chuck became a student at the Moseley School of Art in 1955, where he met Christine Perfect, another student. She became an early keyboard player with the group, later becoming Christine McVie of Fleetwood Mac. When another band was formed locally, by singer Paul Hewitt, guitarist Doug Thompson and drummer Terry Bond, Botfield agreed to join on condition that it used the "Rockin' Berries" name. By mid 1961, the group comprised Botfield (lead guitar), Doug Thompson (rhythm guitar), Tim Munns (bass), Dennis Ryland (saxophone), Terry Bond (drums), and singers Paul Hewitt and Jimmy Powell. Later that year, the group went to Germany to play a series of club engagements, with Hewitt being replaced by singer and Elvis Presley impressionist Clive Lea. On their return, the group auditioned for promoter Jack Good, who wanted to sign Powell but not the rest of the group. After a few months, Powell left for a solo career, later leading the Five Dimensions who for a while included Rod Stewart. Thompson, Ryland and shortly afterwards Munns also left, and were replaced by singer and guitarist Geoff Turton—an old friend of Botfield's—and bassist Roy Austin. When the group returned to England, they won a contract with Decca Records, who released their first two singles, "Wah Wah Woo" and "Itty Bitty Pieces" in 1963. Although the group appeared on TV show Ready Steady Go!, the records were not hits, and the group, now managed by John Schroeder, signed a deal with Pye Records subsidiary Piccadilly. Their first record for the new label, "I Didn't Mean To Hurt You", reached No. 43 on the UK singles chart, and the band appeared at the Marquee Club in London where they were seen by American record producer Kim Fowley. He suggested they record a version of "He's in Town", a Goffin and King song that had been a US hit for The Tokens. The Rockin' Berries' version reached No. 3 in the UK in late 1964, and the follow-up records, "What In The World’s Come Over You" (No. 23) and "Poor Man’s Son" (No. 5) were also hits. They also released a successful album, In Town. |
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Obituary It is with great sadness that we have to inform members that former student YVETTE YATES who attended the Moseley School of Art between 1941 - 44 passed away on the 11th. June 2020 aged 92. Yvette met Douglas, whose surname was also Yates, also a pupil at our school. From that moment at the age of 14 Yvette and Doug were inseparable and remained together until her passing, having married at Sutton Coldfield Parish Church in 1953. Yvette and Doug worked hard to form the successful photographic business of Dubarry Studios located in the Great Western Arcade, Colmore Row, Birmingham which they ran for 50 years. Yvette was a loyal and long-standing member of the Moseley School of Art Association and, together with Doug attended many reunions and we were delighted to see her at the Association visit to Compton Verney in September 2019. We were also joined by their old friends from MSA Marie and Ivan Haycock, who also met at our school, later married and have remained together. |
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Amelia was a lovely lady, always full of interest and vitality. A brilliant artist, sculptor and painter, she grew up in Erdington, Birmingham. Her headteacher spotted her artistic talent and she became a pupil at our school where, at that time, the curriculum was still heavily influenced by the Arts and Crafts movement. After leaving MSA Amelia became one of the two first women to attend the new Industrial Design course at the Birmingham College of Art. Her illustration skills were very quickly put to good use during World War II when she was seconded to the vehicle manufacturing company Coventry Climax as a technical illustrator, producing drawings for everything from fire engines to Army field manuals. There she met the Czech sculptor Karel Vogel, who said to her: “You teach me to draw and I’ll teach you how to sculpt.” At the age of only 19 she and Karel set up a Life Drawing class together at Oswestry School in Shropshire. At the end of the War Amelia moved to Kent to live with her sister Dorothy and to work on several magazines. These included working as a layout artist on Woman’s Journal and Art Editor of the Footwear and Leather Trade Journal. In the course of that work she met the scientist Jeremy Hastings, whom she married in 1948. She continued to practise her sculpture and illustrations, taking night classes at St. Albans School of Art and exhibiting at the Royal Academy in 1961 - all this while raising her four young sons. After separating from Jeremy in 1978 (they divorced in 1983), Amelia became the artist in residence at Champneys Health Resort in Tring, Hertfordshire, and there, sculpting bronze busts of various prominent people, including Stephane Grappelli and Stirling Moss. She later settled in Bristol, where she continued to be fascinated by dance and theatre, exhibiting at the Bristol Old Vic and working with the Fool Time Circus School. In 1993 she moved to Stroud, Gloucestershire, where she lived for the final part of her life in a cottage and then in a care home. In 2007, when she was 83, Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum put on her last exhibition, a retrospective of her work over the previous 70 years. It was Graeme and Wendy's privilege and pleasure to support Amelia's aspiration at that time by liaising with her and promoting her show. Graeme and Wendy attended the exhibition where a whole gallery was given over to her work, all of which was of a very high standard. Meeting her at her home, it was clear that she was warmly grateful for her time at the Moseley School of Art which nurtured her creative talents and gave her the impetus to embark on her artistic career. Further details about Amelia's life, including some of the work she produced whilst at our school may be seen at our dedicated webpage at www.moseley-art-school.co.uk/page15.html She is survived by her four sons, Andrew, Robert, Jonathan and Malcolm, by her five grandchildren, Abbie, Maya, Kate, Emmeline and Shelley, and two great-grandchildren, Herbie and Amelia – the latter named after her. |
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We know that our members will be disappointed to hear that our 2020 Reunion will not go ahead as planned. We have to caution anyone who is about to commit to paying for air fares that, because of the health pandemic now affecting Britain, it will not be possible to proceed as planned. We were, of course hoping that our meeting would go ahead, but the Government's direction that we must avoid assemblies means that this is now impossible. Our hearts go out to all those who are now distancing themselves from family and friends whilst waiting for the pandemic to pass over. We all know by now that there will be many of our friends and relatives at risk from the disease so we pray that you and yours will all be safe. So much depends on being disciplined about staying at home and thorough hygiene practice. Please stay in touch throughout this time of stress for us all. We need to support each other until this awful COVID-19 virus passes. If you begin to suffer a noticably higher temperature or persistent new cough you should isolate yourself immediately. Further advice is available at the gov.uk website. We're living in unprecedented times. We'd like to see everyone fit, healthy and happy at our next meeting, whenever that may be. Kindest regards to everyone - please keep safe and stay well. |
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Obituary We're very sad to have received the news that former student DEREK BARRAN, who attended the Moseley School of Art between 1958-61 has passed away. We have no further details at present but will post further information as received. |
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Obituary We're very sad to announce that former student BERNARD JOSEPH (BERNIE) BANKS passed away on the 15th. February 2020 at the age of 68. A celebration of the life and times of Bernie will be held at 1pm Friday 6th March at Mundy Arms, 95 Ashbourne Road, Derby. |
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2020 Moseley School of Art Association Reunion, AGM & Exhibition 10am, Sunday 17th. May at Kings Heath Cricket Club |
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Our 2020 Reunion and Exhibition will be held at 10am on Sunday, 17st. May 2020. The venue will as usual be the Kings Heath Cricket Club, 247 Alcester Road South, Kings Heath, Birmingham B14 6DT.
We hope to see as many former pupils as possible from the 1930's, 1940's, 1950's, 1960's and 1970's for another warm, happy and meaningful reunion of members of the Association. Whether you've attended one of our reunions before or this will be your first time, you'll receive a very warm welcome. Please tell all of your MSA friends and ask them to join you! Your husband, wife or partner will be welcome. We'll be showing a continuous-play slideshow of hundreds of photos of the school, teaching staff and pupils. If you have any photos from your time at MSA that you'd like included, please forward them to the email address at the top of this page. In the meantime, why not start preparing a work or two to enter in our open exhibition? Any medium, any number as long as it's not a work previously exhibited. No entry fee, just bring a means of displaying the work(s) e.g. easel etc. Cash prizes will be awarded for the best works, and you can, of course offer your works for sale. We're always anxious to find 'new' contacts - if you haven't yet been in touch with us, or if you know someone else who attended our school, wherever they now live, please drop us a line at the link at the top of this page. We've established a worldwide network of former students and would like to add more - they aren't making any more of us! |
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2020 VENICE REUNION Those who expressed an interest in joining us for our planned Venice reunion 2nd to 9th July will be disappointed to hear that the trip is unfortunately cancelled due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. We have been informed by reliable sources that there has been a concentrated outbreak in the Venice area and the government have placed several areas under total quarantine. Many museums and other visitor attractions have been closed indefinitely. We hope that, given the circumstances you'll agree that the threat to the health of our members is too high to risk travelling. We have built up a strong affinity for Venice over the last fifteen years, and it has been an absolute pleasure to meet up with other former MSA students on previous trips. The damage to the Venetian economy will be immeasurable if the epidemic cannot be contained and, with 30% of the local population being aged over 60 the risk to life would be high. *Our planned Annual Reunion at Kings Heath Cricket Club on Sunday 17th. May will go ahead as planned and we look forward to seeing everyone again for another happy day. |
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Obituary We've just received the sad news that ROGER FLETCHER who attended our school between 1959-62 passed away suddenly this morning, Thursday 20th. February 2020 following a short illness. After leaving MSA Roger married former 1962 MSA head girl Audrey Harris. Our kindest condolences and best wishes go to Audrey and her family on their very sad loss. |
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SPECIAL DAY OUT WITH BOB ASHBY AT COMPTON VERNEY HOUSE - 17th. September Those who were lucky enough to join us for the day at Compton Verney enjoyed a very happy, relaxed day in excellent company. There were three times as many in attendance as there had been at our 2018 outing to this magnificent venue near Stratford upon Avon. As with the previous outing, we enjoyed a warm day under a bright blue cloudless sky. Old friends who attended MSA as long ago as 1941 were delighted to see each other and update each other on their journey through life since they last met. We were especially delighted to see Ivan Haycock and his wife Marie and Doug Yates and his wife Yvette - all of whom met at MSA and have remained close friends ever since, taking holidays all over the world together. We were again delighted to see former teacher Bob Ashby who, even at the grand age of 93 is still very fit and entertaining. We were also joined by Sherrie Edgar, a visual artist and MA student at the University of Coventry, who asked if she could spend the day with us. It was super to have a young person, obviously passionate about her art closely observing and recording everything there was to be seen, and taking copious notes about us and the huge number of exibits on display. After gathering at the house, we were welcomed by the staff with a coffee reception followed by a tour of the galleries. We then enjoyed an excellent lunch in our private room with an aftertalk by our brilliant tour guide. Compton Verney is an absolute gem - a former stately home styled by Robert Adam situated in 120 acres of stunning parkland landscaped by Capability Brown, home to six permanent collections of art. The near-derelict estate was purchased in 1993 by philanthropist Peter Moores (of the Littlewoods Pools family), who then gifted it to the specially-created Compton Verney House Trust. Five years after the house was purchased and further expenditure of £45 Million, the house was partially opened. The whole of the house and landscaping have now been returned to pristine condition and in March 2004 was is a world-class . Most of those who attended asked if we could organise the same again for next summer - something we'll be delighted to arrange. |
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Ironically, Colin, who lived in Perth, Western Australia passed away while a large group of former students were enjoying a splendid day meeting at Compton Verney in Warwickshire. Colin's funeral took place on Thursday, 26th September 2019. Colin was a super guy and had become a very good friend of Graeme. The onset of Alzheimers was quite sudden and he lived the last couple of years of his life being cared for by his loving wife, Sue, who totally and unselfishly devoted herself to Colin's wellbeing. As some of our contacts have moved without informing us of new contact details, please contact your friends from your year to let them know of Colin’s passing. On behalf of all of Colin's friends from the Moseley School of Art we’ve sent our love and condolences to Sue and her family on their very sad loss. |
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SPECIAL DAY OUT WITH BOB ASHBY AT COMPTON VERNEY - 17th. September
COMPTON VERNEY is a beautiful, fully restored stately home filled with works of fine art, situated in lovely grounds and lakes. Easy access is provided throughout. Our visit will begin at 10.15am with a coffee reception. There will be a welcome talk and tour of the works of art arranged for our group, and lunch will be taken privately at 12.30 in the Adam Hall, followed by free time. There will be a discount for party members in the shop, and we will disperse from 4pm onwards. COST: £15 pp for subscribing members and partners / £21 pp for non-members - a snip!. Includes admission, coffee reception and welcome talk, tour of collection, lunch and access to grounds. Lunch options will be included for vegetarians, vegans etc. Parking is free with good access for the disabled. TRANSPORT Individual or shared transport. If ACCESS FOR DISABLED is provided throughout. DRESS CODE: School uniform (optional!) WHAT TO DO NOW - if you'd like to join us for what will be another super day out, please book your places NOW as we have to confirm numbers with Compton Verney 21 days before our trip. Please either reply to this post via the email link above or message us via Facebook AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. |
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Obituary We are sad to announce that David Parsons, who attended our school between 1954 - 57 passed away on the 13th. August 2019 following a diagnosis of stomach cancer in January this year. David spent the last 26 years of his working life as a senior manager in the purchasing department of Birmingham City Council. David leaves a widow, Carole and three sons. Any details regarding funeral arrangements will be posted as they come to hand. David's funeral will take place at 1.30pm on the 30th. August at Telford Crematorium. |
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Looking for . . . We’ve had a request from former pupil Pat King (now Pat Irish) 1953-1956 for contact with her former best friend ELIZABETH SAMUELS. They remained friends for many years but then lost contact. Does anyone from that period have contact with Elizabeth? If so, please message us (don’t send open message to our FaceBook page) or email us via the link above. Pat will be delighted to be put back in touch with her best friend from MSA. Our Association has already reunited around 900 former friends - let's see if we can work the magic for Pat. Thank you. |
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2019 Moseley School of Art Association Reunion, AGM & Exhibition Sunday, 21st. July - CANCELLED
It’s become clear that we chose a date that was inconvenient for so many of our members due to family holidays and other commitments. We’ve received apologies and explanations from so many members who would otherwise have loved to attend and exhibit works that we haven’t reached the necessary number of confirmations to make our meeting viable. It would have cost a great deal of money to lay on the minimum catering deal and room hire charges for the likely number who actually confirmed that they were attending. We’ll miss the opportunity to enjoy the company of old friends from our schooldays, and all those brilliant, newer friends we’ve made through the Association over the last 17 years. We apologise, especially to those loyal members who planned to travel long distances to be with us – we hope to meet everyone again in the not too distant future. We’ll post further news when we’ve had time to consider. In the meantime, plans are progressing toward affordable trips to Venice - more of which soon. Wendy and I would like to pass our love and best wishes to all former students of the Moseley School of Art, wherever they are in the world and whatever years they attended our special school, especially those who aren’t enjoying good health. Kindest regards, Graeme and Wendy |
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Sunday, 21st. July at Kings Heath Cricket Club 2019 ANNUAL REUNION, AGM & EXHIBITION – CHANGE OF DATE As everyone knows, we usually hold our reunion on the third Sunday in May. Unfortunately, we’ve had to change the date, for this year only, due to Graeme and Wendy needing to attend the baptism of Wendy’s granddaughter at an unmissable large family gathering in London on the 19th May – our usual reunion date. Our 2019 Reunion and Exhibition of the Moseley School of Art Association has now been arranged to take place on Sunday, 21st July at the Kings Heath Cricket Club. Members for whom we have an email address will receive our Spring Newsletter in the next day or two. Please make sure that we have your email address - and if you've changed your email provider please tell us . . . Attendance at our Annual Reunions is only available to subscribing members. The annual subscription of £17.50 is payable in advance by standing order. Membership entitles the member to receive newsletters, attend our Annual Reunion and Exhibition of works by former students (usually on the third Sunday in May each year) including a super lunch for yourself and one other accompanying you, and to vote on resolutions at the AGM held on the same day. If you attended Moseley School of Art and would like to attend our reunion, please download and print the Standing Order mandate HERE and forward it without delay as the first payment for 2019-20 is due on the 1st. May. The first payment will entitle members to admission to our 2019 Annual Reunion. If you are in any doubt as to whether you have a valid subscription, just forward a new standing order form - any existing order will be automatically cancelled. You can also check by dropping us an email via the link above. |
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2019 Venice Reunion
2019 MSAA VENICE REUNION As you'll know, we've visited Venice every year except one for the last 14 years, staying at the same hotel each time. We have had an excellent relationship with the management so it was very surprising to hear that the hotel has changed hands and the tariff has virtually doubled. Apart from this, the main reasons given by our friends are the low £ : Euro exchange rate, uncertainty re Brexit, EHIC health cards, customs, and the general increased cost compared with previous trips. The biggest problem is, we're sure, Brexit and the unpredictable after-effects - there is just so much uncertainty. It seems that few Brits are going to Venice and other European destinations this year. This is why the airline FlyBe went into liquidation and travel experts are cautioning that other small airlines are likely to join them. Our airline has few bookings on our flight – it was nearly full by this time last year. Wendy has convinced me that it would be better for us, like most of the people we know, to holiday in the UK this year, so it's Pembrokeshire and the Lake District for us . . . We'll be going to Venice again for sure . . . it's too beautiful not to, and it's become a second home for us. It's likely that we'll hire one of the large self catering apartments we know of in the same location as the Hotel Sant'Elena - ideal for getting some artwork done while we're there, and quite economical too. |
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Obituary We are sad to announce that John Stevens, who attended our school between 1951-54 has passed away following a long period spent suffering from Parkinson's Disease. John was a very affable man and an enthusiastic member of the Moseley School of Art Association, being for many years the Association Rep for the leavers of 1954. We thank Brian Ashby, a friend and also a former pupil of John for letting us know. |
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HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OUR MEMBERS! PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE YOUR CURRENT EMAIL ADDRESS - Just drop us an email so that we can continue to keep in touch! 2019 Moseley School of Art Association Reunion & Exhibition We'll be sending out our New Year Newsletter to all of our subscribing members shortly with a number of updates, including details of our 2019 Moseley School of Art Association Reunion & Exhibitionon Sunday, 19th. May. 2019 MSA VENICE REUNION - A DATE FOR YOUR DIARY The date for our 2019 MSA Venice Reunion Party has now been fixed! Our dinner party will take place at La Sala Pompeiiana, Hotel Sant'Elena on the 2nd. July 2019. The Jet2 Airlines Moseley Art Special will leave Birmingham Airport at 7am on the 1st. July, arriving at Venice Marco Polo at 10.30am. You can join us by arranging your own flight date, but those flying with us will be able to avoid all the guesswork and join us by arriving in style with a 40-minute trip across the famous lagoon by open air water taxi. The airline has flights on Mondays and Fridays, so you can personally tailor your length of trip to suit yourself. Most of the people who joined us last time felt that they wanted to stay longer than just a few days to explore this fabulously atmospheric city - brimful of art treasures, wonderful architecture, magnificent food and of course the unique Grand Canal and its beautiful canal network. This really is a fabulous experience - most of those who've joined us have said they would like to join us again this year. We'll be staying at the 4* Hotel Sant'Elena again and enjoying the consistently excellent standard we enjoy every year. More details about discounted rates later - please let us know by Emailing us as soon as possible if you're interested as the more that go, the better the deal we can negotiate at the hotel! |
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About time . . . FIFTEEN YEARS after our Association obtained a grant in principle for the owners from the Heritage Lottery Fund, some progress is at last being made. Our thanks to Elaine Richards (Emery) for letting us have these photos taken last week.
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Michael's funeral took place at 11am on Monday, 16th. July at the Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour, Leach Green Lane, Rednal, Birmingham B45 9BQ . The service was followed by a service at Lodge Hill Cemetery and Crematorium, Weoley Park Rd, Birmingham B29 5AA. The funeral was followed by a reception at Hill's Court Hotel, Rose Hill, Rednal, Birmingham B45 8RS to which former students of MSA were welcome. The Church Service was attended by approximately 150 people, and the eulogy was given by Michael's daughter. Michael's family invited those who attended to accept packets of wild flower seeds which they hoped will be planted not only to beautify the countryside, but to assist the butterflies and bees. Michael, who attended our school between 1946-49 passed away following his very long and incredibly brave fight with Leukaemia and associated complications, having previously won his battle with cancer. Michael was a very committed member of the Association and was the Year Representative for the leavers of 1949. A very honourable and popular man, Michael was a highly talented painter and published author, exhibiting many of his excellent paintings (and winning many prizes) at our annual reunions and exhibitions. We were all delighted to see Michael attend our Annual Reunion & Exhibition only a few weeks ago on the 20th. May despite having been very poorly and only recently having had a leg amputated due to an aggressive virus. Michael is pictured here receiving his prize cheque from Paul Bartlett ('73) for his work 'Withybed Green'. We offer our sincere condolences to Michael's widow, Anny and family. In the fifteen years since the Association was created, we've had many members who have epitomised the spirit of the Association, but none have characterised that spirit better than Michael, who will be greatly missed by our members. |
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SPECIAL DAY OUT WITH BOB ASHBY date announced - Wednesday 11th. July We've now confirmed with the management of Compton Verney - our special day with Bob Ashby and his wife Joy at this fabulous historic manor house will be Wednesday 11th. July. It's now time for all members who have expressed an interest to confirm their wish to attend and forward their payment to us - payment must reach us by the 25th. June as Compton Verney require full payment two weeks in advance of the date of our visit. Your payment of £20 per person WILL INCLUDE PARKING, ENTRANCE, TOUR AND LUNCH. PLEASE CONTACT US BY EMAIL IN THE FIRST INSTANCE before making payment via this EMAIL LINK |
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The 2018 Annual Reunion & Exhibition Our members enjoyed a great day under a cloudless blue sky at our 16th Annual Reunion. Our numbers were reduced by the substantial number of confirmed attendees who chose to enjoy the beautiful weather elsewhere - but as usual everyone left tired and happy by the re-telling of memories of our special old school, its teachers and students. Among those who attended was first-timer Phillip Dutton-White ('66), who travelled specially from southern Spain.... We were also delighted to greet Dennis Green ('58) who arrived from Perth, Australia, Judi Wainwright ('66) from Northern Ireland and Marshall Jones ('66) from Holland. Many others from the four corners of the UK also travelled distances to be with their friends. A new specially-made 25-minute DVD was shown by projector which contained hundreds of previously unseen photographs, some dating back to 1902. The video was enjoyed to the extent that many members watched it through several times. A huge roar of good-humoured 'boos' went up when a photograph of Miss 'Ma' Squires appeared. The video also covered many but not all of the famous former students who attended MSA. We were delighted by the number who have stated that they will definitely be joining us for our Venice Reunion next year (June 2019). A more detailed account of the meeting and exhibition - with images - will follow shortly. Please also see the news item below - an invitation for members to join us for a super day out at Compton Verney with highly popular former teacher Bob Ashby. |
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ONLY 3 DAYS TO GO! Final Call for the 2018 Annual Reunion, AGM and Exhibition
Please ask all your ex-MSA friends to join us! Our reunions are always well attended, and you'll receive a very warm welcome, regardless of the years you attended. Your husband, wife or partner will be welcome. Members are travelling from Australia, Spain, Ireland and other parts of Europe - let's make sure that as many as possible of their friends are there to meet them. We're aiming to make this reunion special and the higher the attendance, the greater the enjoyment. Please sign up to our Update Notification (below) so that you don't miss out on news from our website - you can also LIKE us on Facebook. As usual, there will be cash prizes of up to £200 for the works displayed which are, in the opinion of the judges, the best on the day. Please feel free to bring your own works - we'd love to see them and there are no fees to enter. Please make sure that any entries you bring haven't been exhibited with us before. There are no categories, so you can bring whatever you want - paintings, drawings, sculptures, embroidery, calligraphy, ceramics, illustrations, prints, other crafts . . . we'd love to see what you've made. Please remember to bring cards to show the name of the artist, the name of the work, and the price, if offered for sale. You'll also need to bring the means to display your work - an easel, tabletop easel etc. There will be a limited number of tables available which will be reserved for three-dimensional works. The last remaining copies of Professor John Swift's excellent "History of the Moseley School of Art" will be available at only £6 (one copy per person only) Above all - PLEASE LET US KNOW if you're coming - we need your name and year of leaving MSA for your security badge - AND the name of anyone accompanying you! See you there! |
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