Broadway will be hosting its first Arts
Festival in June 2010. The 2010
Festival will celebrate the work of the
American painter John Singer Sargent RA
and is dedicated to one of Sargent's
most famous paintings Carnation,
Lily, Lily, Rose, which he painted
in a garden in Broadway in the
mid-1880s and the 'Broadway Colony'.
Sargent lived in Broadway for a number
of years during which time he stayed
with the 'Broadway Colony' of artists
who included
Francis Davis Millet, Edward
Austin Abbey, Edmund Gosse, Frederick
Barnard and Alfred Parsons.
The
2010 Arts Festival will run from Friday
11th June 2010 until Sunday 20th June
2010 and will include a series of art
exhibitions, talks on Sargent's work,
open-air theatre, concerts, walks and
tours of the houses in the village where
Sargent lived and painted.
During the Festival there will be an
exhibition of Sargent's work in one of
the art galleries in the village. For
the 2010 Programme of Events click
here.
See
our blog
for further information about John
Singer Sargent RA and the 2010 Festival.
The
next Broadway Arts Festival will be held
in June 2012 and will celebrate the life
and work of
Alfred Parsons RA, watercolourist
and garden designer.
Our
Cotswold holiday cottages in Broadway
are a perfect base for those wishing to
attend the Festival as they are all
located a few minutes walk from the
centre of the village.
The Stables
(2 bedroom cottage which sleeps 3),
Rafters
(self-contained apartment for 2) and our
Willow Cottage, Corner Cottage and
Sheldon Cottage (three cottages
that sleep 2 -4) are all currently
available for the duration of the
Festivals. Contact us
for more information about our rates and
availability during the Festivals.
Cotswold
Holiday Cottages
