Join the Greater Man
chester Group for the latest in their 'Journey of
a Master Craftsperson' series - a talk by decorati
ve artist and restorer Phyllis Smith\, who will sh
are her journey from fine art student to specialis
t craftsperson working on some of the UK's most am
bitious conservation projects.
\n
\n Ph
yllis Smith\, specialist decorative artist and res
torer who have worked on many private and public p
rojects will talk about her journey from early day
s of her career till today.
Before wor
king on the Manchester Town Hall project\, Phyllis
worked on a range of restoration projects featur
ing painting styles from different periods\; from
Charles Jencks’ famous post-modern cosmic house\,
now a museum in London\, to St. Mary’s church in L
ong Crichel in Dorset where she revived the Victor
ian wood graining.
\n
\n Alongside her
restoration work\, she has applied traditional an
d contemporary painting styles in various public a
nd private projects. No stranger to working on big
ambitious projects in Manchester\, she was part o
f the team who marbled more than 500 pillars in th
e new wing of Trafford Centre\, Barton Square.
The Greater Manchester Group 'Journey of A Master Craftsperson' series aims to hear the un told story of craftspeople who are masters in thei r field with years and years of experience. Please stay tuned for more in the pipleine.
\n \nThe address is ...
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\n St Anne’s Chu
rch
\n St Ann’s Square
\n Manchester
\n M2 7LF
Please liaise with membership@spab.org.uk over any special access requirements\, as some areas of the historic building in which the talk will be d elivered are not fully accessible.
\n \nAn ything we can do to make this event more accessibl e for you? Please email membership@spab.org.uk.
\n \nPhotos and filming:We may take photos or videos at this event to be used in future promotion\, including in print and online. Participants may take photos and short videos for personal use\, with permission of the course leader and all other participants in frame. If you want to post on social media\, please mess age SPAB's Comms Team (press@spab.org.uk or @spab1 877) for permission. If your material is good\, we might ask to share it with our followers.
\n \ nAll bookings are subject to our Terms and Conditions.
\n \nPhoto credit : Phyllis Smith
DESCRIPTION:Thursday 25 June\, 6pm\n \n \n Join the Greater Ma nchester Group for the latest in their 'Journey of a Master Craftsperson' series - a talk by decorat ive artist and restorer Phyllis Smith\, who will s hare her journey from fine art student to speciali st craftsperson working on some of the UK's most a mbitious conservation projects.\n \n \n \n Phyllis Smith\, specialist decorative artist and restorer who have worked on many private and public projec ts will talk about her journey from early days of her career till today.\n \n \n \n Before working o n the Manchester Town Hall project\, Phyllis worke d on a range of restoration projects featuring pa inting styles from different periods\; from Charle s Jencks’ famous post-modern cosmic house\, now a museum in London\, to St. Mary’s church in Long Cr ichel in Dorset where she revived the Victorian wo od graining. \n \n \n \n Alongside her restoration work\, she has applied traditional and contempora ry painting styles in various public and private p rojects. No stranger to working on big ambitious p rojects in Manchester\, she was part of the team w ho marbled more than 500 pillars in the new wing o f Trafford Centre\, Barton Square. \n \n \n \n The Greater Manchester Group 'Journey of A Master Cra ftsperson' series aims to hear the untold story of craftspeople who are masters in their field with years and years of experience. Please stay tuned f or more in the pipleine. \n \n \n \n The address i s ...\n \n \n \n St Anne’s Church\n \n St Ann’s Sq uare\n \n Manchester \n \n M2 7LF\n \n \n \n Acces sibility\n \n \n Please liaise with membership@spa b.org.uk over any special access requirements\, as some areas of the historic building in which the talk will be delivered are not fully accessible. \ n \n \n \n Anything we can do to make this event m ore accessible for you? Please email membership@sp ab.org.uk.\n \n \n \n \n Photos and filming:We may take photos or videos at this event to be used in future promotion\, including in print and online. Participants may take photos and short videos for personal use\, with permission of the course lead er and all other participants in frame. If you wan t to post on social media\, please message SPAB's Comms Team (press@spab.org.uk or @spab1877) for pe rmission. If your material is good\, we might ask to share it with our followers.\n \n \n \n All boo kings are subject to our Terms and Conditions (htt ps://www.spab.org.uk/content/booking-terms-and-con ditions).\n \n \n \n Photo credit: Phyllis Smith\n \n CATEGORIES:Visit CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/London:20260625T180000 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260625T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260625T193000 URL:https://www.spab.org.uk/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=1453 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR