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Film and Audio

The Colchester Art Society film archive is envisaged as an extension of the Permanent Collection. The films aim to encourage a general appreciation of the visual arts by offering a readily accessible source of information and understanding about some of our most notable members and key figures in the history of the Society. The films about artists allow us to see and hear the subject, often in their working studio, talking about their ideas and processes. We see not only the finished pieces but we see them develop and the way in which they employ different materials and techniques.

The collection also features a series of audio conversations recorded and edited by Colchester Art Society member Nat Young for Colne Radio.

Featured

Nat Young

We have recently received a copy of this 2014 short film by John Howden FACI about Colchester Art Society member Nat Young.

Michael Fletcher

A short film of Colchester Art Society member Michael Fletcher in his Wivenhoe studio. Recorded in November 2022, Michael allows us to watch as he works on a small painting based on drawings and collages made on the South Downs in Sussex. Produced by Noah Carter.

Borders

Borders is a collaborative project between the Colchester and Ipswich Art Societies exploring their mutual border, the River Stour. The project was exhibited at Firstsite, Colchester from July to November 2020 and Ipswich Art Gallery from May to June 2022.

Mick Smee

An interview with Colchester Art Society member Mick Smee in his studio. The film was funded by a grant from the Hervey Benham Trust and produced by Jack King.

Jane Lewis

An interview with Colchester Art Society member Jane Lewis in her Suffolk studio. Jane talks about her background and education, her studio activity and its relation to the Suffolk landscape, the work of other artists and shares some illuminating anecdotes. Jane is also filmed working on a group of watercolours, narrating her thoughts as she works. The film was funded by a grant from the Hervey Benham Trust and produced by Noah Carter Studio.

Olwen Jones

An interview with Colchester Art Society member, and former Vice President of the Royal Watercolour Society, Olwen Jones in her Essex studio.

Elizabeth Morris

An interview with Colchester Art Society member Elizabeth Morris in her Mersea Island studio.

Clare Chennells

A short film following Clare Chennells' year as recipient of the Colchester Graduate Award Scheme 2018 - an annual award made possible by Cuckoo Farm Studios, Colchester Art Society and Colchester School of Art - culminating in Clare's year ending exhibition at The Minories Galleries.

Simon Carter

A short film about Colchester Art Society President Simon Carter and the genesis of his paintings in the coastal landscape of Essex.