The Petworth Park Antiques & Fine Art Fair to be held 18-20 June
Beddingham Nr. Lewes, East Sussex by Frank Wootton, oil on board, £4,750 from Burlington.
PETWORTH
.-The Petworth Park Antiques & Fine Art Fair is opening in just a few weeks in the grounds of Petworth House in Petworth, West Sussex from Friday 18 to Sunday 20 June 2021, since lockdown delayed its usual slot in May this year. This is the second time the event has had to be rescheduled due to the pandemic - last September the fair was successfully and safely held in its purpose-built marquee in the National Trusts 700 acre deer park to much acclaim.
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An educator’s job is to give students the capacity to ask the right questions and how to find the answers. If you’re already telling someone this is how it’s done, then you’re not making art. What are the questions we should be asking and how do we find the answers?” is Rebecca Olsen’s opening gambit. This approach is brought into all aspects of her life and work.
As executive director of
SRISA - Santa Reparata International School of Art in Florence, Olsen seeks to bring the study-abroad program to all, not the few: “When we had to close in the spring, I thought about how, right now, most people are in survival mode, but how can we couple that with thriving and how can we better what we’re doing. I try to take every problem and see how it’s an opportunity. We will maintain the virtual program that we created over this period for the people who may not be able to physically undertake a study abroad program. For years, I’ve been wanting to design a