Practical Philosophy of East and West

Tickets are available for this event via eventbrite here.

This year, we will once again celebrate UNESCO's initiative known as "World Art Day". The day is usually celebrated on April 15, but due to the proximity of Mother Earth Day (which we also take part in), we have decided to celebrate it on a date close to the International Day of Music, which takes place on 21 June.

The Day of Arts is a celebration of the arts as a universal language of expression that can transcend borders and bring people together. Our guiding theme is "Unity through Diversity" and you are warmly invited to celebrate the elevating, inspiring and transformative power of the arts with us.

10.30 Doors & Cafeteria Open
11-12.00 Talk: The Renaissance at Dawn
12.15-13.15 Workshop: Getting Started with Singing
13.30-16.30 Workshop: Drop-in Drawing Session
13.30-14.45 Theatre Performance: The Little Prince
15.00-15.45 Talk: Art and the Art of Living
16.00-17.00 Talk: Art: A Bridge to Peace
17.15-18.15 Workshop: Getting Started with Singing

Location: New Acropolis, 18 Compton Terrace N1 2UN, next door to Union Chapel.

£45 (£30 concession) for the whole day
£10 (£7 concession) for each activity with the exception of the Drop-in Drawing which is priced separately at £25 (£15).

Tickets are available for this event via eventbrite here.

Tickets for this talk are priced at £10 (£7 concession) and can be purchased via eventbrite here.

This talk will discuss the spiritual and philosophical dimensions in art around the 13th century in the years preceding the Florentine Renaissance. Considering the principles and attitudes that emerged during this time and were to contribute to the flourishing of art in Europe. Painters such as Cimabue, Giotto and Duccio in particular.

This talk is hosted as part of the Day of Arts Festival by New Acropolis School of Philosophy. The day feature several talks & workshops celebrating the transformative power of art as a universal language of expression. Further details can be found here.

Tickets for this workshop are priced at £10 (£7 concession) and can be purchased from eventbrite here.

You can sing. It’s a fact. We all have different physiology but, in general, we all have the same physical equipment as an opera singer or pop-singer (lungs, a larynx, ears and a brain).
Getting the singing equipment to work together takes a bit of practice. This workshop is an opportunity for you to explore your singing voice. Through a series of games, exercises and techniques you will get to know your own unique singing voice better and sing some songs along the way.

This talk is hosted as part of the Day of Arts Festival by New Acropolis School of Philosophy. The day feature several talks & workshops celebrating the transformative power of art as a universal language of expression. Further details can be found here.

Tickets for this session are priced at £25 (£15 concessions) and can be purchased here.

We have all become consumers of art, rather than being artistically active ourselves. The workshop invites you to discover and/or develop your drawing skills. Dave Cole FRSA has been a practising artist since he was a child, with his first exhibition in Germany in the late 1950s. This session is for all levels, so that everyone can 'draw out' more of their latent abilities.

This talk is hosted as part of the Day of Arts Festival by New Acropolis School of Philosophy. The day feature several talks & workshops celebrating the transformative power of art as a universal language of expression. Further details can be found here.