Angela’s jotted music manuscript notes, along with the only known tape-recording of her singing and playing her English concertina in 1967, reveal how Angela’s early enthusiasm for folk-song was developed throughout the nine years she lived[…]
Category: RWA
ANGELA CARTER AS ARTIST
After graduating from Bristol University, Angela Carter enrolled in evening classes at the West of England College of Art at the RWA, the very same building where the Strange Worlds: The Vision of Angela Carter exhibition is being[…]
READINGS AT RWA
Throughout the RWA Strange Worlds Exhibition Dec – March 2017 there were free short readings from Angela Carter’s work in the main galleries by authorities on various aspects of Angela Carter 11 December, 2.15-2.30 – Marie[…]
FIREWORKS CONFERENCE
Fireworks: The Visual Imagination of Angela Carter 9-10 January 2017 PLEASE NOTE THIS EVENT HAS ALREADY HAPPENED UWE and the RWA present a diverse 2-Day conference that explores the themes, imagery, context and life of Angela[…]
STRANGE WORLDS EXHIBITION
Strange Worlds: The Vision of Angela Carter 10 Dec 16 – 19 Mar 17 THIS EXHIBITION HAS NOW FINISHED Strange Worlds: The Vision of Angela Carter was a major exhibition celebrating the life, work and influences of[…]
SHADOW DANCE PUPPET WORKSHOP
Shadow Dance: Angela Carter and Shadow Puppets On Saturday 18 February, the RWA hosted creative puppet-making workshops for children and adults, led by artist Layla Holzer. Participants were invited to explore the vivid worlds of[…]
STRANGE REWRITINGS AT THE RWA
Strange Rewritings at the RWA THIS EVENT HAS ALREADY HAPPENED On Monday 30 January the RWA hosted an event for students exploring the folk and fairy tale retellings of Angela Carter and two contemporary writers. After a[…]
FAIRY TALE MISFITS COLLAGE WORKSHOPS
Fairy Tale Misfits: Angela Carter Collage Workshops THIS EVENT HAS ALREADY HAPPENED On 14 February (half-term) the RWA hosted children’s collage workshops where children were invited to make their own magical mixed-up characters in this creative workshop[…]
THE HOLY FAMILY ALBUM
The Holy Family Album (1991) “a searing critique of Christian imagery” The Holy Family Album, Angela Carter’s sacrilegious take on Christian iconography, was one of the points of inspiration for curator Marie Mulvey-Roberts for the Strange Worlds[…]
INSIDE THE BLOODY CHAMBER
Inside the Bloody Chamber: On Angela Carter, the Gothic, and other Weird Tales Christoper Frayling Oberon Books, 2015 Inside the Bloody Chamber collects articles, essays and lectures written since then on various aspects of the Gothic—several[…]
RWA CURATOR EVENTS
RWA Curator Events with Exhibition Organisers Fiona Robinson (RWA) and Marie Mulvey-Roberts (UWE) THESE EVENTS HAVE ALREADY HAPPENED Join us for unique talks in the midst of the Strange Worlds exhibition with the curators. Both free with[…]