Barnaby Wright and Ann Garrould

There are many ways for Courtauld graduates to connect with the Courtauld and with one another.  Whether you have stayed in London or are further afield, we work hard to ensure that you can still be an active member of the Courtauld community. 

To ensure that you receive communications from the Alumni Relations Office, please update us with any changes in contact details.


COURTAULD ASSOCIATION NETWORK


The Courtauld Association Network website , or CAN, is a bespoke, password-protected site for Courtauld Association members.  Features include:

  • a calendar of upcoming member events
  • information about the latest alumni-related news
  • home pages for groups, including international regional groups. 
  • a personal profile with features such as person blogs, photo uploads, etc
  • the ability to reconnect and network with other members
  • a permanent Courtauld Association forwarding email alias for all members
  • the ability to post and search for job opportunities
  • community discussion forums
  • and more


To visit the website, go to www.courtauldassociation.com.   

If you would like to register but do not have a Courtauld Association membership number, please contact Janine.catalano@courtauld.ac.uk


EVENTS


The Courtauld now runs over 50 events a year, around the globe, in which Courtauld Association members can participate.  A few recent examples include:

  • A series of events during the opening week of the Venice Biennale
  • A visit to artist Alexei Kostrama’s Berlin studio
  • A tour and gathering in Maastricht on the occasion of the TEFAF art fair
  • A career advising seminar led by arts recruitment expert Sophie MacPherson
  • A private tour of the refurbished Watts Gallery in Surrey
  • The launch of the Spanish Alumni Group at the Circulo de Liceo club in Barcelona
  • A reception in New York City during the College Art Association conference
  • Our annual Summer Party, this year held at Tate Modern and attended by over 800 people

A snapshot of the Autumn 2012 events programme is below.  Full details of all the events, along with RSVP instructions, can be found at www.courtauldassociation.com. 

(You need not be a registered member to view these events). 

For enquiries about any of the events, please contact Janine.catalano@courtauld.ac.uk


SEPTEMBER

Director’s Tour: The Jerwood Gallery, Hastings

Friday 14 September, 10.30 am – 12.30 pm

The Jerwood Gallery, Hastings, Sussex, TN34 3DW

In association with the Southeast England Courtauld Alumni Group

£15

Private Exhibition Visit: Pertaining to Things Natural, Chelsea Physic Garden

With alumna Rebecca Lewin (MA Curating 2009)

Sunday 16 September, 11.30 am

Chelsea Physic Garden, 66 Royal Hospital Road, London SW3 4HS

£12

 

Courtauld Alumni Quiz Night

Hosted by Professor Paul Crossley

Wednesday 19 September, 6.30 – 9.30 pm

Courtauld Institute of Art Student Café

£3

 

Courtauld Alumni Group Launch: Western Central England

With curator’s tour of Turner Monet Twombly at Tate Liverpool

Friday 21 September, 5.00 – 6.00 pm

Tate Liverpool, Albert Dock, L3 4BB

 

Alumni Gallery Visit: Christina Androulidaki Gallery

Saturday 29 September, 4.00 – 6.00 pm

Christina Androulidaki Gallery, 42 Anagnostopoulou Str, Athens 10673

In association with the Greek Courtauld Alumni Group

 

OCTOBER

 

Courtauld Annual Book Sale

Tuesday 2 October – Tuesday 9 October

Courtauld Institute of Art Foyer

 

Public Lecture: Stephanie Buck at the Frick Collection

Wednesday 3 October, 6.00 – 7.00 pm

The Frick Collection, New York

Followed by drinks at a local bar

 

Courtauld Alumni Authors Evening

Featuring Nell Dunn, Mirandan Gardiner, Lavinia Greenlaw and Harry Mount

Wednesday 3 October, 6.30 – 8.00 pm

Kenneth Clark Lecture Theatre, Courtauld Institute of Art

 

Private Exhibition Tour: Picasso Black and White

Thursday 11 October, 11.00 am – 12.00 noon

Guggenheim Museum, New York

$25

 

Frieze ‘Bubbly Breakfast’ with Jeremy Deller (BA 1987)

Saturday 13 October

Breakfast 9.30 – 11.00 am; Lecture 11.00

Courtauld Institute of Art

 

Alumni Lecture: Noah Horowitz on Selling the Unsellable: Bringing Experiential and Ephemeral Works of Contemporary Art to Market

Organised by BREESE LITTLE

Monday 15 October, 6.30 pm

New Theatre, East Building, LSE, Houghton Street, WC2A 2AE

 

Public Lecture: Luke Syson at the Frick Collection

Wednesday 17 October, 6.00 – 7.00 pm

The Frick Collection, New York

Followed by drinks at a local bar

 

An Afternoon at Rodmarton Manor

Saturday 20 October, 1.30 – 5.00 pm

Rodmarton Manor, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, GL7 6PF

In association with the Greater Cotswolds Courtauld Alumni Group

£20

 

Studio Visit and Private View: Gordon Cheung in Conversation with Satish Padiyar

Thursday 25 October, 6.30 – 8.00 pm

Edel Assanti Gallery, 272-274 Vauxhall Bridge Road, SW1V 1BB

 

NOVEMBER

 

Royal Holloway Founder’s Building and Picture Gallery

Guided tour and cream tea

Thursday 1 November, 2.00 – 5.00 pm

Royal Holloway, Egham, Surrey, TW20

£17.50/£22.50

In association with the Friends of the Courtauld

 

Alumni Lecture: Ayla Lepine on Neo-Medieval Revolutions: The Pre-Raphaelites and the Gothic Revival in Victorian Britain

Wednesday 7 November, 6.30 pm

Kenneth Clark Lecture Theatre, Courtauld Institute of Art

£5

In association with the Friends of the Courtauld

 

Careers Talk: Sophie Macpherson

Wednesday 14 November, 6.30 pm

Kenneth Clark Lecture Theatre, Courtauld Institute of Art

 

Behind the Scenes at Foster + Partners

Monday 19 November, 6.30 pm

Foster + Partners Headquarters, Battersea, London

£10

 

After Hours at the Photographers’ Gallery

Tuesday 27 November, 6.30 pm

The Photographers’ Gallery, London

£10

 

Public Lecture: Professor David Solkin at the Frick Collection

Wednesday 28 November, 6.00 – 7.00 pm

The Frick Collection, New York

Followed by drinks at a local bar

 

Curator’s Tour: Dutch Landscapes in the Ages of Rembrandt and Ruisdael

With Dr Adriaan E. Waiboer (MA 1998)

Thursday 29 November, 6.30 pm

National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin

 

DECEMBER

 

Private Exhibition Tour: Ballgowns: British Glamour Since 1950

Monday 3 December, 9.00 – 10.00 am

V&A, South Kensington

£10

 

Private Sotheby’s Preview: ‘A Show of Hands: Photographs from the Collection of Henry Buhl’

With Sotheby’s Director of Photographs Denise Bethel (MA 1975)

Tuesday 11 December, 5.00 – 6.00 pm

Sotheby’s, New York City

 

ADVANCE NOTICE: DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

 

Annual Courtauld Carol Service

Early December

St-Mary-le-Strand/Courtauld Institute of Art

 

The Courtauld at Art Basel Miami Beach

Early December 2012

Event TBC

Miami, Florida

 

Courtauld Alumni Careers Panel 1

Monday 14 January 2013, 6.30 pm

The Courtauld Institute of Art

 

Courtauld Alumni Careers Panel 2

Monday 28 January 2013, 6.30 pm

The Courtauld Institute of Art

 

The Courtauld at TEFAF

Saturday 16 March 2013

Maastricht, The Netherlands

In association with the BeNeLux Courtauld Alumni Group

 

The Courtauld at the Venice Biennale

Various events, c. 29 May – 1 June 2013

Venice, Italy