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Art and dissent went hand in hand among the Bloomsbury Group. Advocates of a shift in moral assumptions, the Group’s members were above all dedicated to the creative arts and to the importance of individuality. Was Bloomsbury’s influence a phenomenon that belonged to a wholly different historical era, or does it have relevance for the art and politics of today? Painter and writer Julian Bell, grand-nephew of Virginia Woolf and grandson of Vanessa and Clive Bell, discusses the Group’s influence with Frances Stead Sellers, senior editor at the Washington Post.
The annual Champlain Institute hosts thought leaders from around the country and the world to share their expertise on pressing issues of our time. The 2019 topic was Art: Dissent and Diplomacy. All events are held on College of the Atlantic’s waterfront campus and are free and open to the public. To learn more, visit coa.edu.
Art and dissent went hand in hand among the Bloomsbury Group. Advocates of a shift in moral assumptions, the Group’s members were above all dedicated to the creative arts and to the importance of individuality. Was Bloomsbury’s influence a phenomenon that belonged to a wholly different historical era, or does it have relevance for the art and politics of today? Painter and writer Julian Bell, grand-nephew of Virginia Woolf and grandson of Vanessa and Clive Bell, discusses the Group’s influence with Frances Stead Sellers, senior editor at the Washington Post.
The annual Champlain Institute hosts thought leaders from around the country and the world to share their expertise on pressing issues of our time. The 2019 topic was Art: Dissent and Diplomacy. All events are held on College of the Atlantic’s waterfront campus and are free and open to the public. To learn more, visit coa.edu.
