Homerton will be running a number of events during this year's Open Cambridge which takes place annually in early September. The theme this year is 'Creativity Unwrapped.'
Tour of Homerton Dining Hall with Architect's Feilden Fowles and Vice Principal, Francesca Moore - 8 September
On Friday 8 September at 11.00am Vice Principal, Francesca Moore, together with a representative from Architects Feilden Fowles, will be giving a talk and tour on the planning and creation of the Dining Hall.
Kay Melzi Exhibition - 9, 10, 16 and 17 September
As a contrast, and aligning with this year's Open Cambridge theme of 'Creativity Unwrapped', we will be holding a small exhibition of the work of Kay Melzi in Ibberson 2 on 9,10,16 and 17 September.
Kathleen (Kay) Melzi was an inspirational Art teacher at Homerton College from 1938 until her retirement in 1970. Her unique character and encouraging teaching meant that she was an inspiration to generations of students. During her time at Homerton College, she helped students to craft ceramics to very high standards and she made a significant contribution to the improvement of Art teaching in schools. Her 1967 book Art in the Primary School is still regarded as a standard textbook. During the Second World War, she ran art classes on Saturday mornings for evacuees, and continued these with local children after it.
As well as an inspirational teacher, Kay Melzi was also a respected artist in her own right, and a number of her artworks are displayed in Homerton College. She studied at the Royal College of Art, and it was her influence that persuaded the celebrated war artist Henry Lamb to paint the portrait of Principal Alice Skillicorn in 1954 which hangs in .
Art Workshop with Billy Kerry - 9 September
Finally, to complement the exhibition, Billy Kerry will be running an art workshop on Saturday 9 September from noon until 3pm in Ibberson 2.
The Open Cambridge team will begin marketing these events from 4 August, when registration links become live, but in the meantime, please contact Sally Nott at sn578@homerton.cam.ac.uk for further details.
