NEXT LECTURE
THE ARTS
OF JAPAN
Highlights of Japanese
Art and Culture
by Marie Conte-Helm
Please join us for the next lecture in the series
This lecture traces the development of Japanese art across history, encompassing painting, sculpture, and the applied arts. It explores Chinese and Western influences, aristocratic and military tastes, and the rise of Edo townsmen’s culture. The impact of Zen Buddhism on gardens and the tea ceremony offers further insight into the aesthetic. Japan’s reopening to Western trade in the 19th century and the Meiji era’s modernisation also shaped new artistic directions.
About the Lecturer
Professor Conte-Helm, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, is a long-standing Arts Society Lecturer with degrees in Art History and Asian Art. She was Executive Director of the UK-Japan 21st Century Group and Director General of the Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation. Widely published, she lectures globally and at sea with Viking Cruises. She received an OBE in 2011 and Japan’s Order of the Rising Sun in 2019.
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** Arrive from 5.30 pm on Tuesday, 22 September 2026 **
LECTURE STARTS AT 6 pm.
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Tuesday 27 October
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Tuesday
22
SEPT
2026
ArtsNational Hunter
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Making a difference in the Arts
Raffle prizes for this lecture will include relevant and beautiful books.
ArtsNational Hunter supports Young Arts scholarships and programs.
Raffle tickets are sold at the door and cost $2.00 each or 3 for $5.00. Winning tickets are drawn and the first winner takes first pick. The raffle is drawn at the conclusion of the lecture.