'Turning a New Leaf: Botany in Print 1550-1959' has officially completed its run in the Wren Library! TFAS would like to give a massive thank you to those who visited the exhibition and the workshop, as well as the people who made it happen: co-curator Cressida Massey-Cook, librarians Nicolas Bell and Steven Archer, donor Marcus Bicknell, and, of course, the team at Trinity Arts Week who suggested and promoted this exhibition.
Don't fret if you missed the exhibition as it will be digitised on the Wren Library website!
To accompany 'Turning a New Leaf: Botany in Print from 1550-1950', Dr Nicolas Bell will be leading a workshop in the Wren Library. Participants will have the chance to see and hear about rare materials from the Library collections, such as Talbotypes by Henry Fox Talbot, and early drawings by James Clerk Maxwell.
Members of Trinity can register using the link below: https://forms.gle/iofz7xDvadspPehU9
As part of @trinartsweek , Fine Art Society are excited to present an exhibition of botanical prints, photographs, and paintings in the Wren Library, ranging from the Middle Ages to the early 20th Century. Turning a New Leaf will be available to visit from the 23rd of February to the Friday 20th.
Please join us for a talk in which curator and art advisor Truls Blaasmo shares insights from his personal journey and recent projects at the intersection of contemporary art and the luxury fashion industry, two worlds increasingly connected through collaboration and cultural strategy.
The fashion industry is undergoing a major transformation. No longer confined to selling garments, fashion houses are redefining their identities by expanding into adjacent cultural fields and integrating alternative disciplines into their creative strategies.
This shift, from pure fashion to a layered, narrative-driven approach, presents both new opportunities and complex cultural challenges.
What role does art play in this evolution, and how is it reshaping the dynamics of the art world? What responsibilities does a curator assume in navigating and nurturing the growing dialogue between these two spheres? And how is this cross-pollination impacting the career pathways and challenges for emerging professionals within the contemporary art ecosystem today?
Trinity College, Cambridge. June 18, 2025 5pm
In collaboration with the librarians and archivists at the Wren library we are putting on a display of some of the brilliant art books and prints the library has! Come along between the 22nd Feb and 2nd March to see works by Picasso, Braque, Wifredo Lam, Hockney and many more.
We will also be holding a workshop at the Wren Library on the 27th February from 3:30-5pm. Come along to see even more artworks and books, and hear about them and their histories from the Wren’s librarian Dr Nicolas Bell.
In association with Trinity Arts Week!
Please join us on the 2nd March for a talk with leading UK art dealers Emanuel von Baeyer and Silvia Positano, about careers in art industry.
Taking place in the Junior Parlour, 5-6pm. Open to all!
No sign up necessary, but interest can be expressed through the link in bio
In association with Trinity Arts week
Please join us on Saturday 25th for a panel discussion in collaboration with EchoLocate!
Come for some reflections on the state of the arts from artists and curators across the UK
The talk will be held in the Winstanley Lecture Theatre, Trinity College.
TCFAS is excited to present ECHOLOCATE
EchoLocate (@echolocateexhibit ) is a collaborative project between the Glasgow School of Art and the University of Cambridge, connecting creatives across the two cities.
Please join us for a free night of performance, digital art screenings and drinks at Queens’ College, at the private view on the 24th. All are welcome!
