Celebration of Aldenham's Art History
08 November 2013
Trevor Barton (K1971-75), Chairman of the Letchmore Trust was invited, along with fellow Trustees - James James-Crook (M1968-72) Peter Stevens (P1964-69) and Paul Shelton (P1965-70), to a reception and art exhibition in The Apthorp Room of The Wells Centre at the School on Thursday 7th November. The Headmaster hosted the event to celebrate the support given by The Letchmore Trust for the development of Art within the School.Other invited guests included winners of the Letchmore Trust prizes, Art Scholars and their parents and other members of the Aldenham School Community, including OAs, who work in the fields of art and photography.The Letchmore Trust was originally founded to own and look after the magnificent Stanley Spencer paintings, which many OAs will remember, hung in the School Chapel from 1958 until their sale in the 1990's. The Trustees have focussed on providing support to the School in the fields of Art and Music, as well as looking after a small number of works that still belong to the School. The Trust manages a portfolio of stocks and shares in order to generate an income which is used for a variety of purposes, including the annual Letchmore Trust Art prizes presented to students for outstanding art work.The Apthorp Room in The Wells Centre provided the ideal venue for this event and the School will be encouraging local artists to take advantage of this magnificent space to display their own works to share for public pleasure and for sales. Anyone interested in hiring this venue should contact Andy Dawson, Lettings Manager on 01923 851669.