Art Apothecary

Art Apothecary ✨Monthly evening talks from local artists and speakers.
✨Come along and meet new people!
📍Riverhouse Barn, Surrey

What if the real story of French artist and printmaker Henri Matisse is not told on the canvas, but in the lives of the ...
27/05/2026

What if the real story of French artist and printmaker Henri Matisse is not told on the canvas, but in the lives of the women he left in it shadow?

Celebrated as one of the most influential figures of modern art, Matisse transformed the language of colour to express emotion and feeling. As the leading voice of Fauvism his work changed the course of art history. Yet beyond the brilliance of his painting lies a more intimate story.

We are delighted to welcome to the apothecary award-winning author Sophie will present powerful talk on the complex, and often painful truth behind Matisse’s most iconic works drawing on her acclaimed novel Madame Matisse (Penguin, 2025), Sophie invites us to look at the lives of the women who shaped him - his devoted wife Amelie, his courageous daughter Marguerite, and Lydia Delectorskaya, the mysterious means whose arrival led to an explosive ultimatum.

This is a story of love, art and betrayal and of the emotional legacies that history has too often ignored.

Art Apothecary proudly hosts evenings where untold stories behind art and the artist come to life. 🩷

🎟️Tickets now available - Link in bio
📅Wed 24 June, 2026
🕣7:30pm
📍Riverhouse Barn

Inspired by the different themes explored in our Art Apothecary talks, each month you will receive a beautiful personali...
12/05/2026

Inspired by the different themes explored in our Art Apothecary talks, each month you will receive a beautiful personalised letter, featured artwork, and a thoughtful keepsake. 💗

More than just a letter, it is intended to feel like receiving something meaningful from a friend - personal, thoughtful, and made to be read slowly, perhaps alongside a cup of tea and delicious slice of cake.

Join our growing creative community and become part of our Art Letter Club!

Letters available to purchase at the talks or please message us to join and find out more! 💌

Inspired by the different themes explored in our Art Apothecary talks, each month you will receive a beautiful personali...
11/05/2026

Inspired by the different themes explored in our Art Apothecary talks, each month you will receive a beautiful personalised letter, featured artwork, and a thoughtful keepsake. 💗

More than just a letter, it is intended to feel like receiving something meaningful from a friend - personal, thoughtful, and made to be read slowly, perhaps alongside a cup of tea and delicious slice of cake.

Join our growing creative community and become part of our Art Letter Club!

Letters available to purchase at the talks or please message us to join and find out more! 💌

The Art Apothecary is delighted to welcome contemporary artist, teacher, and founder of Surrey Art School, for wonderfu...
10/05/2026

The Art Apothecary is delighted to welcome contemporary artist, teacher, and founder of Surrey Art School, for wonderful evening of shared knowledge, reflection, and conversation around creativity and the creative process.

Join Ellie as she explores how our experience of art education can shape, and sometimes limit our creativity.

Drawing on 16 years of experience as an artist, teacher, and founder of Surrey Art School, Ellie reflects on the often conflicting relationship between art and education: where creativity, intuition, and play can become overshadowed by performance, perfectionism, and assessment.

• Why do so many adults believe they “can’t draw”?

• Why do so many people stop making art altogether after school?

• And what happens when creativity becomes something to be judged rather than explored?

Through personal stories and reflections from her own journey, Ellie explores the idea of the “creative wound” the loss of confidence and freedom many people carry from early experiences of art-making and criticism.

The talk will also delve into the sketchbook: a space that, within education, can often become associated with pressure and performance rather than experimentation and discovery. Ellie shares how years of resistance to sketchbooks eventually led her towards a more intuitive journaling practice — one that reconnects drawing with curiosity, observation, self-reflection, and play.

Alongside sharing recent sketchbooks and creative practices, Ellie invites audiences to reconsider what art can be when freed from judgement.

This is a talk for artists, former artists, teachers, creatives, and anyone who has ever felt disconnected from their own creativity.

📍 Riverhouse Barn, Walton-on-Thames
📅 Wednesday 27th May, 7:30PM

Booking link in bio. A talk not to be missed 🩷

What if the real story of French artist and printmaker Henri Matisse is not told on the canvas, but in the lives of the ...
06/05/2026

What if the real story of French artist and printmaker Henri Matisse is not told on the canvas, but in the lives of the women he left in its shadow?

Celebrated as one of the most influential figures in modern art, Matisse transformed the language of colour to express emotion and feeling. As the leading voice of Fauvism, his work changed the course of art history. Yet beyond the brilliance of his paintings lies a more intimate story.

We are delighted to welcome to the Art Apothecary, award winning author . Sophie will present a powerful talk on the complex, often painful truths behind Matisse’s most iconic work.
Drawing on her acclaimed novel Madame Matisse (Penguin, 2025), Sophie invites us to look at the lives of the women who shaped him: his devoted wife Amélie, his courageous daughter Marguerite, and Lydia Delectorskaya - the mysterious muse whose arrival led to an explosive ultimatum.

This is a story of love, art and betrayal and of the emotional legacies that history has too often ignored.

The Art Apothecary hosts evenings where the untold stories behind the art and the artists come to life. 🩷

🎟 Tickets are now available — Link in bio
🗓 Wed 24 June 2026
🕢 7:30pm
📍 The Riverhouse Barn

We’re so excited…
25/04/2026

We’re so excited…

17/04/2026

Meet the founder…

A little introduction to the person behind Art Apothecary.
A space for art, conversation and connection where you can hear the untold stories of artists.

Can’t wait to see you! ✨🌟

Our upcoming calendar is here, and we couldn’t be more excited to share it with you.From exploring the life and legacy o...
01/04/2026

Our upcoming calendar is here, and we couldn’t be more excited to share it with you.

From exploring the life and legacy of Frida Kahlo, to uncovering the women who shaped Matisse, and evenings dedicated to creativity, expression, and connection - each talk offers something a little different.

✨ Monthly at The Riverhouse Barn
🕰 7:30pm
🎟 £12 per event · Limited spaces

We’d love for you to join us.

A moment to pause, reflect, and connect.Join us for an evening exploring the life and story of Frida Kahlo - beyond the ...
28/03/2026

A moment to pause, reflect, and connect.

Join us for an evening exploring the life and story of Frida Kahlo - beyond the paintings, into the woman behind them.

✨ Wednesday 29th April · 7:30pm
📍 The Riverhouse Barn
🎟 £12 tickets

Limited spaces available.

We host monthly talks at The Riverhouse Barn, bringing together artists, authors, and speakers to share stories behind t...
28/03/2026

We host monthly talks at The Riverhouse Barn, bringing together artists, authors, and speakers to share stories behind their work - from well-known figures to the details you might not expect.

Each evening is designed to be calm, inspiring, and quietly thought-provoking.

✨£12 tickets
📍Walton-upon-Thames

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