TASDAG – Insiders/Outsiders and cultural influencers
The November Lecture from The Arts Society Dumfries and Galloway (TASDAG) will reflect a source of inspiration which has made a unique and priceless contribution to cultural life in Britain for almost a century. The Lecture will explore the visual arts created by some of the thousands of people who were located to these shores during the displacement and trauma of Nazi-dominated Europe in the 1930s and 1940s. Their dislocation, and the challenges they faced, were barely known during those two decades of global horror, but despite that they have made a lasting contribution to British culture.
The Arts Society is delighted to host Guest Lecturer, Monica Bohm-Duchen, who will examine the nature of this contribution, with a focus on not only the familiar names of Gombrich, and Kokoschka, but also lesser-known figures including Joseph Herman and Albert Reuss. Monica is a London-based freelance lecturer, writer and exhibition organiser. She has lectured at all of the well-known galleries and institutes, including the Tate, the National Gallery and the Royal Academy of Arts. Her books include ‘Insiders/Outsiders – Refugees from Nazi Europe and their contribution to British Visual Culture.’ Monica is the initiator and creative director of the nationwide Insiders/Outsiders Arts Festival.
The monthly TASDAG Lectures take place on the second Tuesday of the month, and the Insiders/Outsiders Lecture is on November 11th 2025 at 11.00am in the Gilchrist Room. Easterbrook Hall, The Crichton, DG1 4TA (Coffee and Tea from 10.30am)
More information about lectures, events and membership is available from www.tasdag.org.uk
