The Arts Society Flitwick: Bottoms Up - The Story of Alcohol in Art

A 90-minute Arts Society Flitwick lecture by Ian Swankie on how alcohol and drinking have been portrayed in art from antiquity onwards.

Ian Swankie delivers a lecture for The Arts Society Flitwick exploring how alcohol and drinking have been depicted in art since the ancient Greeks and Romans. The talk considers the social messages in such works, the consequences of drink, and how alcohol shaped the lives of artists and those around them. The session runs 90 minutes at The Rufus Centre, with doors at 9:30 AM.