
BAMS Weekend Conference 2025
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Hereford 4th – 6th April 2025

BAMS Weekend Conference
Hereford, Friday 4th – Sunday 6th April 2025
Join BAMS for a non-residential conference based in the historic city of Hereford. Participants will book their own accommodation and travel. The conference is to be centred around Hereford College of Art, The Green Dragon Hotel and Hereford Cathedral. The conference will commence at 5:30pm on the Friday until approximately 2pm on the Sunday.
The society’s AGM is to be held as part of the weekend.
The weekend will begin on Friday evening at Hereford College of Art, where entries from this year’s BAMS Student Medal Project will be on display. A drinks reception and the prize-giving ceremony will be followed by a buffet supper for delegates.
For Saturday lectures, we will be based in the ballroom of the historic Green Dragon Hotel where lunch and refreshments will be provided. The day will also include the popular ‘show and tell’ session and, as usual, artists are invited to bring work along to show at their own risk.
The conference speakers are to include:
- Ella Sibley Sparling, Tutor, Hereford College of Art.
- Dutch medallist Jennifer Hoes, The Marsh Visiting Lecturer for 2025.
- Malcolm Fare, who will discuss fencing medals and show some of his collection.
- Peter Barber, former Head of Map Collections at The British Library and a Trustee of Mappa Mundi, will discuss medals and maps.
- Shailendra Bhandare, Curator at The Ashmolean Museum, will discuss the work of two lesser- known Indian medallic artists and their contribution to the artform.
On Saturday afternoon, delegates will be given a private tour of Hereford cathedral to see the chained library and the famous Mappa Mundi: the largest surviving medieval map of the world. There will be an opportunity for delegates to attend evensong at the cathedral should they so wish. Drinks and dinner will then be served in College Hall at the cathedral.
On Sunday we’ll again visit the wonderful facilities of Hereford College of Art for the traditional BAMS workshop followed by lunch.
The delegate fee is £195 per person and includes:
All events and lectures, all drinks receptions, lunches and dinners as outlined above.
BOOKING NOW OPEN IN THE ONLINE SHOP
Attendees must arrange their own accommodation in Hereford. For those wishing to book at the centrally located Green Dragon hotel (our base for the Saturday), a discount code exclusive to BAMS delegates is provided with the booking information.
A wide range of other accommodation is available in Hereford.
A full programme will be sent to booked delegates in advance.
We very much look forward to seeing you at conference!
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