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North American Premiere Commissioned by Park Avenue Armory and 14 — 18 NOW, the UK's arts program for the First World War Centenary, Ruhrtriennale With additional commissioning funds provided by the Holland Festival and with the kind assistance of Marian Goodman Gallery, Goodman Gallery and Lia Rumma.

Jonathan Watkins has served on numerous committees and boards, most recently for the Imperial War Museum (2011 — 2016), Arts Council Collection Acquisitions Committee (2011 — 2013) and 14 - 18 Now: First World War Centenary Cultural Programme (2013 ---RRB-.

Tate Modern joins forces with 14 — 18 NOW, the UK's arts programme for the First World War centenary, to commemorate the significant contribution of African men and women in this conflict

To coincide with this year's First World War centenary, the Venezuelan artist Carlos Cruz - Diez has painted a Dazzle ship for the Liverpool Biennial.

Tate Modern joins forces with 14 — 18 NOW, the UK's arts programme for the First World War centenary, to commemorate the...

Created as part of a unique collaboration between IWM's Art Commissions Committee and arts organisation firstsite Colchester, this exhibition is part of IWM Contemporary — a programme of contemporary art and photography in response to war and conflict and part of the IWM's First World War Centenary Programme.

19 June: The British Library commemorates the First World War centenary with an exhibition about life during the war.

The IWM's First World War centenary programme is the rightful highlight among hundreds of events planned to mark the anniversary in 2014

Tate Britain's Paul Nash retrospective (26 October 2016 — 5 March 2017) falls in the middle of the nation's First World War centenary commemorations, which seems fitting for an artist whose life and work was altered so dramatically by his experiences on the Western Front.

Undead Sun, the first of a series of First World War centenary commissions, looks at the issues of visibility and concealment in warfare, exploring the advent of aerial surveillance, camouflage, and lines of sight.

Read about the Great War Centenary Commemorations which take place between 1914 - 1918 and pay tribute to our fallen heroes on one of our Battlefield Tours.

Produced by Artichoke and commissioned by 14 - 18 NOW, the UK's arts programme for the First World War centenary, PROCESSIONS will commemorate 100 years since the first women in the UK won the vote.

The First World War Centenary Battlefield Tours programme, designed to engage school students in active commemoration, has been extended to offer free literature themed tours to all secondary and middle schools in England.

The UCL Institute of Education and school tour operator, Equity, who collectively run the First World War Centenary Battlefield Tours Programme, are inviting all state secondary schools in Kent, Central England and the Midlands, South - East London, East London and Essex, North London, Eastern England and North - West England, to participate in a First World War History Regional Competition, as part of the commemoration of the Battle of Passchendaele centenary.

David Rich, National Education Coordinator of the First World War Centenary Battlefield Tours Programme, said:

Following participation in the First World War Centenary Battlefield Tours Programme, three students from Chatsmore, Abby Smith, Joe Angioni, and Alicia Dutton, were inspired to create a collaborative public sculpture in memory of three Sussex battalions who fought at the Battle of Boar's Head, on 30th June 1916.

The UCL Institute of Education and school tour operator, Equity, who collectively run the First World War Centenary Battlefield Tours Programme, are inviting all state secondary schools in South East London and Medway, Lincolnshire, Essex, Central England, Cheshire and Lancashire to participate in a First World War History Regional Competition, as part of the national commemorations of the conflict.

The First World War Centenary Battlefield Tours Programme is delivered by UCL Institute of Education (IOE) and school tour operator Equity, and encourages younger generations to uncover personal stories like George's and create enduring legacies that resonate with local communities.

The premier museum of the Great War Centenary in Flanders has over 2,000 original objects and documents on display and visitors are invited to share the stories through interactive kiosks, touch screens, interactive poppy bracelets, video projections and soundscapes.

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Obviously it's the centenary of the start of World War One next year, but what were your personal reasons for writing this book?I have a very strong view...

This coming July, the world will mark the centenary of the First World War, the seismic calamity that began the 20th century as an epoch and that, in another hundred years, may well be regarded as the sanguinary first act in the end of Europe as «Europe» had been known for over a millennium.

Next year, 2014, will see the centenary of the start of the First World War, the war which shaped the 20th centuWar, the war which shaped the 20th centuwar which shaped the 20th century.

As we continue marking the centenary of this conflict, it is useful to focus on the British Catholic experience of the war.

September 18 was misty but even so it is easy to imagine figures on either side looking out and recalling that as well as being the day of the Scottish referendum it was also the centenary of the Irish Home Rule law that was immediately suspended because of the First World War.

Duncan Wilson, chief executive of Historic England said: «The listing and upgrading of these war memorials dedicated to members of the air services helps to tell the story of Britain's wartime aviation history and marks the centenary of the formation of the Royal Air Force.

A crucifix is among memorials dedicated to airmen in the First and Second World Wars that have been given heritage protection to mark the centenary of the Royal Air Force.

Many will already be aware that 2014 is the centenary of the start of the Great War of 1914 - 18.

A World War One centenary event is taking place today to honour the contributions of millions of African... More

Meanwhile, poppies are being grown in the grounds of parish churches and Church of England schools across the country as an act of remembrance on the centenary of World War I.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have joined European leaders in Liege in Belgium to commemorate the centenary of the First World War, which claimed the lives of around 16 million people over four years.

Formed just after the First World War, the Club is now approaching its centenary year and played its first match against Cambridge in 1921, making it the longest running Australian football rivalry outside of Australia.

Modifying the automatic increases in business rates in the light of trading conditions in 2012 — 13 - Lord Naseby Plans to commemorate the centenary of the First World War - Lord Clark of Windermere

He cited the «sheer scale of the sacrifice», the impact of the war on the development of Britain and the fact that «this matters, not just in our heads, but in our hearts» as reasons for marking the centenary.

The centenary of World War I is much upon us, and the key notion of «national self - determination» is every bit as elusive, in terms of practical meaning, as it was when Wilson first spoke of it in 1918.

This month, which sees the centenary anniversary of the outbreak of World War I, is a time of reflection and remembrance for Europe.

Read David Cameron's full speech announcing centenary celebrations of the First World War on politics.co.uk.

The completion of Transforming IWM London will see the Imperial War Museum re-opened as the centrepiece of our commemorations for the centenary of the First World War.

A handful of MPs are calling for First World War commemorations to be completely ignored until the centenary of Armistice Day in 2018.

As we approach the centenary of the First World War, the first flurries in what will be an avalanche of books, covering political, military, social, financial and personal experiences, have slid into the shops.

In the centenary year of the end of the Great War, the EU Commission has just proposed doubling the Erasmus budget to allow more young people to experience life in another EU country.

The centenary commemorations of World War One continue like the attritional battles of the period.

This project has added significance with the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War coming up in 2014.

Continue reading «Lord Ashcroft: We owe it to the fallen to commemorate the centenary of the First World War»»

Germany has called on Britain not to celebrate the centenary of the First World War but to focus on the idea that the European Union brought peace to the What Positive Words Can You Say to a Friend Who Has Lost His Job?

With the centenary of the First World War now up and running we can expect a plethora of films about that dreadful conflict to emerge over the next couple of years but Testament of Youth has set a very high bar indeed.

Accompanied live on piano by Neil Brand and screened as part of The Year of the Cinema Season and the events marking the centenary of World War I. National Opera Ljubljana (during World War I: Kino Central), Ljubljana, 7 September.

The Great War remains a deservedly compelling subject during these centenary years, which might bring extra attention to experimental filmmaker Bill Morrison's Beyond Zero: 1914 — 1918.

To coincide with the Centenary of the First World War, Animal Aid has produced a set of free teaching resources on the role played by animals in th...

Visit Flanders» new Educational Guide highlights key historical sites to consider, the educational resources available and offers general advice for all teachers planning to undertake a First World War battlefields tour with their students as part of the centenary commemoration.

Acclaimed actor Vanessa Redgrave will join young musicians at Chetham's School of Music in Manchester for a special performance linked to the centenary of the First World War.