Great Art Explained – James Payne
Spend the evening with gallerist, curator, and writer James Payne during Newark Book Festival, reframing how we see art in his captivating talk, Great Art Explained.
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Ticket Prices
Festival Friends
£8.00
Adults
£10.00
Tickets purchased online for this event will be subject to a fee of £1.50 per booking (not per ticket), which is set by Palace Theatre, Newark.
About the Author
James Payne’s stated mission is to democratise art, remove gatekeeping, and make complex art history accessible to all. Art, he believes, can be thrilling and can resonate to all of us on a deep personal level. He is a writer, historian, curator, TV presenter, and the creator of popular YouTube channels Great Art Explained and Great Books Explained. He has given several lectures for Google Arts and Culture, and talks in several countries, including the UK, the United States, India, South Korea, Portugal and Italy. In June he is touring China and South Korea on a book tour. In March he gave a TED talk in Philadelphia. As well as co-presenting “Beyond the Brush’ on Sky Arts, he is also the co-host of the podcast “Primo & Payne: Great Art Explained” Payne was also co-owner and Head Curator of PayneShurvell gallery (2010-14), which is now an art consultancy in London and Suffolk.
In partnership with Vibrant Matter, Newark.
Author Book Signing
The brand-new Waterstones Newark is the official Festival Bookseller, for 2026. Waterstones will be running the Festival Bookshop at the Palace Theatre and pop-up book stalls for author book signings after every event at each venue.
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Please note: Advance tickets are available until 11 am the day before the event, unless the venue is the Palace Theatre or Tudor Hall, National Civil War Centre.
All tickets are sold through Newark Palace Theatre unless otherwise stated.
