Salvador Castío @salvadorcastio.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Tomorrow in Birmingham, UK: a screening of the short film The Three Graces and a lecture by actress and writer Andreane Rellou. @andreanerellou.bsky.social 000
Salvador Castío @salvadorcastio.bsky.social · 21/08/2026It’s kind of chic to be a member of the Pre-Raphaelite Society. 000
Reposted by Salvador CastíoPre-Raphaelite Society @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Founder’s Day Lecture Speaker: Dr. Carol Jacobi Lecture Title: ‘Pre-Raphaelite! Showing and Telling 1848-2028’ Date: Saturday 10th October 2026 Time: AGM - 10.30 am Founder’s Day Lecture: 11.45am Venue: The Birmingham and Midland Institute www.pre-raphaelitesociety.org/event-detail...pre-raphaelitesociety.orgAGM and Founder's Day Lecture | Pre-Raphaelite SocAnnual General Meeting followed by our Founder's Day Lecture to be delivered by Dr. Carol Jacobi 051
Reposted by Salvador CastíoPre-Raphaelite Society @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social · 02/07/2026All the summer hats by Julia Margaret Cameron for #thursdayvibes. The first entitled ‘For I’m to be the Queen of May Mother’, the second ‘Summer Days’ and the third ‘Ophelia Study No 2’. 0112
Reposted by Salvador CastíoAnne C. Serling @anneserling.bsky.social · 30/05/2026My dad's response to a letter: "As to your questions-for relaxation I build model airplanes and read. I can't dance the length of a small closet, but I like music. My pet peeves are Senator McCarthy and the Ku Klux Klan. My favorite people are Eleanor Roosevelt and Jackie Robinson." Rod Serling 21882197
Reposted by Salvador CastíoDinah Roe @preraphsrule.bsky.social · 30/05/2026Also 'a pencil and chalk on paper version of Rossetti’s painting Lady Lilith...attributed to his [long-suffering] assistant Henry Treffry Dunn' (brackets mine). news.artnet.com/market/zucke...news.artnet.comPre-Raphaelite Masterpiece Expected to Rake in $1.3 Million at AuctionAn alluring painting by Pre-Raphaelite artist John Melhuish Strudwick heads to Christie's this June, in the house's second Zuckerman auction. 071
Salvador Castío @salvadorcastio.bsky.social · 14/05/2026Work shaped slowly and deliberately. Much of my work explores moments of transition and transformation through a visual language rooted in structure, atmosphere, and restraint. These drawings emerge piece by piece through sustained attention, craftsmanship, and immersion in the work itself. 000
Salvador Castío @salvadorcastio.bsky.social · 05/05/2026Amazing restoration that ensures that Burne-Jones and Williams Morris’s work will be enjoyed by future generations. 000
Salvador Castío @salvadorcastio.bsky.social · 04/05/2026I’m interested in images that reward sustained attention: works shaped slowly and deliberately, where craftsmanship and symbolic presence remain central. In an age of speed and constant distraction, I believe images should be encountered, not simply consumed. Modern-day Muse. Ink on paper. 050
Salvador Castío @salvadorcastio.bsky.social · 16/04/2026It’s important to learn to draw properly as well as understanding history that pertains to what you do. #scastio #draughtsman #preraphaelite #arthistory #books 010
Salvador Castío @salvadorcastio.bsky.social · 16/04/2026It's all true. #preraphaelite #katebush #ledzeppelin #guiness 010
Salvador Castío @salvadorcastio.bsky.social · 15/04/2026 Listen to Dr. Trowbridge’s inspiring lecture on Substack on the why the Pre-Raphaelites are relevant in 2026 and why that will continue to be true in the coming years. substack.com/@serenatrowb... @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social @serena-t.bsky.socialsubstack.comWhy does Pre-Raphaelitism Matter Now?Recording of my inaugural lecture, March 20th 2026 011
Salvador Castío @salvadorcastio.bsky.social · 10/03/2026Thank you for another excellent episode, Lauren. 👏🏼 @laurenlaverne.bsky.socialinstagram.comBBC Radio 4 on Instagram: ""There was moments where I was like, if I don't get better here, this music, this being part of theatre, I'm not going to be able to do this anymore. And I probably won't su...2,948 likes, 44 comments - bbcradio4 on March 9, 2026: ""There was moments where I was like, if I don't get better here, this music, this being part of theatre, I'm not going to be able to do this any... 020
Salvador Castío @salvadorcastio.bsky.social · 15/02/2026Another great episode, @laurenlaverne.bsky.social. The perfect start to a Sunday. ☕️bbc.co.ukDesert Island Discs - Richard Young, photographer - BBC SoundsRichard Young, photographer, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne. 010
Reposted by Salvador CastíoBruce Springsteen @brucespringsteen.net · 28/01/2026I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay freeyoutu.beBruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen 42569708740546
Reposted by Salvador CastíoPre-Raphaelite Society @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social · 08/01/2026Reflections today. We want to reflect that the Pre-Raphaelite Society is an independent charity, it’s volunteer-run, and we don’t have the capacity to answer general PRB questions, or check the sheer volume of direct messages we receive on our social media. Please contact us via our website. 0121
Salvador Castío @salvadorcastio.bsky.social · 07/01/2026This drawing of poet Benjamin Zephaniah is accompanies a longer reflection on voice, conviction, and why some figures demand to be drawn slowly and with attention. I’ve written more about my portrait and about Benjamin’s work on my blog. salvadorcastio.com/lived-conviction/ #scastio #traditionalart 010
Reposted by Salvador CastíoPre-Raphaelite Society @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social · 07/01/2026Verdant visions with Rossetti’s ‘The Salutation of Beatrice’ (1869)’, ‘My Lady Greensleeves’ (1863) and ‘Il Ramoscello’ (The Twig) (1865) for this week’s #WednesdayWonder. For more content and to join our community, become a member of the society by clicking the link in our bio. 0182
Salvador Castío @salvadorcastio.bsky.social · 28/12/2025Desert Island Discs over coffee is a must on Sunday morning. Thanks for another great episode, @laurenlaverne.bsky.social ☕️bbc.co.ukDesert Island Discs - Jojo Moyes, writer - BBC SoundsJojo Moyes, writer, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne. 010
Reposted by Salvador CastíoPre-Raphaelite Society @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social · 16/12/2025An early Christmas present just landed in our post box! The latest PRS Review, our magazine, full of poetry, essays, book reviews, news on upcoming events and exhibitions and so much more. This winter edition focusses on stories of work and the working class. … 191
Salvador Castío @salvadorcastio.bsky.social · 10/12/2025I look forward to reading this, especially Zynub Zaman’s always illuminating editorial. @zzaman.bsky.social @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social 020
Reposted by Salvador CastíoPre-Raphaelite Society @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social · 09/12/2025For day nine of our #ArtistAdventCalendar, Marie Spartali Stillman’s ‘The Enchanted Garden’, 1889. Inspired by Boccaccio’s Decameron, despite the distant, snowy scenes, within the walls of Ansaldo’s garden spring is conjured to woo his beloved Dianora. 1131
Salvador Castío @salvadorcastio.bsky.social · 07/12/2025Overcast mornings call for coffee and Desert Island Discs. Excellent episode @laurenlaverne.bsky.social.bbc.co.ukDesert Island Discs - Margaret Atwood, writer - BBC SoundsMargaret Atwood, writer, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne. 020
Reposted by Salvador CastíoPre-Raphaelite Society @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social · 05/12/2025For the fifth day of our #ArtistAdventCalendar, Edward Burne-Jones’ ‘The Summer Snow’, c.1863, @royalacademy.bsky.social. This wood engraving appeared in the May, 1863 issue of the magazine ‘Good Words’ to illustrate a poem called ‘Summer Snow’: … 1234
Reposted by Salvador CastíoPre-Raphaelite Society @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social · 24/10/2025Opening tomorrow, the new Pre-Raphaelite galleries at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery. After extensive renovations, these four galleries, with over sixty artworks on display, are reopening. Are you excited to visit? 2409
Reposted by Salvador CastíoPre-Raphaelite Society @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social · 24/10/2025Thanks so much to Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery for giving us a preview of the new Pre-Raphaelite galleries opening tomorrow! With four galleries there’s lots to see. Which artworks are you excited to see? 081
Reposted by Salvador CastíoPre-Raphaelite Society @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social · 03/12/2025For day three of our Artist Advent Calendar, poetry and a picture. William Morris & the beautiful ‘Meeting in Winter’ manuscript, from ‘Book of Verse’, made for Georgiana Burne-Jones, 1870. ❄️ For more content and to join our community, become a member of the society- www.pre-raphaelitesociety.org/ 1285
Salvador Castío @salvadorcastio.bsky.social · 01/12/2025This summer, my drawings and a 1,200-word essay on my forty-year connection to the Pre-Raphaelites were featured in the Pre-Raphaelite Society’s eminent art journal, the PRS Review For the first time, that essay is now available on my blog. salvadorcastio.com/blog @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social 020
Salvador Castío @salvadorcastio.bsky.social · 30/11/2025Sunday mornings must always start with coffee and Desert Island Discs. ☕️ Another excellent episode @laurenlaverne.bsky.social. Cheers.bbc.co.ukBBC Radio 4 - Desert Island Discs, Gordon Buchanan, cameraman and presenterGordon Buchanan, film-maker, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne. 020
Salvador Castío @salvadorcastio.bsky.social · 24/11/2025Another excellent episode, @laurenlaverne.bsky.social. 👏🏼👏🏼bbc.co.ukBBC Radio 4 - Desert Island Discs, Sir Salman Rushdie, writerSir Salman Rushdie, writer, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne. 010
Reposted by Salvador CastíoSusie Dent @susiedentwords.bsky.social · 21/11/2025Word of the day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet politician whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else. 762360790
Salvador Castío @salvadorcastio.bsky.social · 17/11/2025@laurenlaverne.bsky.social Desert Island Discs over a cup of coffee is a Sunday morning staple. Cheers for an excellent and engaging show. ☕️👏🏼 110
Reposted by Salvador CastíoPre-Raphaelite Society @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social · 05/11/2025Happy Guy Fawkes/Bonfire Night with Edward Burne-Jones and Evelyn De Morgan paintings of ‘Hero’ and her torch of light. In the Greek myth of Hero and Leander, Hero, a priestess, uses a torch from her tower to guide her lover Leander as he swims across the Hellespont strait to meet her in secret. 1201
Salvador Castío @salvadorcastio.bsky.social · 27/10/2025My picture Mystery is an amalgamation of sources of inspiration, including Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Kate Bush, and Jane Morris. My latest blog post details my process step by step. salvadorcastio.com/revolution-of-mystery @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social #scastio #traditionalartist #preraphaelite 041
Salvador Castío @salvadorcastio.bsky.social · 26/10/2025An overcast Sunday morning with a cup of coffee, my sketchbook, and Desert Island Discs. Life is good. Cheers, @laurenlaverne.bsky.social, you interview the most fascinating people. #sundayvibes #desertislanddiscs #coffee #sketchbook 000
Reposted by Salvador CastíoPre-Raphaelite Society @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social · 24/10/2025November Lecture Alert: ‘The Beauty of the Earth: the Art of May and William Morris’ Given by @suzannefagence.bsky.social 13:00, Saturday 22nd November The Birmingham and Midland Institute. Follow the link to our website in our bio, and click the events page to book. 1216
Reposted by Salvador CastíoPre-Raphaelite Society @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social · 20/10/2025Happy Diwali! To celebrate the Hindu, Jain and Sikh festival of light; depictions of stars twinkling in the night sky. 1. 🖼️ ‘Night’, Edward Robert Hughes. 2. 🖼️ Study for “The Hours” mural, Edwin Austin Abbey, 1897. 3. 🖼️ ‘Dantis Amor’, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1860, @tate.bsky.social. 0206
Reposted by Salvador CastíoSuzanne Fagence Cooper @suzannefagence.bsky.social · 13/10/2025Thinking of Morris and his challenge to us in his lecture on 'Art & the Beauty of the Earth', delivered #otd 1881. He declared 'I believe machines can do everything-except make works of art'. Find out more at our exhibition, opening Winchester 15 Nov : www.arcwinchester.org.uk/event/beauty... 041
Salvador Castío @salvadorcastio.bsky.social · 28/09/2025There’s nothing better on a Sunday morning than listening to an episode of Desert Island Discs over a cup of coffee. Another great episode, @laurenlaverne.bsky.social #sundayvibe #desertislanddiscs #coffee #BBCbbc.co.ukDesert Island Discs - Michael Sheen, actor - BBC SoundsMichael sheen, actor, shares the soundtrack fo his life with Lauren Laverne. 010
Salvador Castío @salvadorcastio.bsky.social · 21/09/2025I hope someone writes a blog post, creates a Substack, or, even better, records a podcast episode about this event and the ideas that emerged from it. 040
Reposted by Salvador CastíoPre-Raphaelite Society @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social · 19/09/2025Just a reminder of the conference tomorrow ‘Why does Pre-Raphaelitism matter now? Contemporary interventions in art and literature’. Date and Location: starting at 9am, Sat 20 Sept 2025, Birmingham and Midland Institute, UK. For all the details: www.pre-raphaelitesociety.org/event-detail... 093
