The Arts Society Weybridge – Monthly Meetings
About The Arts Society
The Arts Society (previously known as Decorative and Fine Art Society) has over 90,000 member worldwide – brought together through a shared curiosity for the arts and our artistic heritage. The Arts Society offers enjoyable opportunities to discover and support the arts of yesterday, today and tomorrow, wherever you are. Our events provide welcoming places – locally, nationally and globally – to hear excellent lecturers share their specialist knowledge about the arts.
The Arts Society Weybridge
Weybridge Decorative & Fine Arts Society was founded in 2000. We are affiliated to The Arts Society formerly known as the National Association for Decorative & Fine Arts. In October 2017, following the lead of The Arts Society, we changed our name to The Arts Society Weybridge.
Our primary activity is a programme of lectures with a guest speaker. These talks take place at Whiteley Village Hall, Octagon Road, off Burwood Road, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey KT12 4EH, at 10.30 am on the second Wednesday of each month (except July).
We also arrange visits to local places of interest, and trips abroad.
Talks Programme For The Arts Society Weybridge
2025 Talks – All planned to be live at Whiteley Village Hall
Wednesday 8th January 2025 – Johannes Vermeer 1632 – 1675 and the Delft school of Painting
Wednesday 12th February 2025 – Cartoons & Contraptions: ‘World of Heath Robinson’
Wednesday 12th March 2025 – Antony Gormley: ‘A Body of Work’
Wednesday 9th April 2025 – Annual General Meeting followed by Katsushika Hokusai and JMW Turner
Wednesday 14th May 2025 – Gauguin’s Discovery of the Primitive
Wednesday 11th June 2025 – Gilded Glories – The fascinating History of Gilding
Wednesday 13th August 2025 – The Invention of Photography and Impact of Early Modern Painting
Wednesday 10th September 2025 – Meissen Porcelain
Wednesday 8th October 2025 – John Singer Sargent: ‘The Private Radical’
Wednesday 12th November 2025 – Pantomime: ‘When the Fairy’s over 50’
Wednesday 10th December 2025 – Art & Architecture
Archive - 2024 Talks Programme
Wed 10 January 2024 – Discovering Macdonald Gill: Architect, Artist and Mapmaker
Wed 14 February 2024 – George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham
Wed 13 March 2024 – A Bit of a Carry On
Wed 10 April 2024 – Annual General Meeting followed by ‘The Athletic Aesthetic – Your Arts Society Guide to the 2024 Olympics’
Wed 8 May 2024 – The Architecture of Mughal India
Wed 12 June 2024 – Van Gogh’s 444 days in Provence
July 2024 – No Lecture (Summer Holiday Break)
Wed 14 August 2024 – Persepolis: Art, Architecture and Ideology of the Persian Empire
Wed 11 September 2024 – Diego Velazquez: Painter and Courtier for Philip IV
Wed 9 October 2024 – From the Sublime to the Ridiculous – Venetian Glass 1450 – 1900
Wed 13 November 2024 – How to Steal a Million
Wed 11 December 2024 – Buildings for 8 Faiths in London
Archive - 2023 Talks Programme
Wed 8 February 2023 – Charlie Chaplin: Tortured Genius
Wed 8 March 2023 – 10 Favourite Paintings from the National Gallery
Wed 12 April 2023 – Annual General Meeting followed by ‘Brave New World: Post WWII Culture’
Wed 20 May 2023 – Birth of the Hoax in 18C England
Wed 14 June 2023 – Greek Origins and Illusions
Wed 9 August 2023 – ‘Baroque on a Roll’
Wed 13 September 2023 – How Art Can Save Your Life
Wed 11 October 2023 – The Art of the Automobile
Wed 8 November 2023 – Travels with a Trowel
Wed 13 December 2023 – ‘From Pageant to Pop’ – The History of Music in London
Archive - 2022 Talks Programme
Wed 12th January 2022 – This is Wren: The Classical, The Baroque: City London Churches – Lecture by Tony Tucker
Wed 9th February 2022 – Albrecht Durer’s Visit to the Netherlands in 1520: A Commemoration of the Five Hundredth Anniversary of his last Journey – Lecture by Clare Ford-Wille
Wed 9th March 2022 – Played in London: Charting the Heritage of a City at Play – Lecture by Simon Inglis
Wed 13th April 2022 – Highlights of the Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum – Lecture by James Taylor
Wed 11th May 2022 – The Aztec Legacy: Continuity and Change – Lecture by Chloe Sayer
Wed 8th June 2022 – Pevsner in Surrey: Nikolaus Pevser and the Buildings of England – Lecture by Susie Harries
Wed 10th August 2022 – Now you See it, Now you Don’t – The Art of Visual Deception – Lecture by Bertie Pearce
Wed 14th September 2022 – Rosa Bonheur (1822-1899): A Bicentenary Celebration – Lecture by Lois Oliver
Wed 12th October 2022 – Annual General Meeting followed by Norman Rockwell and the Heyday of the Illustrator – Lecture by Rupert Dickens
Wed 9th November 2022 – Manet and his Milieu – Lecture by Barry Venning
Wed 14th December 2022 – The Genius of Antonio Stradivari – Lecture by Toby Faber
Membership of The Arts Society Weybridge
We currently have 250 members. The number of members is limited by the capacity of our lecture venue.
If you are interested in becoming a member, we will be delighted to send you a registration form to be completed and returned with a non-refundable registration fee of £10.
When you become a member this registration fee will be credited towards the cost of your first year’s membership.
The annual membership fee from January 2025 is £55 per member.
Our year runs from January to December.
For more information and to apply to join please see our website tasweybridge.org.uk
Where & When
The Arts Society Weybridge meet on the 2nd Wednesday of the month (excluding July) at Whiteley Village Hall. A map and the full address are below.
Lectures begin at 10.30 am
Coffee is available from 10 am.
Contact Details For The Arts Society Weybridge
Address For Meetings
Whiteley Village Hall
Octagon Road
off Burwood Road
Walton-on-Thames
Elmbridge
Surrey KT12 4EH
See interactive map on this page
Website
Map For The Arts Society Weybridge Meetings
Whiteley Village Hall
Whiteley Village Hall
Octagon Road, off Burwood Road, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey KT12 4EH
Related page: The Arts Society Woking