The Arts Society Woking – 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 art 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 Woking
Previously known as Woking DFAS, The Arts Society Woking meet on the 2nd Wednesday of the month (excluding July & August) at the
The Lord Roberts Centre, Brookwood, Woking Surrey GU24 0NP.
Lectures begin at 10.30 am…coffee is available from 9:45 am.
Visitors are welcome, subject to availability of space, and are invited to make a small donation towards our charitable activities.
Lecture Programme For The Arts Society Woking
2019 Lectures
October 9th 2019 – Food & Art Through The Ages: From Rennaissance Sugar Sculpting To 3D Printing
November 13th 2019 – Mad Men and Artists: How The Advertising Industry Exploited Fine Art
December 11th 2019 – Peasant Pastimes? The Art of Pieter Bruegel the Elder (d. 1569)
2020 Lectures
January 8th 2020 – The Magic of Pantomime
February 12th 2020 – Raphael 500th Anniversary
March 11th 2020 – The Field Of Cloth Of Gold: 6,000 Englishmen In France For 18 Days – How Did They Do It?
April 8th 2020 – Coloured Sculpture: What’s All the Fuss About?
May 13th 2020 – Restoration Theatre – Rakes, Fops and Wenches
June 10th 2020 – Clara Rhino Superstar
September 9th 2020 – Albrecht Dürer’s visit to the Netherlands in 1520/1521
October 14th 2020 – The Gold Lyre of Ur
November 11th 2020 – One Hundred Years of Deception
December 9th 2020 – Lecture: IO Saturnalia!
Membership of The Arts Society Woking
The subscription fee is £50 per year or £95 for a couple. Iit entitles members to:
- Attend 10 lectures per year (no lectures in July or August). Bring up to two guests to a lecture for a small donation.
(A guest can attend twice a year.) Hear the nation’s best lecturers talk about their favourite subjects with stunning digital presentations on a huge screen. No prior knowledge is required – or expected! - Go on visits and tours to places of interest (with additional charge to cover the costs).
- Attend Special Interest Study Days run by West Surrey Area (with additional charge to cover the costs).
- Take part in the activities of Church Recorders and Heritage Volunteers and support Young Arts projects.
- Receive the Arts Society magazine, four times a year.
For more information and to apply to join, please click here to visit the website for Arts Society Woking.
Map For The Arts Society Woking Meetings
The Lord Roberts Centre
The Lord Roberts Centre
Brookwood
Woking
Surrey
GU24 0NP
Lectures begin at 10.30 am
Coffee is available from 9:45 am.
Contact Details For The Arts Society Woking
Phone Number
Malcolm Lee (Chairman): 01483 474 341
*Please mention the All About Weybridge website when you contact The Arts Society Woking
Website
Address For Meetings
The Lord Roberts Centre
Brookwood
Woking
Surrey GU24 0NP
See interactive map below
