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The Arts Society Woking – Monthly Meetings

Arts Society Woking- Previously Woking DFAS

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.

Covid-19

From September to December 2020 our lectures will be online. We will revert to having live lectures as soon as we can in 2021.

Lecture Programme For The Arts Society Woking

2020 Lectures

September 9th 2020 – Dickens, Lawrence of Arabia, and the Cinematic Art of David Lean

October 14th 2020 – The Gold Lyre of Ur

November 11th 2020 – One Hundred Years of Deception

December 9th 2020 – Lecture: IO Saturnalia!

2021 Lectures

January 13th 2021 – Coloured Sculpture: What’s All the Fuss About?

February 10th 2021 – Pleasure, Sin and Men with Fish Heads: The fantastical works of Hieronymus Bosch

March 10th 2021 – Restoration Theatre – Rakes, Fops and Wenches

April 14th 2021 – Vincent van Gogh – Madman or Genius

May 12th 2021 – Medieval Castles: An Alternative view

June 9th 2021 – The Subtle Science and Exact Art of Colour in English Garden Design – why gardening can rank as a fine art

July 2020 – No Lecture (Summer break)

August 2020 – No Lecture (Summer break)

September 8th 2021 – Albrecht Dürer’s visit to the Netherlands in 1520/1521

October 13th 2021 – Clara Rhino Superstar

November 10th 2021 – A brief history of wine

December 8th 2021 – Joseph of Nazareth: Best supporting actor

Membership of The Arts Society Woking

Due to the restrictions imposed by the virus the subscription fee has been reduced to £30. It 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.

Other Arts Society Groups: Weybridge