Events
A monthly lecture by expert speakers on any aspect of the arts—drama, ceramics, music, architecture, history of art, fashion, books, modern art, prehistoric art, interior design, gardens, painting, sculpture, dance, jewellery, film, textiles.
Other Activities
We arrange additional outings, special interest days and other events, and produce a tri-annual magazine packed with interesting and in-the moment arts information
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Forthcoming Lectures / Events
Tuesday 08 September 2026
Rodin: the Flight of the Soul
Michael Howard
“What makes my Thinker think is that he thinks not only with his brain, with his knitted brow, his distended nostrils and compressed lips, but with every muscle of his arms, back, and legs, with his clenched fist and gripping toes.”
Tuesday 13 October 2026
The Changing Face of Contemporary Glass Art
Susan Wood
“We have had a long love affair with glass. It inspires us with its beauty, surprises us with its versatility, challenges us with its complex physical properties. Glass is performance art…from its fluidity to the way it scatters light in space.”
Tuesday 10 November 2026
Raphael, a god amongst painters
Chantal Brotherton Ratcliff
Raphael, Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo—the trinity of great masters of the High Renaissance. But Raphael leaves questions behind him. Why has he been over-shadowed by his peers? How can we distil his magic? And most poignantly, had he lived, what would have come next?