ESDFAS
East Sussex Decorative and Fine Arts Society
Members meet on the last Wednesday evening of the month at Hove Town Hall, Norton Road, Hove.
The venue is easily accessible by local bus services and there is free car parking in the Norton Road Car Park after 6pm.
New members welcome. Futher details on 01273 303034
We arrive from 7.00 pm giving an opportunity to meet fellow members, check notices and to note planned visits and tours. A bar is available.
The meeting starts at 7.45 pm. Meetings are not held in December, July and August.
The highest standards are maintained in choosing subjects for our illustrated lectures. At the Town Hall the Society enjoys the superb screening facilities of the Great Hall. Our speakers are auditioned and selected by NADFAS to ensure that members will enjoy and appreciate their presentations
| Date | Event | Lecturer |
|---|---|---|
| 27/01/2010 | Banks, Burgundy and Piracy - The 15th Century Artists of Bruges | The Rt Revd. Christopher Herbert PhD |
| 24/02/2010 | London's Country Houses | Mrs Caroline Knight BA Hons MA Courtauld |
| 31/03/2010 | Bhutan - The Kingdom of the Thunder Dragon | Mrs Zara Fleming |
| 28/04/2010 | Angelica Kauffman - An Artist in 18th Century England | Mr Leslie Primo BA MA |
| 26/05/2010 | Annual General Meeting commencing at 7.15pm Followed by: The Medici - Power Players, Benefactors of the Arts and Gardens - and Tyrants | Mrs Joanne Kidd |
| 30/06/2010 | Travels in Rajasthan with Rudyard Kipling. Palaces and Temples, Monuments and Forts in the land of Kings | Mrs Elizabeth Merry MA BA(Hons)PGCE |
| 29/09/2010 | The Aesthetic Movement | Dr Anne Anderson BA PhD FSA |
| Date | Event | Lecturer |
|---|---|---|
| May 2011 | A holiday in Edinburgh with visits in the city and the surrounding area. | Currently being arranged |
| 2011 | Speakers and Visits for 2011 are currently 'Work In Progress' | |
| Date | Event | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| 16 February 2010 | Van Gogh – “The Real Van Gogh, the artist and his letters” – major exhibition at the Royal Academy | £31.00 |
| 5 March 2010 | Dr Johnson’s House and the British Library | £27.50 |
| 28 March 2010 | The Olde Tyme Players Music Hall, including cream tea & cakes, somewhere in the New Forest!! | £36.00 + £7.00 (to inculde a roast beef Lunch) |
| 21 April 2010 | Belmont House and gardens near Faversham. An elegant 18C house with exclusive collection of clocks (cooked lunch available to order in advance) | £27.50 |
| 7 May 2010 | Rye – ancient and unspoilt Cinque Port. Guided walking tour and free time. | £27.50 |
| 21 - 24 May 2010 | Holiday at Holme Lacy, Herefordshire | FULLY BOOKED |
| 20-24 September 2010 | Five days in North Wales staying at Bodelwyddan Castle Hotel | FULLY BOOKED |
Currently Being Arranged |
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| 8 June 2010 | Titsey Place in Kent. A Regency house with beautiful 15 acre gardens. | |
| End Of June | A visit to the V & A. Two major exhibitions will be running – one on Quilts and one on Horace Walpole & Strawberry Hill. Members can choose to visit one of them or have the day free to spend as they wish. | |
| July | Godinton House and gardens near Ashford or Houghton Lodge, near Stockbridge with a Cottage Orne. | |
| September | London’s Olympic Sites to include coffee and roast beef lunch. | |
| October | Gauguin Exhibition at the Tate Modern | |
| November | Canaletto and other Venetian artists - Exhibition at the National Gallery |