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.
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.
Guests are welcome to attend no more than two meetings. An admission charge of £5.00 is payable.
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 |
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| 25/01/2012 | G F Watts and The Watts Gallery. Tonights presentation will be given by the curator of the newly refurbished gallery | Mr Mark Bills BA (Hons) MSC |
| 29/02/2012 | Bark Poles and Paintings from Yirrkala: Australian Aboriginal Art | Miss Rebecca Hossack BA LLB |
| 28/03/2012 | The Tiger in Asian Art | Mrs Zara Fleming |
| 25/04/2012 | Mrs Beeton Presents: Beeton's Book of Household Management in its Culinary Context. (Art of the table) - Ms Gray will be in costume | Ms Annie Gray BA (Hons) MA PhD |
| 30/05/2012 | Annual General Meeting commencing at 7.15pm. Followed by: From Phaetons to Phantoms: 100 Years of Coachbuilding | Mr Clive Barham Carter MA |
| 27/06/2012 | The Olympic Games: Chariots of Fire. The Olympics bring a frisson of excitement that no other world event can equal. There is something heroic about the struggle to win a Gold that echoes the distant world of the Ancient Greeks, who would risk their lives for a crown of wild olive leaves. The lecture will draw on ancient sources to bring the games to life in the year of our British Olympics. | Mrs Hilary Hope Guise MA Fine Art(UCT) MA(Lon) |
| 26/09/2012 | A 21st Century Renaissance: Chatsworth and the Devonshire Collection in the Modern Age. | Mr Simon Seligman BA(Hons) |
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| Bookings can be made at the Tours table at our monthly lecture evenings or contact our Tours subcommittee at Margaret Staples. Non members may also join these visits for a £2 supplementary charge.
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| 30th April 2012 to 4th May 2012 | EUROPEAN HOLIDAY A tour of the Emilia-Romagna area of Italy staying in Bologna and visiting Parma, Modena and Ravenna. | FULLY BOOKED |
| Saturday 21st January 2012 | Leonardo da Vinci painter at the court of Milan’ Major exhibition at the National Gallery – maximum of 35 due to demand for tickets | £38.00 |
| Saturday 10th March 2012 | The Watts Gallery (after January lecture by the curator) followed by a visit to Denbies Wine Estate, Dorking. This will include tour & wine tasting. | Approx. cost £42.00 |
| Sunday 15th April 2012 | Wellington Arch & Apsley House , 1 Park Lane. Followed by a visit to Hogarth’s House, Chiswick. | |
| Tuesday 22nd May 2012 | Walmer Castle and gardens the official residence of the Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports. After lunch a ride on the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch railway. | |
| Thursday 7th June 2012 | Highclere Castle the home of the Carnarvon family since 1679 and where Downton Abbey was filmed. | |
| Saturday 7th July 2012 | Goldsmith Hall Exhibition “Gold: Britain’s Glorious Riches”. Followed by a visit to the City Livery Company exhibition of treasures at the Guildhall. | |
| provisional dates 10th – 15th September 2012 | A holiday is being planned in Shropshire. |