The Arts Society Bowdon

OUR NEXT LECTURE - Monday 16th February

BLOOMSBURY GROUP – THE ART OF VANESSA BELL

With speaker Julia Musgrave, an Art Historian teaching at the City Literary Institute and the Highgate Literary and Scientific Institution in London. She has a special interest in the social networks of the British art world in the development of the Contemporary Art Society 1910 – 1930.

Avant-garde painter, designer, decorator, inspired colourist, mother and muse, Vanessa Bell was the warm heart of the Bloomsbury Group, a set who Dorothy Parker once described as ‘living in squares and loving in triangles’. Navigating the tides of sexual and artistic revolution with tolerance, irreverence and wit she had a central role in the social and aesthetic life of Bloomsbury.

Book Now for our SPRING LUNCH - 2026

Tickets are available now for our spring lunch on Thursday 19th March at Ringway Golf Club.

Tickets are £39.50 for 2 course meal including coffee or tea.

Our speaker will be Peter Murray from Pulse of Perfumery a bespoke perfumery in Knutsford who take us through the passion that led him to open a fragrance boutique for anyone looking for their signature scent.

More details can be found in our events by following this link: https://theartssociety.org/events/spring-2026-guest-lunch

TABLEY HALL - BOOK RESTORATION

Our work at Tabley Hall resumed in November this year. More details can be found here: https://theartssociety.org/arts-news-features/tabley-book-restoration

WE NEED YOUR HELP

We currently have 2 vacant positions for volunteers to help us run the society. We are looking for:

A Secretary to take the minutes at our monthly committee meetings and
An Events organiser to arrange events and visits for our members to enjoy. This can be one-off or recurring involvement to suit you.

If you'd like to join volunteer for either of these roles, please let us know by emailing us at: bowdon@theartssociety.org or letting someone know at a lecture meeting.

About Us

The Arts Society Bowdon was established in 1982. It is a friendly and welcoming society affiliated to The Arts Society, a leading arts education charity with a global network of local Societies which brings people together through a shared curiosity for the arts.

We meet at the beautiful Edwardian Bowdon Rooms. We offer illustrated talks given by lecturers of national and international standing on subjects related to a wide spectrum of the arts. We host one or two Guest Events each year which usually take the form of a special Society lunch and lecture and these have proved popular with the members and their guests. When circumstances allow, we offer two one-day visits each year to places of interest to members and there are also opportunities to join visits arranged by the Arts Society and neighbour Societies in the North West.

Our volunteers undertake various projects in the local community such as restoration work at the library at Tabley House. We also sponsor educational work in local schools and colleges and this year our Young Arts Group is taking part in the art bytes programme. We have recently created popular Heritage Trails of Bowdon the most recent being about 3 female Altrincham artists. Details can be found on our News page.

The North West Area Arts Society covers all the societies in our area, details of events across the North West can be found on their web page. Click here for details.

To Join Us

The Annual membership fee for 2025/6 is £70 per person. There is a discount rate mid season. The New Member/Renewal form can be downloaded using the link in the attachments box and either brought to a meeting or posted/emailed to the Membership secretary using the details below.

We look forward to welcoming you to Bowdon Arts Society.

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