Welcome to the website of The Arts Society Eastbourne (TASE).

Details of all the lectures in our 24/25 season can be found in the Events section below. We are happy to welcome up to 5 visitors at each lecture. Prebooking is essential - please contact Maggie on tasememsec@yahoo.com. Please note that we charge visitors £10.

We welcome feedback on the lectures and suggestions regarding future topics. Please contact Kate on TASE-lectures@outlook.com

We always welcome help with running our Society! If you are a member and could help with maintaining the website or the Facebook page, with the organisation of Special Interest Days and visits, with researching Arts Volunteering programmes, to 'meet and greet' members on lecture days, or to handle our liaison with East Dean Hall, we would love to hear from you! Please contact Chris, our chair, on christopherdyetase@gmail.com

Bookings are now open for our day trip on 28 April 2025 to Watts Gallery and Artists' Village. Tickets are £50 per person and include: coach travel; a guided tour of either Watts Gallery (featuring George Frederic Watts' paintings and scupltures) or Watts Chapel (an Arts and Crafts masterpiece created by Mary Watts and the local community of Compton); a light lunch; and free time with included entry to Watts Gallery, Limnerslease (the artists' home), Watts Cemetary Chapel, Watts Contemporary Gallery and the grounds and gardens.

Pick up for the coach (which has reclining seats, air conditioning and toilet) will be 8.30am from Tesco, Meads Street or 8.45am from Memorial Hall, Chruch Street, Willingdon. Arrival at Watts Gallery will be approximately 10.45am. Departure from Watts Gallery will be at 4pm, arriving back in Eastbourne at approximately 6pm.

To book, please contact Adrian on taseeventsec@gmail.com

 We currently have a waiting list to become a member. Please contact Maggie on tasememsec@yahoo.com if you would like to join the list.
 

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