A portait of Vanessa Bell, avant-garde painter, designer, decorator, inspired colourist, mother and muse.
EVENTS AND LECTURES
Society events open to members, some guest tickets may be available. Please contact the Society for more information
Society
Dr Julia Musgrave
Bowdon
16 Feb 2026 - 13:45
The Bowdon Rooms
The Firs, Bowdon, United Kingdom, WA14 2TQ
The Firs, Bowdon, United Kingdom, WA14 2TQ
Online Event
Society
Mr Ed Williams
Chester
17 Feb 2026 - 11:00
Cheshire View
Plough Lane , Christleton, Chester, United Kingdom, CH3 7PT
Plough Lane , Christleton, Chester, United Kingdom, CH3 7PT
Online Event
Hear how Constable and Turner challenged convention, were notoriously ‘difficult’, and were the forerunners of modernism in British art
Society
Mr Raymond Warburton
Eastbourne
17 Feb 2026 - 14:00
East Dean & Friston Village Hall,
Village Green Lane, East Dean, Eastbourne, United Kingdom, BN20 0DJ
Village Green Lane, East Dean, Eastbourne, United Kingdom, BN20 0DJ
Online Event
The current "greats" of British-based sculpture, and the rising stars of the future
Society
Ms Laurie Wickwire
Mid Sussex
18 Feb 2026 - 10:30
Whitemans Green Sports Club, Cuckfield, United Kingdom, RH17 5HX
Online Event
Come learn how De Beers really did "Romance the Stone".
Society
Ms Rosalind Whyte
Runnymede
18 Feb 2026 - 10:30
The Hythe Centre
Thorpe Road, Staines, United Kingdom, TW18 3HD
Thorpe Road, Staines, United Kingdom, TW18 3HD
Online Event
A GENERAL BACKGROUND TO THE LIFE AND WORK OF CONSTABLE AND THE 'WILD SIDE' OF CONTSTABLES'S PRACTICE