Established in 2000 in the heart of Pennine Yorkshire, our Society offers a high quality and wide ranging programme of lectures and visits and welcomes everyone with an interest in the arts and their history.

The Arts Society, Halifax meets monthly (except in August and September), for lectures in the beautiful Square Chapel Arts Centre in the centre of Halifax, adjacent to the historic Piece Hall.  Do join us!

Lectures are held on the second Tuesday of the month at 1.00pm.

Please note: there will be no lectures in August and September.

THE NEXT LECTURE IS ON TUESDAY 8 OCTOBER, 2024

"Morocco Blue: Why and How Morocco got Painted Blue"

Lecturer: Elizabeth Gowing

This draws on Elizabeth’s time in Morocco in visits spanning more than 25 years. The lecture focuses particularly on the stories behind the blue pigment used for the fishing boats and doorways of photogenic Essaouira on the Moroccan coast, and the Majorelle Blue developed and patented by French artist Jacques Majorelle in Marrakech in the 1920s. The story of Morocco’s blues takes us from Berber veils to Yves Saint-Laurent who restored Majorelle’s Marrakech garden, via Modernist Orientalist art and a protected mollusc...

Not a member? Individual lectures may be purchased from Square Chapel Box Office at £11.50 (including £1.50 booking fee) per lecture.

Membership enquiries : email: halifax@theartssociety.org