The monthly lectures will be at Norfolk Pavillion, The South of England Showground, Ardingly until October 2025.  Doors open at 10am and the lecture is at 10.45 after a short introduction. We usually have the ground floor rooms, please see the separate document re fire escape arrangements and accessibility.

In November 2025 we will be moving the monthly lectures to the Whitemans Green Sports Club at Cuckfield.  Doors open at 9.30 with the lecture at 10.30 after a short introduction. Please click here for to access the club's website and more information abiout the venue is given below.

Members are free.  If you are interested in joining the society please send us an email as we are very happy to offer the first lecture for free. 

Visitors are always welcome at the lectures and the entry fee is £10.  

Membership is £50 pa 1st November to 31st October. Part year membership 1st July to 31st October 2025 is £10.  Please see opposite for the part year form and the Gift Aid form.

As well as entrance to the lectures members can attend the study days, trips and holidays offered by Mid Sussex and other local societies. To book a place on a Mid Sussex activity please email membership.midsussex@theartssociety.org 

There is also an Arts Magazine which is distributed 3 times year and the central team send emails with information about exhibitions etc that may be of interest.  From time to time one of the accredited lectures writes with the title 'Become an Instant Expert on...' and these pieces offer a deeper insight into a topic.  Additionally the central team secure discounts, especially with travel companies, on our behalf and information about these offers is emailed and can be found in the magazine.

Do come and join the 200+ people who enjoy being part of the Mid Sussex society.

Community Art Grant 2025: We are delighted to announce that Wivelsfield Primary School has been awarded the grant and we look forward to seeing their mural in due course.

Lecture and Events programme

15th July 2025 - Summer Lunch: The Art of Dance. 

9th September 2025 (NB this is a Tuesday) - Re-Imagining the Nation: 19th Century Danish Landscapes

29th September 2025 - Dutch Holiday 4days/3nights staying at The Hague. Please see opposite for the detailed information 

8th October 2025 AGM followed by Cartoons and Contraptions: The Wonderful World of W. Heath Robinson

22nd October 2025 Lecture and Lunch Ardingly College.  Introducing Radical Harmony: Helene Kröller-Müller's Neo-Impressionists at the National Gallery.  Tickets are £30 each to include coffee & biscuits the lecture and a 2 course lunch with wine and soft drinks.

In November the monthly lectures will move to Whitemans Green Sports Club Cuckfield. Please click here to access the club's website.

Doors open at 9.30 am. The meetings are held on the first floor which is accessed by stairs and a lift.  Accessible WCs are available on both floors.  In the unlikely event of a fire, assistance will be offered to those who need help descending the stairs from the refuge area(s).

Refreshments can be purchased in the café and the lecture begins at 10.30 am after a short introduction. Visitors are welcome at all lectures - an entrance fee of £10 applies. 

There is ample free parking including disabled spaces on site.  Cuckfield is served by Metrobus 271 & Compass routes 31/31A.

19th November 2025 - The History of American Art in 25 Iconic Works

17th December 2025 - A Very Ceremonial Christmas

21st January 2026 - A Private Palace of Art: Frederic Leighton's Studio House.  We hope to arrange a visit to Leighton House later in 2026.

18th February 2026 - The De Beer Cartel: Romancing the Stone

24th February 2026 STUDY DAY Unravelling The Silk Road.  More information about the day which will include coffee, 3 lectures and a 2 course lunch will be available in due course.

18th March 2026 - Frauds and Fakes: Art Works that have Fooled the World

15th April 2026 - 18th Century English Porcelain: Chelsea, Worcester, Bow and Derby

30th April 2026 - VISIT - Coach trip to Chichester cathedral to include an art tour, refreshments and Choral Evensong.  More information to follow.

20th May 2026 - The Creation and the Early Years of the Newlyn School.  This will complement the upcoming exhibition at Champs Hill near Pulborough

17th June 2026 - Charles Rennie Mackintosh