Lecture and Events programme

16th October 2024 -  AGM followed by The Science of Art at the National Gallery

23rd October 2024 - Lecture & Lunch: Van Gogh 444 Days in Provence. More information is given opposite but we can only offer waiting list places now

20th November 2024 - Australian Landscapes c1788-1900.  This lecture will be in the upstairs room at Ardingly.

29th/30th November - Tour: Kew at Christmas with The Arts Society East Sussex. £269pp Please click here for more information

12th December 2024 - Coach Trip to Glyndebourne Christmas Concert.  Please see opposite for additional information and we can currently offer 2 places.

18th December 2024 - The Goose is Getting Fat

15th January 2025 - From Claridge’s Hotel to the London Underground: The Life & Work of Textile Designer, Marion Dorn

19th February 2025 - Poems that have Inspired Paintings

19th March 2025 - Ukraine, Ilya Repin and the End of Empire

27th March 2025 STUDY DAY The Art Collections of Kings Charles I, II, and III.  This will be at Plumpton Village Hall and more information will be available in due course.

1st April 2025 - HOLIDAY A 5 day/4 night trip to Naples and the Amalfi Coast with The Arts Society East Sussex.  Please click here for more information.  NB the closing date has been extended to mid September 

9th April 2025 - Dwellings for the Gods: The Art and Architecture of the Ancient Greek Temple

14th May 2025 - A Village in Heaven: Stanley Spender's Cookham

11th June 2025 - Coach Trip A visit to Cookham to vist the Stanley Spencer Gallery and enjoy a guided tour of the village.  More information will be available in due course.

25th June 2025 - Making Sport: Jane Austen and the Art of Satire

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

25th September 2025 - Coach Trip  A visit to Chichester Cathedral to join the 950th celebrations.  This will include an Art & History tour, afternoon tea in a private dining room and Choral Evensong.  More information will be available in due course.

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

22nd October 2025 Lecture and Lunch Ardingly College.  The lecture will be chosen nearer the date and will reflect a current exhibition or art related event