Welcome to The Arts Society Mid Sussex
Please note that there will not be a lecture in June as the showground will be closed for a week either side of The South of England Show.
5th July 2024 - Pierrot Heroes: The Evolution of British Seaside Entertainment
15th July 2024 - Summer Lunch: The Age of Jazz with Sandy Burnett
7th August 2024 - A coach trip to Goodwood House, followed by a pub lunch with an afternoon at Petworth House. More information is availabe here
11th September 2024 - Ways to Look at Painting
16th to 20th September 2024 - HOLIDAY: Ireland's Wild West - Connemara, Co Mayo & Galway. Half board accommodation and several trips included £1099 pp. Please click here for the East Sussex website and how to book this trip.
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
20th November 2024 - Australian Landscapes c1788-1900
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.
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. More information to follow
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.
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
8th October 2025 AGM followed by Cartoons and Contraptions: The Wonderful World of W. Heath Robinson
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LOCATION
The Norfolk Building
The South of England Show Ground
Ardingly
United Kingdom
RH17 6TH
MEETING TIMES
Usually 3rd Wednesday of the month
Doors open 10am, lecture at 10.45am
EVENTS
'For what do we live but to make sport for our neighbours, and laugh at them in our turn' Pride and Prejudice
In the 19th century, Denmark lost its territories and global power but produced its finest art.
There is so much more to W. Heath Robinson than his drawings of bizarre contraptions