We have recently changed our venue to the Scarborough Rugby Club, Scalby Road, Scalby.

The Arts Society Scarborough is just one branch of a national organisation,  The Arts Society. The society was formed to bring together people interested in the arts, who wished to see and hear inspiring and beautifully illustrated lectures from experts, to visit museums, galleries, historic houses and gardens, and to increase and broaden their knowledge of art in all respects, whilst having fun, learning new skills and making new friends. 2023 marked the 40th anniversary of the founding of our Society.

We meet on the third Wednesday of each month ( except for July, August and December) in the function suite of the Scarborough Rugby Club for lectures on a wide range of artistic subjects from experienced and knowledgeable lecturers. Details of our lectures are shown in the Events section of this website.

During the warmer months of the year, we organise trips and outings to places  of artistic and cultural interest. In 2023 we have organised visits to Shibden Hall and Allerton Castle. We are planning a visit to the Auckland Project for 2024.

Where possible, we aim to support arts in the wider community. Our Young Arts projects are supporting Scarborough Hospital with a variety of art materials for the Children’s Ward and we have also supported Art Therapy Yorkshire.

Further details of The Arts Society Scarborough are on our own website:

www.theartssocietyscarborough.org.uk

MEMBERSHIP
We meet every month excluding July, August and December. The annual subscription is £63 . Any queries about the Scarborough society should be directed to our secretary at :

secretary@theartssocietyscarborough.org.uk

Anyone joining part way through a year will pay a pro rata fee based upon the number of lectures remaining

GUESTS

Guests to our lectures are always welcome. The guest fee is £10 Please notify the Secretary in advance. 

LECTURE PROGRAMME 2026

Wednesday 21st January 2026                                                                                         ​  Hark the Herald: Angels in Art

Sarah Burles

 Wednesday 18th February 2026                                                          Katsushika Hokusai and J M W Turner                                                                               Carol Wilhide Justin                                                                                                                    

Wednesday 18th March 2026                                                                                               The Life and Art of John Atkinson Grimshaw                                                                                Mark Bills                                                                   

Wednesday 15th April 2026                                                                                                 Tales from Vienna                                                                                                                        Emma Johnson                                            

Wednesday 20th May 2026                                                                                                      Piety and Pleasure: Islamic Architecture in the Golden Age                                                     Justin Reay                                             

Wednesday 17th June 2026                                                                                          Tirzah Garwood: Beyond Ravilious                                                                       James Russell                               

Wednesday 16th September 2026                                                                                      Buried in Paradise: The Separation of Anne Bronte in Life and Death                      Catherine Rayner

Wednesday 21st October 2026 (AGM at 10.45 am)                                                                  "O Paxton!" How Chatsworth's Victorian Genius Joseph Paxton Came to put the World under Glass                                                                                                                                              Simon Seligman

Commencement of New Membership Year 2026/27

Wednesday 18th November 2026                                                                                       A Tudor Christmas

 Siobhan Clarke