Originally founded in 1968 as NADFAS, The Arts Society is an organisation based on a love of the Arts in all its forms and incarnations. Its main objective is the promotion and advancement of art in all its forms and the aesthetic education of the public, cultivation, appreciation of the decorative and fine arts and the giving of aid to the preservation of our national artistic heritage for the benefit of the general public. Apart from this, it also gives its members a great deal of pleasure and enjoyment.

Founded in 2012 The Arts Society Dartmoor meets ten times per annum for lectures on a wide range of topics. These lectures are given by experienced and highly qualified lecturers who are experts in their chosen field. A full description is in the 'Programme' section. 

OUR NEXT LECTURE

April 10th 2024

COURTLY LIFE IN MANTUA: Hunchbacks, dwarves and giants 

Lecturer - Daniel Evans

The lecture will look at Gonzagan Court Life in the fifteenth & sixteenth centuries and concentrate on three key players in Mantua’s rich artistic heritage. Pisanello, a painter of courtly life and chivalrous encounters. Andrea Mantegna, whose Classicism and Humanism made Mantua very trendy.   Finally Guilio Romano whose artistic naughtiness perfectly suited the ribald tastes of a brash Gonzaga Duke. Although their work covers a period of 200 years and each artist is distinct in their respective Gothic, Renaissance and Mannerist style, Dan will reveal how their working environment has caused unintended co-ordination

15th May 2024. The Knicker Lady - Rosemary Hawthorne

2024 PROGRAMME.  Please click here for our full 2024 programme.