At The Arts Society Welwyn Garden, we offer a warm welcome to members and visitors who attend our monthly lectures. We are a friendly, sociable Society, meeting on the third Wednesday of the month at 10.30am. Our venue, Campus West, is a well-appointed theatre with all the facilities conducive to a splendid lecture experience.

Our membership year runs from 1 April to 31 March and covers 10 lectures, with a break in August and December. Alongside our monthly lectures, we plan an exciting programme of coach trips, visits and events for members each year. Details of these are first publicised at our lectures, and then on this website.  See our 2026-2027 lecture programme below. 

We welcome new members who have an interest in the Arts, whether art, history, sculpture, architecture, literature, drama or music. For more information about joining the Arts Society Welwyn Garden please email our Membership Secretary Catherine Ferris at welwyngarden@theartssociety.org 

Our next Study Day is on Tuesday 3rd November 2026 titled Japanese Art and Western Encounters led by Marie Conte-Helm. As usual, this will be at the Focolare Centre for Unity in Welwyn Garden City's town centre.

Our next lecture will be on Wednesday November 18th when we have a look at Christmas with Sarah Ciacci in a lecture titled The Holiday Season – Food and Feasting in Art. This might seem early, but we don't have a lecture in December.

Our Christmas social for members is on Wednesday 9th December at the Focolare Centre, WGC with AS lecturer and professional magician Ian Keable on ‘Charles Dickens, conjurer: A playbill of his most famous show'

We are now planning our overseas trip for 2027 which will be the Delights, Art and History of Nice and the Cote d'Azur on 11th to 16th October 2027. Bookings open at our November lecture.

Visitors are welcome to our lectures. Do come along to the Hawthorne Theatre at Campus West and see what The Arts Society is all about. Visitors' tickets (£10 or £5 for members of other Arts Societies with proof of membership) are available on the door or through the venue’s online booking system. https://www.campuswest.co.uk

Our Committee are a friendly team. We are always happy to encourage members to get involved in the Society, so whether you are a long-standing member or new to the Society please consider joining us or helping as a volunteer! Contact us via the email address below.

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