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. Details of our 2025-2026 programme and on how to renew membership have been circulated to existing members. Membership/programme cards are available to be collected at the May lecture. If you are interested in joining TASWG as a new member, details are available at the link below.

Our next lecture will be on Wednesday 21st May, when Aaron Hunter will talk on 'The science of art at the National Gallery'. The lecture will be followed immediately by our AGM.

Alongside our monthly lectures, we plan an exciting programme of coach trips, visits and events for members each year. Full details of these are first publicised at our lectures, and then on this website.  

Our first coach trip of the new membership year will be on Wednesday 7th May, when we will visit Fulham Palace, historical home of the Bishops of London. For more details about this trip and for how to book your place, see the attachment below.   

This will be followed on Wednesday 4th June by a 'pop-up' trip to see the medieval wall paintings at Piccotts End, near Hemel Hempstead. We will meet at the Grade I listed building at 132 Piccotts End at 12.30 for a sandwich lunch, then enjoy a private viewing of the wall panels and a talk by co-owner Karen Murphy. Places are limited, so for details on how to book, see the attachment below.

Our overseas trip this year will be to Madrid and Salamanca, departing Monday 3 November. We will be exploring the history and art of these fascinating cities, alongside visits to Toledo, Avila and Segovia. This has proved to be exceptionally popular and we are now fully booked, so if you would like to be placed on a waiting list, please contact the committee at welwyngarden@theartssociety.org

We welcome new members who have an interest in the Arts, whether art, history, sculpture, architecture, literature, drama or music. Details of how to join for our 2025-2026 membership year are available via the link below, alongside full details of the year's lecture programme. For more information please email our Membership Secretary Catherine Ferris at welwyngarden@theartssociety.org 

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) 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.