Village Organisations - Neroche Decorative and Fine Arts Society (A member of NADFAS)

The Association has ten lectures a year, in the Millennium Hall, covering every aspect of the “Arts World” as well as two study days The Association also organises two visits to places of interest, one of which is usually overseas.

Contact: Mark Roach; 01460 241114

Visitors are welcome to attend lectures, subject to availability of space, on pament of £1.50.

NADFAS Programme 2007-8

All events are held at Seavington Memorial Hall

LECTURES

1st October

2007

7.45 pm

ITALIAN GARDENS

Dr Laura de Beden, Landscape & Garden Architect

5th November

2007

7.45 pm

A PUZZLE IN BLUE AND WHITE

Mr Gaeme Cruickshank, Historian, writer, broadcaster

3rd December

2007

7.45 pm

Doors open at 7.00 pm for wine and mince pies

TURNER - MAN OF VISION

Mrs Pamela Halford, Script writer, Director BBC

7th January 2008

2.30 pm

THE MAYA HERITAGE

Mrs Chloe Sayer, author

4th February

2008

2.30 pm

BEGGARS OPERA - BRITAIN’S MOST SUCCESSFUL MUSICAL SHOW

Mr Jeremy Barlow, Performer and writer on music

3rd March

2008

2.30 pm

CONSTABLE - GREAT LANDSCAPES

Miss Sarah Cove, Paintings conservator

7th April

2008

7.45 pm

CAILLEBOTTE - THE UNKNOWN IMPRESSIONIST

Mrs Margaret Davis, Tutor in art history

12th May

2008

7.45 pm

CAMBODIA - THE SACRED ART OF ANGKOR

Mrs Denise Heywood, writer and photographer

2nd June

2008

7.30 pm

Annual General Meeting followed by:

MEDIEVAL JEWELLERY

Dr Claire Walsh, International lecturer

7th July

2008

12.30 pm

35th Anniversay of Neroche DFAS

Luncheon followed by:

GREAT TARTS IN ART - HIGH CULTURE AND THE OLDEST PROFESSION

Mrs Linda Smith, Art historian

STUDY DAYS

Tuesday 6th November 2007

EYES, LIES AND ILLUSIONS

Mr Philip Banham

Wednesday

27th February 2008

BATTY ABOUT POTS

Mr David Battie

VISITS

Wednesday

19th September 2007

DAY VISIT TO BUSCOT PARK

Tuesday

20th November 2007

EVENING VISIT TO PLYMOUTH FOR GLYNDEBOURNE TOURING OPERA’S PRODUCTION OF DONIZETTI’S L’ELISIR D’AMOUR

Wednesday

19th March 2008    

VISIT TO ATHELHAMPTON HOUSE

TOUR 2008

BERLIN from Monday 16th to Friday 20th June