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 visits to places of interest, one of which is usually overseas.

Contact: Jane Dickie 01460 77588

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

All meetings are held in the Seavington Millennium Hall at 7.45 pm except in January, February & March when they are held at 2.30 pm in the afternoon

2009

Lecture

Speaker

October 5 THE CATS PYJAMAS - A history of cats in art Mr Adrian Sumner
November 2 THE GOOD AND SIMPLE LIFE - Artists colonies in Britain & Europe Mrs Sandra Pollard
December 7 BRITISH ECCENTRICS - Madness or local colour? Dr David Cross

2010

   
January 4 A BLAST FROM THE PAST - Medieval instruments Mr Jonathan Weeks
February 1 WONDER WORKERS AND THE ART OF ILLUSION Mr Bertie Pearce
March 1 ART BETWEEN THE WARS - Painters of the 1920s and 1930s Ms Linda Collins
April 12 CHOPPING UP THE CHIFFONIER - The changing taste for Victoriana Mr Matthew Williams
May 3 THE ZEAL OF THE SPIRIT - Monastic achievements Mrs Patricia Wright
June 7 SIX OF THE BEST - Some 20th Century houses Prof Clyde Binfield
July 5 RED VIBRATIONS - Red the most forceful of colours Ms Alexandra Drysdale

Other activities include Study Days, Visits and Tour

Study Days

24 November 2009 THE GRAND TOUR - (Mi Lord Abroad...The British Grand Tour) Mr William Forrester
20 January 2010 THE ART AND MUSIC OF VENICE Mrs Elizabeth Gordon

Visits

22 October 2009 Provisional - CORSHAM COURT, LACOCK ABBEY AND VILLAGE
1 December 2009 EVENING VISIT TO THEATRE ROYAL, PLYMOUTH - COSI FAN TUTTE
June 2010 To be arranged

Tour

16 - 21 May 2010 ISTANBUL - TURKEY