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