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VISITS, SPECIAL INTEREST DAYS (SID) AND ZOOM EVENTS
ZOOM LECTURE: Tuesday, January 20th 2pm - Simon Whitehouse, Dick Whittington: man of myth and mystery. Email our secretary to book.
SPECIAL INTEREST DAY: Wednesday, March 11th: St. Andrew’s Church Hall: 3 lectures and lunch. Coffee from 10.15am.
Isabelle Kent: The Spanish Golden Age and its legacy: 1) Diego Velázquez: Painter and Courtier for Philip IV. 2) Murillo and Baroque Seville: The City of Faith, Art and Empire. 3) The Obsession for Spanish Art in Britain: artworks and collections in this country. Booking from October.
our 2025 Lecture Programme - at the addison centre, kempston, MK42 8PN, starting at 11 am
Sept 30th Aliki Braine Painting is Dead. Long live Photography! The fascinating dialogue between them.
Oct 28th Andrew Spira The Art and Craft of the Pewterer: once at the heart of daily European life, no longer valued. The history and techniques.
Nov 25th Sarah Burles Fear Not: the Annunciation in Art. Inspiration for some of the most beautiful images in Western Art.
our 2026 Lecture Programme - at the addison centre, kempston, MK42 8PN, starting at 11 am
Jan 27th | Jane Gardiner | The Gardens of Versailles: Louis XIV Extravaganzas |
Feb 24th | Anna Warrilow | Renaissance Cassoni: Wedding chests and the art of marriage in 15thcentury Florence |
Mar 31st | Meri Arichi | Gold in Japanese Art: From Buddhist art to wall paintings |
Apr 28th | Guy Rooker | Leonardo da Vinci, Pathfinder of Science: including anatomy, aeronautics, cartography and engineering |
May 26th | Alice White | Ways to Look at Painting: Her perspective on art, from 17th to 21stcenturies |
Jun 30th | Andrew Prince | From Downton to Gatsby: Sumptuous and opulent jewellery, from 1890 to 1929 |
Sept 29th | Mark Hill | Hot Stuff:The birth of studio glass |
Oct 27th | Justin Reay | The Loose and /Airy Lightness of Flowers: Grinling Gibbons and his carvings in wood |
Nov 24th | Patrick Craig | Entertaining Angels Unawares: A journey into the heavenly realm through angelic words and music |
2025 Visits
2026 Visits (dates, cost and final details to be confirmed)
April 14th: City of London walking tour with Simon Whitehouse. Booking in January.
Early July: Coach trip to Hatfield House. Details tbc. Booking in April.
September 1st: History of the river trip with tea on the John Bunyan boat. Booking in May.
NOTE: Please click here to make an enquiry about any of the above events.
DETAILS OF PREVIOUS EVENTS:
See News & Events page for reports of previous visits and various art events.
General information
Guests are usually able to attend lectures at the cost of £10 per person. For students and members of other Arts Societies, this is reduced to £5 per person. In the case of The Arts Society Woburn Area, we currently have a reciprocal arrangement that enables members to attend each society's lectures at no additional cost. Guests and members of other societies are welcome on our visits and study events at the published cost subject to places being available.
area and national events
Members also have access to lectures, study days and other events provided at area level and by The Arts Society across the country. To see what is on offer, please use the following links: