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VISITS, SPECIAL INTEREST DAYS (SID) AND ZOOM EVENTS
Zoom Lecture: January 12th, 2027 at 2pm. Georgina Bacon - Describing a new country-Australian Landscape Art. Bookings through Secretary
Special Interest Event, March 10th 2027. The Art of Modernity: Painters in Paris 1860-1900. Lecturer: Kathy McLaughlin. Coffee from 10:15am - 3 lectures and lunch). Booking from October
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our 2026 Lecture Programme - at the addison centre, kempston, MK42 8PN, starting at 11.00 am
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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 |
our 2027 Lecture Programme - at the addison centre, kempston, MK42 8PN, starting at 11.00 am
Jan 26th | Jane Austen and her mysterious last illness. Alan Silman is a Professor of Medicine with many publications to his name |
Feb 23rd | Geology and Landscape Painting. Stephen Taylor is an artist and historian, studying the science of geology with a focus on landscape |
March 30th | Lecture preceded by AGM at 10.30. Mediaeval Embroidery: Bayeux tapestry to Opus Anglicanum. Susan Kay-Williams is a Fellow of the RSA and former director of the Royal College of Needlework |
April 27th | Expressionists: Kandinsky, Münter and The Blue Rider. Cindy Polemis is an art historian, tour guide and lecturer who likes relating art to social history |
May 25th | Henri Matisse: Le Bonheur de Vivre. Caroline Levisse has a French and Danish background and specialises in 19th and 20thcentury western art |
June 29th | 10.30am start with summer buffet afterwards. Opera, the melting pot of culture. Sarah Lenton works for major opera houses and broadcasts for Radio 3 and 4 |
Sept 28th | Underground Cathedrals: the world class art, architecture and design of London underground. Ian Swankie is a London tour and Art Gallery guide |
Oct 26th | Isabella d’Este: First lady of the Renaissance. Paula Nuttall is a specialist in Renaissance and Netherlandish art |
Nov 30th | The 12 Plants of Christmas - the natural history, botany and folklore of the plants that surround us at Christmas. Timothy Walker is a Master of Horticulture and a member of the Linnean society |
2027 Events
May 13th: The Panacea Museum Bedford. Afternoon visit to house and garden. Plus tea and cake. Booking in February
Early July: Coach trip to Grimsthorpe Castle. Details TBC. Booking in April
Mid-October: Coach trip to Cambridge. Details TBC. Booking in June
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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: