Welcome to Welwyn Garden Decorative and Fine Arts Society!
A Brief History of Welwyn Garden Decorative & Fine Arts Society
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To mark the 30th anniversary of Welwyn Garden Decorative & Fine Arts Society a celebration lunch was held at Welwyn Garden City Golf Club.
Our June lecturer, Dr Paul Roberts, then joined some 70 members for lunch; also amongst those present were former past chairmen, Iris Vowles, Gill Bottoms and Tony Fletcher, together with immediate past Chairman, Ann Hollis (now Area Chairman), pictured here with current Chairman, Dianne Howes, in the foreground.
Date Subject Speaker 20 January 2010 Picasso's "Guernica" and the Spanish Civil War Barry Venning 17 February 2010 The landscapes of Gustav Mahler Eric Shanes 17 March 2010 Lee Miller and Roland Penrose at Farley Farm Antony Penrose 21 April 2010 The History of the Royal Academy
CHANGE OF SPEAKEREric Shanes 19 May 2010 Jewellery in ancient Egypt: gold of the Pharaohs Nicole Douek 16 June 2010 From Greece to the Normans: the splendour of Sicily
*Anniversary Lunch, WGC Golf Club*Dr Paul Roberts 15 September 2010 Art in Paris: the most decadent city in the world Linda Collins 13 October 2010 From 1611 to 2011: art and the English Bible Professor Michael Wheeler 17 November 2010 Queen Victoria: success through portraiture and her struggle for the throne Dr Kate Williams 19 January 2011 The Shakers of North America: their beliefs, architecture and artefacts John Ericson
We meet on the 3rd Wednesday of the month (excluding July, August and December) at the Campus West Theatre, Welwyn Garden City. Lectures begin at 10.30 am, and members are requested to take their seats by 10.20 am. Coffee is available in the foyer from 10.00 am.
Visitors are welcome, subject to availability of space, admission £5.
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