• Our programme for 2008 is set out below, including some links to background information on lectures from May onwards. Members may find this a useful reference, and prospective members may be interested to see the range of topics covered in past lectures.

    • Date Subject Speaker
    16 January 2008 An introduction to Glass
          		Andy McConnell
    20 February 2008 Learning to look at Modern Art (from its beginnings) Mary Acton
     
    19 March 2008 Ancient China's Terracotta Army
         		 Dr Ann Birchall
    16 April 2008
     
         		 In Praise of Follies - an exploration of the meaning and social trends which inspired their building - followed by
    SANDWICH LUNCH     		Dr Celia Fisher
     
     
    21 May 2008
         		 Jan Steen - A Dutch painter and Story-teller in the 17th century Dr Sophie Oosterwijk
    18 June 2008 Painting the Stage Sarah Lenton
    17 September 2008 Splendours of the Venetian Landscape - Palladio, Scarpa, Vivaldi
          		 Dr Laura de Beden
     
    15 October 2008 Fine Art Forgery - Craftsmanship or Conjuring Trick? David Phillips
     
    19 November 2008
         		 AGM at 9.45 followed by
    Right Royal Bastards - The Fruits of Passion    		 Peter Dewar
     
     

    Grade II listed Shredded Wheat Factory designed by Louis de Soissons

    What is NADFAS?

    Founded in 1968 by Patricia Fay, NADFAS is an arts-based charity, with over 340 local Decorative and Fine Art Societies in the UK and Mainland Europe. All NADFAS Societies subscribe to the aims and objects of the National Association: the advancement of arts education and appreciation and the preservation of our artistic heritage. NADFAS promotes these aims through lectures on the fine and decorative arts in their widest sense, through study days, visits and tours and through volunteering activities, such as Church Recorders, Heritage Volunteers and Young Arts and the giving of grants.