Programme
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LECTURES
All meetings are held on Wednesdays at 10.30am in Potten End Village Hall.
Coffee is served 10.00 - 10.20am.
Visitors and Associate Members should make prior application to the Secretary.
A donation is welcome.
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Programme for 2010/11
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2010 |
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Wednesday, 29th September |
John Constable and the English Landscape
A brilliant painter of the English landscape, innovative in technique, a master of sky studies and the working nature of his local landscape - a very English start to our journey. |
Brian Cairns
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Wednesday, 27th October |
Milord Abroad - the British on the Grand Tour in the 18th century
We follow the young aristocrats on their travels through Europe and finally return home to see how the tour influenced both the exterior and interior of British town and country houses
Please note the NADFAS shop will be at this meeting - Christmas cards, diaries etc. |
William Forrester
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Wednesday, 24th November |
Rescuing Zeugma from the floodwaters of the Euphrates
An archaeological drama on the banks of the Euphrates in Turkey, close to the border with Syria, tells of the rescue of a Roman city with wall paintings and mosaics finer than those of Pompeii.
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Louise Schofield
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2011 |
Wednesday, 26th January |
Charles Darwin and the Voyage of HMS Beagle
Charles Darwin and Captain Robert FitzRoy, the commander of HMS Beagle, were accompanied on their celebrated voyage of 1831-36 by two artists paid to paint the people and places encountered.
These images underpin the series of seafaring stories.
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James Taylor
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Wednesday, 23rd February |
Imperial Gardens of China
In this lecture we will explore the varied gardens and dramatic parks created by the Chinese emperors of the 18th century.
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Patrick Connor |
Wednesday, 23rd March |
Australian Art: an overview
From native aboriginal art through the journey from colony to nation - of this art little is known outside its home country, but certainly 'worth the detour'.
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Marina Vaisey
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Wednesday, 27th April |
New York, New York: An Architechtural Discovery
Bustling, noisy, vibrant, New York epitomises the modern city at its best (and occasional worst). We join Andrew Davies on a trip round the city's architechural gems. |
Andrew Davies
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Wednesday, 25th May |
The South African Randlords and their Art Collections
Based on fortunes made from gold and diamonds, Cecil Rhodes and his colleagues assembled great collections of art to flaunt their wealth and literally to buy their way into society. |
Edward Saunders |
Wednesday, 29th June |
AGM
King George III: "the most cultured monarch", art collector and friend of America
Back in England with that quintessential subject - the Royal family! |
Oliver Everett |
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CALENDAR FOR 2010-2011 |
2010 |
Wednesday 3rd November |
The Old Vic
Design for Living by Noel Coward
matinee at 2.15pm - depart the Catholic Church car park at 11.00am. |
Wednesday 17th November |
Walk round St Pancras led by Andrew Davies |
Wednesday 24th November |
Welcome drink for new members after the lecture |
2011 |
Thursday 3rd March |
Annual Lunch at Boxmoor Lodge |
Thursday 10th March |
Oxford - guided tours of the Ashmolean Museum and Magdalen College |
Monday-Saturday 9th-14th May |
Residential Trip to Spain - Granada and Seville |
Wednesday 1st June |
Theatre Trip to see Cause Célèbre |
Thursday 16th June |
Otley Hall, Suffolk |
Refunds will only be made if the place(s) can be re-sold.
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