Venue: The Village Hall, Lodsworth GU28 8BY

Coffee 10.00am - Lecture starts at 10:30am

Three lectures, coffee, lunch with a glass of wine - Tickets £45.

Contact Penny Jamieson on 01730 810148, mob. 0777 188 8320, penelopejamieson@yahoo.co.uk,
Horton Meadow, Heyshott, Midhurst, GU29 0DL.

BACS payment: Sort code 20 20 65, a/c 00295604, The Art Society Midhurst.
Ref: Your name followed by Art Deco. 
Please email Penny confirming you've paid by BACS.

or

Cheque payment made out to The Arts Society Midhurst and send to Penny Jamieson at the above address.

SPECIAL INTEREST DAY - LECTURES WITH LUNCH

NOW SOLD OUT

Thursday 13th November 2025

The Village Hall, Lodsworth GU28 8BY

Coffee 10.00am - Lecture starts at 10.30am

See HERE for the flyer

TICKETS £45 - 3 Lectures, Coffee, lunch with a glass of wine

Organiser Penny Jamieson - 01730 810148. mob. 07771888320

penelopejamieson@yahoo.co.uk

Horton Meadow, Heyshott, Midhurst, GU29 0DL

BACS payment. Sort code: 20-20-65 - a/c 00295604 The Art Society Midhurst

Ref: your name followed by Stubbs

Please email Penny Jamieson confirming you have paid by BACS

or

Cheque payment made out to The Art Society Midhurst and send to Penny Jamieson at the above address

SPECIAL INTEREST DAY – LECTURES WITH LUNCH

The Village Hall, Lodsworth GU28 8BY

Coffee 10.00am - Lecture starts 10.30am

Click HERE for more details

Come and join us for a festive lunch and learn about the remarkable and untold story of actor Peter Butterworth told by his son Tyler.

Tickets will go on sale at the July lecture

SOLD OUT

A THRIVING TOWN, AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL MIRACLE THAT WILL CHANGE YOUR VIEW OF THE ROMANS WHO LIVED 2,000 YEARS AGO

TICKETS £38 - 3 LECTURES AND LUNCH WITH WINE

VENUE LODSWORTH VILLAGE HALL - DOORS OPEN 10 AM DAY WILL FINISH BY APPROX 3.15 PM

Please pay by Bank Transfer: The Arts Society Midhurst Sort Code 20-20-65 Ac 00295604 ref your surname followed by POMPEII and e mail Gail to confirm payment

If you prefer to pay by cheque please make out to The Arts Society Midhurst and send to: Gail Squires, The Orchard House, Lodsworth, Petworth GU28 9DB

Tel 01798 861246/0778060243 - jgailsquires@gmail.com

EVENT SOLD OUT - PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU WOULD LIKE YOUR NAME ADDED TO WAITING LIST

Come and join us for a special interest day with the renowned lecturer and art historian, Douglas Skeggs, which follows the course of this hard, determined, often brutal dynasty who ruled Russia for over three hundred years, from Peter the Great, the founder of St Petersburg, through his eccentric daughter Elizabeth, to Catherine the Great, the most powerful of the Empresses of Russia who had no real claim to the throne, and on to the tragic figure of Nicholas II, the last tsar and one of the most poignant figures in history whose death in a cellar in Ekaterinburg ended the reign of this turbulent ill-fated family.

DOORS OPEN 10 AM FOR COFFEE FIRST LECTURE STARTS AT 10.30 AM DAY WILL BE FINISHED BY APPROX 3.30 PM

Secretary GAIL SQUIRES 

Tickets £38 - 3 lectures, lunch with wine

Please pay with Bank Transfer to "The Arts Society Midhurst" Sort Code 20-20-65 Ac 00295604 reference your SURNAME followed by ROMANOV and e mail Gail to confirm payment    

If you prefer to make a cheque payment please send to:  Gail Squires, The Orchard House, Lodsworth, Petworth GU28 9DB

Any enquiries contact Gail Squires tel 01798 861246 mob 07780660243 E mail jgailsquires@gmail.com      

WHEN BOOKING PLEASE LET GAIL KNOW IF YOU REQUIRE A VEGETARIAN MAIN COURSE

Come and join us as we explore the fascinating history, culture and arts of the Chinese Imperial Court including the impact and legacy of The Emperor Qianlong and the Dowager Empress Cixi.

Tickets £38 - 3 lectures, lunch with wine - Lodsworth Village Hall

Doors open at 10 am for coffee, first lecture starts at 10.30 am

TICKETS NOW ON SALE 

Please pay by Bank Transfer - The Arts Society Midhurst Sort Code 20-20-65 a/c no 0029560. Reference your SURNAME followed by CHINA and e mail Gail to confirm payment.

Cheques made payable to THE ARTS SOCIETY MIDHURST and send to Gail Squires at

The Orchard House, Lodsworth, Petworth GU28 9DB

E mail jgailsquires@gmail.com

Tel: 01798 861246 mob 07780660243

ONLY TWO TICKETS REMAINING SO PLEASE CHECK WITH GAIL BEFORE PAYING

Come and celebrate the life and work of one of the greatest songwriters who ever lived.  He started with nothing and cast his spell on us all.

Pip Burley pays tribute to the life, words and music of Irving Berlin.  The lecture will be lavishly accompanied with slides and videos of his life and music, with performance by some of the greatest artists of all time - and occasional illustrations on the piano.

Pip Burley began his career as a musician playing with the big bands including Sydney Lipton and Joe Loss.  He went on to compose and record music for commercials, theatre, film and television winning an Ivor Novello Award in 1990 for best television theme music for The Darling Buds of May.

Lodsworth Village Hall - 6.30 pm

BOOKING FOR THIS EVENT IS NOW OPEN - Tickets £40 to include pre dinner drink and dinner with wine.

Please pay with Bank Transfer to "The Arts Society Midhurst" Sort Code 20-20-65 Ac 0029560 quoting your SURNAME followed by BERLIN and e mail Gail to confirm payment   

If you prefer to make a cheque payment please send to:  Gail Squires, The Orchard House, Lodsworth, Petworth GU28 9DB

Payment by Card Reader will be available at the monthly lectures.

Any enquiries please contact Gail Squires

Tel 01798 861246/07780 660243

jgailsquires@gmail.com      

WHEN BOOKING PLEASE LET GAIL KNOW IF YOU REQUIRE A VEGETARIAN MAIN COURSE               

Peter le Rossignol who has degrees in the Decorative Arts and
Historic Interiors and Fine Art Valuation has many years experience
of lecturing. He will take us on a fascinating and informative
exploration of the finest Baroque Palace in the world.

We will learn about its architecture, interiors, the wonderful decorative objects
embellishing the palace together with their designers and the army
of craftsmen and manufacturers at their disposal. We will also
wander into the beautifully manicured gardens with its myriad of
statuary viewing its various areas and hear how the court was
lavishly entertained on fine summer evenings.

Booking for this event is now open - tickets £35

Please pay with Bank Transfer to

The Art Society Midhurst - 20 20 65 - 0029560 quoting your SURNAME followed by VERSAILLES

Please email Gail Squires - jgailsquires@gmail.com to confirm you have made payment

If you prefer to make a cheque payment please send to

Gail Squires - The Orchard House - Lodsworth - Petworth GU28 9DB

Any queries 01798 861246 - 07780 660243
 

David Rosier lived in Hong Kong for over 20 years and with his wife
created a large collection of Qing Dynasty costumes and dress
accessories which was acquired by the Shanghai Museum. David will
take us on an exploration of the history, culture and arts of the
Chinese Imperial Court.
Booking for this event will start in October.
 

Going to America, working in America, spending in America.
Brian Healey - modern language teacher, professional artist, interior
designer and guest lecturer on both ocean and river cruises will take
us on a fascinating journey exploring “The Golden Age of the
Transatlantic Liner,” “New York! New York! The Ashcan
Experiment “and “Tiffany & Co: Of Diamonds and Decadence”.
Booking starts in July when a more detailed programme will be sent
out.
 

BRIAN HEALEY will guide us through “The Golden Age of the Transatlantic Liner”, “Sweet New York,
New York! The Ashcan Experiment” and, finally, “Tiffany & Co. – Diamonds and Decadence”.
Postponed because of Covid19.
 

Lecture with lunch at Lodsworth Village Hall

Douglas Skeggs looks into the turbulent history of this extraordinary and ruthless family and how they bankrolled the Renaissance. Without the Medicis we would not have many of the art treasures we enjoy today.

Booking starts at the December 2019 lecture

Evening lecture with dinner at Lodsworth Village Hall 

David Wright will guide us through how wine has been a part of our global society for 7000 years in an illustrated talk showing drawings, paintings, cartoons, pottery, wine labels, etc.

Booking starts at the July 2019 lecture

Andrew Prince, jewellery craftsman and historian, will guide us through the changing styles of jewels and fashion and introduce us to the clients and patrons who commissioned them. He will bring with him the jewels he created for “Downton Abbey”.

Venue to be confirmed

Booking starts at the December 2018 lecture

Evening lecture with dinner at Lodsworth Village Hall

Eric Knowles is wickedly and irreverently funny as he unwraps the mysterious world of antiques. He has graced the BBC’s Antiques Roadshow and radio programmes for 20 years. Visually illustrated with slides.

Booking starts at the July 2018 lecture

Twentieth Century British Theatre: One Hundred Years of Transformation

A study day with Giles Ramsay, an independent theatre director and producer who specialises in creating new work with artists in developing countries. Giles has run many theatre projects around the world and regularly lectures on the history and practice of theatre on Cunard’s Queen Mary 2

In this study-day Giles Ramsay examines how the theatre responded to the extraordinary upheavals of the Great Depression, two World Wars, the Cold War, the Space Race and the Information Revolution and considers how, throughout this age of extremes, the show still went on and continued reflecting our story right up to the present day.

The lectures of the day will be as follows;

The Victorian legacy and the rise of the drawing-room dramas of Noel Coward and Terence Rattigan.
The Post-War revolution and the emergence of the Angry Young Men such as John Osborne and Arnold Wesker.
The 1960's to 2017 - A new Golden Age? From Harold Pinter and Joe Orton to new forms of drama such as Immersive Theatre and The National Theatre Live.

Booking starts at the December 2017 lecture

Where Leonardo meets Picasso. Behind the scenes at the auction houses with Ian Swankie.
Booking starts at the July 2017 lecture
 

A Study Day with Denise Heywood in Rogate Village Hall

The day will examine the art of Burma (Myanmar) and Laos

The temples, textiles, dance performances, literature, landscapes, rivers and people of Laos and Burma (Myanmar) are infused with the spirit of Buddhism, a philosophy that has inspired some of the greatest Art and Architecture in the world.

This Study Day starts with the thousands of mystical temples of Pagan (Bagan) of Burma, scattered across a vast plain, dating from the 11th century. It shows their murals, sculptures and glittering spires and reveals the symbolism and history of Buddhism.

In nearby Laos in the mist-shrouded mountains of the north, is Luang Prabang, on the Mekong river, to-day a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In this remote spot there are many Buddhist temples, some dating from the 16th century, superbly gilded and frescoed, with tiered roofs that sweep to the ground. The legacy of French colonial architecture in the town is also discussed, where elegant wooden houses with Lao motifs built in the 19th century blend harmoniously with Lao architecture, a unique fusion of East-West influences.

The day concludes with the Living arts, especially the shimmering Silk Weaving with natural dyes, (once the preserve of the monarchy in both countries) an ancient craft of intricate designs and beauty that has been revived in more recent years.

TICKETS £25 for LECTURES & LUNCH will be on sale at the next Midhurst DFAS monthly meeting on Tuesday 7th March, cheques to Midhurst DFAS.

BY POST Send cheque and s.a.e. to Juliet Page, The Old Ale House, Stedham, Midhurst GU29 ONQ.

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Vivaldi in Venice

A Study Day with  Peter Medhurst

Vivaldi is arguably the one Baroque composer whose music is a direct reflection of the city in which it was composed.  Listen to a Vivaldi concerto and hey presto you are transported directly to the heart of 18th century Venice.  The reasons for this are many – Vivaldi’s passion for colour, display and spectacle in his music; the unusual way in which Venice solved its problems with the poor and the homeless; Vivaldi’s health problems and his eccentricities as a man and a priest.

Against the luxurious backdrop of 18th century Venice, and with live musical performances, this study day explores the amazing world of Vivaldi’s music - music that is as intrinsically Venetian as the canvasses of Canaletto.

Session 1

The day opens with an introduction to the city of Venice, and explores what it is that has made Venice unique among European urbanizations.  It examines Venice’s great love of ritual and spectacle and how this in turn is reflected in the music of Vivaldi – particularly in his concertos.  It also looks at how Venice managed to redefine itself after its decline in the 17th and 18th centuries and how the music of Vivaldi and his contemporaries was designed to reflect Venice’s Indian summer of newfound confidence and brilliance.

Session 2

The second lecture examines the role of the Ospedali in the social and musical world of Venice.  It looks, particularly, at the Mendicanti and Pieta institutions – with which Vivaldi and his father had strong musical connections – and will show a wide range of documents, manuscripts and paintings that throw light on this very important area of Venetian charity and culture.  It also examines some of the concertos that Vivaldi wrote for the pupils at the institutions.

Session 3

The final session explores the Vivaldi’s musical style as well as looking at the impact Vivaldi had on his Venetian contemporaries, as well as on the music of JS Bach, GF Handel and J Stanley.

OLIVER EVERETT STUDY DAY FOR MIDHURST DFAS

THURSDAY 10TH MARCH 2016

AT ELSTED VILLAGE HALL

TREASURES FROM THE ROYAL COLLECTION

The next Midhurst DFAS Study Day will be at Elsted Village Hall, south of Rogate.

BOX OFFICE

There is no monthly meeting in January, but Tickets for the Study Day will be on sale at the next monthly meeting at the Methodist Hall, Midhurst, on Tuesday 2nd February, in the Foyer on the right.

PAYMENT

The cost of the Study Day with lunch, including wine is £25

Cash or Cheques made out to Midhurst DFAS please.  It is not possible to reserve tickets without payment.

If you are unable to attend the February meeting, then please send your cheque and a stamped, addressed envelope to Mrs. Juliet Page, The Old Ale House, Stedham, Midhurst GU29 0NQ.    Telephone 01-730-816222

ELSTED

A map and directions on how to find Elsted village hall will be issued with the Tickets.

It is opposite the Three Horseshoes Pub.

OLIVER EVERETT

Oliver Everett served in the Foreign Office, and then as Assistant Private Secretary to the Prince of Wales. He was Librarian in the Royal Library at Windsor Castle for 18 years and has published works on various aspects of the Royal Collection.   His immense knowledge and easy, engaging manner make him a popular Lecturer both in the UK and abroad.

His Study Day will discuss some of the Royal Treasures ( of which there are half a million) mostly paintings, and also many artefacts including jewellery, porcelain, etc.

He will also talk about fascinating links between Erasmus, who knew Thomas Moore, who knew Holbein, and the four principal Royal Collectors, Charles I, Charles II, George III and George IV, followed by Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth II.

                        NADFAS SUSSEX AREA

Contact:  Philip Down (Area Chairman)       

Punches Corner, Punches Lane, S. Mundham, Chichester, PO20 1NA     Email:  philrdown@talktalk.net     Tel:  01243 266704

Area Study Series 2016 -   “An Artistic Potpourri”

To be held at “The Ark”, Turners Hill, W. Sussex, RH10 4RA 

Dates: Fri 19th February, Wed 9th March, Friday 8th  April  2016                                                                      Cost: £28 per day (incl. Morning Coffee and Buffet Lunch)                      Timing: 10.00am to 3.00pm

Special Interest Day 1.  Fri 19 February, 2016    Tutor: Mary Alexander

"Gainsborough in Bath: High Society & The Bath Season" - “In Bath I do this and I do that, and I do nothing, and I go here and go there and go nowhere. Such is ye life of Bath and the effects of this place that I forget my cares and everything.” David Garrick, actor and friend of Thomas Gainsborough.

When Gainsborough moved to Bath in 1758 it was a bustling cosmopolitan spa centre experiencing a phenomenal building boom, attracting nobility and wealthy merchants alike, and described by Mrs Delany at the time as ‘the busiest idle place in the world’. At the height of the season it was estimated that Bath could accommodate some 12,000 visitors, and many stayed for several weeks to drink the waters, attend concerts, shop for luxury goods and generally gossip and parade on the fine promenades. Contemporary journals and letters (including Gainsborough’s witty correspondence) and caricatures are used to bring the city, its buildings and personalities to life. The day explores how and why a young, entrepreneurial Gainsborough identified Bath as ‘the’ place from which to build his reputation. What was the experience like for those who jostled to sit to Mr Gainsborough during the Bath season? What did High Society do to entertain themselves? The focus will be on Gainsborough’s work in Bath and comparisons will be made with his contemporaries and rivals. For painting was, in Gainsborough’s words, ‘a little business for the eye’.

Special Interest Day 2.  Wed 9 March, 2016    Tutor: David Phillips

“Connoisseurs Conundrums: Restoration, Forgery, Expertise” - The Secret Surface: how time and restoration transform the appearance of paintings. Art restoration has been the subject of some notorious controversies. We get up to speed with the issues, in a voyage of discovery down through the painted surface from varnish to canvas, explaining the transformations behind the debates. We look at dramatic before and after details in some famous pictures including Holbein’s Ambassadors & the Sistine Chapel Ceiling.

Fine Art Forgery: Craftsmanship or Conjuring Trick? Fake scientific and documentary evidence can play as big a role in forgery scandals as clever fabrication of the artwork itself, as we discover in a “ripping yarns” survey featuring the familiar Tom Keating and Van Meegeren amongst a supporting cast of exotic rogues. We come right up to date with the Greenhalghs of Bolton.

Who Says? Can we trust the experts on good and bad in art? Art critics and experts are often hilariously lampooned, and we focus on the bafflingly mysterious Polish Rider in the Frick to evaluate a decades-long project to settle just which paintings Rembrandt did. That’s ended up as much a study of the trickiness of attribution as of Rembrandt. Right now world Leonardo authority Martin Kemp is utterly convinced he has discovered a new work by the master – but many specialists beg to differ. We review a number of controversies, and feel the fury of judges listening to connoisseurial assertions, when questions of quality come to court. But the minefields facing experts need not deter the rest of us from making artistic judgments just based on life experience we all have.

Special Interest Day 3.  Fri 8 April, 2016           Tutor: Linda Collins

“From Can-Can to Soup Can” - We start today in the Paris of 1850 – the lively city of cabaret’s, can-can girls and artistic bohemia. We follow the course of art from academic pictures, through the Impressionists, the Post-Impressionists and beyond, looking at how the thread of art leads ever forward towards the present.

The second Session looks at the huge number of artists in Paris at this time and at the lively life they lived there. We consider the five major art groups comprising the Ecole de Paris, the Ecole Francaise, Purism, Dadaism and Surrealism. We leave Paris for this session with WW11 approaching and many of our artists departing for New York.

The afternoon session looks briefly at the history of modern art in New York before rejoining our French artists in the city. We see how Peggy Guggenheim looked after her old French pals and introduced them to her New York set.   The French artists influenced the New York based artists such as de Kooning, Rothko and Pollock. From Abstract Expressionism we move on to Pop Art, before finishing the day with Warhol's famous cans - and some lively debate.

Sussex Area Study Series – 2016              BOOKING FORM

The cost of each Special Interest Day is £28 (incl. Early Coffee, Ploughman’s Lunch and glass of wine)            (If booking after October, please contact me first to check availability; the Days often sell out quickly)

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Special Interest Day 1   Fri 19th February…………………….tickets @ £28 each

Special Interest Day 2   Tue 9th March…….…………………tickets @ £28 each

Special Interest Day 3   Fri 8th April…….……………………..tickets @ £28 each

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Please send your cheque (payable to Nadfas Sussex Area), with an S.A.E., to Phil Down at Punches Corner, Punches Lane, S. Mundham, Chichester, PO20 1NA. Tickets are not issued, but your booking will be confirmed and final arrangements will be sent to you later in your S.A.E.  Please note: Refunds can be given only in exceptional circumstances. If you can’t attend, please give or sell your place to someone else; but don’t forget to tell me who it is. I will do my best to put you in touch someone looking for a ticket, but cannot guarantee it.

Thank you for your interest. We very much look forward to welcoming you on the day.

Ready Reckoner for multiple bookings:-  2x£28= £56.   3x£28= £84.   4x£28= £112.   5x£28= £140.   6x£28= £168.    7x£28= £196     8x£28= £224.   9x£28= £252.   10x£28= £280.   11x£28= £308.   12x£28= £336.  

LECTURE AND LUNCH

ST PETERSBURG - THE VENICE OF THE NORTH with Jane Angelini

Midhurst Dfas is very proud to have Jane Angelini coming to lead our lunch and lecture special interest day this autumn.

Jane is a very experienced lecturer who speaks Russian fluently, has a BA in Russian Studies and an MA in Byzantine Studies.

A great favourite with NADFAS groups, Jane has been to Midhurst before, and is always a popular, charming speaker.

The day starts at 10:15am with coffee followed by two one-hour lectures with a short break between. Members are seated at tables throughout and a buffet lunch with wine is served. After lunch there is a further one-hour lecture and the day ends around 3-3:30 pm.

There is plenty of parking behind the hall.

ROGATE VILLAGE HALL - 10:15AM

TICKETS £25 - includes coffee and a light lunch with wine

Tickets on sale at the October meeting: Tuesday 6 October.  Look out for Juliet Page in the foyer. (Cheques or cash)

Valerie Woodgate is a lecturer and guide at both Tate
Galleries and for the Tate cruises, and also lectures on
Religious Art and Cathedrals. She is part of the teaching
team at Dulwich Picture Gallery.

Anne Haworth worked for 14 years as European & Asian
specialist with Christie’s and Bonhams, lived for 7 years in
China researching ceramics, catalogued Chinese porcelain
at Kensington Palace, and now lectures for the V&A.