Shepard’s Christmas by James Campbell – Thursday 7th December 2023
Ernest H Shepard was an artist, illustrator and cartoonist whose illustrations to A. A. Milne’s “Winnie the Pooh” and Kenneth[…]
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The Culture of Ukraine with Rosamund Bartlett – Thursday 2nd November 2023
Despite Storm Ciaran, Rosamund Bartlett braved the weather and disrupted travel conditions to travel from Oxford to Grayshott Village Hall[…]
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“Creating an Imaginary World – Theatre Design From Temple to Playhouse, Into the Picture Frame and Out Again” with Bertie Pearce – Thursday 5th October 2023
We were able to welcome back Bertie Pearce, but this time not on Zoom, and once again he kept the[…]
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Monochrome to Polychrome – How colour transformed the Art of Garden design
On Tuesday 17th October the Arts Society Grayshott was pleased to welcome Timothy Walker, retired director of the Oxford Botanical[…]
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The History Of Opera
Jamie Hayes started his most interesting lecture on the History of Opera by quoting W.H. Auden ‘No good opera plot can[…]
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Visit to Hever Castle – Tuesday 13 June 2023
Hever Castle, as we see it today, is a glorious pastiche, one very rich American’s idea of an English baronial[…]
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Selfies, Self – Expression, Celebrity and Victorian Carte De Visite by Mark Hill – Thursday 1st June 2023
Author, lecturer and “Antiques Roadshow” expert Mark Hill gave an enthusiastic and riveting talk on his abiding interest and hobby[…]
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Where Leonardo Meets Picasso The World’s Most Expensive Art by Ian Swankie – Thursday 6th April 2023
Ian Swankie is an art scholar and guide for the Tate Modern, Tate Britain, Guildhall Art Galleries and is also[…]
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Conard Wood to Fangorn Forest – Trees in Art and Literature by Justine Hopkins – Special Interest day Wednesday 22nd March 2023
Art historian and freelance lecturer Dr Justine Hopkins gave 3 outstanding lectures on the place of trees in art and[…]
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Member’s Coffee Morning – Friday 29th March 2023 from 10.30 a.m
All members’s are invited to an informal meeting at the Village Hall over refreshments and cake to meet other members.[…]
Read moreWays to Look at Paintings by Alice White – Thursday 2nd March 2023
Alice White, who is an oil painter and Art tutor at the University of the Arts and UCL in London,[…]
Read moreWhen the MGM Lion Roared – The Golden Age of the Hollywood Studios by Colin Shindler – Thursday 5th January 2023
Colin is a BAFTA award winning screenplay writer as well as a lecturer in the History of Film, author and[…]
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Who is Santa Claus? Art from St Nicholas to Father Christmas – Thursday 1st December 2022
Christopher Bradley, writer, photographer, film producer and expert on the Middle East and North Africa took us on a very[…]
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Special Interest Day – A Journey through 3000 Years of Chinese, Art, History and Civilisation with Anne Haworth – Tuesday 18th October 2022
This special interest day consisted of a series of three lectures, the first lecture covered the first two millennia[…]
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Pieter Bruegel the Elder and his Sons
Who was Pieter Bruegel the Elder? Where was he born? In what year? We don’t know the exact answer to[…]
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“Pomp, and Feast, and Revelry : The Medieval Year in Art – A talk by Richard Whincop on 1st September
The Arts Society was very lucky to have artist, designer and lecturer Richard Whincop to step in with his lecture[…]
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Private visit to Broughton Castle, near Banbury, Oxon – Monday 20th June 2022
On a sunny June day, we set off by coach to Banbury for Broughton Castle. Welcomed with coffee, homemade shortbread[…]
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The Music and Life of Johann Sebastian Bach – Thursday 9th June 2022
Peter Medhurst, lecturer, musician and singer gave a stimulating and enthusiastic lecture on J.S Bach. Demonstrating his deep knowledge and understanding[…]
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Coventry Cathedral : Icon and Inspiration – A talk by Alexandra Epps on Thursday 3rd March
Drawing on her extensive knowledge and experience of Art and Architecture as a Lecturer for Tate Modern, Tate Britain, Guildhall[…]
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The Magic of Prague: The City and the Czech Cultural Revival – A talk by Gavin Plumley on the 3rd February
Once described by the French author Albert Camus as “Prague, the city full of gold genius” Gavin Plumley, well known writer, author,[…]
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