We are a friendly society with over 180 members that meets in Grayshott Village Hall on the first Thursday of the month at 2:00pm to hear talks on many aspects of the arts given by world-class lecturers. The lectures cover a wide spectrum of subjects including art, architecture, music, sculpture, design, crafts and the performing arts.
Twice a year we run more in depth days on subjects of special interest. We also run regular visits to exhibitions, houses, gardens and other places of interest. Through voluntary work or donations, we also support the arts in local schools and elsewhere and run projects to preserve and promote our local heritage. For more about us click here.
Do come and join us. You’ll find lots of like-minded people and a warm welcome. Click here for membership details or just come along to a lecture as a visitor to sample what we offer.
Here are our forthcoming events:
The Golden Road To Samarkand by Chris Aslan – Thursday 5th March 2026
Special Interest Day – Wednesday 18 march 2026 – The Seine- River of Light &Artists Delight, Home to Impressionism – presented by Carole Petipher
Joseph Duveen: Charismatic Crook or the World’s Greatest Art dealer by Mark Meredith – Thursday 2nd April
Visit – Windsor Castle – Monday 27th April 2026
Canal History and Heritage by Roger Butler – Thursday 7th May 2026
Take 4: Interiors – Vuillard, Van Eyck, Vermeer and Hopper by Ronnie Ireland – Thursday 4th June 2026
Visit – David Hockney – A Year in Normandie and Some Other Thoughts about Painting – Tuesday 16 June 2026
David Wilkie Painter of Everyday Country Folk by Felicity Herring – Thursday 3rd September 2026
Art of The Cartoonist by Harry Venning – Thursday 1st October 2026
Patriotism, Propaganda and Pathos: Art and the Napoleonic Wars by Lois Oliver – Thursday 5th November 2026
Special Interest Day – Wednesday 11 November 2026 -Music and Art 1450 -1800 presented by Adam Busiakiewicz
The Story of Pantomime – A Very British Art Form by Malcolm Jones – Thursday 3rd December 2026