Author: Liz Beecheno

Tate Britain and Tate Modern art guide and lecturer Raymond Warburton opened our eyes to the rise and development of[…]

Our lecturer this month was Dr Graham Jones, former soldier, musician, and long-serving figure in military music. Now organiser of[…]

Mokuhanga woodcut artist, author, and teacher Carol Wilhide Justin led us on a fascinating exploration of the profound influence of[…]

Lee Miller was a complex figure. Born Elizabeth Miller in New York back in 1907, the ‘Lee’ bit came later[…]

Annalie Talent, lecturer and educationalist, delivered a lively and informative talk on how 18th-century writers and poets viewed the natural world—a[…]

Pewter, was described by author and lecturer Andrew Spira as a “utilitarian material with no airs and graces, evoking daily[…]

Thirty three members of TASG left at 8.30a.m from Grayshott by coach and were driven straight to Brighton,   arriving at[…]

Well known author, broadcaster and Antiques Roadshow expert Mark Hill spoke passionately about the pioneering art of glassmaker Michael Harris[…]

On Wednesday 12th March the society enjoyed three outstanding lectures from Antonia Gatward Cevizli. The breaching of the city walls[…]

Dr Lydia Goodson, art historian and lecturer specializing in material culture in Renaissance Italy gave us a delightful talk about[…]

For our first lecture of 2025, which is also the 40th Anniversary year  of  the founding of the Arts Society[…]

Author, lecturer and London Blue Badge guide Vicky Bailey gave a lively lecture describing how Christmas used to be just[…]

How do we look at paintings? Nowadays most of us gaze upon Old Masters in Museums and Art Galleries. We[…]

London Bridged: 3,500 years of Crossing the Thames by Charlie Forman. Lecturer and London Walking Guide Charlie Forman gave us[…]

Forty one members of the Society enjoyed an outing to Waddesdon Manor in Aylesbury,  the family seat of the  English[…]