The Art Society Newbury Programme 2024/25

The programme offers:

• 10 lectures between September and July with world class lecturers
• Tours and visits to places of cultural and historical interest at home and abroad
• Special Interest Days which provide the opportunity to learn about a topic in depth
• Volunteering to preserve our heritage for the future
• Sponsorship for Young Arts to encourage future art lovers

Upcoming Lectures

2024

• Tuesday 24 September | Banksy: Fraud or Genius? | Pepe Martinez
• Tuesday 22 October | ‘The Body as a Place’: The Sculpture of Antony Gormley | Anna Moszynska
• Tuesday 19 November | Peder Severin Krøyer: Painter of Northern Light | Kathy McLauchlan

2025

• Tuesday 21 January | Alchemy and Adventure: A History of Exotic Colours and Poisonous Pigments | Lynne Gibson
• Tuesday 18 February | The Stirling Prize: British Architecture’s Oscars | Brian Stater
• Tuesday 18 March | Wilde About Oscar: Famous for Being Famous (& Infamous) 1854-1900 | Simon Whitehouse
• Tuesday 15 April | Betty Joel: Glamour and Innovation in 1930s Design | Clive Stewart-Lockhart
• Tuesday 20 May | Opium – Seduction, Greed, Art | Amanda Herries
• Tuesday 17 June | Treasures of the Turf: The fine and decorative arts of horseracing | Christopher Garibaldi
• Tuesday 15 July | The De Beers Diamond Cartel: Romancing the Stone | Laurie Wickwire

The full list of events and how to join can be found on the Newbury Arts Society’s website: theartssocietynewbury.org.uk.

How to join

There is no waiting list and new members will be warmly welcomed at any time during the year. All the lectures take place at Arlington Arts Centre located at Mary Hare School, Newbury, and most are also available on Zoom. A year’s membership includes 10 lectures at either 10.30am or 1.45pm for a fee of £60 per person or £115 for two people living at the same address.

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