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08 June 2026Post War Fashion Ilustration and the Artists of Today Lecture
11 May 2026Sculpture in Britain-Today and TomorrowLecture
27 April 2026Report on the visit to Champs HillVisit
13 April 2026Impressionism and Modern FemininityLecture
09 March 2026The Birmingham Boys: Walter Langley and his fellow RBSA artists in Newlyn (1880-1920) Lecture
09 February 2026The Birth of Modernism in Brazil Lecture
05 February 2026Eastleigh College lunchVisit
12 January 202617th Century Dutch Painting: Art in the Garden of God Lecture
08 December 2025Gilded Glories-The Fascinating Story of GildingLecture
10 November 2025Lee Miller and Roland Penrose at Farley FarmLecture
13 October 2025Rococo-The First Pop Art Lecture
01 October 2025Visit to Petworth House and the new Turner ExhibitionVisit
28 July 2025A morning visit to Longford Castle with free time in SalisburyVisit
25 June 2025Visit to Whitchurch Silk MillVisit
09 June 2025William Morris and the Cotswolds plus the Society's AGM and awards to GCSE art students competition winnersLecture
12 May 2025Rebels not Muses: The Women Artists of European ModernismLecture
14 April 2025Painting London: French Artists in ExileLecture
11 April 2025New York, New York! A Time-Travel TourSpecial Event
10 March 2025The Art and Culture of Fin-de-Siècle ViennaLecture
10 February 2025Botticelli’s FlorenceLecture
08 February 2025Lunch at Eastleigh College Visit
08 February 2025Lunch at Eastleigh College Visit
13 January 2025A Crisis of Brilliance: Young British Artists (1908-1919) Lecture
09 December 2024Undressing Antiques: Talk and appraisalLecture
20 November 2024Visit to the Russell-Cotes House, Bournemouth Visit
11 November 2024Masters of the Sea: Highlights of Maritime Art from the 17th Century to NowLecture
14 October 2024Late Constable:Beyond the HaywainLecture
10 June 2024Auguste Rodin and 19th Century SculptureLecture
13 May 2024Science and Colour in English Garden Design: Gardening as a Fine ArtLecture
08 April 2024The Empty Chair in Contemporary ArtLecture
27 March 2024Movers and Shakers! The Art World TodaySpecial Event
11 March 2024Georgia O'Keeffe in New MexicoLecture
12 February 2024Inspired by StonehengeLecture
08 January 2024The Glasgow Boys: Painting in Scotland 1875-1914Lecture
12 December 2023The Art of the Great Parisian Fine Jewellery HousesLecture
13 November 2023"Everything is art. Everything is politics": Ai Wei WeiLecture
09 October 2023Dazzling Dufy: Invitation to a Luminous FeastLecture
12 June 2023Fresh Encounters: Contemporary Sculpture and the Public SpaceLecture
09 May 2023Please note change of date Women Behind the Lens: Outstanding Female Photographers and their contribution to photographyLecture
17 April 2023The Shock of The New or Shock for Shock's Sake? Art and scandal in the modern periodLecture
30 March 2023Colour and the Artist's Palette: Red Yellow and BlueSpecial Event
13 March 2023One Westminster, Six Royal PalacesLecture
13 February 2023Writers and Relics: A Brief History of Literary TourismLecture
09 January 2023Bruegel, the Seasons and the WorldLecture
12 December 2022In The Kingdom of The SweetsLecture
14 November 2022Passionate Potters: From De Morgan to LeachLecture
19 October 2022Visit Waddesdon Manor, near Aylesbury (by coach)Visit
10 October 2022Irish Art from the 19th and 20th CenturyLecture
07 July 2022Visit Tate Britain for the Walter Sickert Exhibition Visit
13 June 2022The Founders & Treasures of the Wallace Collection Lecture
11 May 2022Visit Eltham Palace and GardensVisit
09 May 2022Joaquin Sorolla: Painter of Light Lecture
11 April 2022Joseph Wright of Derby and the Men and Art of the Lunar Society Lecture
14 March 2022The Manufactured Woman: The story of Pandora and how she inspired generations of artists Lecture
10 March 2022Curves, Colour and Cool: Mid 20th Century Modern Special Event
14 February 2022The Making of Landscape Photographs Lecture
21 January 2022Lunch at East Avenue Restaurant, Eastleigh CollegeVisit
12 January 2022New members meeting postponed Visit
10 January 2022Indians, Buffaloes & Storms: The American West in 19th Century Art on ZOOM Lecture
13 December 2021Art in 19th Century Venice: Poets, Painters & Private Lives In VeniceLecture
08 November 2021A Little Paradise: Laos, from Historic Buddhist Temples to Modern Silk Weaving Lecture
14 October 2021Spanish Art Collections Special Event
11 October 2021Wassily Kandinsky Lecture
14 June 2021Constantin Brancusi and 20th Century Sculpture - to be held on zoom Lecture
11 June 2021Visit Sandhill Farm to see Glorious Gardens Visit
10 May 2021Joan Miro՛ - to be held on zoomLecture
29 April 2021Virtual Tour of the Island of Murano in Venice to meet a world to meet a Renowned Glass Artist Visit
12 April 2021Pictures of the Floating World: Ukiyo-e Woodblock Prints - to be held on zoom Lecture
17 March 2021The Mosaics of Ravenna: For the Glory of Kings, Emperors and EmpressesVisit
08 March 2021Highlights of the Russell-Cotes Art Gallery and MuseumLecture
18 February 2021Birmingham – More Canals than Venice!Lecture
08 February 2021Mexican Art and Culture, Past and PresentLecture
11 January 2021Raphael: A Master in the Making.Lecture
14 December 2020The Queen of Instruments: The Lute Within Old Master PaintingsLecture
09 November 2020Dickens, Lawrence & Zhivago : David Lean's Art Of Cinema Lecture
12 October 2020Turner Vs Constable: The Great British Paint OffLecture
18 September 2020Lectures at Home - Live Friday lunchtimes starting 18 September Open to everybody. Lecture
28 August 2020Visit to Roche Court New Art Centre Sculpture Park Visit
09 July 2020Visit to Eltham Palace near Greenwich - This visit is postponed. Visit
08 June 2020The Founders and Treasures of The Wallace Collection . This lecture is cancelled . Lecture
11 May 2020Wassily Kandinsky: This lecture is now cancelled due to the coronavirus situation.Lecture
20 April 2020 ‘A Little Paradise: Laos, from Historic Buddhist “Temples to Modern Silk Weaving' This meeting is now cancelled.Lecture
12 March 2020Can Art Change the World? Art with Something to Say Special Event
09 March 2020The Golden Section: Divine Proportion in Art and ArchitectureLecture
10 February 2020The Art and Craft of John Piper Lecture
13 January 2020 Jewelled Journeys:The Art of Opulent Travel Lecture
09 December 2019 A Dickens of a Christmas and God Bless us Everyone. Lecture
21 November 2019Lunch at East Avenue Restaurant, Eastleigh College Visit
11 November 2019Auguste Renoir: a Colourful Life.Lecture
14 October 2019Power, Propaganda and Men in Tights: English Art under the Tudors Lecture
29 August 2019Visit to Longford Castle Visit
10 June 2019AGM followed by: Stylish Times - Art Deco Design and Building Lecture
23 May 2019Trip to Paul Getty's Library in Wormsley Visit
13 May 2019Manet and his MilieuLecture
08 April 2019Threads of History; the World of the Bayeux TapestryLecture
11 March 2019Where Leonardo meets Picasso: The World’s Most Expensive ArtLecture
07 March 2019History of the Medici: Bankrolling the Renaissance Special Event
11 February 2019Masters of Art Nouveau: Gallé, Tiffany and Lalique Lecture
31 January 2019Lunch at East Avenue Restaurant , Eastleigh CollegeVisit
14 January 2019Canaletto in London NOW TO BE HELD IN THE NIGHTINGALE BUILDING. PLEASE LOOK UNDER THE "NEWS" TAB.Lecture
10 December 2018The History and Art of the Nativity CribLecture
19 November 2018Visit to Winchester College Treasury Visit
12 November 2018Temples, Tombs and Treasures: In Search of the Queen of ShebaLecture
08 October 2018A Rebel on the Run: Caravaggio’s Final YearsLecture
11 June 2018‘Brilliant Things’ - Ancient Egyptian FaienceLecture
31 May 2018Visit to Roche Court Educational Trust & NewArtCentre.Visit
14 May 2018Picasso and Cubism.Lecture
09 April 2018 Vermeer: The Musical Pictures: Paintings Inspired by Music & Music Inspired by Paintings (with Recordings)Lecture
12 March 2018Hidden Canvases: Street Art & the City.Lecture
08 March 2018Looking at Me, Looking at You: The Representation of Women In Western ArtSpecial Event
19 February 2018The Shadow Factory - new play set in Southampton BlitzVisit
12 February 2018Adam Silver:1760-1800 ‘A Curious Case Of Reverse Development’ Lecture
08 January 2018John Singer Sargent: Much More Than a Modern Van DyckLecture
11 December 2017Frost Fairs on the Frozen ThamesLecture
13 November 2017The Twelfth-Century Winchester Bible Lecture
09 October 2017As if by Magic - Turner’s Watercolour Techniques. Lecture
12 June 20177.30pm AGM followed by Paul Gauguin: From Western Civilisation to the South Seas Lecture
11 May 2017Port Out, Southampton Home: the Age of the Ocean Liner : A talk to accompany this exhibition at SeaCity Museum Visit
08 May 2017Anatomy in the Art of Leonardo da VinciLecture
25 April 2017RomseyDFAS trip to National Theatre & Courtauld Gallery Visit
10 April 2017English Caricatures from Hogarth to PunchLecture
05 April 2017NADFAS AREA VISIT TO WELLS STAINED GLASS WORKSHOP & WELLS CATHEDRALVisit
13 March 2017The Story of Grayson Perry - from Essex Punk Potter to Superstar National TreasureLecture
23 February 2017The Romanovs: Tyrants and Martyrs of Imperial Russia Special Event
13 February 2017Giotto: The Legend and the RealityLecture
03 February 2017Evening meal at East Avenue Restaurant, Eastleigh College Visit
09 January 2017The Gilded Stage: A Social and Cultural History of OperaLecture
12 December 2016A History of Modern Pantomime from Ancient to Modern TimesLecture
14 November 2016Photography as Fine ArtLecture
10 October 2016Rescuing Zeugma from the Flood Waters of the EuphratesLecture
17 June 2016 Study Tour: Art & Music of 17th Century Holland Organised by Test Valley DFAS. See "news" tab for more detailsVisit
13 June 2016AGM & Illustrating ‘Alice’: Some Views of Wonderland Lecture
09 May 2016The Role of the Arts in the Cycle of Crime, Prison and Re-offending Lecture
11 April 201619th Century Russian ArtLecture
14 March 2016Monet & the Impressionists : the Joy & the TormentLecture
18 February 2016Modern Art and the Old Masters: Tradition & Innovation Special Event
08 February 2016Magnificent Mosaics – Windows into the Colourful Roman World Lecture
11 January 2016Art Treasures of Paris Please note this lecture will be held in the EEE buildingLecture
14 December 2015That Pretty German Toy – Musings on The Christmas TreeLecture
09 November 2015Art & the Napoleonic Wars.Lecture
12 October 2015 Pugin and the Gothic Revival Lecture
08 June 2015AGM followed by: The British Seaside Holiday. The history, architecture, health benefits & pleasures that have shaped our holidays. Lecture
11 May 2015 Paula Rego: Painting Women on the Edge and Telling Tales of the Unexpected . Works which suggest complicated narratives full of psychological tension, drama, and emotionLecture
13 April 2015 Marc Chagall and the supremacy of blue. Chagall, the quintessential alien in exile, uses blue to unite floating figures in a rootless universe. Lecture
26 March 2015Murderers, Magicians, Madmen and Monarchs: Shakespeare through Artists' Eyes Special Event
09 March 2015 Beyond Borders: Fortified and Painted Churches in Romania The gothic churches of Transylvania & monasteries of Moldavia, famous for frescoes from the Orthodox Byzantine tradition Lecture
09 February 2015 Rembrandt, Vermeer and Frans Hals - 'Art in the Garden of God' A new look at 17th century Dutch painting. Lecture
12 January 2015 Art and The English Bible This lecture will be held in Lecture Theatre EEE in Building 32 on University Road (see picture) Lecture
08 December 2014 Wonder Workers & the Art of IllusionLecture
10 November 2014Vincent van Gogh - Emotion in Paint How van Gogh expressed his own turbulent emotions and reflected the turmoil of his era through strong colour and bold brushstrokes Lecture
13 October 2014Valerie Woodgate: Paths of Glory. Art and the Great War How artists, who experienced the war, depicted it and how each side responded to its aftermath. Lecture
09 June 2014AGM at 7.30 pm – followed by Aboriginal Art and Culture: From Dreamtime to Machine TimeLecture
12 May 2014 Toulouse-Lautrec and the Golden Age of CabaretLecture
14 April 2014 Klimt and the Viennese SecessionLecture
26 March 2014The ‘New’ Berlin and Historic Dresden: Art and ArchitectureSpecial Event
10 February 2014 The Frome Hoard: The Largest Pot of Roman Coins found in BritainLecture
10 February 2014Rembrandt, Vermeer and Frans Hals - 'Art in the Garden of God' The flowering of Dutch art in 17th Century Holland Lecture
10 February 2014 Rembrandt, Vermeer and Frans Hals - 'Art in the Garden of God' The flowering of Dutch art in 17th Century Holland Lecture
13 January 2014Travel Broadens the Mind: Artists and their Travels from Van Eyck to GauguinLecture
09 December 2013 The History of Stained Glass as Seen Through the Christmas StoryLecture
11 November 2013Jewellery as an Art Form, 1960 – 2012Lecture
14 October 2013 The life and works of Anthony van DyckLecture
10 June 2013AGM - then Treasures of the Royal Collection of ArtLecture
13 May 2013Pioneers of Modern ArchitectureLecture
08 April 2013Art Treasures of MadridLecture
28 March 2013PortraitureSpecial Event
11 March 2013From Vanbrugh to Repton: The English Landscape GardenLecture
11 February 2013Matisse: Master of ColourLecture
14 January 2013Venice: The Architecture of a Renaissance CityLecture
10 December 2012Three wise men: gold, frankincense and myrrh; the traditions of the MagiLecture
12 November 2012Degas, Realist or Impressionist?Lecture
08 October 2012Lost on the Titanic: The story of the Great Omar BindingLecture