NADFAS East Surrey Area | Education and Events

East Surrey Area events are open to all, including non-members of NADFAS. We hope to welcome you soon.

The Area Coordinator for Education (ACE) organises Study Days, Days of Special Interest and Tours, which provide the opportunity to look at subjects in more depth than is often possible at a society lecture, encouraging discussion and a chance to explore new ways of looking at art. The ACE also organises an annual seminar for Programme Teams to meet and exchange ideas and experiences.

Please contact the Area Co-ordinator for Education on e-mail for more information.
If you would like your name to be added to our e-contact list so that we can keep you informed of East Surrey Area Events, please send your e-mail address to chairman@nadfaseastsurreyarea.org.uk

Forthcoming Events
Programme 2009 Japan: The Programme for the first half of 2009 will have a Japanese theme. Booking forms for the study mornings will be available at the end of the year. On Friday, 6 March in ‘Staging the Orient’ Sarah Lenton will present an overview of Japanese theatre and opera and show how the Orient is represented on the European Stage with specific reference to Madame Butterfly and The Mikado. On Friday 1 May in her lectures on ‘Japanese Art and Culture’, Suzanne Perrin will cover Japanese living traditions including religion ,crafts, and festivals with a detailed look at Japanese costume and textiles from the 10th century to the present day. These will be followed by a Tour to Japan on 24 May 2009 - details may be downloaded here. There is now limited availability and we regret that all single rooms are taken. Concerts at the Royal Festival Hall Following the enthusiastic response to the group bookings we made last year, we have again reserved discounted places for concerts by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. The dates will be Wednesday 18 March, Monday 27 April and Sunday 24 May – all at 7.30 pm. Booking forms for the concerts will also be available later in the year.
Study Morning at Denbies Estate, Dorking - Friday 21 November 2008 Tom Duncan - Islam and the Mosque The development and spread of Islam, following the death of the prophet Mohammed, led to the adoption of one particular building type for all Muslims: the Mosque. The lectures will concentrate on the earliest phase of this development. Beginning with the life of the Prophet and the astonishing spread of Islam after his death, the early monuments of Jerusalem and Damascus will be examined. These were created for the first great dynasty, the Unmayads. With their almost complete annihilation, the remains of this dynasty relocated to North Africa from where they took charge of the Muslim conquest of Spain. The lectures will culminate in an examination of the great mosque at Cordoba, a structure of simple design, though of hugely complex and important decoration. All places for this event are now taken.
Study Morning and Buffet Lunch at Epsom Playhouse - Friday 26 September 2008 To celebrate the NADFAS 40th Anniversary David Bostwick and Valerie Woodgate will be delivering two Lectures covering the period from Tudor Times up to the Modern Day; all are welcome, please bring your friends. Download a booking form here. In the first lecture The Dissolution of the Abbeys and our Cultural Heritage David Bostwick will look at medieval monastic life and the growth of abbeys through the middle ages until their dissolution in the time of Henry VIII when their assets were seized and redistributed, which led to the building of great houses such as Nonsuch Palace and which ushered in the new Renaissance ideas. In the second lecture Looking at Portraits – A Very English Taste Valerie Woodgate will talk about portraiture after the Reformation when most of the major painters working in England were foreigners such as Holbein and Van Dyck. She will move on to the 18th Century when Reynolds and Gainsborough came to prominence and then to the present day when artists such as Lucien Freud continue to explore and expand the subject.

Recent Events
Concerts at the The Royal Festival Hall Following the major refurbishment of the Royal Festival Hall building in the design context of the original 1951 vision, we obtained group-discounted tickets for four concerts by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra so that members could see the restored building “in action”. These proved so popular that we hope to organise more concert tickets next year. Study Morning at Painshill Park, Cobham - Friday 7 March 2008 Paul Atterbury - Life and Art in Victorian Britain Study Morning at Painshill Park, Cobham - Friday 2 November 2007 Mr Edward Saunders - Moghuls and Maharajas Study Morning at Wotton Village Hall, Near Dorking - Friday, 31 August 2007 Ann Haworth: Furnishing a House in the Age of John Evelyn - Literary Man of London and Surrey Study Morning at Painshill Park, Cobham - Friday, 8 June 2007 Dr Neil Faulkner: Lawrence of Arabia: Investigating a Legend A Morning with David Battie at Denbies Wine Estate, Near Dorking - Friday, 27 April 2007 An entertaining Morning with anecdotes from "The Antiques Roadshow" and an introduction to his "Favourite Things" London’s Nooks and Crannies - Saturday, 14 April 2007 Andrew Davies conducted a walk in London entitled “London’s Nooks and Crannies” to illustrate his recent study morning on "The Changing Face of London". Study Morning at Painshill Park, Cobham - Saturday, 10 February 2007 Andrew Davies: “The Changing Face of London Study Day at Tate Britain - Friday, 3 November 2006 An introduction to the "Holbein in England" Exhibition. Study Morning at Polesden Lacey- Tuesday, 24 October 2006 A tour of the House, focussing on items in Mrs Greville’s collection of fine paintings, furniture, porcelain and silver, was followed by a presentation from Daphne Joynes on the early Italian paintings in the collection. Study Morning on Umbria - Friday, 24 March 2006 Dr Katy Brown: an overview of Umbria and an in-depth analysis of the frescoes in the Basilica at Assisi, the birthplace of St Francis.

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