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 2010

The Royal Festival Hall - 7.30 pm Wednesday, 20 January
Group discounted tickets for Royal Philharmonic Orchestra concert. All tickets for this event are now taken.

Study Morning at Painshill Park, Cobham - Friday, 29 January
Vincent van Gogh - Emotion in Art: Lecturer, Eveline Eaton. All tickets for this event are now taken.

Special Event at the Menuhin Hall, Stoke d'Abernon - Friday, 30 April 2010
“Paintings inspired by music and music inspired by paintings”: Peter Medhurst. All tickets for this event are now taken.

Study Morning at Betchworth Village War Memorial Hall - Friday, 14 May 2010
Bulgaria - Europe's Best Kept Secret: Lecturer, John Osborne. All tickets for this event are now taken.

The Royal Festival Hall - 7.30 pm on Monday, 17 May 2010
Group discounted tickets for the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra concert at the Royal Festival Hall. Please download a booking form here.

Recent Events

Saturday 12 December 2009 - a Group of 60 members and non-members attended John Rutter’s Christmas Celebration concert with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall.

Double Lecture Morning at Dorking Halls – Friday, 6 November
Politics and Society in Georgian England : Oliver Everett and Linda Smith. In a departure from the usual format, members were offered tickets with an opportunity to bring a guest without charge. Guests, including waiting list and non-members were able to share a very interesting and entertaining morning. The lectures covering different aspects of 18c Georgian England were presented by two very popular NADFAS lecturers.

London Walk – Saturday, 12 September
Andrew Davies conducted a guided walk, discovering a forgotten part of London - ‘The Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens and the River Thames’.

The Programme for the first half of 2009 featured a Japanese theme.
On Friday, 6 March in ‘Staging the Orient’ Sarah Lenton presented an overview of Japanese theatre and opera, showing 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 covered 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 were followed by a Tour to Japan - a photo report may be viewed here.

Concerts at the Royal Festival Hall
Following the enthusiastic response to the group bookings in 2008, we again reserved discounted places for concerts by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra on: 18 March, 27 April and 24 May.

Study Morning at Denbies Estate, Dorking - Friday 21 November 2008
Tom Duncan - Islam and the Mosque

Open Lecture Morning and Buffet Lunch at Epsom Playhouse - Friday 26 September 2008
David Bostwick looked at The Dissolution of the Abbeys and our Cultural Heritage through medieval monastic life
In Looking at Portraits – A Very English Taste Valerie Woodgate talked about portraiture after the Reformation up to the present day when artists such as Lucien Freud continue to explore and expand the subject.

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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