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A member society of the National Association of Decorative & Fine Arts Societies NADFAS

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A member society of NADFAS

Welcome to the Cobbett's Wey Decorative and Fine Arts Society Farnham
We are a Farnham's evening society for NADFAS
Our next lecture is at Farnham College on 22nd February


We are Cobbett's Wey DFAS Farnham's evening Fine Arts Society for NADFAS. We hold monthly lectures on the arts with subjects ranging from paintings, sculpture, ceramics and silver to music, gardens, theatre and architecture. World experts give illuminating, and often amusing, lectures illustrated with PowerPoint or slides. We meet for a chat with friends old and new and to have a glass of wine beforehand. We also arrange visits to places of interest.

We meet at Farnham College, Morley Road, Farnham, Surrey GU9 8LU on 4th Wednesday of the month January to June & September to December Map

Wine and soft drinks are served from 7.15 pm. The Chairman’s welcome is at 7.50 pm
prior to the start of the lecture at 8.00 pm.

Subscription £45 per annum plus one-off £10 joining fee. For further details please
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Members’ comments are always welcome either to the Committee or  email Cobbett's Wey

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Reasons to join us
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We are a Farnham evening society with a friendly social purpose

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A series of superb monthly lectures in convivial surroundings with like-minded people.

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Meeting local people for a sociable chat and enjoy a glass of wine or fruit juice.

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Receive the NADFAS Review, a quarterly magazine containing stunning articles on the arts from some of the top names in the arts world as well as reports on NADFAS’ activities at national and local level.

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The NADFAS Review also carries details of offers and concessions available upon production of your NADFAS membership card.

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An exciting range of local and national events and courses which are open to all our members such as private views of many of the headlining exhibitions which allow the chance to view the exhibition in a relaxed, crowd-free environment.

CWDFAS is a member of NADFAS

 2012 Programme

Symbolism and Sentimentality in Adornment

Giorgio Vasari’s Lives of the Artists: Early Art History – Fact or Fiction?


Architecture at the London Olympics 2012

Are You Sitting Comfortably?

 

Visit to Avington Park, Hampshire

The Hermitage and its Treasures

AGM at 7:30 followed by lecture

Art Inspired by Wine
Refreshments are served after the lecture
 

A Celebration of the Seasons; in Art, Poetry and Music

David Hockney; art as a biography

The South East Brick by Brick!

Christmas and Other Festivals in Modern Mexico
Please note! The above lecture will take place at 7:30 with seasonal refreshments afterwards…


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The aims of the National Association of Decorative and Fine Arts Societies are the promotion and advancement of the aesthetic education, the cultivation, appreciation and study of the decorative and fine arts and the giving of aid to the preservation and development of our national artistic heritage. NADFAS brings together people interested in the history of art and conservation.
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