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A member society of the National Association of Decorative & Fine Arts Societies NADFAS
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Welcome to the Cobbett's Wey Decorative and Fine Arts Society Farnham
Our next lecture is on 24th March
Saturday 1st May walking tour of Waverley Abbey

We are an evening society which holds 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 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 (The December meeting is held at St. Joans). 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 email Cobbett's Wey

Members’ comments are always welcome either to the Committee or email Cobbett's Wey

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Reasons to join us

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

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

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.

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

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.

The opportunity to play an active role in the preservation, conservation and promotion of our artistic heritage.

CWDFAS is a member of NADFAS

2010 Programme

23rd January 2010 Historical Tour of Westminster Abbey

The London Architecture of John Nash

Fakes & Forgeries: The Art of Deception

Journey Across the Himalayas

The Cistercians & Their English Abbeys

A Personal Heaven – The Paintings of Stanley Spencer

AGM at 7:30 followed by lecture

Buckingham Palace – Its History, Occupants and Contents
Refreshments will be served after the lecture

William Hogarth

Omega and Charleston: Bloomsbury Decorative Arts

Skin Deep - The Beastly Art of Beauty: Reality and Ridicule

I am the Very Model – Parodies of Victorian Society in Gilbert & Sullivan
Please note! The above lecture will take place at

St. Joan's Centre, 19 Tilford Road Farnham GU9 8DL
Seasonal refreshments afterwards…

Last lecture of 2009 - Three Wise Men

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Read about Cobbett's Wey DFAS

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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