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                                THE ARTS SOCIETY

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The Arts Society (formerly NADFAS) is a network of over 90,000 people worldwide - brought together through a shared curiosity for the arts and our artistic heritage. It offers enjoyable opportunities to discover and support the arts of yesterday, today and tomorrow, wherever you are. Arts Society events provide welcoming places - locally, nationally and globally - to hear excellent lecturers share their specialist knowledge about the arts.

To find out more please go to www. theartssociety.org

Telephone: 020 7430 0730. Email: enquiries@theartssociety.org


Art History Lectures and Study Days

Lectures follow, approximately, three areas of interest: art materials and techniques, the way we 'read' art, and the context of art e.g. the history of women artists and of styles and genres.

Most lectures are 1 hour's duration. This can, of course, be extended to include tea breaks and/or q and a.

If you would like to explore a topic in greater depth please look at study days or courses. These are perfect for smaller groups (say 40 or fewer) with a more relaxed atmosphere which encourages discussion and informal questions.

All lectures are beautifully illustrated with high resolution digital slides: a feast for the eyes as well as food for thought!

LECTURES

                                  ALCHEMY AND ADVENTURE: A History of Exotic Colours and Poisonous Pigments 

                                  COLOUR AND THE ARTIST'S PALETTE: Seeing Red 

                                  COLOUR AND THE ARTIST'S PALETTE: Feeling Blue 

                                  COLOUR AND THE ARTIST'S PALETTE: The Peril of Yellow 

                                  TRICKS OF THE LIGHT: The Illusion of Light and Shadow in Western Art 

                                  FROM ENCAUSTIC TO ACRYLIC: How Paint Made Art 

                                  WOMEN IN ART: Virgin, Venus or 'Vamp'? 

                                  WOMEN IN ART: Artists, Gentileschi to Emin 

                                  THE ART OF SEDUCTION  

                                  DOUBLE DUTCH: Symbols, Emblems and 'Double-entendre' in Dutch Genre Painting 

                                  DOUBLE DUTCH: The Secret Language of Dutch Still Life 

                                  HOW TO LOOK AT ART: A Strategy for Interpretation  

                                  BUT... IS IT ART? 

                                  CULTURE AND KITSCH: Art and Taste  

DAYS OF SPECIAL INTEREST/STUDY DAYS

Most lectures can be given as study days. Some either extend or combine particularly well to make 2 or 3 session days. Popular topics include:

                                 DOUBLE DUTCH:  Secrets Symbols and Hidden Meanings in Dutch 'Golden Age' Painting 

                                 ALCHEMY AND ADVENTURE: A History of Exotic Colours and Poisonous Pigments  

                                 COLOUR AND THE ARTIST'S PALETTE: Seeing Red, Feeling Blue and the Peril of Yellow 

                                 FROM ENCAUSTIC TO ACRYLIC: How Paint Made Art 

                                 TRICKS OF THE LIGHT: The Illusion of Light and Shadow in Western Art 

                                 HOW TO LOOK AT ART: A Strategy for Interpretation 

                                 WOMEN ARTISTS: Artemisia Gentileschi to Tracey Emin 

                                 WOMEN IN ART: Bad Girls, Good Girls ... and Artists!