Welcome to The Arts Society Grayshott

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We are a friendly society with over 180 members that meets in Grayshott Village Hall on the first Thursday of the month at 2:00pm to hear talks on many aspects of the arts given by world-class lecturers. The lectures cover a wide spectrum of subjects including art, architecture, music, sculpture, design, crafts and the performing arts.

Twice a year we run more in depth days on subjects of special interest. We also run regular visits to exhibitions, houses, gardens and other places of interest and in the winter arrange on-line visits to places around the world that we can view from home. Through voluntary work or donations, we also support the arts in local schools and elsewhere and run projects to preserve and promote our local heritage. For more about us click here.

Do come and join us. You’ll find lots of like-minded people and a warm welcome. Click here for membership details or just come along to a lecture as a visitor to sample what we offer.

Here are our forthcoming events:

Special Interest Day - Monday 25th November 2024 - 'The Medici 'Bankrolling the Renaissance' by Douglas Skeggs

Special Interest Day – Monday 25th November 2024 – ‘The Medici ‘Bankrolling the Renaissance’ by Douglas Skeggs

The Medici were in many ways an unattractive family. Ruthless in pursuit of profit for their Florentine bank, greedy for ...
Dingley Dell to 'A Christmas Carol' by Vicky Bailey - Thursday December 5 2024

Dingley Dell to ‘A Christmas Carol’ by Vicky Bailey – Thursday December 5 2024

Ideal for Christmas time!This talk ranges from Dickensian Christmas stories to traditional Victorian Christmas activities and the inspiration for ghost ...
Christmas Lunch at Waverley Abbey House - Tuesday 10 December 2024

Christmas Lunch at Waverley Abbey House – Tuesday 10 December 2024

Once again we will be holding our Christmas lunch at the lovely Waverley Abbey House. Set by the River Wey ...
The History of the Royal Parks by Paul Rabbitts - 9th January 2025

The History of the Royal Parks by Paul Rabbitts – 9th January 2025

London's royal parks are among its most beautiful and beloved spaces: just as much as the Houses of Parliament, Buckingham ...
The Art of Courtship in Renaissance Italy by Lydia Goodson - 6th February 2025

The Art of Courtship in Renaissance Italy by Lydia Goodson – 6th February 2025

“I give you this, my beautiful one, as a token of my love” These words featured on a decorated cup ...
Fund Raising Bridge Drive Thursday 27 February 2025 at 1.45pm

Fund Raising Bridge Drive Thursday 27 February 2025 at 1.45pm

Our Annual Bridge Drive will take place on Thursday 27th February 2025, play starting promptly at 1.45  p.m. and ending ...
Britain as Workshop of the World. The Founding of the Victoria and Albert Museum by Anna Warrillow - Thursday March 6 2025

Britain as Workshop of the World. The Founding of the Victoria and Albert Museum by Anna Warrillow – Thursday March 6 2025

This lecture focuses on the design impact of the Great Exhibition and the need for a 'legacy institution' in the ...
160 Years of the London Underground, Design and Architecture by Mark Ovenden - 3rd April 2025

160 Years of the London Underground, Design and Architecture by Mark Ovenden – 3rd April 2025

Even in the 1860s and 70s, the expansion of the Underground created a need to have some cohesion between the ...
Art Deco: Celebrating the Centenary of the 1925 Paris Expo by Pamela Campbell-Johnston - 1st May 2025

Art Deco: Celebrating the Centenary of the 1925 Paris Expo by Pamela Campbell-Johnston – 1st May 2025

In 1925, 16 million visitors witnessed PARIS’S EXPO - The International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts. What would ...
Visit to Stratfield Saye House and Gardens, Hampshire -  April/May 2025 date tbc

Visit to Stratfield Saye House and Gardens, Hampshire – April/May 2025 date tbc

Stratfield Saye House is a large stately home at Stratfield Saye set in the grounds of Wellington Country Park near ...
Michael Harris: Mdina Glass & Isle of Wight Studio Glass by Mark Hill - 5th June 2025

Michael Harris: Mdina Glass & Isle of Wight Studio Glass by Mark Hill – 5th June 2025

Michael Harris was one of the innovators of the international studio glass movement and transformed 20thC glass and its creation ...
Visit to Brighton Pavilion-   June 2025 (date tbd)

Visit to Brighton Pavilion- June 2025 (date tbd)

We shall spend the morning visiting the Royal Pavilion & Garden. The Pavilion was constructed as the seaside pleasure palace ...
Art and Craft of the Pewterer by Andrew Spira - 4th September 2025

Art and Craft of the Pewterer by Andrew Spira – 4th September 2025

Pewter is a little remembered and little appreciated material but it was once at the heart of daily life all ...
Great and Small: Writers Their Pets and Other Animals by Annalie Talent- 2nd October 2025

Great and Small: Writers Their Pets and Other Animals by Annalie Talent- 2nd October 2025

"He prayeth best, who loveth best/All things both great and small…" Samuel Taylor Coleridge   From Robert Burns’s mouse to Shelley’s skylark; ...
The Influence of Japanese Woodcut on Western Art by Carol Wilhide-Justin - 6th November 2025

The Influence of Japanese Woodcut on Western Art by Carol Wilhide-Justin – 6th November 2025

When Japan's borders were opened to the West in 1868 there was a huge surge of interest in all things Japanese ...
A Very Ceremonial Christmas by Graham Jones - 4th December 2025

A Very Ceremonial Christmas by Graham Jones – 4th December 2025

This very light-hearted lecture, looks at the various ceremonial events that take place around Christmas time. Carol services, concerts and ...