WELCOME TO THE ARTS SOCIETY SHERBORNE

Our activities
LECTURES
Our lectures, by internationally acclaimed presenters on a wide variety of topics take place in the Digby Hall, Sherborne on the first Wednesday of each month (except January and August) at 3 pm and 7 pm.
Visitors are welcome
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STUDY DAYS
Each year we hold 2 or 3 Study Days in which the lecturer explores a subject in more detail over a series of 3 lectures Coffee is served between two morning lectures, then a lunch with wine or soft drinks is enjoyed followed be a third lecture after lunch.
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VISITS
We organise both residential visits, both in the UK and overseas, and day trips to places of cultural and artistic interest.
We are very pleased that, after residential visits, in particular, were necessarily restricted during the Covid pandemic, we are now able to move back towards a full programme.
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ARTS VOLUNTEERING
We have organised events for young people under our former “Young Arts” scheme now incorporated into a wider “Arts Volunteering” heading.
In 2022 we sponsored arts projects in two local primary schools.
Funding may also be available for sponsoring other projects in support of the arts in the local area.
CHURCH RECORDERS
Members can get involved in the “Church Recorders” programme which records every detail in local churches and which is becoming a record of national importance in the UK.
Forthcoming events
Linking China with Europe
Blue and White in the Middle East
Digby Hall, Sherborne
1 February 2023 at 3pm and 7pm
Lecture by James Allan
Mad Men and Artists
How the Advertising Industry Exploited Fine Art
Digby Hall, Sherborne
1 March 2023 at 3pm and 7pm
Lecture by Tony Rawlins
An Introduction to Japanese Woodcut
Digby Hall, Sherborne
9 March 2023 10:15am to 3:15pm
Study Day by Carol Wilhide Justin