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 3 or 4 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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SOCIAL
A very sociable and friendly Society, we arrange special lunches and dinners during the year. Our lunch at the Manor House at Leweston School is taking place at the end of May and our Christmas dinner at the Grange in Oborne is planned for December.
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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.
We are proposing to sponsor arts projects in a number of local 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
Day Trip to Roche Court Sculpture Park
22 June 2022
The Gateway to Eternity
Lecture by Jane Angelini
Digby Hall, Sherborne
6 July 2022 at 3pm and 7pm
Residential Visit to Glasgow
7 to 12 November 2022 with possible extension to Edinburgh
Vienna 1900 – Culture and Crisis
Digby Hall, Sherborne
17 November 2022 at 10:15 am
Study Day by Gavin Plumley
The Queen of Instruments
Digby Hall, Sherborne
7 September 2022 at 3pm and 7pm
Lecture by Adam Busiakiewitz
The Most Infamous Family in History?
Digby Hall, Sherborne
5 October 2022 at 3pm and 7pm
Lecture by Sarah Dunant
Caravaggio – Rebel on the Run
Digby Hall, Sherborne
2 November 2022 at 3pm and 7pm
Lecture by Sian Walters