The Jazz Age by Sandy Burnett Jazz is one of music’s most important genres: a fascinating blend of rigorous structure, free-wheeling creativity, close-knit ensembles and imaginative improvisation. Drawing…

An Actor’s Life for Me? by Tyler Butterworth Drawing on his own experiences as both a child and adult actor, Tyler reveals the pains and the pleasures of…

Celebrating 200 years at The National Gallery by Lydia Bauman 2024 marks the bicentenary of our much loved national treasure – the National Gallery. Home to one of…

Catherine The Great; The Worlds Greatest Collector by Andrew Prince In 1745, Princess Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst married the heir to the Russian throne—and just 17 years later, she…

Join us as we launch our exciting 2025–2026 season We’re kicking off the new programme with a relaxed and welcoming event featuring an introduction to The Arts Society…

Wonder Workers and the Art of Illusion: The History of Magic Through Art and Pictures by Bertie Pearce From the beginning of time the fascination with magic and…

Carravagio And The Counter Reformation by Alice Foster The Sack of Rome in 1527 brought a dramatic end to an age of humanist optimism, plunging Europe into a…

Sculpture in the Now by Rodin David Worthington Looking at contemporary sculpture across the globe. It is almost impossible to qualify what constitutes sculpture. Film, sound, smell can…