Welcome to the Lymington Decorative and Fine Arts Society Website. Lymington DFAS is the only New Forest area DFAS which meets in the evenings. On the second Wednesday of each month between September and June we look forward to a stimulating illustrated lecture after greeting old friends and welcoming new members over the introductory coffee.
We have enjoyed many splendid evenings so far this season. Recently we have been introduced to the amazing things which can be done with books and the startling variety of corkscrews invented over the years. Both Dominic Riley and John Ericson entertained and informed us in equal measure. The latest adventure was experiencing the Japanese Tea ceremony, in company with Keir Davidson.
Beautiful Binding by Dominic Riley
Some of John Ericson's Corkscrews
Next month, our lecture will be given by Jo Walton, starting as usual with coffee at 7.00, followed by the lecture at 7.30. Miss Walton's title is "How to be Good - Storytelling and morality in Victorian narrative paintings' . Cads, bounders philosophers and fallen women will be some of the people we will meet, foreshadowing the modern day soap opera.
Other activities members of Lymington Decorative and Fine Art Society enjoy include include visits to interesting places, an annual lunch, a summer Cream Tea as well as the Christmas Party. We now have a date for our Highgrove visit (members - August 7th!) Having been given our date we have been able to arrange another visit during May, this time to Petworth House. The visit to Petworth is now fully booked. Our Spring Lunch Time Drinks Party on 18th April was much enjoyed by the members who came. The sun shone for a while and we really felt as if it were Spring. Our next Social event will be the Summer Cream Tea which will be on Tuesday 10th July.
September 12 - Now You See It, Now You Don't. Bertie Pearce introduces us to the Arts of Deception, Trompe L'Oeil Optical Illusion and Camouflage
October 10 - Flights of Fancy. Barbara Peacock explains and illustrates the development of the Staircase.
January 9 - Sandro Botticelli and the Golden Age of Renaissance Art. James Lindow brings pictures for us to feast our eyes.
March 13 - Posters of the Belle Epoque, an introduction to the work of Jules Cheret, Toulouse Lautrec, and many others, by Charles Harris.
Our membership is open to all.
If you would like to join us in our adventures into the worlds of Fine and Decorative Arts, do telephone 01590 676839 (Pam), or email lymdfas@gmail.com.
We will be happy to send you a membership application form.
Our annual subscription is £45.00 per person for the ten lectures each season. Other activities are charged for additionally. Since we are nearly at the end of the 2011-2012 season any new member joining us will be given membership until June 30th 2013.
Alternatively, just come along to the next meeting (second Wednesday of each month, September to June, 7.00p.m) and join there and then.
Past activities have embraced a special day about Clocks and Watches, a visit to the Pallant Art Gallery in Chichester, a visit to the Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology in Oxford, a day at Sherborne Castle and town, and a visit to the Dulwich Art Gallery. Our next visit will be to Petworth House and Grounds, on May 30th.
Founded in 1977, our Society is a member of the National Association of Decorative and Fine Arts Societies.
NADFAS is established to promote the advancement of the aesthetic education of the public in the cultivation, appreciation and study of the decorative and fine arts and the giving of aid to the preservation of the artistic heritage of the United Kingdom and other Countries for the benefit of the public.
Lymington DFAS promotes these aims by providing Lectures of a very high quality, and additional activities such as Visits and Special Interest Days and encouraging volunteering for Church Recorders, Heritage Volunteers and Young Arts.
The Fuller-McLellan Hall of the Community Centre is in Caxton Street, off New Street. There is plenty of public parking available in the evening.
Further information about the activities of Lymington Decorative and Fine Arts Society can be obtained from 01590 676839 or by emailing lymdfas@gmail.com.
We look forward to welcoming you as a member.
Mrs Patricia Hallett
Sir Edward and Lady Hulse
Chairman: Mrs Pamela Le Gassick. 01590 676839 lymdfas@gmail.com
Hon Treasurer: Mr David Porteus. 01590 623703
Hon Secretary: Mrs Ann Hacking. 01590 683218
Hon Membership Secretary: Dr Colin Wynn. 01590 672996