Welcome to the Falmouth Decorative and Fine Arts Society (FDFAS)
Next Lecture
Friday 12th February 2010
Rene Lalique, Master of Art Nouveau Jewellery and Art Deco Glass
Dr Anne Anderson
Next Study Day
Friday 26th March 2010
The Art of Looking – How do we look at paintings & sculptures.
Warren Hearden
Monday 19th April 2010
Penlee Art Gallery (special exhibition) and Helen McCabe's House and Garden Talk by Helen McCabe
Our society will be of interest to anyone who loves or wants to discover more about paintings, pottery, silverware, sculpture and the many other topics described as the ' Decorative and Fine Arts'. By joining, members are entitled to attend 10 lectures a year free of charge.
Experts have shared their knowledge on subjects as diverse as ‘The Golden Tang Dynasty’, ‘Railway Architecture’, ‘Dissolution of the Abbeys’, ‘The 12 Great Livery Companies of London’ and the ‘Monasteries of Bulgaria’.
The only way to really understand the richness of the material covered is to look at our Lecture Programme (both for this and previous years). You can also listen to one of the lecturers discussing his involvement with NADFAS (National Association of Decorative and Fine Arts Societies). We have an excellent programme of Lectures, Study Days and Visits.
Lectures
Our monthly illustrated lectures explore a given subject and last between 1 and 1½ hours. Lecturers are selected from the NADFAS directory (which lists over 3000 talks, delivered by 280 different lecturers) and are chosen for their expert knowledge and for their ability to present their subject in an informal and entertaining way. Lectures start at 10.30 am with coffee available from 9.45 am.Study Days
Members have the option to take part in Study Days, giving them the opportunity to explore a subject in more depth in a more informal environment.Visits
Our visits often give members an opportunity to visit places of interest that are not always accessible to the public.Become a member
To join the Falmouth society or to find out more, either email us, phone the membership secretary on 01326 251233 or download a Registration Form. (To print the Form you'll need to have Acrobat Reader. We think most of you will have this but if you don't, it's free and can be downloaded from Adobe UK.)
To find out more about the society go back to the top of the page and select an area of interest from the menu bar rectangular boxes with white text.
A member society of the National Association of Decorative and Fine Arts Societies