Monthly Arts Society lectures take place at the Civic Centre, Carlton on the first Wednesday of every month. Members of the Society also enjoy two extra Special Interest days, newsletters, a national magazine, a coach holiday and days out to local places of interest.
The Society likes to involve local communities and has produced Trails of the local area, its churches and other special buildings. These will be available throughout the summer holidays and have proved very popular with local children.
Together with help for heritage issues and special projects, and also getting children and young people involved in art projects, there are many interesting ways in which people may engage in the arts through the Society.
The next lecture is on Wednesday 3rd July and is entitled ‘Packing up the Nation – saving London’s Museums and Galleries in the Second World War’, by speaker Caroline Shenton.
This is the gripping (and sometimes hilarious) story of how a band of heroic curators and eccentric custodians saved Britain’s national heritage during the nation’s darkest hour. As Hitler’s forces gathered on the other side of the channel to threaten these islands, men and women from London’s national museums, galleries and archives, forged extraordinary plans to excavate the collections to safety.
This is the last lecture before the summer break. The next lecture is on Wednesday 2nd October and is entitled ‘Postwar Fashion, Illustration and the Artists of the Day’.
The Society meets at the Civic Centre, Long Lane, Carlton-in-Lindrick S81 9AP. Tea and coffee are available before the lecture, ready to start by 10.50am and lasting for approximately one hour. Free car parking is available. Members pay an annual subscription; visitors are welcome, paying at the door.
For further information, phone Caroline on 01909 531614 or Gill on 01909 540506, or visit www.theartssociety.org/Dukeries.