Welcome to the North East Area of England‘s NADFAS website.
By joining the National Association of Decorative & Fine Arts Societies (NADFAS)
you belong to an organisation with more than 90,000 members.
In the North East we have 22 Societies between Tyneside and Sheffield - Beverley
and Halifax.
What does your local society offer?
A programme of lectures encompassing a broad range of topics connected with the
decorative and fine arts. Subjects include:
- Old Masters
- Sculpture
- Silverwork
- Ceramics
- Textiles
- Architecture
- Furniture Design
- Jewellery
- Contemporary Art
Many Societies organise day trips to museums, galleries and historic houses as well
as cultural breaks both in the UK and overseas.
There are more than 280 accredited NADFAS Lecturers delivering high-quality entertaining
and informative lectures and special days of interest.
Most Societies have vacancies for new members and we would be delighted to hear
from you. If the Society near you has a waiting list please contact the local e-mail
address and we will put you in touch with another Society with no waiting list.
Beverley Minster - The Beverley DFAS Society make an annual donation
towards the upkeep of the Beverley Minster floodlights.
Please
contact us
for information or click on the link below and view the national map indicating
where the nearest NADFAS society is to your home.
Volunteers are always welcome to assist with our various projects conserving our
heritage around the country.
As a member of NADFAS you will receive a quarterly magazine the NADFAS Review. Subscriptions
vary, and the lectures will be held monthly usually covering the months September
- June.
For further information about NADFAS please visit the main
NADFAS
site.
Scarborough and York NADFAS have their own websites and many more societies will
be creating their own websites in the near future, please check our links page.
Study Day Programme - please click on Study Days button in the menu at the top of the page.
Prue Smeeton, NADFASNE chair and Alan Smith, HaDFAS chair
at the Piece Hall During her October visit to Halifax.
A Spotlight on Driffield Wolds DFAS
Driffield Wolds was formed in 1988 and has around 100 members. We meet at 7.30 pm on the third Thursday of every month. This time enables those who work to attend.
Lectures are held at Driffield Rugby Club which has a bar, enabling members to meet for a chat and drink before and/or after the lecture.
Our lectures are varied. Next year’s include a talk on the Queen’s House at Greenwich; Modern Art; Sculpture; Cabinet Making; the Art Fund; Trompe l’Oeil and other diverse topics.
The Society also organises study days and visits – including away visits. This year we have visited the gardens at Highgrove in Gloucestershire and Kelmscott Manor, the country home of William Morris. We have also had an excellent study day visiting the churches of the Wolds and in September participated in a 3/4 day visit to Scotland, visiting Dumfries House and other interesting country houses. Next year we hope to organise visits to Tyntesfield in Somerset and possibly the Lake District as well as another study of more Wolds churches.
Each year we support a Young Arts Project of some kind. These have included helping to subsidise a mural at a special school in the town; funding towards stained glass windows in a local school; organising a musical evening at Sledmere House and sponsoring the children’s art classes at the Driffield Show.
If you have an interest in the arts, antiques, history etc please come along to one of our meetings – contact our Membership Secretary if interested (number below).
WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU!
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MEETINGS HELD |
Every third Thursday (except December, July & August) |
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TIME |
7.30 pm |
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VENUE |
Driffield Rugby Club |
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CONTACT DETAILS |
Membership Secretary – 01377 253527 |
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PARKING FACILITIES |
Ample |
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COST OF MEMBERSHIP |
£35.00 per year |
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VISITS |
Visits/Study Days – approximately 2 or 3 a year. |