This Art Appreciation Group includes members with very different levels of knowledge about art. We cover a variety of aspects of decorative and fine art. Previous subjects have been as diverse as fine art and eminent artists to ornament and decoration on buildings in Britain and Europe. Other subjects have included the story of the Salon de Paris and the Royal Academy in Britain, Eric Gill sculpture, "Dotty" art and Trompe l'oeil.
Members take turns to prepare and give talks to the other group members on a subject of their choosing. We have the kit to show illustrations or Powerpoint presentations on a large screen TV if required, but these are by no means essential.
From time to time we also organise trips to gallery exhibitions or similar events
In April we shall be discussing: Comic Magazine Artists
| Status: | Active, not currently accepting new members |
| Group email: | Art Appreciation (1) group |
| When: | Monthly on Monday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm (2nd Monday of the month) |
| Venue: | Members homes |
| Cost: | None, but the member whose turn it is to host a meeting provides refreshments |
For more information contact Art Appreciation Enquiry
Presentation subjects for discussion in 2024 were:
- The Arts and Crafts Movement in Britain
- Eric Gill Sculptures
- Dotty Art and Artists - from Georges Seurat to David Hockney
- The Hookers and Botanical Illustration
- Trompe l'Oeil
- Robin Tanner Engravings
- The Scottish Colourists
- 'Rivals' from the High Renaissance through to Fauvism
- Pitmen Painters (aka The Ashington Group)
- Favourite Landscapes for each Group member - included paintings by:
(Adriaen van Stalbemt, John Feary, Beatrix Potter, John Brett, David Hockney, Martin Johnson Heade, Vincent Van Gogh, Camille Pissarro, Richard Wilson, Laura Knight,
Thomas Rowlandson, and Chris Wilmshurst)
Presentation subjects for discussion in 2026 were: - Stained Glass Windows
- Mosaics
Presentation subjects for discussion in 2025 were:
- Mid Century Modern - Applied and Fine Art at the 1951 Festival of Britain, including the related art exhibition organised by the Arts Council of Great Britain
- Art at the Millenium Dome site
- Sails in Painting (Yachts on Canvas)
- Light and Dark (Chiaroscuro)
- Arboreal Artists
- Madonnas - History of Madonna paintings from Ancient Rome to 2025, with particular emphasis on Italian Renaissance
- Frederick Leighton
- My Art - Trevor Norton
- John Everett - Janet Norton
- Mutts, Moggies and other animals - Sheila Ward
- Selected art works from the St Barbe exhibition
'The Life of the Fields'