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ADFAS Mornington Peninsula provides for its members a yearly program of illustrated lectures given by overseas and Australian lecturers chosen for their communication skills and expert knowledge in their fields. Occasional study days are also held when topics can be examined in more detail.
Committee 2009
Chairman
Philippa Chapple
Ph: (03) 5976 4306
Hon. Secretary/Membership Secretary
Sue Rintoul
Ph: (03) 5983 1116
adfasmp@yahoo.com.au
PO Box 257 Somers Vic 3927
Program for 2009
27 February
The Mystery and Splendour of Golden Ages in the Arts
Mrs Patricia Wright ** BA (Hons) ARICS (rtd)
27 March
Vita Sackville West: Novelist, Poet and Creator of Sissinghurst
Ms Susannah Fullerton BA MSc (Arts)
1 May
The Lives and Art of the Bloomsbury Painters
Mrs Sandra Pollard ** BA MA
29 May
The Aesthetics of Traditional Japanese Art, Architecture and Design
Mr Adrian Boddy BArch MAppSci ARAIA
3 July
Art Deco: High Style in the Roaring Twenties
Dr Anne Anderson ** BA PhD FSA
1 July
Nordic Grace: Scandinavian Decorative Arts of the 20th Century
Dr Robin Jones ** BA (Hons) PhD
28 August
Manners and Music
Ms Jeanne Dolmetsch ** LRAM
2 October
The Alderley Edge Landscape Project: From Sleeping King to Cotton Kings
Prof John Prag ** MA DipClassArch DPhil (Oxon) FSA
6 November
A Tale of Twenty Cities: A Romantic Journey through Time
Dr Ian Guthridge BA STD
**Denotes NADFAS Lecturer
Study Days
will be held at Beleura-House-Garden , Mornington, and incur an additional charge. Details will be notified separately, bookings essential. Enquiries : Ph (03) 9787 5056, or (03) 5983 1116.
4 April
Victorian Vision: 19th Century Narrative Painting
Mrs Patricia Macdonald
2 May
Artistic Life in Edwardian Britain
Mrs Sandra Pollard ** BA MA
29 August
A Celebration of Christmas
Ms Jeanne Dolmetsch ** LRAM
Venue and Time of Lectures
Lectures will begin promptly at 5.30 pm in the Peninsula Community Theatre, Mornington, cnr Wilsons Road and Nepean Highway , Mornington. Refreshments are served at the end of the lecture when members socialise and meet the guest speaker.
Guests
Guests are welcome at the lectures by pre-arrangement with the Secretary : fee $20, or $10 for members of other ADFAS societies.
Membership
Annual membership for the series of 9 lectures is $115 individual or $215 double, and the joining fee is $25 per person. There is a special membership for individuals 45 years & under of $60 p.a. for 2 years. Please mail your membership application form to the Membership Secretary.
Tours
Visits to museums, galleries, private collections and places of architectural or artistic interest are also arranged.
Twin Society
ADFAS Mornington Peninsula has a NADFAS twin in England , the Knole DFAS based in Sevenoaks , Kent . We are very pleased to welcome each other's members to our lectures and other events.
Volunteer Guides and Heritage Volunteers
Members of ADFAS Mornington Peninsula have the opportunity to participate in a Church Recording project on the Peninsula .
They also have the opportunity to become a guide at Beleura-House-Garden conducting tours of the house and garden, or a heritage volunteer archiving, researching and conserving the collections. This beautifully refurbished Italianate villa was bequeathed to the people of Victoria as a place of historic and educational interest by Mr John Tallis in 1996.
Local Links
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