2018 PROGRAMME For full details, lecture information and contacts go to our website adfasnewcastle.org.au oremail secretary@adfasnewcastle.org.au

SPECIAL INTEREST MORNINGSBookings Essential - Cost $40Phone: 0418236730

ABN: 42 374 836 979

ADFAS NEWCASTLEAustralian Decorative & Fine Arts Society

Picnic at King Edward Park by Rae Richards

BRING THE ARTS TO LIFEADFAS, an association of societies dedicated

to the appreciation of art

ADFAS NEWCASTLE COMMITTEEChairman Lindy Henderson 49293762Vice-Chairman Judy Wotton 49293773Secretary Kathy Heinrich 49278053Treasurer Richard Jennings 0402149480 Membership Officer Cathy Tate 49521116Committee Members Penny Britz 49624383

John Hendriks 0418236730Sandra Lloyd 49291609Anne Morris 49292296

Rae Richards 49265375Robyn Trail 49564583

ADFAS LECTURESADFAS societies present a series of quality lectures by leading UK and Australian experts. Each lecture is followed by light refreshments and a convivial social forum. Learn more about:

l Fine art paintingsl Indigenous artl Sculpturel Architecture

l Photographyl Literaturel Garden designl Music

WHERE ARE OUR LECTURES?Lectures are held on a Monday night. Dates can be found overleaf. Check details at www.adfasnewcastle.org.auTime: 6:30pmVenue: Hunter Theatre Hunter School of the Performing Arts Lambton Rd, Broadmeadow

Guests are welcome - $20 per lecture. Notify by emailing guests@adfasnewcastle.org.au

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A LUNCH TO CELEBRATE 30 YEARS OF ADFAS NEWCASTLE

28 May, 2018 at 12.30 pmThe Newcastle Club, Newcomen St, Newcastle

(following the Special Interest Morning)RSVP essential 20 May to 0418 114 964 or by email

cost $40

“HEAR A LITTLE MUSIC, READ A LITTLE POETRY, AND SEE A FINE PICTURE EVERY DAY.” Goethe

JOIN ADFAS TODAY For full details, lecture information and contacts, visit adfasnewcastle.org.au oremail secretary@adfasnewcastle.org.au

Monday 30th July 2018

Monday 27th August 2018

Monday 29th October 2018

ALEXEY MAKHROV (NADFAS): RUSSIAN ORIENTALISM IN THE 19TH CENTURYVasily Vereshchagin (1842-1904) was “embedded” with the Russian army during a military campaign in Central Asia in the late 1860s. His pictures embody a modern vision of war which anticipated modern photojournalism. The lecture analyses the role of Vereshchagin’s pictures in the political context of the rivalry of Britain and Russia in Central Asia. The possibilities and limitations of the artist-correspondent as an “eyewitness” to war are critically examined.

LINDA SMITH (NADFAS): KICKING AND SCREAMING; A BRIEF STORY OF POST-WAR BRITISH ARTThis lecture explains British art after 1945, when Francis Bacon caused ‘total consternation’ with his work being part of a phenomenon called the ‘Geometry of Fear’. Despite public shocks and upsets, painters like Bacon and Freud were quietly getting on with their painting, and one of the great stories of post-war British art is the continuing strength and vigour of that tradition.

JOHN ERICSON (NADFAS): INN INSIGNIA: THE ARTWORK AND STORIES BEHIND PECULIAR PUB NAMESPubs and their signs are a fundamental part of British history and cultural heritage. In this colourful and entertaining lecture John shows some of the most interesting and distinctive signs before exploring the fascinating stories behind the origin of some of their peculiar names. Who could fail to be intrigued by ‘The Bucket of Blood’, the ‘Cow and Snuffers’ or even the ‘Eager Poet’ – and who on earth was ‘Blind Jack’?

MARTIN ELLIS (NADFAS): A PHOENIX FROM THE ASHES: ENGLISH SILVER IN THE 20TH AND 21ST CENTURIESWe follow the changes of fortune in English silversmithing since 1900. From the emergence of English Arts & Crafts metalworking as the most influential force in European avant-garde design at the turn of the century, through the ravages of war, austerity and industrial decline to the recent re-emergence of silversmithing as one of the most exciting and dynamic forms of contemporary British design.

Monday 19th November 2018

“ART WASHES AWAY FROM THE SOUL THEDUST OF EVERYDAY LIFE.” Pablo Picasso

MATTHEW LAING (AUST): COLUMBUS INDIANAIndiana has an architectural legacy of some 60 buildings listed as national landmarks of modernist American architecture. Nearly all of Columbus’ public edifices and community spaces designed by world-leading architects, due to the vision and passion of J. Irwin Miller’s philosophy that good architecture could shape public life for the better. This lecture brings to life an unspoiled gem and the visionaries who brought the modernist vision to full bloom in Midwest America.

Monday 18th June 2018 Monday 24th September 2018

CHRISTOPHER BRADLEY (NADFAS): ABYSSINIA - 3000 YEARS OF ETHIOPIAN ART AND HISTORYVibrantly colourful images from the ‘Kebra Nagast’ holy book tell us of the union of the Queen of Sheba and King Solomon, and how their son, Menelik founded the Solomonic dynasty of which Haile Selassie was the last ruling emperor. Traditional art forms found in manuscripts and church murals have developed into a body of more recent artwork. The most spectacular structures are the incredible rock-cut churches of Lalibela.

RON RAMSEY (AUST): CONSTANTIN BRANCUSI AND THE GARDEN OF DREAMSThroughout his life Brancusi returned to a small number of subjects and worked and reworked to perfect them. This lecture will examine a series of works and explore their exotic past. The lecture focuses upon the power of place; where they were produced, where they were intended to go and where they ended up. This story is a potential film script including tales of hard work, endurance, poverty, love, enormous wealth, sadness and creativity.

ANNE SEBBA (NADFAS): WILLIAM BANKES, THE EXILED COLLECTOR AND THE MAN BEHIND THE CREATION OF THE ENGLISH COUNTRY HOUSEWilliam Bankes was a 19th century collector of Egyptian artefacts and Spanish paintings intended for his ancestral home, Kingston Lacy. Following a moment of madness he fled to Italy yet continued to collect for a house he no long lived in nor owned. The house has been restored by The National Trust. Can William himself be restored in this talk?

Monday 19th March 2018

Monday 28th May 2018

Monday 16th April 2018

BARRY MAITLAND (NEWCASTLE): THE SECRET LIVES OF ARCHITECTS - SCANDALS AND CRIMESWithout giving away the plot of the lecture, we might guess that it will feature famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright, his openly close relationship with Mamah Borthwick and the terrible fate that befell her. Retired Emeritus Professor of Architecture, Barry Maitland has an international reputation as an author of crime fiction. He also draws and paints.