Welcome to NADFAS at Grayshott

Grayshott Decorative and Fine Arts Society meets monthly for interesting and sometimes amusing talks on a wide variety of arts subjects. The talks are given by lecturers with the finest credentials in their specialist fields.

There are ten lectures each year (January to June and September to December) held at 2pm on the first Thursday of the month in Grayshott Village Hall. Tea and biscuits are served after each meeting so that members can discuss the lecture and enjoy the company of other members.

The Society also organises a series of visits and study days during the year.

There is not usually a waiting list for new members. All new members are invited to a coffee morning in the year they join so that they can meet the Committee and other new members. The current subscription is £28 pa.

The Society is a member of NADFAS (The National Association of Decorative and Fine Arts Societies) and a copy of the national magazine, The NADFAS Review, is delivered to members' homes quarterly. It provides articles on arts subjects, news of NADFAS activities nationally and ideas about what is available for members, including courses at both national and local level. It also gives information on holidays arranged specifically for NADFAS members.

One of the objectives of NADFAS is to endeavour to make our arts heritage better known and more widely available to others, both young and old. As a result some of the members of Grayshott DFAS work as:

• Heritage Volunteers give their time to be stewards at local National Trust properties or help in a variety of ways at local museums.
• Church Recorders work to provide evidence for posterity of the fabric and the background of local churches.
• Young Art Projects are supported in local schools by members helping with in-house projects, together with some limited financial help.