Welcome to  THE ARTS SOCIETY  Upper Thames

We are a group of people who have an interest in and enjoy the arts in general. Our society is affiliated to the national Arts Society.

Our objective, through lectures, visits, study days, holidays and volunteering, is to broaden our knowledge and enjoyment of the decorative and visual arts. At illustrated monthly lectures we hear experts, usually selected from a directory maintained by The Arts Society, speak on a huge variety of topics: music, architecture, artistic schools, porcelain, garden design, the lives of individual artists, jewellery…..and much, much more, ranging in time from prehistory to the present day.

Our visits may include national art exhibitions, cathedrals, country houses, and places of interest, while our annual holidays explore the arts in different parts of the British Isles and abroad. Volunteers from the Society assist at Kelmscott Manor, the home of William Morris, which lies within our area.

This website covers our activities in more detail. We hope you enjoy touring through it and that you may be interested in joining us in due course.