Geelong
ADFAS Geelong welcomes you.
We are a leading arts education charity in a global network, with 37 local societies throughout Australia, which brings people together through a shared curiosity for the arts. Our events provide welcoming places to hear expert lecturers, both Australian and International, share their specialist knowledge about the arts. We preserve and contribute to our artistic heritage through volunteering, fund raising and grants.Our strength is our people, joined together by a passion for the arts which can nourish and empower us all. Our work creates a better, healthier and more connected society.
Enjoy refreshments following each lecture and we invite you to become involved in our fund raising activities for Young Arts and conservation at the Geelong Gallery.
We look forward to you joining us at ADFAS Geelong 2024.
· Superbly Illustrated Lectures
· Conservation & Philanthropy
· Cultural & Heritage Projects
· Young Arts Projects
Lectures:
Time and Venue:
Lectures are on a Wednesday with two sessions:
Morning lectures are at 10:30 at the Newcomb Hall, 82 Wilsons Road, Newcomb. The Newcomb Hall has 20 spaces and street parking is also available.
Evening Lectures are at 6pm at the Geelong West Town Hall, 153 Pakington Street, Geelong West.
Refreshments are served afterwards
Program
Find full details of the 2024 program here
Membership:
Annual membership – $175 per person
Click here to join or email: geelong@adfas.org.au
Guests welcome:
Guests are welcome to attend at a cost of $20 per lecture. Please telephone Sharron Dickman on 0439 328 199. The fee for members of other ADFAS societies is $15. Membership between societies is not transferable.
Contact:
For all enquiries please email: geelong@adfas.org.au
ABN: 86 017 404 297
Committee
Chair: Claire Hewitt
Secretary: Sally Birrell
Membership: Sharron Dickman Ph: 0439 328 199
2024 PROGRAM
Wednesday 7 February 2024
Presented by Geoffrey Edwards
Morning Lecture:
STREAMS OF FIRE AND TONGUES OF FLAME – A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE ART OF GLASS
Time & Venue: 10:30am at Newcomb Hall, 82 Wilsons Road, Newcomb.
The lecture examines the history of glass as an art form from classical antiquity to the emergence of the modern studio glass movement.
Evening Lecture:
FROM MIAMI TO MERRICKS – THE RISE AND ROLE OF THE MODERN SCULPTURE PARK
Time & Venue: 6pm at Geelong West Town Hall, 153 Pakington Street, Geelong West.
Sculpture is one of the oldest art forms. The modern sculpture park came into being for the express purpose of displaying large scale sculpture.
Geoffrey is a past Director of the Geelong Gallery, curatorial advisor and expert in glass.
Wednesday 28 February 2024
Presented by Clare Blatherwick
Morning Lecture:
THE FASCINATION OF JEWELLERY: IMPORTANT WOMEN COLLECTORS
Time & Venue: 10:30am at Newcomb Hall, 82 Wilsons Road, Newcomb.
The collections of four different women and their approach to jewellery, and how their backgrounds influenced their choices.
Evening Lecture:
THE CURRENT STATE OF THE GLOBAL JEWELLERY MARKET
Time & Venue: 6pm at Geelong West Town Hall, 153 Pakington Street, Geelong West.
Some of the current trends in the international jewellery market offering some behind the scenes insights into gemstones, jewels and diamonds.
Clare has over 20 years experience in the jewellery industry. As head of jewellery for Bonhams in Scotland she has a passion for historical jewellery.
Wednesday 17 April 2024
Presented by Sylvia Sagona
Morning Lecture:
THE WALLACE COLLECTION
Time & Venue: 10:30am at Newcomb Hall, 82 Wilsons Road, Newcomb.
The Wallace Collection, displayed in London at Hertford House, former home to Sir Richard and Lady
Wallace, is home to one of the most significant ensembles of fine and decorative arts in the world.
Evening Lecture:
THE INVENTION OF THE RESTAURANT IN 18th CENTURY PARIS
Time & Venue: 6pm at Geelong West Town Hall, 153 Pakington Street, Geelong West.
This lecture will follow the development of the restaurant in the turbulent years of Paris history from bistro to bouillon to brasserie and then to international haute cuisine where the chef is a star.
Sylvia specialises in the study of the art, literature and society of 19th century France. Her particular
interests are in the Napoleonic era and the role of women under the Second Empire.
Wednesday 15 May 2024
Presented by Roger Mendham
Morning Lecture:
THE ART OF THE AUTOMOBILE
Time & Venue: 10:30am at Newcomb Hall, 82 Wilsons Road, Newcomb.
This talk covers some of the most beautiful cars ever built, from the earliest ‘horseless carriages’ through the Art Deco car designs of the supercars of the 21st century.
Evening Lecture:
THE EVOLUTION OF STREET ART
Time & Venue: 6pm at Geelong West Town Hall, 153 Pakington Street, Geelong West.
Over the past 40 years, street art has evolved from its roots in American graffiti becoming a global art movement. This talk focuses on a number of different styles of street art as well as some leading artists.
An accomplished photographer, Roger has studied the evolution of photography from the early 1800s to now. His talks are richly illustrated.
Wednesday 12 June 2024
Presented by Valerie Britton Wilson
TOUCHING INDIA: A PERSONAL JOURNEY
Morning Lecture Time & Venue: 10:30am at Newcomb Hall, 82 Wilsons Road, Newcomb.
Evening Lecture: Time & Venue: 6pm at Geelong West Town Hall, 153 Pakington Street, Geelong West.
Valerie describes her travels through the Indian states where she explores her own heritage and gains an appreciation for handmade, handwoven Indian textiles and cottage industries of that fascinating country.
In a major career detour, Val launched a business commissioning handwoven cottons in India. This business enabled two decades of adventures in India.
Wednesday 17 July 2024
Presented by Vivienne Lawes
Morning Lecture:
THE HONOURABLE EAST INDIA COMPANY: EAST–WEST TRADE 1600–1800, CHINESE EXPORT AND CHINOISERIE
Time & Venue: 10:30am at Newcomb Hall, 82 Wilsons Road, Newcomb.
This lecture focuses on textile design, and includes wallpaper, porcelain and furniture, as well as the vast trade in spices and tea, in the textile trade with India and China.
Evening Lecture:
ANTONI GAUDÍ I CORNET (1852-1926): MASTER BUILDER OF BARCELONA
Time & Venue: 6pm at Geelong West Town Hall, 153 Pakington Street, Geelong West.
Spanish architect and designer Antoni Gaudí (1852-1926), a key figure in Catalan Modernism, influenced Barcelona’s identity. This lecture examines Gaudí’s work and legacy.
An art historian, art market analyst and curator/ writer, Viv Lawes combines a hands-on career in the art business with research and teaching in Higher Education at several universities.
Wednesday 14 August 2024
Presented by Andrew Hopkins
Morning Lecture
THE KENNEDY WHITEHOUSE: THE ART, ARCHITECTURE AND GARDENS OF CAMELOT
Time & Venue: 10:30am at Newcomb Hall, 82 Wilsons Road, Newcomb.
This talk is about the White House’s celebrated 20th century residents, the Kennedys and the astounding aesthetic and artistic changes made during their relatively brief tenure.
Evening Lecture:
THE ROCKEFELLERS: A DYNASTY OF ART COLLECTORS
Time & Venue: 6pm at Geelong West Town Hall, 153 Pakington Street, Geelong West.
The Rockefellers – the richest and most powerful family in the USA , publicly donated their 9 storey New York townhouse to form MoMA: now we learn secrets from a very private life.
Assistant Director of the British School at Rome and since 2004 Professor at the University of L’Aquila. In 2009 he was a Paul Mellon Senior Visiting Fellow, at the National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.
Wednesday 25 September 2024
Presented by Alan Read
Morning Lecture
PUZZLING OUT PICASSO
Time & Venue: 10:30am at Newcomb Hall, 82 Wilsons Road, Newcomb.
How can you best understand one of the most prolific, complex and influential painters of the 20th century? By taking just ten of Picasso’s painting this lecture will examine his life and attempt to explain the evolution of his painting styles.
Evening Lecture:
WHISTLER v RUSKIN – FLINGING A POT OF PAINT IN THE PUBLIC’S FACE
Time & Venue: 6pm at Geelong West Town Hall, 153 Pakington Street, Geelong West.
The famous trial in 1878 between artist and critic became one of the great public debates in Britain about modern art. This lecture looks at the issues and personalities involved.
Alan is a gallery guide at Tate Britain, Tate Modern, National Portrait Gallery and for Frieze Masters and regularly lectures at the NPG, Dulwich Picture Gallery, Plymouth City Art Gallery, and other galleries in the UK.
Wednesday 23 October 2024
Presented by Andrew Spira
Morning Lecture
PLEASURE AND SENSATION IN 18TH CENTURY FRANCE
Time & Venue: 10:30am at Newcomb Hall, 82 Wilsons Road, Newcomb.
We will focus on the golden age of French art and interiors, exploring how new sensibilities required a new style of living, a development that gave rise to some of the most delicious and fanciful pieces of furniture and porcelain ever made.
Evening Lecture:
RUSSIAN ART
Time & Venue: 6pm at Geelong West Town Hall, 153 Pakington Street, Geelong West.
The artists that worked alongside great Russian writers and musicians – Dostoyevsky Chekhov, Tchaikovsky – remain relatively unknown. This lecture will explore the neglected story of Russian art.
Andrew studied at the Courtauld Institute and Kings College, London and worked as a curator at the Victoria and Albert museum. He has taken numerous groups on cultural visits to Russia, Armenia, Georgia, Romania, Crete, Turkey and Tunisia.
Wednesday 20 November 2024
Presented by Nick Gordon
EXPLORING THE ART OF JEFFREY SMART
Annual General Meeting followed by evening lecture
Time & Venue: 6pm at Geelong West Town Hall, 153 Pakington Street, Geelong West.
Jeffrey Smart was an expatriate Australian painter acclaimed for his precisionist urban and industrial landscapes. Road signs, oil drums and blank façades of ordinary building are infused with mystery, mood, and ambiguity.
Nick Gordon is a university lecturer and educator, on subjects ranging from political thought to renaissance Italy and ancient history. He is a tour leader and artist.
