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Welcome to The Arts Society Turners Hill

“Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time”
Thomas Merton 

The Turners Hill Arts Society (TASTH) celebrated its 30th anniversary in September 2024 and has developed an enviable reputation as a friendly open society where it is not necessary to have any prior knowledge of Art.
We provide monthly illustrated talks, Special Interest Day’s and outings encompassing a diverse range of art related subjects to expand your horizons.

We are affiliated to the Arts Society and take great pride in the breadth and quality of our programme of accredited speakers who talk across a wide range of subjects from painting and architecture to jewellery , costumes and gardens.

We meet at The Ark - Mount Lane  Turners Hill on the fourth Tuesday of the month, after a complimentary coffee or tea and biscuits served from 10.15 am. The talks start promptly att 11am after an introduction from our Chairman.

For those who wish to stay and chat we offer a buffet lunch with wine provided by our members after each talk , for a modest charge, followed by coffee and cake. Our speakers usually join us for lunch.

For our planned Programme of Lectures, please go to our Lectures page

“Feel inspired to observe what is around you!”


LATEST NEWS

September 2026 

Please note our new contact email is chairmanTASTH@gmail.com

We look forward to seeing you all on September 22nd when Alan Read talks on 'Puzzling out Picasso' under our new Chairman Keith Farley.

Before then some of us are off to Knowle House on a coach trip, but Trevor Hoare is also taking bookings for two other trips, all details on this website under Whats On - Visits: 

On Tuesday October 6th we are 'Doing the Lambeth Walk' with Andrew Davies.             

On Thursday November 26th we are off to The Old Vic to see Dickens' A Christmas Carol.

We have a Special Interest Day on Friday 16th October when Rosemary Chamberlain is taking bookings for Caroline Shenton  on 'The Houses of Parliament – 1000 Years of a British Icon'

Lots to wet your appetite as well as our great monthly talks! 

Lesley Croucher

Shared visits, SIDs and Tours with other local societies:

From time to time  other societies have opened up their days/tours to our members, details below:

The Arts Society Wealden invite us to a Special Interest Day on Wednesday 21st October at Heathfield Community Centre with Joanna Banham. To book contact John Larum,  johnlarum@hotmail.com before 30th September . More details on their website theartssocietywealden.org.uk

The Arts Society Brighton and Hove invite us to a Special Interest Day  arranged for Tuesday October 27th at Brighthelm Centre, North Street, Brighton . Mariska Beekenkamp-Wladimiroff will talk on Floral Worlds: From Botanical Study to Dutch Masterpieces. 

For more details check their website https://theartssociety.org/brighton-hove

 
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WHAT'S COMING UP
Friday 16 October 2026
Special Event
The Houses of Parliament – 1000 Years of a British Icon
Caroline Shenton
17

Tuesday 27 October 2026
Lecture
The Past, Present and Future of Botanical Illustration
Timothy Walker
89

Tuesday 24 November 2026
Lecture
Curating Contemporary Jewellery: A V&A Curator’s Perspective
Clare Phillips
87