Welcome to the Home Page of the Bromley Evening Decorative and Fine Arts Society (BEDFAS). We are one of three NADFAS groups in the London Borough of Bromley, the others being North Kent and Beckenham, and we celebrated our 25th anniversary last year.
Our aim, in line with that of our parent society, is to promote an appreciation and understanding of the decorative and fine arts. These arts range across the fields of paintings, sculpture, architecture, furniture, porcelain and jewellery.
We have nine illustrated lectures per year, covering a broad range of topics, held during the evenings, starting at 7.45p.m. and generally finishing at about 9p.m.
The visiting speakers who come to talk to us are enthusiastic and qualified in the wide range of subjects covered by the term Decorative and Fine Arts. They are assessed by NADFAS and are all experts in their field. You will find information about each of them, together with the title and subject of their talk on our lecture page
In addition to the monthly lectures, we make visits to museums, galleries and historic houses in London and the Home Counties. We arrange Study days when we look at subjects in greater depth than is possible in a one-hour lecture, and arrange 4-5 day tours both in the U.K. and overseas. In the last few years we have visited Cardiff, Glasgow, Nice, Normandy, Dresden and Krakow and Belfast. In the next eighteen months we shall explore Antwerp and Munich, including a visit to the Passion Play at Oberammergau.
There are also opportunities for volunteers to join projects whose aim is to conserve and preserve our artistic heritage. Future plans include support for the Young Arts projects promoted by NADFAS.
We welcome new member and guests are welcome to individual lectures on payment of a small fee.
On the following pages you will find more information about the individual events listed above.
The National Association of Decorative and Fine Arts ( NADFAS ) is the umbrella organisation of over 340 societies and promotes the arts and heritage conservation. NADFAS opens up the world of art in the widest sense for everyone, and in the words of the founder, Patricia Fay, wants NADFAS activities 'to be fun'.
These courses are available to members and guests, and non-members.
NEW MEMBERS coffee morning <more>
This will be an opportunity for new members to meet the Committee and other new members in an informal way Tuesday 19th January, 2010.
MEETINGS in 2010 <more>
Remembering the poor weather we experienced at the beginning of 2009, the first lecture of 2010 will now take place on Monday 1st February, and the season will therefore extend into July to compensate.
