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Reader Courses... open to all members, Affi liates, family and friendsEast Surrey LANCELOT ‘CAPABILITY’ BROWN (1716–1783); MOTHER NATURE’S SECOND HUSBANDTime: 10am–1pmVenue: The Menuhin Hall, Stoke D’ Abernon, Cobham, KT11 3QQTutor: Christopher RogersPrice: £18.50 (inc. coffee/tea)Contact: Booking forms available by sending a SAE to Ann Hollywood, Kames, 34 Park Road, Limpsfi eld, Surrey, RH8 0AW, email: annholly34@hotmail.co.ukLancelelot Brown was born the son of a Northumberland farmer, but died a friend of dukes. He has had a profound and enduring impact on the rural landscape of Great Britain. To Brown, all landscapes had ‘capabilities’ and such was his popularity that many of those now mature landscapes still delight us today. Greater LondonPlease contact the Study Course Organiser (SCO) to book the relevant course. IF YOU WANT YOUR TICKET BY POST: send a cheque, made out to ‘NADFAS Greater London Area’, to the SCO of each course, together with a stamped, self-addressed envelope. Separate cheques should be sent for each course. IF YOU WANT AN E-TICKET, email the relevant SCO to check availability, then send a cheque (or cheques), made payable to ‘NADFAS Greater London Area’, to arrive within fi ve days. No refunds will be given except in exceptional circumstances, unless there is a waiting list. Tickets may be sold on. For more study days see the website gla.nadfas.net. SUNKEN CITIES – EGYPT’S LOST WORLDSDate: 27 October 2016Time: 10.30am–4pm approx.Venue: Clore Education Centre, British Museum, London WC1B 3DGTutor: CuratorCost: £30.50 (inc. entrance to the exhibition, but not lunch)SCO: Sue Mills, Homeclose, Raleigh Drive, Claygate, Esher, Surrey KT10 9DE email: suecolinmills@yahoo.co.ukSubmerged under the sea for over 1,000 years, two lost cities of ancient Egypt have been recently rediscovered. Their story is told for the fi rst time in this incredible exhibition. Thonis-Heracleion and Canopus once lay at the mouth of the Nile. Their discovery is transforming our understanding of the deep connections between Egypt and Greece. THE BALLET RUSSES Date: 4 November 2016Time: 10.30am–3.15pm approx.Venue: Society of Antiquaries, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1J 0BETutor: Margaret KnightCost: £27.50 (no coffee facilities)SCO: Jenny Mulholland, 16 Landford Close, Rickmansworth, Herts WD3 1NG, or email: jenny.mulholland@live.comSerge Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes fi rst took Paris by storm in 1909. Diaghilev was a demanding employer, but for 20 years his company had no rivals. His dancers were the best, his choreographers inventive, he encouraged new composers and persuaded artists of all kinds to design for him. The infl uence of the Ballet Russes was immense both in and out of the theatre.PAUL NASH 1889–1946: MEMORIAL EXHIBITIONDate: 9 November 2016Time: 10.30am–3.30pmVenue: The Art Workers Guild, 6 Queen Square, London WC1N 3ATTutor: Clare Ford-WilleCost: £34 (coffee & biscuits, no lunch). Does not include entry to the exhibition.SCO: Judith Leon, 163 Lichfi eld Court, Sheen Road, Richmond TW9 1AZ, alternatively email: studycourses.gla@gmail.comExplore the work of one of the most important British artists of the 20th century in this, the 70th anniversary of his death. Nash’s life’s work will be exhibited at Tate Britain in the autumn. It will show his versatility – from his drawings and prints, his powerful paintings of two world wars, to his mystical landscapes of the British countryside.THE ARTS OF THE TUDOR PERIOD: FROM HOLBEIN TO HILLIARDDate: 10 November 2016Time: 10.30am–3.30pmVenue: Art Workers Guild, as beforeTutor: Cathy OakesCost: £34 (inc. coffee)SCO: Rosemary Baldwin, 24 Speer Road, Thames Ditton, Surrey, KT7 0PW, email: rosemary@baldwins24.co.ukVisual arts in early modern England trod an individual and not very direct road towards a renaissance of classical values and forms. Through paintings, architecture and furnishings we will explore characteristics of this distinctive period in English art dominated by a fascination with the strange, the exotic and the fabulous, where nothing is quite as it seems.THE CHANGING FACE OF LONDONDate: 23 November 2016 Time: 10.30am–3.30pmVenue: Art Workers’ Guild, as beforeTutor: Andrew DaviesCost: £34 (inc. coffee)SCO: Tricia Savours, 89 Moss Lane, Pinner HA5 3AT, email: psavours@gmail.comAbove: The Ballets Russes commissioned many artists to create scenery, such as this example by Leon Bakst (Greater London Area)20 NADFAS REVIEW / AUTUMN 2016 www.nadfas.org.ukEDUCATION: COURSES