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REFLECTIONS: VAN EYCK AND THE PRE-RAPHAELITESTutor: Clare Ford WilleHow Van Eyck’s Arnolfini Portrait influenced the Pre-Raphaelites’ glowing colours, meticulous technique and medieval subject-matter.15 December 2017, 10.30am–3.30pmArt Workers’ Guild, 6 Queen Square, Bloomsbury WC1N 3AT£36 (with coffee) Judith Leon, as before studycourses.gla@gmail.comBRITISH MUSEUM: SCYTHIAN GOLDTutor: Dr John Simpson, curatorExplore the ancient nomadic Scythians of Siberia. For centuries all trace of them was lost beneath the permafrost, but discovered tombs have revealed a wealth of treasures.11 January 2018, 10.30am–4pmBritish Museum, London WC1B 3DG£35 (with coffee and exhibition ticket) Sue Mills, Homeclose, Raleigh Drive, Claygate, Esher KT10 9DE suecolinmills@yahoo.co.ukA HISTORY OF THEATRE DESIGN (Six study days with a linking theme)Tutor: Dr Margaret Knight This lecture series is dedicated to the theatre and the known and unknown creators of ‘the world on the stage’.12 January, 2 February, 9 March, 13 April, 11 May & 8 June 2018, 10.30am–3.30pmSociety of Antiquaries, Burlington House, Piccadilly, W1J 0BE£130. Single days £27.50 Jenny Mulholland, as before jenny.mulholland@live.comARTISTIC STYLES: LATE GOTHICTutor: Clare Ford-WilleExamine the term 'late gothic' in the light of styles and ideas which developed from the later 14th century. 19 January 2018, 10.30am–3.30pmArt Workers’ Guild, as before£36 (with coffee) Judith Leon, as before studycourses.gla@gmail.com SCOTLAND AND NORTHERN IRELANDAn incorrect contact email address was printed in the previous issue. The correct address is ace@scotland-ni-nadfas.org.uk. Tickets are still available for ‘Beyond Caravaggio’ with Andrew Graham-Dixon on 1 September, ‘The Japanese Garden at Cowden Castle’ with Amanda Herries on 6 October 2017 and ‘Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Jacobites’ on 31 October 2017.See website below for further details on other courses. Jennifer Harding-Edgar ace@scotland-ni-nadfas.org.uk scotland-ni-nadfas.org.ukOrganised by The Arts Society Scotland & Northern Ireland AreaTHE MIDLANDS‘HEAD, HAND AND HEART’: THE BIRMINGHAM GROUP OF ARTIST-CRAFTSMENTutor: Professor Anne Anderson The ‘Birmingham Group’ was an informal group of, now relatively unknown, artist-craftsmen, working in Birmingham in the late 19th/early 20th centuries. On this study day, Professor Anderson will examine their work and legacy, and how they were influenced by leading artists like Edward Burne-Jones and William Morris. The day concludes in the galleries and with a visit to St Philip’s Cathedral.17 October 2017, 10am–3.30pmBirmingham Museum and Art Gallery, Chamberlain Square, Birmingham B3 3DH£40 (with coffee and sandwich lunch) Margaret Locke, Church Farmhouse, Astley SY4 4BP margaret@mlocke.co.uk westmidlands.nadfas.netOrganised by The Arts Society West Midlands AreaWALES AND THE WEST OF ENGLANDHISTORY OF ART COURSE 2017(Five study days with a linking theme)Tutor: Jeni FraserA look at colour, its uses and meanings in a variety of art styles, movements and media.2, 9, 16, 23 & 30 November 2017, 10.30am–3.30pmThe County Arms, Truro TR1 3PY£130 for five days Sue Grace sue.mingoose@tiscali.co.uk 01872 553192 nadfasswarea.org.ukOrganised by The Arts Society South West AreaHISTORY OF ART COURSE 2018 (Five study days with a linking theme)Tutors: Geri Parlby and Jeni FraserA voyage of discovery over five days to help you unwrap, understand and appreciate the art and artists who have made their mark on history.£130 for five daysPLYMOUTH8 & 22 January, 5 & 19 February and 5 March 2018, time tbcNew Plymouth Library, 167–171 Armada Way, Plymouth Lorette Logie 01803 863433EXETER18 & 25 January, and 1, 15 & 22 February 2018, 10.30am–3.30pmDarts Farm, Topsham EX3 0QH Carol Cathcart ridge.farm@btconnect.com 01404 841401TAUNTON22 February, and 1, 8, 15 & 22 March 2018, 10.30am–3.30pmMuseum of Somerset, Castle House, Castle Green, Taunton David Yates yatesdavid135@gmail.com 01934 656735Organised by The Arts Society South West Area1 The life of Sarah Bernhardt is the subject of a study day held in London, ‘The Divine Sarah’THE ARTS IN DEPTH21The Arts Society ReviewAutumn 2017