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Welcome to the website of The Arts Society Rickmansworth  

This site gives information about the society and allows you to download membership forms and booking forms for forthcoming events as well as give feedback.  More details can be found under the 'Our Society/About Us' tab.

Lectures are in Sarratt Village Hall. 

Visitors are welcome to our lectures - a donation of £10 per visitor is suggested.

To join / renew membership go to "Our Society / Joining Us" or click here

Forthcoming year 2026 / 2027 talks

Lecture synopsis and details of our speakers for the forthcoming year appear in 'Lectures'. For membership please click here

Other Events

TASR also arranges an annual 5-8 day trip either in the UK or Europe (2026 is to  Liverpool and 2027 is to Vienna) and a Special Interest Day (normally in November) which in 2026 will be "The History, Art and Architecture of Venice". Visits to places of interest are also arranged thoughout each year - go to Whats on Page of the website for more details.

Comments from members on previous talks

Drawn from the Sea - September 2026 talk

"Enjoyable lecture on a subject about which I knew nothing. Thank you.."

"Beautiful paintings, expertly explained with fascinating local information to put it all in context. I learnt a lot "

Need to know something? Look under CONTACT US or email info@tasrickmansworth.org.uk

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If you are an Arts practitioner then the Rickmansworth and District Art Society (RADAS) exists for you.



LATEST NEWS

OUR 2026/2027 SEASON

Membership renewal forms for 2026/27 season are available in the documents section and a full list of next years lectures are on the website under the tab Lectures.

DIARY DATES

For information / register an interest in trips, visits & Special Interest Days go to either the  SPECIAL INTEREST or VISITS tabs.

VISITS

For details of this years visits see the Visits & Tours page or click here.

TOURS & HOLIDAYS

The 2027 tour is a 6 day trip to Vienna departing 30th September. Cost from £1,869. Click here for booking form and more information.

SPECIAL INTEREST

Our Special Interest Day for 2026 is on the 6th November by Jo Walton and will be about Venice. Further details are in the Special Interest Day section of the website and a booking form available in the documents section or here. 

VOLUNTEERS

We need you to volunteer to help as TASR relies on volunteers for its success.  We need to keep our membership at around 200 to ensure we have the funds to engage top class speakers.  We also need volunteers to enable us to run other activities which are self-financing such as visits and special interest days. Please look at the volunteer form in Documents (link here) and see how you can help and send the completed form to rickmansworth@theartssociety.org or hand the form to Rodney Salter or any committee member. Thank you.

AGM

Last years  AGM was held on the 9th September 2025 The draft minutes of the AGM is available in Documents. The 2025/26 Annual Report is available in the documents section or click here. This years AGM will be held before the lecture on the 8th September 2026, click here for the Agenda.

OTHER SOCIETY'S EVENTS - see WhatsOn - News

Updated 29/08/2026
WHAT'S COMING UP
Tuesday 13 October 2026
Lecture
Faberge in Ukraine
Cynthia Coleman Sparke
185

Thursday 22 October 2026
Visit
Visit to 17th Century Petworth House & Park, West Sussex
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134

Saturday 24 October 2026
Visit
3 day trip to Glynebourne - Beds & Herts Area Trip
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133