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Past Events

The Events Committee arranges the majority of the Company’s social events and is always keen to receive suggestions from Liverymen and Freemen. Events the Arts Scholars have run in the past are listed below, with the most recent event shown first.

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Installation Ceremony & Dinner

5 Jun 2025

Location:

Apothecaries' Hall, Black Friars Lane, London EC4V 6ER

Arts Scholars and their guests are invited to attend the installation ceremony of Master Elect, Deborah Charles, as the eighteenth Master Arts Scholar.
The other officers to be installed are: Roy Sully as Deputy Master, John Benjamin as Upper Warden, Sonya Zuckerman as Middle Warden and Mary Foster as Renter Warden.
Afterwards there will be a reception and dinner to celebrate this important occasion.

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Guided Tour of Hall Place, Bexley

4 Jun 2025

Location:

Bourne Road, Bexley DA5 1PQ

Hall Place, a hidden gem, was built in 1537 for Lord Mayor Sir John Champneys, it was then purchased by Sir Robert Austin who added a wing in 1649. The house in set in 65 hectares of garden. The visit includes a guided tour of the house and an unguided tour of the gardens.

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Arts Scholars Anniversary Garden Party

17 May 2025

Location:

Claydon Gardens, Claydon Estate, Middle Claydon BUCKS, MK18 2EX

The Master, Wardens and Court of Assistants are delighted to mark the 21st anniversary of the creation of the Arts Scholars Guild and the 11th anniversary of reaching Livery status by holding a celebratory lunch party in the Walled Gardens at Claydon Estate with the kind permission of fellow Arts Scholar Alexandra Verney and her husband Nicholas.

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Visit to the Garrick Club and Lunch

9 May 2025

Location:

15 Garrick Street London WC2E 9AY

The Garrick Club moved to its present premises in 1864; it houses the largest and most significant collection of British theatrical works of art and has over 1000 paintings, drawings and pieces of sculpture on display. Artists represented in the collection include Johan Zoffany, Thomas Lawrence and John Everett Millais, whilst paintings of every major British actor of note, from David Garrick to Michael Gambon, hang on the Club walls.

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Fish & Chips Lunch

2 May 2025

Location:

City University Club, 42 Crutched Friars, EC3N 2AP

The latest edition of an Arts Scholars tradition: the Friday Fish and Chips lunch at the City University Club. The lunch will include Fish and chips, a glass of wine, dessert of the day, coffee and chocolates and a staff gratuity.

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Battersea Power Station Tour

29 Apr 2025

Location:

Battersea Power Station, London SW11 8BJ

This walking tour offers an in-depth exploration of the remarkable redevelopment of the iconic former power station, renowned for its four prominent chimneys. The immense scale of the structure is best appreciated when viewed up close.

We'll visit new apartment blocks by architects like Norman Foster and Frank Gehry, then explore the power station inside and out. We will learn about the construction of the original power station in 1929, its significance for London, its decommissioning, abandonment, and recent redevelopment costing several billion pounds.

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The Eva Weininger Anthology: Art Deco

10 Apr 2025

Location:

Pewterers' Hall, Oat Lane, London EC2V 7DE

The Eva Weininger Anthology commemorates the 1925 International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts in Paris, highlighting modern architecture and decorative arts. Key speakers include Joanna Hardy on jewellery, Richard Barclay on vintage posters, Wynyard Wilkinson on silver, Robert Myers on Shelley China, and Clive Stewart-Lockhart on furniture.

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Admissions & Prospective Members Evening

1 Apr 2025

Location:

Main Dining Room, Guildhall, Gresham Street, EC2Y 7HH

An admissions ceremony is one of the most important in any Livery Company calendar as it is here that we get the first opportunity to welcome our new Liverymen and Freemen. As is our custom, after declaring an Oath of Allegiance and signing the register, new Freemen will give a short narrative about themselves and their connection to the decorative arts.

This event is open to all Arts Scholars and is the perfect opportunity to invite prospective joiners to come along and get a greater understanding of what the Company is about. A reception follows the formal part of the evening.

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2025 United Guilds Service

28 Mar 2025

Location:

St Paul's Cathedral

The United Guilds' Service is held two Fridays before Good Friday at St Paul's Cathedral. Followed by an optional lunch at Apothecaries' Hall

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H Forman & Son Smokehouse Visit

18 Mar 2025

Location:

Forman’s Smokehouse, Fish Island, Hackney Wick, London E3 2NT

Private visit and lunch at Forman’s Smokehouse. H Forman & Son is the world’s oldest smoked salmon producer. The event will begin with a talk by Lance Forman on the history of salmon smoking followed by a demonstration and tour of the factory by smoked salmon carving Guinness World Record Holder – Darren Matson

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