The Company has been allocated 23 places at this years’ service. Priority will be given to Liverymen and registration opened to Freemen after one week. Please email the Clerk if you wish to bring a guest. Names will be placed on a reserve list for allocation if places allow.

The service starts at 11.15 am. Those attending should be seated no later than by 10.45 am. A lunch afterwards at Apothecaries' Hall can be booked separately through the Clerk.

The Pocket Lunch is the annual event at which members enjoy a convivial lunch and bring along a small work of art for circulation and discussion with their fellow diners. This is a perfect opportunity to meet other Arts Scholars in a relaxed and informal manner. Reception followed by lunch.

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

An early morning private viewing of the V&A's exhibition of this great Renaissance sculptor, Donatello, with an introduction by a curator. This is an exciting opportunity for a pre-public visit to see of works by one of the Renaissance’s greatest masters.

Donato di Niccolo di Betto Bardi, not surprisingly shortened to Donatello, was a Florentine sculptor (1386–1466) who worked in stone, wood, bronze and clay. Look out for Spiritello with tambourine – sublime!

In the 2022 edition of this popular event, Arts Scholars Lucy Charles, Christopher Marinello, James Ferrer, Nick Parnell, Catherine Shearn, and Julian Radcliffe will bring the other side of life behind the Art World scenes alive!

There will be a pre- and post-presentation reception with canapés.

The Master Arts Scholar, Alan S. Cook, invites you to join him at the Company’s Annual Banquet, which will be held at Mansion House, in the presence of The Right Honourable The Lord Mayor and the Lady Mayoress.

The magnificent Grade 1 listed Mansion House was built in 1739, by Architect George Dance the Elder, and is both the home and office of the Lord Mayor. The Palladian style building will provide a spectacular setting for the reception and dinner.

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

What does the choice of statues and monuments and the way they are depicted tell us about what is important to Londoners? Ignoring those “mandatory” statues of our Kings, Queens and famous politicians, Arts Scholar Alan Freeland will reveal some surprising and not so serious insights into what its statuary says about London's sense of self.

This lecture is the fruit of Alan's quest to visit 100 of London's 6000+ statues and monuments as part of his lockdown exercise regime.

A guided tour of the collection of princely arms and armour, which forms one of the highlights of the Wallace Collection. Although some objects were meant for combat, many are beautiful examples of the armourer's art and were made for rulers and nobles across the world, from Shar Jahan, Mughal Emperors to Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor.

Those new Liverymen and Freemen being admitted will be asked to declare an Oath of Allegiance and sign the register before being presented to the Master to receive their certificates. As is our custom, 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 once the formal part of the evening has been concluded there will be a reception culminating at 9.00 pm.