One of Orange County’s most treasured organizations for anyone who loves to learn more about art, antiques, architecture, interior design, and landscape design while giving back to the community is going online for its 26th annual Decorative Arts Society lecture series. For the first time, twelve exciting lectures will be online starting in September through June.
The series presented by nationally and internationally known experts in the field of decorative arts, including interior, fashion, architecture, and landscape design. Through this series, their members expand their knowledge of decorative arts. Their subscriptions and donations to the Decorative Arts Society provide funds for projects and programs which benefit women and children in Orange County. Once permitted, they will return to an in-theater format.
They will continue to offer information and insight into the work of their grant recipients. In these times of hardship, they need help more than ever. Unemployment puts severe financial and emotional stress on families and on the organizations that serve them.
They always welcome new members. For more information on the Decorative Arts Society and membership opportunities, please contact Cathi Bledsoe, Membership Chairman at cathibledsoe@gmail.com, visit [url=http://www.decorativeartssociety.net]http://www.decorativeartssociety.net[/url] and follow them on Instagram @decorativeartssociety.
Featured Speakers
Tara Shaw – Designer & Antique Dealer
“Soul of the Home: Designing with Antiques”
Stephanie Booth Shafran – Tastemaker and Hostess
“You’re Invited: Elegant Entertaining”
Tom Savage – Director of External Affairs, Winterthur Museum
“More than America’s Treasure House: Henry Francis du Pont’s Winterthur Museum”
Mark D. Sikes, Interior Designer
“More Beautiful: All American Decorating”
Matthew Patrick Smyth, Interior Designer
“Through a Designer’s Eye: A Focus on Interiors”
Ray Booth, Interior Designer
“Evocative Interiors”
Barry Dixon, Interior Designer
“Outside In: Looking at Gardens and Views from our Windows for Interior Inspiration”
Christopher Spitzmiller, Ceramicist and Craftsman
“A Year at Clove Brook Farms”
Brooke and Steve Giannetti Interior Designer and Architect
“Patina Homes”
Ron Fuchs, Curator at Reeves Museum of Ceramics, Washington and Lee University
“Chinese Export Porcelain for the American Market”
Cambra Sklarz – Decorative Arts Trust Emerging Scholar and Grant Recipient of Decorative Arts Society
“Ecological Perspectives on Early American Material Culture”
Melanie Turner, Interior Designer
“Inviting Interiors”
Timothy Corrigan, Interior Designer
“Adventures of Châteaux”
Links will be sent for each lecture to be watched at your convenience. Lectures are subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances. Expanded biographies are available at decorativeartssociety.net
