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ArtsNational Coffs Coast

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Arts Related Talks for Everyone

ArtsNational Coffs Coast is a not-for-profit organisation run by volunteers, providing an annual program of illustrated and entertaining lecture presentations on diverse topics relating to the arts once a month from February to November.

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Join us for our next Arts Talk for 2025
Monday 19 May 2025
WOMEN AT WORK

Presented by Alice Foster (UK)


WOMEN AT WORK
What occupies a woman’s day? From depictions of farm workers and hearth keepers in the Middle Ages, to picture restorers in the 21st century, Alice’s lecture explores the responsibilities of women at work. Women participated in brewing, baking and textile weaving. During World War 2 they made armaments; were researchers in science and the arts and eventually were allowed to become priests. All these jobs were depicted, sometimes by famous artists such as Edouard Manet and Laura Knight, sometimes by less well-known artists. Some women became artists themselves, facing challenges of work in what was considered a man’s world.

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EDUCATION - ENTERTAINMENT

ArtsNational connects people with the Arts and each other.

Artsnational Coffs Coast presents a monthly program of superbly illustrated, informative and entertaining talks on many diverse topics relating to the arts.  

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TRANSFORMING LIVES

ArtsNational Coff Coast YOUNG ARTS

ArtsNational philanthropy supports arts opportunities for young people in the Coffs Coast region. ArtsNational Coffs Coast can sponsor or co-sponsor a project. Young Arts projects are diverse and may include individual or group initiatives. Recipients can range from pre-schoolers to tertiary students. Young Arts encompasses literature, music, photography, performing and fine arts.

ARTSNATIONAL COFFS COAST YOUNG ARTS

ArtsNational philanthropy supports arts opportunities for young people in the Coffs Coast region. ArtsNational Coffs Coast can sponsor or co-sponsor a project. Young Arts projects are diverse and may include individual or group initiatives. Recipients can range from pre-schoolers to tertiary students. Young Arts encompasses literature, music, photography, performing and fine arts.

Contact ArtsNational Coffs Coast for details of how you can support our Young Arts Program.

coffscoast@artsnational.au

In 2025 ArtsNational Coffs Coast was adopted as the registered name for ADFAS Coffs Coast which assumes the same policies as ArtsNational which replaced ADFAS as its trading name .
Reference to adfas.org.au is now replaced by artsnational.au and  artsnationalcoffscoast.au

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