THE Farnham Public Art Trust will present a lecture on a very little known group of artists, the Australian impressionists, on Monday, January 30.

The talk by NADFAS lecturer Ann Clements is timed to coincide with the current exhibition of the work of Australian impressionists at the National Gallery, which is open until March 26.

Many people are familiar with the work of Australian Aboriginal artists, but few know of the Australian impressionists whose paintings of 19th century Australian life are a revelation of colour and warmth.

Ann Clements’ talk will be illustrated with many examples of these stylish and attractive works, something to feast your eyes on in the drab days of an English January.

This talk will be a special occasion for the Farnham Public Art Trust. It is given in memory of the late Alfred Rowe, who was a long-serving trustee, architect and popular lecturer who founded the trusts’s annual lecture programme to raise funds for its work.

For many years he lectured on cruise ships, in the process building up an enormous library of beautiful photographs from all over the world which he used to add to his repertoire, and he gave more than 20 lectures for the trust, for which he would accept no payment.

In 2016 he was diagnosed with motor neurone disease. He died in July, and all proceeds from the lecture on January 30 will be donated to the Motor Neurone Disease Association (www.mn

dassociation.org).

The lecture will take place at the St Joan’s Centre, Tilford Road, Farnham.

Tickets cost £6, payable at the door (students £2) and doors open at 7.30 pm for an 8pm start. For more information call 01252 702449 or visit www.farnhampublicarttrust.co.uk.