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Welcome to PEDAS Founded 1924 We celebrated our 100th birthday last year. Founded in 1924, by such luminaries as Augustus John and Henry Lamb, Poole & East Dorset Art Society continues to thrive with almost 100 members - artists in all media and of all abilities. In 2019 PEDAS was made a charity. 
PEDAS also manages the delightful gallery in Upton Country Park. It hosts a wide variety of exhibitions by groups and individuals.
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CREATIVE PERSPECTIVES
For Members: Information sheets from Helen, promised at the Sunday session, that you can download: COMPOSITION AND DESIGN CREATIVE PERSPECTIVES MOOD BOARD PERSPECTIVE SKETCHING SHEET |
News and Events 
PEDAS Fun Quiz Night
We are running a sociable quiz night again for you, our members, your families and friends. A great opportunity to get together for a social. David Marshall is an excellent, and very challenging quiz master and is setting the questions! Monday 24th February at the Function room in King Charles pub, Poole Quay 7-10pm Meals can be ordered from 7pm for those wishing to eat beforehand. Teams will be assembled, and the quiz starts at 7.45pm. The cost is £3 per head including 2 raffle tickets. What a bargain! This looks like great fun! PEDAS Members' AGM 2025 will be on 2nd March Lilliput Church Hall, The Church of the Holy Angels, Lilliput Road, BH14 8JX Please arrive in good time for 2.30 start. Review & Annual Reports from PEDAS and the Gallery Upstairs. We'll discuss a range of issues and meet new Committee Members, followed by a presentation. After the tea break, John Biggs, PEDAS President, will give a short talk, with some pictures, introducing the exhibition, at Poole Museum in 2026, to be called "The Craft of Art" and featuring the art, past and present, of PEDAS artists. Lighthouse Exhibition in celebration of our centenary has now finished Click here for Online Catalogue LIFT WANTED?
We are aware that it is sometimes difficult for some people (members and non-members) to get to our venues in order to attend PEDAS sessions and that this may prevent some people from attending ... read more |
© John Britton -mixed media
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© Peter Greenwoood - collage
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© Liz Magee - paper/wire
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Poole & East Dorset Art Society (PEDAS) is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation, Registered Charity no 1184632
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