Art Events

Dates 2019

Life Model
Thursday 6th June

Artist Rupert Aker – Pallete Knife Demonstrations
Thursday 18th July

Exhibition St Peters Church
Monday 22th July – Sunday 28th July

Fresh Air Scupture Show
Sunday 30th June. http://www.freshairsculpture.com/ 

 

Our Theme Evenings 

  • January – New Beginnings
  • Feb 28th –  Henri Matisse
  • March 28th – farm animals
  • April 18th– water – April showers!
  • May  30th – Andy Warhol
  • June – Tour de France / cycling
  • July – beach 

Art Exhibition – Central Library
Mon 4th March set up 10am –  Mon 18th March – take down 10am

Photography talk Helen Mugridge
Thurs 25th April- photography
Helen Mugridge  http://www.willridgeimages.co.uk

Fresh Art Fair – Cheltenham
Sun 28 th April 2019  https://www.freshartfair.net

 

2018

Dates 2018



November 1st Theme Evening  – theme evening is Autumn free to interpret this as you wish with whatever creative ideas you like.


Thursday 22nd of November 2018 will be our art and craft charity sale for the food bank by our group and SMIBC from 7 PM to 9 PM There will be a bar ( which Barbara and Paula can go and use to get you drinks – but not pay for them!)  We will have cakes on sale as well as lots of crafts. Tables will be 5 pounds per table or make a donation for the sale of a piece of artwork.  We are hoping to get some outsiders so please invite friends and family let them know in advance to save the date.


Thursday 6th of December will be our Christmas party at the Cheney Manor Bowls club we will have fish/chicken/ sausage and chips or similar as well as Christmas cake, mince pies and a bar. This will be open to spouses.


Thursday 20th of December will be our Christmas raffle evening raffle tickets are a pound and we ask that each person brings one gift /bundle to donate to the raffle.


Thursday, the 3rd of January 2019 will be our first session of the new year.


Ideas for forthcoming exhibitions are the Central library we are looking to book it for MARCH 2019. We will also look at booking art exhibitions at other locations – please let us know any suggestions you want to put forward.


We would like to book in some guest speakers or demos for the next 12 months. ideas for workshops – watercolour a photographer, portrait artist , landscape artist seascapes.  Names that have been put forward are Cathy Inglis and Bill Mathers and  Carol Kibble.

 

 

EVENTS 2017

    • Art Exhibition Open Evening Thursday 2nd November 7pm-9pm
      Join us for a glass of wine, nibbles and a celebration of our art work. Come to the North Swindon Library. Some of our work will be on sale so bring your cheque book, or just enjoy looking!

       

EVENTS 2017

    • Art Exhibition Open Evening Thursday 2nd November 7pm-9pm
      Join us for a glass of wine, nibbles and a celebration of our art work. Come to the North Swindon Library. Some of our work will be on sale so bring your cheque book, or just enjoy looking!

      Click here to download form for exhibitions 2017

 

    • Art Exhibition all of November 
      Come and see our work from 2nd November until Thursday 30th November at the North Swindon Library

       

 

    • Van Gogh Evening – 28th September – 
      Copy one of Van Goghs paintings or put your own spin on it.

       

 

  • Still Life Evening – 13th July – 
    Use ours or bring your own

     

  • Life Drawing – 15th June –
    Members only

 

Two of our members; Ros and Di  have work exhibited
at  Nature in Art  from Sat 27th May – Sat 3rd June

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Drawing workshop with Tracey Baker-Stuart May 2017

View our artwork

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February 2017 Big Cat Painting Evening

View photos of our art from the evening

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Autumn Exhibition

Our Autumn Exhibition to be announced