Lechlade Art Society

The Society is a group of mainly amateur artists and others with an interest in the visual arts.

We have Monthly Meetings, in most months of the year, where we enjoy a talk by a knowledgeable guest speaker or a demonstration by an accomplished artist. Both talks and demonstrations cover a wide variety of subjects, media, styles and specialist techniques.

Our enthusiastic "Thursday Group" meet weekly to paint, draw, chat and enjoy each other's company in a very sociable environment.

We arrange full day Workshops focusing on various specialist skills and techniques with an expert tutor in attendance to provide helpful guidance and support.

Several Painting Days are arranged each year. Recent favourite locations have included Buscot Park, Inglesham, Coleshill and Buscot Lock and village.

Our annual exhibition is usually held in August. It provides an opportunity, over several days, for members to show their work in a formal but friendly exhibition environment in the New Memorial Hall.

Last year, because of Covid-19, our annual exhibition was different. For the first time ever it was online! The exhibition was open for the month of September and much of the work on display was for sale. For more details, and to view the exhibits, see Exhibition 2020

All the Society's activities are held in or around Lechlade. Monthly meetings, workshops and winter Thursday Group meetings take place in the Pavilion which is next to the New Memorial Hall, Oak Street, Lechlade, Gloucestershire, GL7 3YP. There is a map showing the location of the Pavilion on the Events page.

During the summer months, the Thursday Group meet at The Trout Inn, Faringdon Road, Lechlade, Gloucestershire GL7 3HA. The Inn is a great rural venue on the banks of the River Thames.

The Lechlade Art Society welcomes new members! See About and Membership for more information.

Current News for members and guests:

The seventh edition of our Newsletter and Words of Art magazine (mailed to members on 13th March 2021) is available. This edition includes the announcement of an annual subscription holiday for all members for the year 2021-2022. Subscriptions, normally due on 1st July 2021, will be waived in recognition of the constriction on the activities of the Society imposed by Covid 19. See Magazine

If the coronavirus news is making you feel a bit down then this beautiful video, featuring a slideshow of Van Gogh's paintings, may help. It is accompanied by the song "Vincent" (also known as "Starry Starry Night") performed by Don Mclean and about the troubled life of Vincent Van Gogh. We hope you find the video relaxing!
Vincent Van Gogh - Starry Starry Night with Don Mclean

Thursday Group meetings are cancelled until further notice. We are hoping to resume meetings in some form in the Spring, probably at The Trout Inn. See Thursday Group

Monthly Meetings in the Pavilion are cancelled until further notice. We are hoping to resume meetings from September onwards. Meanwhile, we are recommending some demonstration and tutorial videos on YouTube.
See Monthly Meetings for this month's choice.

The pictures from our 'virtual' exhibition during the month of September 2020 are all available to view at your leisure on this website. See Exhibition 2020

The AGM for the year ending 30th June 2020 was held online. For the Reports, see AGM

Also, in the absence of any regular meetings or workshops since March, the selected demonstration and tutorial videos, covering various aspects of art, may keep you busy - see the Learning pages.

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Welcome to the Lechlade Art Society