Lechlade Art Society Events 2021-22
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Programme 2021-22
All monthly meetings, the AGM, workshops and open studios are held in the Pavilion unless stated otherwise. The Pavilion is next to the New Memorial Hall, Oak Street, Lechlade, Gloucestershire, GL7 3AY. See the map below. January to May 2021, No events scheduled because of the lockdown June - No meeting, but the Thursday Group will meet from June 3rd at The Trout Inn, 9.30am - 11.30am. Please do not arrive before 9.15am. July - No meeting, but the Thursday Group will meet at The Trout Inn, 9.30am - 11.30am. Please do not arrive before 9.15am. The AGM for the year to 30th June 2021 will be held online. Further details to follow. Thursday 26th to Tuesday 31st August - "Annual Exhibition" in the New Memorial Hall. Further details and Application Forms will be sent out late June and early July. August - The Thursday Group will meet at The Trout Inn, 9.30am - 11.30am. Please do not arrive before 9.15am. Tuesday September 14th, 2.00pm - 4.00pm - "LAS Film Show and Tea Party" in the NEW MEMORIAL HALL. Please be seated by 1.55pm. This special "welcome back" meeting will be held in the larger venue to allow more room for social distancing, if required, and feature the large film screen. We will be showing: "Figures in Pastel", a demonstration by Tom Coates https://www.modernbritishpictures.co.uk/artist/tom-coates/ "Colour and light in pastel", a demonstration by Maxwell Wilks https://maxwellwilks.com/ Tuesday October 12th, 2.00pm - 4.00pm - "My Approach to Landscapes", a live demonstration by Elaine Kazimieczuk in the Pavilion. Please be seated by 1.55 pm at the latest. http://www.elainekazimierczuk.com/ Tuesday November 16th, 2.00pm - 4.00pm - "Pastel over Wash - A Floral Still Life", a live demonstration by Susi Bailey in the Pavilion. Please be seated by 1.55pm. http://susannabailey.co.uk/ Friday 10th December, "Christmas Lunch" at the Wrag Barn Golf Club, Shrivenham Road, Highworth. Further details to follow in a future Newsletter January to June 2022, Meetings are being confirmed and will be announced here, and in the regular Newsletter, shortly |
Activities and links
Monthly Meetings
A varied programme of talks and demonstrations by invited professional artists and speakers. Visitors are most welcome to our monthly meetings. Just arrive and register (£4 p.p.) at reception. If you wish to become a member then pick up a form at reception or download from the Membership page. Thursday Group An enthusiastic group of between 20 and 30 "regular" members who meet weekly to paint or draw in any medium and to chat and enjoy each others company in a sociable environment. Exhibition The annual exhibition is usually held in August at the New Memorial Hall. It provides an opportunity, over several days, for members to show their work in a formal but friendly exhibition environment. The New memorial Hall is a beautiful modern venue offering a large exhibition space with excellent natural light. Refreshments are always available which encourages our visitors to relax and enjoy their time at the exhibition. Our annual Exhibition 2020 was online to avoid any face-to-face contact for both our members and our guests. We are planning to hold the Exhibition 2021 as normal, subject to government guidance nearer the time. Painting Days
Our painting days are arranged for several dates each year in the area around Lechlade on Thames. We choose venues which offer some indoor cover, in case the weather does not cooperate, and with facilities to prepare drinks, have some lunch and socialise. Sometimes a cafe is available. The day begins at 10.00am and we often work until 4.00pm, especially if the weather is good. Recent favourite locations have been Buscot Park, Buscot village and Coleshill village. We have not been able to hold any painting days this year. Workshops
Our workshops are run by talented and professional artists often following on from a demonstration at a monthly meeting. These workshops offer members the opportunity to work in the style of a well-known artist in a particular genre. Workshops are based on demand and the interest of our members to incorporate new methodology, materials and ideas into their work. Workshops are very popular and numbers are limited in each session, generally to not more than 12 participants. Open Studios
These are occasionally arranged and allow visitors to see us at work in a friendly and welcoming environment. In September 2019, we participated, as a collective of 12 artists, in Swindon Open Studios. For more details: Swindon Open Studios Sept 2019. The Pavilion
The Pavilion is next to the New Memorial Hall, Oak Street, Lechlade, Gloucestershire GL7 3AY |
Header picture: Acrylic painting "Beech Trees in Autumn" © 2020 Robert Marchant
PAINTING DAYS
No Painting Days are scheduled at the moment. Dates and venues will be advertised here, and at the Thursday Group meetings, when they become available.
WORKSHOPS
Further workshops were being planned for later in 2020. However, the Coronavirus pandemic has caused a delay. As soon as dates and details become available, they will be advertised here and at the Thursday Group meetings. As mentioned in the January 2020 Newsletter, Roger Jones's watercolour workshop in February was the first of several experimental workshops which will not be based on a previous demonstration. Future subjects will include ceramics, print-making and life drawing.
If you have an idea for a specific workshop, or are interested in arranging one, please contact Brian Britton (Secretary) - see the Contact page. Workshops will be dependent on space and numbers. Members will be given priority.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (AGM)
Lechlade Art Society AGM for the year ending 30th June 2021
The AGM will take place as an online Zoom Meeting on 29th July 2021 at 2pm. The Agenda will be:
Members Present
Apologies for Absence
Previous minutes read
Matters Arising
Chairman’s Report
Income and Expenditure Account
Any other business
Meeting closes
The Chairman's Report is published in full below.
Both the Chairman's Report and Income and Expenditure Account will be distributed to members by email two weeks before the meeting. Members without an email address should receive a hard copy of both documents by post. If you require a copy please contact Brian Britton (Secretary). See the Contact page.
If any member would like to submit a question about either the Report or Account, or any other Society matter, please do so by email by 28th July 2021. Please send your question by email to our Chair, Sharon Ellis: sharonrellis@hotmail.com
Chairman’s Report - Year Ending 30th June 2021 - Sharon Ellis
Welcome everyone to Lechlade Art Society’s Annual General meeting for the year ending 30th June 2021
Owing to the current Covid-19 situation, our AGM this year, once again, has been adapted to overcome the need for social distancing, which currently prevails. It is for this reason that, yet again, your Committee and our President Ann Snow have all confirmed that they are prepared to stay on in their current roles. We are meeting as a Committee via a Zoom link and the members of the Society, although not physically present at this meeting, will have an opportunity to raise questions to the Chair which will be responded to via our website.
Last year our AGM was held via Zoom in August and we held our Virtual Annual Exhibition for the month of September. We were proud of how impressive the show looked online and we were able to calculate public response from page views, providing very valuable statistical information for the future. However, sales were disappointing but we were able to stage the Patron’s Award for the most popular exhibit which was Kelsey Brown’s painting of “Blue Bird” and we featured her in our October 2020 "Words of Art" newsletter. She will formally be awarded the trophy at this year’s Exhibition Private View by our Patron, Lord Charles Faringdon.
Unfortunately, at the end of August, the Society was the victim of a Banking scam and all of our funds of several thousand pounds were removed from our Barclays Bank account by online scammers claiming to be from Barclays Bank. Eventually, following numerous letters, 'phone calls and the involvement of the financial ombudsman, it was declared that we had been poorly treated by Barclays. The Ombudsman ordered them to reimburse the funds which they eventually did with an additional one-off payment for “the inconvenience”. And what an absolute relief that was!
All our planned demonstrations for the year, due to not only Covid but our sudden lack of funds, had to be postponed although we staged a demonstration of the techniques of acrylic ink painting by Susan Neale in September via YouTube which was well received by many members.
Throughout this rather trying year for everyone, we have been mindful of the role the Society can play in keeping members, some of whom live alone, in touch with each other. This heralded the dawn of our new look colourful newsletter entitled “Words of Art” where several members contributed articles of interest. We have published nine of these newsletters to date. Recent back copies can be viewed on our website.
Due to the disruption of the Society’s activities last year, we intend to waive our membership fees to the existing members for the this year, 2021 to 2022.
Our Thursday Painting Group, in spite of breaks due to Lockdowns, has now resumed and is continuing at the Trout until September when we hope to return to the Pavilion as we have in the past.
Plans are all in place for our actual Annual Exhibition and you should have already received the Exhibition literature.
We intend to resume our monthly meetings with demonstrations and lectures starting in September this year. This first event we will hold, please note, will be in the Memorial Hall when we hope to meet up with as many of you as possible. It’s been a long time coming so please ensure you are kept up to date with any changes by referring to our website and checking your emails.
We have also booked the date of Friday 10th December 2021 for our Xmas Buffet Lunch at the Wrag Barn Golf Club.
Finally, I would like to express my sincere thanks to the Committee for their dedication, and the support and loyalty of our generous Patron, Lord Charles Faringdon.
Sharon Ellis, LAS Chairman
Welcome everyone to Lechlade Art Society’s Annual General meeting for the year ending 30th June 2021
Owing to the current Covid-19 situation, our AGM this year, once again, has been adapted to overcome the need for social distancing, which currently prevails. It is for this reason that, yet again, your Committee and our President Ann Snow have all confirmed that they are prepared to stay on in their current roles. We are meeting as a Committee via a Zoom link and the members of the Society, although not physically present at this meeting, will have an opportunity to raise questions to the Chair which will be responded to via our website.
Last year our AGM was held via Zoom in August and we held our Virtual Annual Exhibition for the month of September. We were proud of how impressive the show looked online and we were able to calculate public response from page views, providing very valuable statistical information for the future. However, sales were disappointing but we were able to stage the Patron’s Award for the most popular exhibit which was Kelsey Brown’s painting of “Blue Bird” and we featured her in our October 2020 "Words of Art" newsletter. She will formally be awarded the trophy at this year’s Exhibition Private View by our Patron, Lord Charles Faringdon.
Unfortunately, at the end of August, the Society was the victim of a Banking scam and all of our funds of several thousand pounds were removed from our Barclays Bank account by online scammers claiming to be from Barclays Bank. Eventually, following numerous letters, 'phone calls and the involvement of the financial ombudsman, it was declared that we had been poorly treated by Barclays. The Ombudsman ordered them to reimburse the funds which they eventually did with an additional one-off payment for “the inconvenience”. And what an absolute relief that was!
All our planned demonstrations for the year, due to not only Covid but our sudden lack of funds, had to be postponed although we staged a demonstration of the techniques of acrylic ink painting by Susan Neale in September via YouTube which was well received by many members.
Throughout this rather trying year for everyone, we have been mindful of the role the Society can play in keeping members, some of whom live alone, in touch with each other. This heralded the dawn of our new look colourful newsletter entitled “Words of Art” where several members contributed articles of interest. We have published nine of these newsletters to date. Recent back copies can be viewed on our website.
Due to the disruption of the Society’s activities last year, we intend to waive our membership fees to the existing members for the this year, 2021 to 2022.
Our Thursday Painting Group, in spite of breaks due to Lockdowns, has now resumed and is continuing at the Trout until September when we hope to return to the Pavilion as we have in the past.
Plans are all in place for our actual Annual Exhibition and you should have already received the Exhibition literature.
We intend to resume our monthly meetings with demonstrations and lectures starting in September this year. This first event we will hold, please note, will be in the Memorial Hall when we hope to meet up with as many of you as possible. It’s been a long time coming so please ensure you are kept up to date with any changes by referring to our website and checking your emails.
We have also booked the date of Friday 10th December 2021 for our Xmas Buffet Lunch at the Wrag Barn Golf Club.
Finally, I would like to express my sincere thanks to the Committee for their dedication, and the support and loyalty of our generous Patron, Lord Charles Faringdon.
Sharon Ellis, LAS Chairman
Income and Expenditure Account - Year Ending 30th June 2021 - Val Mackenzie
The Account will be emailed to members. Members without an email address should receive a hard copy by post. If you require a copy please contact Brian Britton (Secretary). See the Contact page.
The Account will be emailed to members. Members without an email address should receive a hard copy by post. If you require a copy please contact Brian Britton (Secretary). See the Contact page.