Lechlade Art Society Annual Exhibition August 2024
The exhibition was open to the public from Saturday 24th to Monday 26th August, 10am to 6pm, and Tuesday 27th August, 10am to 3pm, in the Memorial Hall, Oak Street, Lechlade GL7 3AY.
Entry was free with ample parking on site. Refreshments (tea, coffee, juices and cake) were very popular as always - available for a small charge. Visitor numbers were good despite major work on gas pipes which caused some significant delays on the A361.
A big "Thankyou" to all our visitors for supporting the exhibition and the Society!
Preview Evening
The Preview Evening for members and invited guests was on Friday 23rd August, 7pm to 8.30pm. Brian Britton, Chair of the Society, welcomed members and their guests and thanked the Committee for their help and hard work in organising the exhibition this year. He introduced Jeremy Lune, Chief Executive of the Prospect Hospice, Swindon.
Jeremy spoke about his role, the work of the Hospice and the difficult job of keeping the Hospice funded to perform the care which is so valuable and so necessary. He thanked the Society for its contribution to Hospice funds again this year through the sale of "Little Gems" at £25 each, many of which were available for purchase at the Preview Evening. He encouraged everyone to go and buy lots of "Little Gems" and this seemed to work as the display boards were pretty depleted by the end of the Evening!
Brian then introduced our Patron, Lord Faringdon, and his wife Lady Faringdon. Lord Faringdon praised the breadth and quality of members' work on display and declared the exhibition open.
Patron's Award
Lord and Lady Faringdon choose the winner of the Patron's Award each year. The winner of the Patron's Award 2024 is John Sirrelle with his picture of the face of a lion entitled "Pride" in Acrylic and Coloured Pencil. Unfortuately John was not present at the Preview Evening so the presentation will be made at a future date. Congratulations to John!
"Pride" by John Sirrelle, Winner of the Patron's Award 2024
Some photographs taken on the Preview Evening (Friday 23rd August, 7.00 to 8.30pm).
Forty three members had work on display screens in the main hall (in random order with the name of the artist as a caption).
"Little Gems" (8 x 8 inches approx, various mediums) on sale at £25 each. All sale proceeds in aid of the Prospect Hospice, Swindon.
Some photographs taken at the "handing in" on the morning of Friday 23rd August in the Memorial Hall. Also photographs of the display in the window of the Lechlade Library, the signage around the town directing visitors to the exhibition and the stands and browsers with cards and unframed work for sale in the Memorial Hall.
A selection of photographs of the exhibition taken with a special 360 degrees camera can be viewed here (courtesy of Roger D Green, Coleshill Auxiliary Research Team).
Members of the Society were invited to submit work for the exhibition. The exhibitor documents are made available here to view and download for reference. They are followed by the instructions for exhibitors, also now only for reference.
Exhibition Guidelines (pdf 131KB)
Exhibition Entry Form (pdf 216KB) (A4, 2 sides)
Exhibition Labels (pdf 10KB) (A4, 1 side)
Please read the Exhibition Guidelines first. Then download, print and complete the Entry Form (which includes a section for card sales and a Stewarding Rota). Send the completed form to Brian Britton (with your cheque if applicable) to reach him by Friday 9th August. Payment may be made by cheque or online directly to the Society - the necessary details are in the Entry Form.
Exhibitors should also download, print and complete the Labels to attach to the back of their work before handing in on Friday 23rd August.
All exhibitors are encouraged to read the Exhibition Rules
If you can display a poster promoting the exhibition it would be very helpful:
Exhibition Poster (jpg 834KB)
Exhibition Poster (jpg 834KB)
For members who experience difficulty in downloading or printing the Entry Form and/or the Labels, hard copy will be available at the Thursday Group meetings, the Monthly Meeting on Tuesday 9th July or on request from Brian Britton (see the Guidelines document for his contact details).
If you know a Society member who would like to submit work but has not received an email or the necessary documents by post, please direct them to this webpage.
If you know a Society member who would like to submit work but has not received an email or the necessary documents by post, please direct them to this webpage.
Remember that previous annual exhibitions can be viewed under Past Events at any time and the most recent exhibition in August 2023 here: Exhibition 2023