Lechlade Art Society Exhibition
August 2025
The exhibition was open to the public from Friday 22nd to Sunday 24th August, 10.00am to 6.00pm, and Bank Holiday Monday 25th August, 10.00am to 5.00pm, in the Memorial Hall, Oak Street, Lechlade GL7 3AY.
Entry was free with adequate parking on site. Refreshments (tea, coffee, juices and cake) were very popular as always. Thank you to the members, visitors and everyone else who helped to make this exhibition another great success.
Private View
The Private View for members and invited guests was on Friday 22nd August, 7pm to 8.30pm. Brian Britton, Chair of the Society, welcomed members and their guests and thanked the Committee for their work this year. He explained that "Little Gems" are on sale for £25 each and that all proceeds will go to the Prospect Hospice, Swindon. Brian encouraged all of those present to go and buy "Little Gems" in support of this worthy cause and also to tell their friends to come along to the exhibition and do the same.
Brian then introduced our Patron, Lord Faringdon, who was present with Lady Faringdon. Secretary of the Society, Melanie Poole, presented Lady Faringdon with flowers. Lord Faringdon then praised the quality of the work on display, encouraged members to keep up the good standard and declared the exhibition open.
The winner of the Patron's Award (chosen by Lord Faringdon) this year is Brian Britton with his print entitled "Evening Farm". Brian will be presented with the Award at the Society's Annual General Meeting in October.
A selection of photographs taken during the Private View:
Patron's Award 2025
This year's winner of the Patron's Award - a print entitled "Evening Farm" by Brian Britton:
Hung Work in the Exhibition
Thirty nine members had work on display screens in the main hall.
Photographs taken in order from screen 1 (stage end) to screen 38 (table browser end) with the name of the artist as a caption.
General Views of the Exhibition
- including work in browsers, cards and "Little Gems":
Information for Members Submitting Work (now for reference only)
Members of the Society are invited to submit work for the exhibition and to attend the Private View on Friday 22nd August, 7pm to 8.30pm, with their invited guest(s). Members will receive their invitation to the Private View by post or email. Please bring a guest - friends and neighbours are welcome as well as partners and family members.
The following exhibitor documents are available to download:
Exhibition Guidelines (pdf 151KB) (A4, 2 sides)
Exhibition Entry Form (pdf 234KB) (A4, 2 sides)
Exhibition Labels (pdf 10KB) (A4, 1 side)
Please read the Exhibition Guidelines first. Then download, print and complete the Exhibition Entry Form (which includes a section for card sales and a Stewarding Form on the reverse). Send the completed form to Brian Britton (with your cheque if applicable) to reach him by Friday 8th August. Payment can be made by cheque or electronic transfer directly to the Society - the necessary details are on the Entry Form and in the Guidelines.
Exhibitors should also download, print and complete the Exhibition Labels to attach to the back of their work before handing in on Thursday 21st August.
All exhibitors are encouraged to read the Exhibition Rules
If you can display an A4 size poster promoting the exhibition it would be very helpful:
Exhibition Poster (jpg 161KB)
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 8th 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 to get more information.
Remember that previous annual exhibitions can be viewed under Past Events at any time and the most recent exhibition in August 2024 here:
Exhibition Aug 24
