LECHLADE ART SOCIETY NEWS
Events for March - a Busy Month!
Tuesday 12th March, 2.00 - 4.00pm in the Pavilion, "Chinese Painting" with Maggie Cross
Read more about Maggie on her website
Friday 22nd March, 10.00am - 4.00pm in the Pavilion, "Self-Help Workshop Day" Organised by Zoe Hing - see the email to members on 2nd March or Workshops
Saturday 30th March, 10.00am - 2.00pm in the Pavilion, "Affordable Art" Pop-up Art Sale Come along and tell your friends, relatives, neighbours etc
Free admission, refreshments and parking; all welcome!
This is a repeat of the successful event on Saturday 23rd December 2023.
Highworth Artists' Society Trip to London – Wed 10 April 2024
Cost £25.00 per person (coach only). The annual exhibition of the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour will be on at The Mall Galleries from 28 Mar to 13 Apr 2024. The cost of entry (£5) is not included in the trip price. For more details see the HAS website
Newsletter and Words of Art Issue 17 - January 2024
This issue includes the recent and first ever Pop-up Art Sale, Brusho as a medium, "Little Gems" and workshop events. It was emailed to members on 21st January.
Download the magazine to your device (pdf 156KB): Words of Art Jan 2024
A text-only version is available to read on this website if you do not want to download it.
Affordable Art - A Pop-up Art Sale in the Pavilion
A few of our members held a pop-up art sale in the Pavilion on Saturday 23rd
December from 10.00am to 2.30pm. After a rather slow start, it got much busier later. See the photographs here
A repeat of this successful event is planned for Saturday 30th March 2024
10.00am to 2.00pm in the Pavilion
Free admission, refreshments, lots of parking, all welcome!
10.00am to 2.00pm in the Pavilion
Free admission, refreshments, lots of parking, all welcome!
Thursday Group Meeting Dec 2023
The traditional "bring and share" Christmas lunch was held on Thursday 21st December in the Pavilion. See the photographs here: Thursday Group Dec 23
Thursday Group not put off meeting just because the Pavilion was being used as a polling station!
We could not use the Pavilion for our meeting on Thursday 14th December because of an election. But our loyal group relocated to a smaller room in the Memorial Hall building instead and it was business as usual. See the photographs here
Roger Jones at the ROI and RSMA London Exhibitions
The paintings which Roger Jones had selected by the Royal Society of Oil Painters (ROI) in 2022 and the Royal Society of Marine Artists (RSMA) in 2023.
The paintings which Roger Jones had selected by the Royal Society of Oil Painters (ROI) in 2022 and the Royal Society of Marine Artists (RSMA) in 2023.
Announcement - Ian Harrop
The Society has been informed of the recent death of Ian Harrop. Ian died from leukaemia (diagnosed earlier this year) at Cheltenham Hospital around 19th October. Thursday Group members will remember him as a "regular" up until 2021.
The funeral will be private. Please respect the privacy of the family.
Brian Britton (LAS Chair) has sent a card of condolence on behalf of the Society.
Annual Exhibition Saturday 26th to Tuesday 29th August - Patron's Award
Dennis Yeates was the winner of the Patron's Award for the second year running with his picture entitled "Harvest Time" in acrylics. The award was presented by Lord Faringdon, Patron of the Society, at the Preview Evening on Friday 25th August.
Annual Exhibition 2023