Carterton Lions Club Open Arts Exhibition

Members of the Art Group have been invited to submit work to an open exhibition organised by Carterton Lions Club…details below :)


ARTS EXHIBITION
Organised by
Carterton Lions Club
To be held at the Carterton Community Centre
Trefoil Way, Shilton Park. Carterton. OX18 3AT

From the 17th to the 21st February 2010



Dear Members of Eynsham Arts Group

Carterton Lions Club intends holding an Art Exhibition, in the new Carterton Community Centre from the 17th to the 21st February 2010.

As this is an open exhibition it is hoped that many artists will submit work. This may be in any medium, except photography, either framed or unframed, but preferably work completed in the last three years

We are hoping to display the talent of artists from Oxfordshire and nearby areas.
I should be delighted if your members would consider submitting their work and supporting the event. Perhaps you would be kind enough to bring this to their
attention and also include the dates in your next programme.

Details and entry forms may be obtained by contacting the organiser, Michael Lowe, mlandjd@tiscali.co.uk 01993 842354. Alternatively you may like to e-mail me at maddy@johnradburn.org.uk. We do hope to hear from you and any colleagues who may be interested.

Yours sincerely

Maddy Radburn
Secretary, Carterton Lions Club

Autumn Exhibition 2009

The Autumn Exhibition opens today and runs until next Sunday. There’s an excellent and varied selection of paintings, prints and stained glass along with cards and fridge magnets. So the perfect place to find a special Christmas present.

Many thanks to Lorna for the poster artwork, another fabulous Morris Man :)

Artwork wanted for exhibition poster.

Hello all

A quick reminder that this Friday (Oct 30th) is our next meeting, the last show and tell of the year (Next month being the Christmas gathering/Quiz), hope to see as many of you as possible at both.

Also, we need to get a poster sorted for the next exhibition, so if you have anything you feel might be suitable please email a copy to Graham a.s.a.p.

Many thanks :)

The Little Xmas Art Competition 2009

Thanks to Sue Templeman who forwarded us the following details of a competition being organized by Steve Taylor…

Dear Artist,
FREE COMPETITION
THE LITTLE XMAS ART COMPETITION 2009
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS - DEADLINE Tuesday 20 October 2009.

ARTS INC gallery are pleased to host and co-sponsor this seasonal competition which we believe goes a little way to supporting and maintaining the profile of Oxfordshire's vibrant artist community.
We are looking for representational or non-representational work including painting, drawing or print making, in any medium (no photographs, video or exclusively computer generated imagery will be accepted). The submission process comprises of 2 stages.
For stage 1 you are required to submit - (maximum of 1 piece of work per person) a digital image of your work which will be judged by the jury.
The Judging panel is chaired by Alyson Hunter, artist and master printmaker. Her work is in many public collections including the British Council, Victoria and Albert Museum, Museum of London and the National Portrait Gallery. The panel will select a shortlist of just 30 works from these submissions, which will then be called in for stage 2 selection process which takes place in Witney. Here they will be viewed and just 3 winners selected.
All shortlisted entries will be exhibited on the Little Xmas Art Competition website until the 31 December 2009.

PRIZE GIVING
Prizes will be officially given to the 3 winners at a special reception. The 3 winning entries will also be exhibited for 6 weeks in the Art Inc Gallery, North Leigh, Witney, Oxfordshire.
For full details including conditions of entry please visit the website www.oxart.co.uk
We look forward to receiving your submission and good luck.

Easels Wanted

Alice is looking for some extra easels for her life drawing workshop this Saturday, if you have a spare one she might be able to borrow please email her at simonalice@tiscali.co.uk

Many thanks

Wanted: Drawing of Swinford Lock

The Art Group has been asked if we’d like to supply a drawing of the Swinford Lock to be printed on an Apron which will then be sold to raise money for the church hall. The apron will have several images on it, the toll bridge image shown here is one of the other ones, so the style of the artwork needs to be similar to this.

The image should be black and white only (ink), A4 in size/proportions and landscape/horizontal.

Images need to be ready by the end of July and delivered to Doreen Hockedy 22 Clover Place, Eynsham (01865 880919) A ‘winning’ design will then be selected.

If several Group members want to drive down to the lock to do some drawing on site you’ll need to call Nick the lockkeeper (01865 881324) and Mr & Mrs Sayle (01865 882949) who own the house at the top of the driveway that leads down to the lock…they’ll unlock the gates for you to get in.

If you require any further information please contact Doreen.

Poster for Summer Exhibition 2009

Somewhat cheekily I’ve used one of my own paintings for the poster this time around. Click on the image to get a larger version and feel free to printout a copy to post up somewhere :)

June Meeting - Soraya French

This months meeting will be a demonstration by Soraya French. Make sure you get there early to claim your seat :)

RWS/Sunday Times Watercolour Competition

The RWS/Sunday Times watercolour competition is coming up again, anyone interested in entering can find all the details and entry forms at www.parkerharris.co.uk

Or you can send an SAE to:

RWS/Sunday Times Watercolour Competition
PO Box 279
Esher
Surrey
KT10 8YZ

If you do enter, Good Luck :)

Banbury Graduation Show

Joan Golby is part of the Graduation show at Banbury. Open from 17th to 20th June, 11-7 Wed/Thurs and 11-2 Fri/Sat. There’s a private view on the 16th 6-9 which all members of the Art Group are invited to. Click the poster for a larger version and further details

Summer Exhibition Poster: Call for Artwork

The Summer Exhibition is coming up, so we need some artwork for the poster and advertising. If you have anything you’d like to submit for possible use please email it to Graham at graham@wildbury.com. :)

Summer Art Workshops in Eynsham

Alice Walker is running some summer art workshops in Eynsham. Click the poster for further details. Call her on 01865 882218 or email simonalice@tiscali.co.uk to book a place.

Don't forget!

Meeting reminder for tomorrow (Friday 29th May).
There will be pleasant surprises for all at this meeting so please come along if you can!

Spring Exhibition May 2 - May 17, 2009

Here are some examples of the work on display for this years Artweeks event.

Spring Exhibition

Thank you very much, to Anne Cherry and Nick Lewis for supplying artwork, and to Graham for designing the posters. If you would like a copy of the poster to print out and put in your window, please email (click here).

'On the Edge'

'On the Edge' an Exhibition of Paintings by Diana Homer and Margaret Dayer will be on at the Bartholomew Rooms from 20th to 22nd March. Friday and Saturday 10am to 5pm, Sunday 10am to 4pm.

Membership cards

These should be available at this Friday (27th) meeting. If you won't be there, one will be posted to you when your 2009 sub has been processed. These cards have all the 2009 meeting and exhibition dates, as well as contact details for the committee members.

Also at the February meeting, minutes from 2008 and an agenda will be available in advance of the March AGM.

Dates for your diary

Dates for your diary

February 27th – Neil Drury – demonstration of still life using pastels

March 27th – AGM – Please contact secretaries if there is anything you want discussed

June 26th – Soraya French – demonstration using mixed media

September 25th – Ron Freeborn – demonstration “Approach to landscapes”

February Meeting

This months meeting will consist of a pastel demonstration by Neil Drury. 7.30 Friday 27th February, don’t be late :)

Further information on the Pan Pastels demonstrated by Jane and Mary last month can be found here http://www.panpastel.com/.

May Exhibition Poster: Call for Artwork

We need artwork for the May exhibition poster/advertising so if anyone would like to submit an image, please send it (in jpeg format) to Sue at suecook@picturedreams.co.uk. Thanks!

Arabian Dreams

Xavier Crepin is taking part in ‘Arabian Dreams’, an exhibition of digital art and photography at the Mill Arts Centre, Banbury. From 15th Jan – 15th Feb, for further information go to www.themillartscentre.co.uk

January Meeting

Jane Thompson and Mary Fletcher have offered to demonstrate some new pastels at our January meeting,

A new format of packaging for pastel pigment has just come on the market. Mary and Jane will show you how it differs from the traditional sticks of pastel and will bring enough paper for you to try them for yourselves.

This demonstration will be in addition to our usual show and tell, so don’t forget to bring along all the artwork you’ve been working on over the festive period.

Welcome

Welcome to the Eynsham Arts Group Blog!!!

This will replace the front page on the old website.
More people can now add news stories to the site and anyone can add comments.

I’m going to add a few pretty pictures here and there to make it look at bit more interesting and then re do the main website so it looks and functions like this page.

I’ll also be including some new elements such as a competitions page… If anyone has any suggestions…or complains, add a comment below.

Ta

Graham