Eynsham Arts Group

The Art Marquee Competition

2012-01-19T12:49:00.000-08:00

Thought this might be of interest to some members of the Art Group… Graham :)

ARTWEEKS 2012

THE ART MARQUEE COMPETITION

Cuckoo Lane Art Studios are running a competition on the theme of Time.

Work can be in any media and should be submitted on Thursday May 3rd to the studios 10-6pm.

Work will be selected and exhibited for the whole of Artweeks North week 5-13th May at Cuckoo Lane Art Studios. Visitors will vote for their favourite piece deciding the three winners who will receive either a day’s Life Drawing with Mary Knowland, a day’s Collage Course with Jen Newman or a £100 voucher to have a piece of work framed at The Cuckoos Nest.

Non refundable entry fee £10 per person, cheque or cash

Entrants must be 16 or over

Work may be for sale

Cuckoo Lane Studios will take 30% of sales.

Collection of work May 13th 6pm, or Thursday 17th, Friday 18th, Sat 19th 10-6pm from Graham Rice at ‘The Cuckoos Nest’

2012

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Welcome to 2012.

Meeting and Exhibition dates added to the Dates page. Don't forget subscriptions are now due and this months meeting is on Friday 27th and is a 'Show & Tell'. Have a great year :)

Winter Exhibition 2011 - Poster

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Here’s the poster for this years Winter Exhibition. Many thanks to Julie for the image, fabulous :) Don’t forget hand in is tomorrow morning (Sat 19th 10:30 – 12:00)

Image wanted for Winter 2011 poster

2011-10-20T12:08:00.000-07:00

Hello All,

It’s a little over a month until the next exhibition so we’re going to need a new image for the poster. If you have something you think might be suitable please email me a large jpeg & I’ll see which one might work the best :)

Many thanks in advance :) Graham

Click HERE to email me :)

Website Updated

2011-07-17T05:28:00.000-07:00

Info and Links pages added here and old website removed. That should be the website update all done, if anyone spots any mistakes, wants any extra links or images adding just email Graham.

Artists page added

2011-07-16T05:34:00.001-07:00

Artists page added. You’ll find links to group members websites there, just click the link at the top of the page.

Image wanted for poster

2011-06-21T09:43:00.001-07:00

Update: Poster all sorted now (See right...) Many thanks to Lorna for the image and Jenny for sending additional images (Will try and get poster image request posted earlier next time)

Hello All,

I need to sort out the poster for the Summer Exhibition over the next day or two, so if anyone has a suitable image that could be used, please email me a copy asap. :)

Many thanks

Graham (graham@wildbury.com)

*** AND ...don't forget hand-in day is this Saturday (25th June) 10.30 - 12.00 ***

Dates for 2011

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Dates for this years meetings and exhibitions can now be found by clicking on the word ‘dates’ above. :)
I’ll bring all the old website pages over to the blog and then they should be easier to update more regularly.
G

Preview Party Photos

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All photography: Keith Marrison

Spring Exhibition 2011

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Spring Exhibition 2011

First exhibition of 2011 for our art group. Note that we are holding an open preview evening on Friday 13 between 6-8 at the Bartholomew Rooms in Eynsham. This is a chance to view our paintings and talk to the artists of this very popular group. We welcome new members of all abilities.

The local ArtWeeks exhibitions are running at the same time. There will be a ArtWeeks Exhibition Trail Map available from us and other exhibitors.

Arts & Crafts workshops

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Cuckoo Lane Studio - Autumn Schedule Launch, September 19th, 3-7pm www.cuckoolanestudio.com

You are cordially invited to come along to the Launch of the Cuckoo Lane Studio Arts & Crafts Autumn season of workshops. Join us for a glass of wine and snacks and hear more from the tutors; there will be demonstrations and brief introductions to the workshop schedule and the community 'in the woods' at Cuckoo Lane. Please do forward this invitation and notice about the new workshops, thank you.

Arts & Crafts workshops

Collage:

* Introduction to Collage Techniques - led by Jen Newman. This workshop explores the potential of collage and mixed media. Dates: Sat 25th September, (2-5pm); Sat 16th October, (2-5pm).

Jewellery making:

* Introduction to Beaded Jewellery - led by Victoria Goddard. Create your own jewellery set using varied beading techniques. Dates: Sun 19th September (10.30-1.30pm).

Painting:

* 'Fun with Colour' Workshop - led by Mary Knowland. Exploring colour and finding a few surprises along the way. Dates: Weds 13th October (2-5pm).
* Looking at the Head' - led by Mary Knowland. This day is about exploring the presence of the sitter with interesting and unusual results rather than purely making a portrait. Dates: Sun 26th September (10.30-4pm), Sun 7th November (10.30-4pm).
* Drawing, Painting and Mixed Media - led by Mary Knowland. Explore the richness of mark making, tone and colour by playing with different materials and techniques to produce a piece of work. Dates: Fri 24th Sept (10-1am), Fri 29th Oct (10-1am), Sun 21st November (10.30-1.30).

Papercrafts:

* Paper Latern Making (parent & child) - led by Sharon Wyper. Create stunning Autumn night Laterns. All day workshop, with plenty of refreshments and breaks. Dates: Saturday 9th October (10.30am -5pm).

Printing:

* Introduction to Mono-printing: a mixed media workshop - led by artist Sharon Wyper. This mixed media workshop combining the techniques of mono-printing and monotype with pastels. Dates: Saturday 2nd October (2-5 pm).
* Introduction to Linocuts - led by artist Graham Rice. Learn to linocut! This workshop introduces you to the simplest printmaking technique beloved by Picasso and Matisse. Dates: Friday 17th Sept, Friday 15th Oct, Fri 19th November (All at 6.30pm - 9.30pm).

Textiles:

* Creating Wearable Art: Facinators & Corsages - led by textile artist Claire Blackburn. This half day workshop is a fun introduction to the creation of beautiful facinators and corsages; for your clothes or hair and as gifts. Dates: Saturday 16th October (10-12.30pm).
* Silk Painting: Create a Memorable Silk Scarf - led by illustrator and textile artist Amy Wiggin. During this full day workshop you will learn the art of traditional silk painting and leave with your own individual silk scarf. Dates: Weds 29th Sept (10-3pm), Sat 23rd Oct (10.30-4.30), and Sun 20th November (10.30 - 4.30).
* Creative Textiles - led by illustrator and textile artist Amy Wiggin. During this full day workshop you will be introduced to techniques to transform your design ideas onto fabrics using heat transfer inks and paper. Dates: Weds 6th Oct (10-3pm), Sat 6th Nov Oct (10.30-4.30).

Cuckoo Lane Studio
Tel: 01993 811601 / 01993 882166, M: 0787-963 4997
Web: www.cuckoolanestudio.com
Email: cuckoolanestudio@gmail.com

Thresholds

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Artworks by Lucy Garnett

The Bartholomew Room

The Square, Eynsham, OXON

Preview Night

Friday 20th August 6pm - 9pm

21st - 24th August

Saturday/Sunday 10am - 4pm

Monday 10am - 7pm

Tuesday 10am - 4pm

lucygarnett@hotmail.co.uk

Summer Exhibition 2010

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Hand in day for the EAG Summer Exhibition is Saturday 26th June. The exhibition itself is open from Saturday 3rd (carnival day in Eynsham) to Sunday 11th July. Hours are: Saturdays 10 – 4 : Other days 12 – 4 : Late night Friday 9th 12 – 6.

Spring Exhibition 2010

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Don’t forget the Spring Exhibition is coming up next month!

Sat 22nd May to Mon 31st May

Hand in day is Saturday 15th May 10.30-12.30

Venice Art Trip

2010-02-10T01:17:00.000-08:00

Ron Freeborn is organising an art trip to Venice from July 25th to August 1st 2010.

3 star B & B, lots of painting, fine wines, food, including night time sketching in St Marks Square to the accompaniment of an orchestra. Lots of tutors and generally a wonderfully artistic experience to be had all round. Sounds like a fantastic trip.

There are only 3 spaces remaining so if you're interested you'll need to act fast. For further details including costs etc. Please contact Ron via Sue Cook (email or phone 01865 464168).

Urban Sketchers

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Peter found this fantastic website and thought other members of the art group would be interested in seeing it. Urban Sketchers

Thanks very much Peter, a very inspirational site indeed :)

Eynsham Arts Group dates for 2010

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Exhibition Dates for 2010

Spring Exhibition 2010

Hand in day - Saturday 15th May

Exhibition - Saturday 22nd May - Monday 31st May (Coinciding with Artweeks 2010)

Summer Exhibition 2010

Hand in day - Saturday 26th June

Exhibition - Saturday 3rd July - Sunday 11th July (Carnival day July 3rd)

Autumn Exhibition 2010

Hand in day - Saturday 20th November

Exhibition - Saturday 27th November - Sunday 5th December

Dates for monthly meetings in 2010

Meetings take place at the Bartholomew Rooms in the square at Eynsham, the last Friday in the month at 7.30 p.m.

29th Jan - Show & Tell - bring your work for discussion

26th Feb - Ron Freeborn - bring your work for Ron to look at and critique

26th Mar - A.G.M - Please contact secretaries if there is anything you want discussed

30th April - Show & Tell - bring your work for discussion

28th May - Show & Tell - bring your work for discussion

25th June - Practical Evening - come along and try something new

30th July - Jen Newman - Demonstration - Collage

27th Aug - Show & Tell - bring your work for discussion

24th Sept - Ron Freeborn - Demonstration

29th Oct - Show & Tell - bring your work for discussion

26th Nov - Christmas social - to be confirmed

RA Summer Exhibition 2010 - RAW

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A bit of info for those interested in this years RA summer Exhibition :)

The Theme

The co-ordinators have agreed that the theme for 2010 will be Raw. They wish to ‘cut to the chase’ and take a look behind the exterior of the pristine; to address the properties of the materials and the working finger prints left in pursuit of curiosity. Raw can be stark, natural, unrefined, honest, bleak, tender and new. “The hope is that we get to peer into an imagination at work; candour beyond disguise”.
The theme will be explored throughout the exhibition; please note, though, that it is not a condition of entry and all submissions will be welcome.

More info HERE

Carterton Lions Club Open Arts Exhibition

2009-12-10T09:08:00.000-08:00

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

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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.

2009-10-27T12:56:00.000-07:00

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

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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

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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

2009-07-16T10:41:00.000-07:00

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

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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

2009-06-16T14:32:00.000-07:00

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

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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

2009-06-11T00:03:00.000-07:00

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

2009-06-07T14:00:00.000-07:00

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

2009-06-01T12:36:00.000-07:00

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!

2009-05-28T12:19:00.000-07:00

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

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

Spring Exhibition

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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'

2009-03-02T10:45:00.000-08:00

'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

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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

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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

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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

2009-01-25T13:56:00.000-08:00

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

2009-01-18T06:21:00.000-08:00

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

2009-01-10T09:03:00.000-08:00

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

2009-01-10T08:53:00.001-08:00

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