December looms

We are nearly into December and that busy social calendar so there is only one more Art Session at Arlington Village Hall before the New Year. This Thursday, 1st Dec, the suggested theme is A Study in Scarlet - make of it what you will. The inspiration for the theme is (from Wikepedia)
A Study in Scarlet is a detective mystery novel written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, introducing his new character of Sherlock Holmes, who later became one of the most famous literary detective characters. He wrote the story in 1886, and it was published [on 1st Dec] the next year. The book's title derives from a speech given by Holmes to his sidekick Doctor Watson on the nature of his work, in which he describes the story's murder investigation as his "study in scarlet": "There’s the scarlet thread of murder running through the colourless skein of life, and our duty is to unravel it, and isolate it, and expose every inch of it."

The following week, on 8th December, we will have our Christmas Open Evening open to all visitors, with live music, festive nibbles and drinks. Free entry. Regular attending artists will put a selection of their work on show and some of it may even be for sale. Please do pop in any time between 7 and 9pm. Jim Tipler will play guitar and Lawrie Skinner will play accordion - there may be a hint of a festive theme to the music...

Evening Art Sessions in November

Thursday evening sessions at Arlington Village Hall (7-9pm)

17th November - THEME: “Mathematics” (August Ferdinand
Möbius, German mathematician, born this day 1790)

24th November - THEME: “Natural Selection” ( ‘Origin of
Species’ by British naturalist Charles Darwin, published in
1859) .
Artist of the month is Camilla Pennant who will
bring in a selection of her work to show off.

'Gunpowder, treason and plot' by Camilla Pennant, winner of our competition.

COMPETITIONS

Thursday Evening Art Session Challenge

The theme for the Thursday Evening Art Session on 3rd November is 'Gunpowder, Treason and Plot'. This is a competition week so everyone who comes to the session and works on a piece on this theme can enter their work into the competition. At 8.50, everyone present will be given 3 votes to cast for their favourite entry/entries. The entry with the most votes will be the winner and the artist will receive a prize plus their picture will be published in the next Arlington Arts Group Newsletter.

The Thursday Evening Art Group is held at Arlington Village Hall from 7-9pm and is open to all ages and abilities. Bring your own materials. £2.50 per person (£1 for accompanied children under 16)- refreshments available.

Paint Me a Bluebell.

You can interpret the title as you like . Your entry can be painted or drawn in any medium and to any size but we need a 5 x 7" PHOTOGRAPH of your work to judge, not the original work.

CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES: 31st March 2012

All photographs will be displayed throughout the opening of the 2012 Arlington Bluebell Walk (opening dates to be confirmed on www.bluebellwalk.co.uk) and visitors will be asked to vote for the winners in each category. The ORIGINALS of all the winning entries will then be displayed during the Hailsham Arts Festival between 8th - 19th September 2012 (venue and exact exhibition date TBC).

Categories:
A - Under 8's (50p per entry),
B - 8 to 16 years (50p per entry)
C - 65 and over (£1 per entry),
D - Amateur (£1 per entry),
E - Professional (£2 per entry)

Please send you photographs (size approximately 5 x 7") with NO name on the front, to the address below. Mark your name, address, telephone, email and category entered on the BACK of the photograph and send with the appropriate fee for the category. Unlimited number of entries. Cheques payable to ARLINGTON ARTS GROUP. If you would rather, you can deliver entries in oerson to Arlington Village Hall on a Thursday evening between 7 and 9pm by prior arrangement.

 
We can not return photographs. It is a condition of entry that your original work is available to display between 8th ad 19th September 2012 in the event of you being a winner. Prizes for the winner in each category of either Art materials or vouchers will be presented at the exhibition of the winning entries where photographs will be taken of all winners with their work. It is a condition of entry that you consent to images of your work being used on the Bluebell Walk website and printed literature where this relates to the Art Competition and on the Arlington Arts Group website and 

to promote future competitions run by the Arlington Arts Group and published in the Arlington Arts Group Newstetter. All entries must be photographs of your own work which must be original, not copies of the work of other artists or photographers. 

 
send photos of your Paint me a Bluebell entries to:

AAG Bluebell Competition c/o Magpie Cottage, Hayreed Lane, Wilmington, Polegate, BN26 6RR

Enquiries 01323 485153 or by email

Christmas Open Evening

Hailsham Shop Windows - update

There will be a changeover of artists displaying work in the empty shop windows in Hailsham High Street on 11th November.

If you would like to show work (we are particularly keen for large works to go on show) for approximately 8 weeks in a shop window exhibtion, please do get in touch. You would need to provide your own stands / easels, display your own work, insure your work for the exhibtion duration (11 th November to 11th January), and collect your work when asked - if the shops are let during the exhibition time, you will be asked to remove your work, possibly at short notice.

This is part of the Hailsham Town Council's initiative for High Street Revitalisation in conjunction with the empty shop owners and the letting agents (Ross and Co). You may be asked to help clean up the interior of the shop when placing your work, if it has not already been done. You will be responsible for keeping the windows cleaned.

 This is not a commercial venture - it is an opportunity to show your work and help the appearance of the High Street. Pictures in the windows must not have any prices on them - you can put your own contact details in the window if you wish.  Gallery North will kindly handle all enquiries about your work so you will need to provide a list of the work with prices and either a 'map' of the window or photos of the work for the gallery stewards.There will be no commission on any sales but pictures will have to remain in the windows once sold until the end of the exhibition.

If interested please email us asap. 

October / November 2011 Newsletter

Click HERE to see the latest Newsletter.

AAG Newsletter Aug/Sept 2011

ARLINGTON ARTS GROUP NEWSLETTER

NEXT AAG Committee MEETING: - Monday 8th August, 7.30pm at Pickhams.
All welcome.

1st Prize Winner

Thursday Art Evenings

7 - 9pm in Arlington Village Hall - £2.50 regular session (for demonstrations and other events, please check.)
All welcome - no need to come every week. Bring your own materials / equipment. You can carry on with your own projects or take up the ‘suggested challenge’ each week as you wish!
4th August - “Time”
11th August - “The Eyes Have It”. Artist of the month.
18th August - “Gardens” in the marquee and garden of Pickhams (hall booked)
25th August -“Sunshine”
1st September -“Seasons”
8th September - “The Workshop” - Competition
15th September - (Hailsham Arts Festival) “Seascapes”.
22nd September - “Tropical”. Artist of the month.
29th September - “Birds”
Group pictures - all pieces of this are now finished and handed in - we will have these assembled and ready to display at our next event.

By Ivy Dunk

“Artists of the Month” 

We get to see what members work on at the Thursday Art Evenings and at exhibitions, but it is great to see all the other work they do and have done in the past.

Ivy Dunk

June - Ivy Dunk
Ivy brought in a large selection of her works including watercolour and pastel landscapes & buildings and of course her chalk pastel animals pictures. It was great to see so many of the pictures that Ivy works on at the Thursday Evening sessions, finished and framed.

July - Brenda Carr

Brenda Carr

By Brenda Carr

Brenda studied Art at college as a student and has mainly used watercolours for years but has recently started using acrylics to great effect. Her work was on show at The Old Oak as part of the Arlington Arts Festival and in both the Arlington and Wilmngton Art Shows. Brenda frequently sells her work, allotments and local scenes being the most popular subjects

What’s Next?
August
Berwick Produce Show - We will have a small marquee to show off our work at the Berwick Produce Show (Saturday 27th, 2-5pm) - if you are local to the Berwick or Arlington area and are around for the day to help set up and / or steward please get in touch if you would like to show some of your work.
September
Hailsham Arts Festival - Hailsham Town Council are trying to arrange empty shop space for artists to show work, particularly during the Art Trail week, 9-19th September This would not be like our pop-up gallery last year but would be window space inside empty and locked shops. Artists would be responsibe for displaying their own work (and arranging how to display it) and would need to arrange key collection via the Town Council. There is the distinct possibility that this would extend beyond the festival week. Again, please get in touch if you are interested.
October or November
We would like to have another art show which would include our Secret Art Sale in aid of Chestnut Tree House. If you would like to show work and / or complete a small canvas to donate to the Secreat Art Sale, let me know.
December
We will have our usual Christmas Open Evening with music and nibbles.

COMPETITIONS

Claire Carr

Thursday Art Competition
Every now and then we will choose one of our weekly ‘suggested themes’ to be a competition. In July the theme was ‘Kitchen Sink’ and many rose to the challenge with 15 entries! Everyone had to vote for just ONE picture which was of course very difficult, but the winner was Claire Carr with her composition called ‘Women know your place’!

Paint me a Spring Woodland.
We had over 1000 votes for the entries in the competition while they were on show at this year’s Bluebell Walk. The winners were: Adult, Michael Gower who won a £25 voucher for art materials from Jacksons Art Supplies; Children: 1st prize, Farah Karimi ; 2nd prize, Charlotte Carig ; 3rd prize, Tyler Hammat- all won a selection of art materials thanks to Great Art and the SAA.

3rd Prize Winner

Michael Gower - winner, Adult

Secret Art Sale - get your canvas!
This will be in aid of Chestnut Tree House, children’s hospice. We are selling small box canvases for £3 and inviting artists to return them to us for a Secret Art Sale before Christmas (date and venue TBC). Please ask for a canvas.
You can choose to have the cost of your canvas refunded on handing back the completed canvas or you can count this as an extra donation to Chestnut Tree House.
http://www.chestnut-tree-house.org.uk/

Summer Art Workshop & Open Studios in Wilmington. 
You are invited to attend any of Josie’s Art Workshops in the marquee at Pickhams on Monday or Thursday mornings in August (10 - 1) for just £6 per session (£5 AAG Members / £1 Thursday Art Evening regulars).
8th August - Pencils - getting to grip with tones, shades and colours
11th August - Chalk Pastels - ‘painting’ with pastels
15th August - Watercolours - ‘drawing’ with the paintbrush
18th August - Acrylics - on canvas or canvas board
22nd August - Mixed media - anything goes!
25th August - Acrylics with Texture / mediums.
Please do get in touch to book a place if you are interested 01323 485153.
Josie will also be having Open Studios in the house on Saturday and Sunday afternoons in August from the 13th with collections in aid of Chestnut Tree House

2nd Prize Winner

Arlington ARTS Group - Membership
Annual membership is renewable in February. In addition to discounts at Pictures and Frames of Horam all group members are entitled to discounted rates at AAG exhibitions and events and are able to purchase from the SAA Catalogue at the membership reduced prices when ordering through the group.
We are STILL waiting to hear if we get the same 10% discount on Art materials in W H Smith as we do in Sussex Stationers.
Get in Touch if you’d like to join the group and are interested in taking part in or attending any of the Arts Group events. Take part in local group events and promote your own events and groups.

Deadline for submissions for the October/November newsletter is 20th September.

Want to print out and display one of our posters?

poster 1 poster 2 poster 3

Full programme of Arlington Arts Festival events

Follow this link to see the updated programme of events for Arlington Arts Festival, 8-10th July
http://arlingtonartsfestival.blogspot.com/p/arts-festival-programme.html

June/July Newsletter ready

You can view and print the latest newsletter from here:
June/ July 2011 Page 1
June/ July 2011 Page 2

“Artists of the Month”

“Artists of the Month”
We get to see what members work on at the Thursday Art Evenings and at exhibitions, but it is great to see all the other work they do and have done in the past.

April - Claire Carr
Claire kindly volunteered to be our first ever ‘Artist of the month’ and brought in examples of her work to show us and to talk about.  Claire has done commissions in the past and does some very unusual painted dolls, none of which we had seen before so we had a chance to view these and find a bit more about how Claire works. You can see more of Claire’s work on her website
http://clairecarrartist.yolasite.com

May - Richard Brown
Richard unwittingly volunteered to show his works to us in May. He gave us a very informative introduction about his main artistic influence which was his geat uncle, the portrait painter R G Eves and showed examples of his portraits. We looked at various recent pieces of Richard’s work including his winning entry in the 2010 Paint me a Bluebell competition.

Painting Demonstration - Colin Merrin

 Thursday 30th June, 7-9pm, Arlington Village Hall

Colin Merrin was born in London and studied at Maidstone College of Art, Kingston University and the University of London, Institute of Education. Primarily a landscape and figurative painter, he strongly believes the process of making paintings to be at least as important as what they represent. It is the abstract and expressionist elements; the manipulation and physicality of paint and colour and the qualities of light and mood that interest him. Whilst based in London, the urban landscape dominated his work. Nevertheless since 2007 he has lived and worked in Sussex and recent paintings have reflected more rural themes.

£6 per person, all welcome. (£5 AAG members) Please call or email to book your place.

http://www.colinmerrin.co.uk/index.php

Artist Demonstration - Vivienne Walkington

Artist Vivienne Walkington will be demonstrating her watercolour technique at Arlington Village Hall on Thursday 19th May, 7-9pm.
All welcome. £6 visitors (£5 AAG members). Refreshments available.
Please call or email to book your place. Contact us.

See Vivienne's website here.

Portrait workshop a successful evening.

Portrait Workshop with Juliette Dodd and model, Sharon Dinnie.
This was a very enjoyable evening. Juliette not only completed a quick likeness of Sharon in 15 minutes at the same time as showing us how to start a portrait, but also kept us entertained and laughing throughout the evening.

Secret Art Sale

Calling all artists - we will be having a Secret Art Sale at one of our future events, in aid of Chestnut Tree House, childrens hospice.

At our Art & Craft show in Arlington Village Hall on 9/10th july this year, we will be selling small canvases for £3 to artists who would like to be part of the Secret Art Sale. If you cannot make it to the show, you can send a SAE and cheque for your canvas.
Artists are asked to donate an original work on the canvas and sign the back only - keeping the artist's identity a secret until after the sale. Return your canvas to Arlington Arts Group and your £3 will be refunded (if you wish). The pictures will then all be exhibited (on a date to be confirmed) and sold for £15 minimum each. All profits will go to Chestnut Tree House.

The sale is open to well known, professional and amateur artists and celebrities - those buying the paintings will not know whose work they are buying!

Supporting Chestnut Tree House, hospice for children

Our children's Art Show in the marquee (9/10th July) will be in aid of Chestnut Tree House, childrens hospice. We are also inviting artists to paint a small canvas to sell at a Secret Art Sale in the near future in aid of the charity. Please let us know if you would be interested in participating.

Vote for the winners in our Art Competition

UPDATE: Over 1000 people voted for their favourite entries. The winners will be announced shortly.

Photos of all the entries in our Paint me a Spring Woodland competition are now on display at the Bluebell Walk in Arlington .  While you are at the walk, have a look and choose your winners from over 50 entries - enter your votes and the winners will have their original paintings on show at our Art & Craft Show in July at Arlington Village Hall. Winners will also receive art prizes including vouchers from our generous sponsors, SAA, Jacksons Art Supplies and GreatArt.

Portrait Workshop 28th April

Arlington Village Hall, Thurs 28th April, 7-9pm.

2 hour Portrait workshop with live model with professional artist and tutor, Juliette Dodd. £8 members, £10 non-members.

All welcome - please book in advance as places are limited due to the nature of the workshop. Bring your own materials and equipment/easel.
01323 48 51 53 or e: arlingtonartsgroup


http://juliettedodd.wordpress.com/
You can see more images of Juliette's work on the site above or have a look at these other wonderful portraits she has done.

Gemmaine Baughurst / Miss Hastings
Ian Porter
John Ryan
Michael Foster MP
The Thorpe Family

Hailsham Library Art Show

Regular attendees at the Thursday evening art sessions will be showing their work at Hailsham Libary from 5th April - 3rd May. There will be framed and unframed work on show, changed each week so pop in several times - you're bound to find something you just HAVE to buy!!
Including wok by James Tomlin, Hazel Hooker, Ivy Dunk, Josie Tipler, Anne Howard, Richard Brown, Michael Gower, Robet Bell.

Apr / May Newsletter

April / May 2011 Newsletter - link

Selmeston Art Show

30th April, 1st & 2nd May 2011

The Selmeston Art Show returns this year over the Bank Holiday weekend of 30th April and 1st & 2nd May. Held in Selmeston Village Hall, just off the A27, the art show exhibits a wide variety of excellent crafts, photography and Art works by local professional and semi professional artists & the Alciston Art Group. Open from 11 'til 4.30, entrance is £1 (children under 16 free) which goes to the Selmeston Village Hall fund. Refreshments available. A Special Private Viewing Evening with live music will be held on Saturday 30th April from 7pm - tickets, £3 to include a glass of wine: email How to find the venue

Children Artists

Would you like to display one of your pictures at the Arlington Arts Festival in July? We will have a marquee in the field next to Arlington Village Hall on 9th & 10th July and can show a limited number of children's paintings. This will be part of the Festival ART TRAIL. collection in aid of Chestnut Tree House.

Please bring your work to Arlington Village Hall between 1 and 4pm on Friday 8th July. Your work should be mounted onto cardboard or mountcard and have string attached either to the top 2 corners or stretched across the back of the picture so that it can be hung. Your name and parent's contact details should be marked clearly on the BACK of the picture. This is for unframed pictures only - if you have framed work we may be able to hang this in the exhibtion inside the village hall, but please check in advance if there will be space.

The pictures will be displayed inside a marquee which will be open to the public during the Art & Craft Show on 9th & 10th July. There will be artist's demonstrations and a 'have a go' art table in the marquee during the day and a Cajun Music Night on the evening of 9th July. We will take every care when hanging your work but we can not accept any liability for the work while it is in the marquee. As the marquee is not heated please be aware that the work may get slightly damp if the weather is cold or wet. Work must be collected at 5.30pm on Sunday 10th July. Any work not collected can not be returned.

If someone is interested in buying your work, we will take their details and pass them on to you.

Entrance to the Art & Craft show is £1 (free to under 16's) and it is open between 10.30am and 5pm on Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th July. There is an evening viewing of the Art Show in the Village Hall from 6pm - 8pm followed by the Cajun Music Night until 11 (tickets only). For details see the Arts Festival page.

Arlington Art & Craft Show application NOW OPEN!!

Applications are now invited from Artists and Craftspeople wishing to take part in the Arlington Art & Craft Show on 9th & 10th July 2011Print your copy of the form and letter from this link ( once the file has opened and you can view it to read, go to the top left and click FILE - download original file OR Print (PDF). You will then be able to print from the downloaded file).

Art & Craft Festival 2011 Application Form and letter

If you have problems downloading or printing the form, please email me, Josie, on  CONTACT

see also  Art & Craft Show blog

 Closing date for applications is 15th April 2011 for inclusion in the programme (late entries for craft pitches can be accepted until 1st July)

Thursday Evening Art Sessions

 Most Thursdays we have Art Evenings at Arlington Village Hall. All are welcome. Bring along your own materials, equipment and project to work on and paint / draw / create in the company of others. Every week we have a 'suggested theme' in case you are needing inspiration but you are welcome to do your own thing. We have a small selection of paints, brushes and paper available to borrow/buy.
£2.50 per session ( no charge for accompanied children). No regular commitment needed. Refreshments available for a small donation.
Below are suggested themes for each session (you can ignore the theme if you are already inspired!)

• 17th March NO MEETING
• 24th March - Spring Woodland
• 31st March - Group Picture (TBC). [Deadline to hand in photos for Spring Woodland art competition.] 
• 7th Apr - (Change from previously advertised demonstration) Regular session: 'Inspired by' your favourite artist
• 14th Apr - 'Still Life', bring your own.  Artist of the month.
• 21st Apr - NO MEETING - hall in use. 
• 28th Apr - 'Portraits'. Posible model and tutor for this session, £8.-£10 TBC. Please check in advance with Josie.
• 5th May - 'Royal Wedding' (!) OR 'May Day'
• 12th May - 'Transport'
• 19th May - Demonstration by Viv Walkington - still life flowers in watercolour. loose and colourful watercolours. £5 members / £6 visitors.  Artist of the month.
• 26th May - 'Books' / 'Farming'.

Accidental Art - Clive's never-washed palette

Thursday evening Art session

Art Festival applications now open

If you would  like to apply to be part of the Art Trail or to include your event in the Arlington Arts Festival in July, please see the blog post: events-art-trail-application
(Applications for the Art & Craft Show at Arlington will be available soon on the blog art and craft show)

February AAG Newsletter

http://myemail.constantcontact.com/Feb-2011-Newsletter---Arlington-Arts-Group.html?soid=1101574907783&aid=B88-u3eVVJo

Competition Time - Paint Me a "Spring Woodland"

You can interpret the title as you like . Your entry can be painted or drawn in any medium and to any size but we need a PHOTOGRAPH of your work to judge, not the original.

CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES: 31st March 2011

All photographs will be displayed during the opening of the 2011 Arlington Bluebell Walk (opening dates to be confirmed on www.bluebellwalk.co.uk) and visitors will be asked to vote for the winners in each category. The ORIGINALS of all the winning entries will then be displayed at the Arlington Arts Festival 9/10th July 2011.

Categories:
A - Under 8's (50 p per entry),
B - 8 to 16 years (50p per entry)
C - 65 and over (50p per entry),
D - Amateur (£1 per entry),
E - Professional (£1 per entry)

Please send you photographs (size approximately 5 x 7") with NO name on the front, to the address below. Mark your name, address, telephone, email and category entered on the BACK of the photograph with £1 per entry in category D and E, or 50p per entry for category A, B and C Unlimited number of entries. Cheques payable to ARLINGTON ARTS GROUP,
We can not return photographs. Please ensure your original work is available to display on 8-10th July in the event of you being a winner. Full terms and conditions on the website. Prizes for the winner in each category Art materials / vouchers kindly donated by SAA, Jacksons Arts Supplies and GreatArt.
AAG Spring Competition c/o Magpie Cottage, Hayreed Lane, Wilmington, Polegate, BN26 6RR

Two of the 2010 Paint me a Bluebell competition winners with Chair of Arlington Arts Group, Josie Tipler (centre)

Art Demonstrator

Mike Tann will be demonstrating his distinctive way of working using mixed media and collage. Thurs 24th Feb, Arlington Village Hall, 7-9pm. All welcome. £6 on the door (£5 AAG members).
www.miketann.com


email for more information - Arlington Arts Group

Mike adds the finishing touches.