Our theme tonight was Moonlight, luckily - I set that theme weeks ago! And what a fantastic moon we've seen for the last 2 nights. Next week the theme is 'Get Knotted!', make of it what you will. Then on 13th Dec is our Christmas Open Eve - social do, all welcome. Free. Art Group members can bring and display their work, priced in case folk want to buy. Bring some drinks and or nibbles to share and a small fun item for a Christmas Raffle.

Also, this weekend,1st and 2nd Dec, come and see our decorated Christmas tree, resplendent with hand made and hand painted artistic decorations, this weekend. part of the Arlington Christmas tree Festival. Also a small display of our work alongside the other craft stalls.

 http://stpancrasarlington.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/christmas-tree-festival-details.html

Art in the Haven

This Saturday, 24th Nov, will be the Combe Haven Defenders 'Walk Eat Draw' event. 
Meet Crowhurst Church 11.00a.m. (train arr Crowhurst from Hastings 11.02, so nip down to the church at the bottom of the hill, you'll catch it!). Guided walk/sketch opportunities follow then eat at the village hall. Hot food from 1.00pm and draw/paint/ til 5.00pm. Trains back from Crowhurst at xx.46 past each hour.
http://combehavendefenders.wordpress.com

ART SESSIONS at Arlington Village Hall, 7-9pm:
All welcome, no need to book, just turn up. Bring your own materials and equipment.
Thursday 15th Nov - NO ART SESSION!!

THURS  22th Nov-WORKSHOP - ALL WELCOME. Artist Alison Cotton will be giving a brief demonstration then a  workshop on painting landscapes in watercolour. Bring your own materials and brushes. Alison will bring some photos but you can bring your own if there is one you would particularly like to paint. £5 visitors, £4 AAG members (£2.50 regular attendees to the Arlington Art Sessions). Under 16's half price.

THURS  29th Nov - "Moonlight" - untutored, £2.50. Bring pics and decorations for festival.

THURS  6th Dec - "Get knotted" - untutored, £2.50

THURS  13th Dec - XMAS open evening - no painting session, social event. All welcome. FREE. Members: Bring some paintings and other crafty bits to display and possibly sell.

Please also consider coming along to one of Josie's final tutored sessions at Gallery North, just £6 per person - see below.

PLEASE...
do make some decorations for the Arlington Arts Group Christmas tree which will be on display in the St Pancras Christmas Tree Festival on 1st and 2nd Dec. Anything arty will do - small paintings on strings, painted baubles, knitted, sewn, glued or otherwise hand crafted items too! You get them back afterwards or you could sell them at our Christmas Open evening on 13th Dec.
We still need more volunteers to help with the refreshments in the village hall for the festival so please do get in touch to let me know if/when you can help. There will be crafts on sales in the hall AND AAG members are invited to display a painting or 2 each (depending on space) in the committee room, no charge, they can be for sale - if you do make a sale you might like a donation to St Pancras Church.
WE NEED THE DECORATIONS AND YOUR PAINTINGS ON THURSDAY 29TH NOV - BRING TO THE ART SESSION. 


Josie's tutored sessions - just a few left!!
All welcome - please call to book your place: 01323 485153

TUESDAY 13th Nov, 6.30-8.30pm

Gallery North, High St, Hailsham
£6 per person

Birds or fish . Any medium, concentrating on movement of birds in flight or fish in water. Bring reference pictures and your choice of materials.

MONDAY 19th Nov, 2-4pm

and
TUESDAY 20th Nov, 6.30-8.30pm

Gallery North, High St, Hailsham

£6 per person
Stained Glass window' style paintings.
Bring A3 paper or card, pencil, either watercolour or acrylics, black acrylic ink, rigger brush / fine detail brush or mapping /dipping pen, coloured pencils.  Reference picture (landscapes, flowers, trees and waterfalls all work well).

MONDAY 26th Nov, 2-4pm

and
TUESDAY 27th Nov, 6.30-8.30pm

Gallery North, High St, Hailsham

£6 per person
Trees and rivers. Acrylics and Mixed medium.   Acrylic paints, coloured tissue paper, PVA glue, brushes, jam jar to mix glue, glue spreader or brush, pencil, A3 or larger heavyweight board or canvas board - primed. 

Hailsham Shop Windows

See info here.  If you would be interested in helping out with coordinating this project, please do get in touch.

OTHER EVENTS:

Charity Jazz Night for DEMELZA with the Pete Willson Quartet at the Underground Theatre, Eastbourne. Fri 23rd Nov, 7.30. £10 tickets from Friends of Demelza (Hailsham), 01323 844 020 or email

Dicker Cabaret at Polegate School, 23/24/30 Nov, 1st Dec. Tickets £8 / £17.50 available from Hailsham Jewellers in Hailsham High St or on 01323 840 048 or reserve online:  http://dickerplayers.blogspot.co.uk/

Pauline Townsend of Hailsham And District Twinning Association says: I have now had it confirmed that the Art/artists weekend [to Gournay en Bray in France] is definitely 1/2/3rd March 2013. We are unsure as  whether we will all travel in own cars/car sharing etc or whether we will hire a small Town minibus. All travel costs will be shared between passengers.

Hailsham & District Twinning Association are holiding a Cheese and Wine Annual General Meeting on Friday 30th November at 7.00 pm This is at the Hailsham Town Council Office.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN TRAVELLING TO FRANCE AND TAKING SOME OF YOUR ART, PLEASE GET IN TOUCH WITH PAULINE.