The Christmas season is upon us so we will be having an open evening on Thursday 17th Dec in the hall with drinks and nibbles. You can do some painting if you like or just have a nice sociable evening, members are welcome to bring along examples of their work to display (and sell if you like!). Open to all, free, please do invite friends, bring your own alcoholic drinks or we are providing soft drinks. If you would like to bring some food to share, please get in touch with Hazel to find out what is needed. 7 til 9pm.
There is a slight change to our dates for January: Jan 7, (not 14), 21, 28. William de Wilde will be returning on 28th Jan to do either a demonstration or a workshop, details to follow.
It would be helpful to know if you prefer to have workshops or demonstrations with visiting artists - have there been any that you have particularly enjoyed? Do you have any suggestions? Please let Camilla know.
Friday 11 December 2015
Monday 16 November 2015
November & December Events - Dates for your diary
Arlington Art Group - Art Sessions
Arlington Village hall, Thursdays, 7-9pm, £5 (£2.50 AAG members). Bring your own materials and projects to work on.
Please note, there is NO SESSSION on 19th Nov but there is a Parish council meeting in the hall if anyone is interested in attending, where the local road issues and proposals for house building in the parish will be discussed.
Next art session will be on 26th Nov, Bob Sparkes will give a short Demo and a WORKSHOP - details not known yet, but I will put them on the website if/when I hear. Otherwise, I suggest bringing board or canvas and acrylics or whatever medium you wish to use. Bob does bright and bold abstracts with an architectural feel. £5 or £2.50 with active LOYALTY card
December art sessions on 3rd and 10th. Our Christmas social with nibbles, drinks and hopefully some music will take place on 17th, we then break until the new year.
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Other Events
Kate Osborne, who gave us a lovely demonstration of one of her watercolours, has sent us this invitation:
T N Lawrence Open Studio
15 Kingsthorpe Road Hove BN3 5HR
November 21st/22nd 28th/29th December 6th 12th/13th 11am to 5pm
Private View 20th November 7-9pm
You are cordially invited to drinks and nibbles!
at Punnetts Town Village Hall, Nr Heathfield, TN21 9DS.
All the stalls will be in the main hall and tables will be provided (size 1.7m x 0.6m). The event will be open to the public from 10am – 4pm. Setting up of stalls commences at 9.15am. The stalls will cost £15 each. There will be refreshments on the day including bacon rolls, tea, coffee, sausage rolls, mince pies, cakes etc.
Also on 21st November is a Life drawing workshop up at the Cartlodge at Horam Manor Farm in Horam which may interest some of you.
Cajun dance in aid of Gallery North funds, Friday 27th Nov, 7pm, Herstmonceux Village Hall. Tickets £5 from the gallery or on the door. See website for details.
The current gallery exhibition, Father and Daughter, continues until 19th Dec.
Christmas in Arlington. There is a lot happening in the village this year including a craft fair on 28th Nov (with cake stall!), screening of the historic village production, The Infant King, a Festival of Stars and more. See Website for full details.
28th/29th November and 4th/5th December is Eastbourne Artists Christmas Open Houses
The Arlington Village library, which includes quite a few art books, is now housed at Bates Green Farm, home of the annual Bluebell Walk, in the book room. This is a temporary home and is open on Fridays and Saturdays when the farm shop is open. Please do visit.
Classic Cabaret in Hailsham. The Dicker Players return with their annual cabaret but this time the venue is the delightful Hailsham Pavilion. Tickets £10 from the pavilion box office. Only 2 performances - 11th and 12th December, 7.45pm. Adults only, an evening of hilarity with comedy sketches and songs with live band.Website
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Finally....
As some of you may know, I recently had the good fortune to be given a wonderful commission and the opportunity to travel to New York for 2 weeks. There are some photos on my blog page but I would like to give a short presentation about the project at one of the art sessions early in the new year, so keep an eye open for updates. Josie's blog. |
Tuesday 15 September 2015
PLEASE COULD WE HAVE A VOLUNTEER TO BE KEYHOLDER FOR SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER....?
Arlington Art Group - Art Sessions
Arlington Village hall, Thursdays, 7-9pm, £5 (£2.50 AAG members). Bring your own materials and projects to work on.
NO SESSION on Thurs 17th Sept - so you might like to attend one of the events for Hailsham Festival of Arts & Culture! www.
Thurs 24th Sept - Regular art session.
Oct - Sessions on: 1st (competition week) 8th, 15th, 22nd: Alison Cotton Demo and WORKSHOP £5 or £2.50 with active LOYALTY card); 29th
Nov - Sessions on: 5th (competition week), 12th, NO SESSSION on 19th, 26th : Bob Sparkes Demo and WORKSHOP, £5 or £2.50 with active LOYALTY card
If you have any suggestions for themes or subjects for inspiration, please let us know!
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Other Events
Hailsham Festival Art Trail - 10th to 20th September, 14 different venues in and around Hailsham including the Festival Exhibition at Gallery North, High St featuring the opulent floral and portrait works of Joseph Sevier; Art at the Blubell Barn (see above) on 18th & 19th Sept 10.30-4.30, free entry, and many more. See the website for all the details or pick up a programme from lots of places including Gallery North and Arlington Village Hall.
There are lots more events for the festival plus you can tune in daily from 10th to 21st Sept to Hailsham Festival Radio on 87.7FM - there will be interviews with local artists as well as a huge variety of entertainment on the airwaves!
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Wednesday 2 September 2015
Back to school
The hall is available once again so we shall have our usual art sessions on Sep 3rd (competition week - bring along a completed piece, or finish one in the session, and we'll vote for our favourite), 10th and 24th.
7-9pm, Arlington Village Hall, £2.50 members / £5 visitors. Refreshments included. Untutored.
Wednesday 26 August 2015
Outdoor painting session (weather permitting).
Thurs 27th Aug - 6.30pm. Star Inn, Normans Bay. We can have a drink and sit outside to draw the view or wander off to paint some of the scenes of the marshes. Although we hope we don't have rain, dark grey skies can make these views look highly dramatic.
www.thestarinnnormansbay.co.uk
Thurs 27th Aug - 6.30pm. Star Inn, Normans Bay. We can have a drink and sit outside to draw the view or wander off to paint some of the scenes of the marshes. Although we hope we don't have rain, dark grey skies can make these views look highly dramatic.
www.thestarinnnormansbay.co.uk
Thursday 13 August 2015
Wednesday 12 August 2015
We have a winner!!
Thank you very much to EVERYONE who entered, there was a great response and some fabulous pieces of work. And many thanks to all of the visitors to our Art Show this year for voting for their favourite entries in the competition.
Wednesday 5 August 2015
Outdoor painting sessions in August
First, a thank you..
... to everyone who took part in, helped with or attended our Art & Craft Show last weekend. It was a HUGE success and our income (before expenses) came to over £600. We'll let you know what the final profits amount to and how much we will be donating to the MS Society and the Village Hall funds. Plans are already afoot for a big Arlington Weekend next year over the weekend of 17th & 18th July and the group are invited to hold an Art show as part of this so please do put a note of the date in your diary.
Outdoor painting sessions in August
As the village hall is closed for refurbishment of the kitchen throughout August we have arranged the following outdoor painting sessions, all free to members apart from car parking where applicable. All are weather dependant. Car share if you can.
Thurs 6th Aug - 6.30/7pm onwards. Pickhams, Hayreed Lane, Wilmington, BN26 6RR. Free to members and regulars / £2.50 visitors. Donations for refreshments please.
Thurs 13th Aug - 6.30pm. View of Belle Tout. Meet in the layby on Beachy Head Road www.google.co.uk/maps location 50.736868, 0.242783). Free parking?
Thurs 20th Aug - 6.30pm. View of the Cuckmere meanders from High and Over. According to the National Trust Cuckmere valley website the High and Over Trail on the South Downs Way is easy access and suitable for people with impaired mobility, wheelchairs, mobility scooters or push chairs. High and Over, Seaford, East Sussex BN25 3AB. Free.
Thurs 27th Aug - 6.30pm. Star Inn, Normans Bay. We can have a drink and sit outside to draw the view or wander off to paint some of the scenes of the marshes. Although we hope we don't have rain, dark grey skies can make these views look highly dramatic.
www.thestarinnnormansbay.co.uk
Thurs 3rd Sept - 6.30pm if the hall is still not open or use we will meet at the car park next to the Royal Oak & Castle in Pevensey to paint a view of the castle. http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/pevensey-castle/directions. There is a £2 charge for the car park.
Thurs 10th Sept - 7pm at Arlington Village Hall. Usual charges.
Meet in the layby on Beachy Head Road a shown on the map here (click the - symbol to zoom out!)
Wednesday 29 July 2015
Friday 24 July 2015
30th July- 7pm. Planning session at Arlington Village Hall. Not an art session. Preparing art show catalogue details, screen and table layouts, finalising refreshments details etc. Also planning outdoor painting sessions for August. No charge.
Aug - 6th (NOT competition week as advertised).
The village Hall is not available in August so we shall paint outdoors.
7pm at Pickhams, Hayreed Lane, Wilmington, BN26 6RR. Painting in the gardens. Free for AAG members and regulars/ £2.50 visitors. Donations for refreshments.
Wednesday 22 July 2015
Monday 20 July 2015
Attention!
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Submissions are invited from artists, photographers and craft makers to take part.Friday 12 June 2015
BOOK NOW!
Art & Craft Show 2015 - bookings now being taken for display screens and craft tables.
Open Exhibition 1st & 2nd August.
Deadline 15th JULY.
Open Exhibition 1st & 2nd August.
Deadline 15th JULY.
Sunday 31 May 2015
June news
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As a thank you to us for taking part in the layflat challenge, the SAA are offering a £10 voucher with every advanced order of a ticket to the SAA All About Art event (23rd to 25th July). This offer ends 12th JUNE and there are a limited number available so call 0800 980 1123 quoting AE15LF2 to order your tickets - mention you are a member of Arlington Arts Group and the date you want to attend.
Art Exhibition at Gallery North. 
ALLO ALLO at Hailsham Pavilion
Songs of Praise and village Picnic - Sunday 26th July, 11am. Bring your own picnic, there will be nusic, games, tractor rides, classic cars and other events.HELP NEEDED with putting up marquee, probably on 25th - please call Josie if you can help.
Thursday 30 April 2015
May exhibitions, Art Group news and events
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| Click page to view larger image. Image of Sonai Delaunay's work is on the Tate website. Left hand page is our entry in the May edition of Arlington Scene. |
Monday 27 April 2015
May events
Art Sessions at Arlington Village Hall, 7-9pm.
7th (competition week), 14th, 21st, 28th
Artist for inspiration Sonia Delaunay
7th (competition week), 14th, 21st, 28th
Artist for inspiration Sonia Delaunay
Sunday 26 April 2015
We've registered!!
Our Layflat art pad is on its way so get ready to make your mark!
Following the overwhelming response to the SAA's latest Layflat Challenge, which has seen requests go through the roof, we have decided to give another 50 lucky art clubs the chance to receive one of these unique Frisk Layflat Sketch Pads absolutely FREE.
 The success of the first Layflat Sketch Pad Challenge, which kicked into action earlier this year, saw 45 clubs submit almost 700 stunning paintings. We decided that we simply had to run another one so that even more clubs could experience how this challenge inspires and rewards all who take part.
If you're part of an art club and fancy taking part then please get in touch and request one of the 50 extra pads we have to give away. Please note pads are provided on a first come first served basis and will only be provided to those clubs yet to take part in the challenge.
The challenge involves the lucky clubs each filling a book with paintings, asking one member to complete a spread before passing it on to the next member. It really is a challenge that brings everyone together and shares the joy of painting.
"Our members have enjoyed contributing to the sketchpad and are very interested to see what we have managed to produce between us." Bennachie Art & Crafts Appreciation Society
From the moment we opened the cover of the first pad we received, we were overwhelmed with the work that was submitted and by how much effort everyone had put in...not to mention the fun that everyone had whilst taking part!
"The challenge was great fun and we do hope that this may be repeated next year"Swansea Artists Circle 2010
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So what's so special about these pads? 
The working space available in a conventional sketch book or pad is determined by the size of the individual page, the central spine or binding making it nigh-on impossible to create spontaneous, free flowing sketches across the width of your open sketch book.
Now with it's unique lay-flat design, an A4 Layflat Sketch Pad offers you the choice to double your working space to A3! Each of these stylish pads feature 20 x 300gsm pages of quality cartridge paper, cleverly bonded so they're suitable for use with almost all popular mediums.
"It's a marvellous pad and so versatile" Rathmore Art Group
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Club together and WIN up to £220
worth of prizes!
With this unique challenge, it really is the taking part that counts - however we have made prizes available for the top three art clubs and 10 individual artists to add a little extra fun.
First prize will win £100 worth of art materials, plus 10 tickets to ‘All about Art’ - the UK’s largest hands on art event taking place at the Business Design Centre on the 23-25th July 2015. Second prize will receive £50 worth of art materials plus 10 tickets to
‘All about Art’.
Third prize will receive £25 worth of art materials plus 10 tickets to ‘All about Art’.
We will also select 10 of our favourite pictures from all those submitted and send the artists behind those winning artworks their own individual Layflat Sketch Pad with two complimentary tickets to ‘All about Art’
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How will it work?
The first 50 art clubs to register will each receive a FREE A4 Layflat Sketch Pad, and all we want you to do is fill it for us! Each club member who takes part will have a layflat page on which to paint or draw whatever they fancy. There are no rules about how you do this: you could get the ball rolling on the first page, or jump to the centre pages to make your mark. Then when you’ve completed your masterpiece, add your name and contact details and pass the layflat on to the next person in your club. When all pages are filled, pop it back in the post to us using the freepost envelope provided.
This isn’t a competition that can be rushed – with up to 20 club members taking part we appreciate that filling the sketch pad could take some time - but we hope you will enjoy the process and be inspired by the paintings that your fellow members create!
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Thursday 23 April 2015
Invitation
Over the last few decades, green has become an ideological and political colour as never before. At other times in history it has been associated with a host of contradictory ideas, which range from evil superstition and bad luck to love rebirth and health. It has been a courtly colour, a romantic colour, a dangerous colour, and a symbol of fecundity.
For their forthcoming exhibition ‘The Language of Green’, SoCo artists have been challenged to make a personal response to this colour through their own practice as painters, printmakers, sculptors, mixed media and textile artists.
The Language of Green’ at The Crypt Gallery, St Mary in the Castle
7 Pelham Crescent, Hastings TN34 3AF: entrance at street level
Thursday 23 April to Tuesday 5 May 2015.
Open 11 00am - 5 00pm daily (Closed Monday 27 April.)
SoCo Artists is an evolving group of professional artists, based in East Sussex. They present a regular programme of exhibitions, public arts events and talks in an eclectic range of venues, taking their work to a wide and varied audience. Find out more about SoCo Artists:http://www.soco.org.uk/
Tuesday 7 April 2015
April events
April 7th Hailsham Art Group - open art session at Gallery North, £5 per person. Tutored. Book. 7-9pm
April 9th Arlington Art Group - Special art session, 'cheese and wine' (bring along nibbles and drink to share as a social alongside our regular art session). £5/£2.50 AAG members.7-9pm
April 9th - Annual Art Competition OPENS at Arlington Bluebell Walk, Bates Green. 'Sussex in the Spring'. Entries on an A6 postcard, £1 per entry. Prize of art materials from the SAA. See website or the display at the Bluebell Walk for more details. Closing date is 1st June.
April 14th Hailsham Art Group - open art session at Gallery North, £5 per person. Tutored. Book. 7-9pm
April 15th Art in arlington - tutored session at Pickhams, £6. Book in advance. 2-4pm
April 16th NO ARLINGTON ART SESSION
April 18th - JUST ART. Arlington Arts Group will be exhibiting in Goward Hall, Cade Street as part of the Heffle Cuckoo Fair in aid of Demelza hospice for children, 10.30 - 4.30. Free admission.
April 21st Hailsham Art Group - open art session at Gallery North, £5 per person. Tutored. Book. 7-9pm
April 22nd Art in arlington - tutored session at Pickhams, £6. Book in advance. 2-4pm
April 23rd Arlington Art Group - Watercolour workshop with Jackie Hurwood-
£5. The focus will be on 'Boats in Harbours' and Jackie will do a short demo on her approach to this subject then everyone can have a go. Bring your own materials (watercolours) and a reference picture. 7-9.30pm
April 28th Hailsham Art Group - Painting Demonstration by Josie Tipler. £8. Book. 7-9pm
April 29th Art in arlington - tutored session at Pickhams, £6. Book in advance. 2-4pm
April 30th Arlington Art Group - Regular art session. £5/£2.50 AAG members.7-9pm
At the Arlington Arts Group AGM on Thursday 19th March it was decided to keep the rates for annual membership at £10 and meeting fees at £5 for visitors/ £2.50 for members. Membership benefits include PL insurance through the SAA, discounts on at materials purchased from the SAA plus discounts on fees for group events. If you have not yet renewed your membership, please do so as soon as possible.
We are holding an art show in the village hall on 25th/26th July to tie in with the combined church and village event and another art show in a Hailsham venue in September.
Lost French Connection?The Arlington Arts Group have been very pleased to welcome a French visitor to the group for three months. Chistophe came to the UK to improve his English language skills for his job and was introduced to the Art group through his English host.It is a while since we have had French visitors - our last visit from representatives from our twinned parish, Ponches Estruval in Picardy, was in 2011 when we were treated to a fabulous classical concert in the church and our last visit to them was in 2013 when 2 of us exhibited work in their church and the Cajun Dawgs provided music for their festival meal. The link between Arlington and Ponches Estruval is a cultural exchange forged between the 2 church parishes with the help of Interreg funding in 2008. It would be a great shame to lose this link so I would welcome suggestions of how we can include a French cultural exchange into this year's village events.
April 9th Arlington Art Group - Special art session, 'cheese and wine' (bring along nibbles and drink to share as a social alongside our regular art session). £5/£2.50 AAG members.7-9pm
April 9th - Annual Art Competition OPENS at Arlington Bluebell Walk, Bates Green. 'Sussex in the Spring'. Entries on an A6 postcard, £1 per entry. Prize of art materials from the SAA. See website or the display at the Bluebell Walk for more details. Closing date is 1st June.
April 14th Hailsham Art Group - open art session at Gallery North, £5 per person. Tutored. Book. 7-9pm
April 15th Art in arlington - tutored session at Pickhams, £6. Book in advance. 2-4pm
April 16th NO ARLINGTON ART SESSION
April 18th - JUST ART. Arlington Arts Group will be exhibiting in Goward Hall, Cade Street as part of the Heffle Cuckoo Fair in aid of Demelza hospice for children, 10.30 - 4.30. Free admission.
April 21st Hailsham Art Group - open art session at Gallery North, £5 per person. Tutored. Book. 7-9pm
April 22nd Art in arlington - tutored session at Pickhams, £6. Book in advance. 2-4pm
April 23rd Arlington Art Group - Watercolour workshop with Jackie Hurwood-
£5. The focus will be on 'Boats in Harbours' and Jackie will do a short demo on her approach to this subject then everyone can have a go. Bring your own materials (watercolours) and a reference picture. 7-9.30pm
April 28th Hailsham Art Group - Painting Demonstration by Josie Tipler. £8. Book. 7-9pm
April 29th Art in arlington - tutored session at Pickhams, £6. Book in advance. 2-4pm
April 30th Arlington Art Group - Regular art session. £5/£2.50 AAG members.7-9pm
At the Arlington Arts Group AGM on Thursday 19th March it was decided to keep the rates for annual membership at £10 and meeting fees at £5 for visitors/ £2.50 for members. Membership benefits include PL insurance through the SAA, discounts on at materials purchased from the SAA plus discounts on fees for group events. If you have not yet renewed your membership, please do so as soon as possible.
We are holding an art show in the village hall on 25th/26th July to tie in with the combined church and village event and another art show in a Hailsham venue in September.
Lost French Connection?The Arlington Arts Group have been very pleased to welcome a French visitor to the group for three months. Chistophe came to the UK to improve his English language skills for his job and was introduced to the Art group through his English host.It is a while since we have had French visitors - our last visit from representatives from our twinned parish, Ponches Estruval in Picardy, was in 2011 when we were treated to a fabulous classical concert in the church and our last visit to them was in 2013 when 2 of us exhibited work in their church and the Cajun Dawgs provided music for their festival meal. The link between Arlington and Ponches Estruval is a cultural exchange forged between the 2 church parishes with the help of Interreg funding in 2008. It would be a great shame to lose this link so I would welcome suggestions of how we can include a French cultural exchange into this year's village events.
Monday 23 March 2015
Exhibition opportunity in Wadhurst
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