Art Trail - call for entries

Hailsham Arts Festival includes an Art Trail which now extends out to cover 'fringe' events in Wilmington, Berwick and Arlington areas. If you are interested in showing work in your own home or using a venue in the area to show work, please fill in the application form and return as soon as possible before 10th July. The Festival dates are 8th - 16th September.

Open Exhibition - call for submissions

Gallery North in Hailsham are calling for submissions for their 2nd Open Exhibition in the Summer. See full details on the form below - submission form deadline 30th June.
FORM

Pastel workshop

5th July, 7-9pm, Arlington Village Hall. Local artist and tutor Teresa Currie will be giving us a demonstration and workshop in pastel and watercolour. All welcome. Please bring your own materials.
£6 visitors, £4 AAG members.

May / June Newsletter

Art Trail info for Hailsham Arts Festival

Visual artists invited to take part in the Art Trail for Hailsham Arts Festival between 8th and 16th Sept.
Art Trail booking form HERE

Bluebell voting

Votes have been counted for the entries into this year's Paint me a Bluebell  competition. 423 votes were cast. The winner in Category D had 58 of the votes, the winner in category C had 38 of the votes. Once the winners have been informed, I will post their names and photos of their entries on here.
You can see the originals of the winning entries at Hailsham Library during Hailsham Arts Festival in September (7th - 17th).

Countdown to Art & Craft Show - 12/13th May!!

We are all hoping that the sun will shine at the weekend but it won't make any difference to us at the art & craft show as everything is inside this year. Sadly our toy stall lady cannot make it as she has broken her hand (we wish her all the best for a speedy recovery) but there will be silver jewellery, pottery, beadwork, knitted goods, buttoncraft, needlecraft, embroidery, handmade cards and gift boxes, scarves, glasswork, photography, artist's cards, paintings, drawings, the Village Jubilee Quilt, refreshment and a  'have-a-go table' to paint a piece for our group Jubilee work of art.

Entrance is just £1 (under 16's free).
Free parking (there may some overflow parking in the field if we are busy so bring your wellies as the grass is long).
Open 10.30 - 5, Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th May. Arlington Village Hall (BN26 6RX).
Collection in aid of Chestnut Tree House.

While you are in the area, you might like to stroll round to visit St Pancras Church, or if you fancy a longer walk head round to Arlington Bluebell Walk which is still open as the bluebells are only just coming into full glory and you can vote for the winner in the Paint me a Bluebell competition while you are there (www.bluebellwalk.co.uk). We have 2 very good local pubs - the Yew Tree (almost next door to the Village Hall) and the Old Oak about 2 miles away.  Abbots Wood and Arlington Reservoir are also nearby.

Art & Craft Show Flier / Poster

You can view / print / download a copy of the Art & Craft Show Flier HERE . You can print page 1 to fit an A4 sheet as a poster. The flier size is 1/3 A4.

Watercolour Workshop with Jackie Hurwood - Book Now!

We are delighted that local artists, Jackie Hurwood has agreed to come along to our Art Session on 10th May, 7-9pm  to give a brief demonstration then a workshop on painting Water in Watercolours. You can see same examples of Jackie's work here: http://www.zen176021.zen.co.uk/page2/page2.html

If you would like to come along, please email or call first to book as places are limited. The cost is £6 (£5 for AAG members). Jackie has given us a list of materials that you should bring. Please also bring, if you can find one, a picture of a canal boat on a canal.

Art Materials for Watercolours - Jackie Hurwood

You probably already have favourite materials for watercolours so please
use what you are comfortable with.

Below is a list of the materials I generally tend to use

Paints: Watercolour tubes (I prefer Windsor & Newton)

Ultramarine
Cobalt Blue
Windsor Blue

Paper

Bockingford .140 / 200lb. Arches 140lb. or Saunders 200lb.paper.
The heavier weights are good for working wet
(Quarter or half imperial)

Brushes

Large round soft brush (or medium hake) for washes
Round brushes with a point sizes 8/10/12 a mix of nylon/sable is good
Rigger (size 2/3)
Firm round (old) brush for colour mixing & for taking paint out

Other items

Large plastic palette, tray or plate for colour mixing.
Kitchen roll. Water containers. Water spray bottle

Raw Siena
Light Red
Burnt Siena

Aureolin
Permanent Rose
Windsor Green

Deadline extended

Applications for the Art & Craft show on 12/13th May have been extended until 1st May.

Workshop with Lindy Dunbar

 

       

On 8th March Lindy Dunbar came to the art session and gave a demonstration / workshop.

Bluebell Entries on Show

 
We have 20 entries into the Paint me a Bluebell Competition on show at the Arlington Bluebell Walk. Entries 1 to 13 are in Category C - 65 and over, and 14 to 20 are in Category D – Amateur. Please visit the Bluebell Walk (entry fees apply) and vote for your favourite in each category. The winners will get a £25 voucher each for art materials.
Many thanks to our sponsors Great Art, Jacksons Art Supplies and SAA.
We did not have any entries in the children’s categories this year or in the professional category. We will have a break from the competition in 2013 – why not enter the photography competition instead?