New Year News

Happy New Year to everyone! 

We shall have our AGM in February - date to be advised.

ART & CRAFT SHOW

There will not be an Arlington Arts Festival in 2014 but we shall have an Art Show in the Village Hall on the weekend on 10th and 11th May and shall invite some traditional country craft makers to come along and demonstrate their crafts. Full details of how to take part in the Art Show will be on the website soon.

ART COMPETITION

Our annual Art Competition this year is on the theme of Farm Animals and judging will take place at the Arlington Bluebell Walk. Entries must be no larger than 5 x 7", we can accept either original artwork or photographs of the artwork but no entries will be returned. There are just 2 categories: Adults and Children under 16. The winner in each category will receive £25 cash. 

Please send entries to the address below by 7th April with £1 fee per entry with your name, address, email and telephone number. The winning entries will feature in the 2015 AAG Calendar. Full terms and conditions on the website.

AAG Farm Animals Art Competition, c/o Magpie Cottage, Hayreed Lane, Wilmington, Polegate, BN26 6RR

ART SESSIONS

Our first Art Session of 2014 will be on Thursday 9th January, 7-9pm at Arlington Village Hall and sessions will continue every Thursday throughout the year except for 20th Feb, 15th May, 17th July, 18th Sept, 20th Nov, 11th Dec. Fees are £5 per session (£2.50 AAG members, half price for children). 

These Art Sessions are a chance to meet up with others and have some regular 'art' time. If you fancy trying out a new medium, the chances are someone in the group will be able to advise you. Likewise, if you are struggling with finishing a piece of artwork or are simply looking for inspiration, we are all keen to help. We are a small, informal, untutored and friendly group and there is no pressure to come along every week. Keep an eye on the websitefor details of our occasional artist's demonstrations and workshops.  

We shall continue with our suggested weekly themes based on a famous artist  (please note, this is merely a suggestion and everyone is free to work on whatever they like ) which is a good opportunity to research a little more about the life and times of an artist, to look more closely at their work and to perhaps change your opinion about it! 

January artists are listed below - please send us your suggestions for other artists for the rest of the year.

CALENDAR COMPETITION - This year we shall be printing a calendar in October so the monthly competition will be used to choose pictures to feature in the calendar. Bring along a finished painting/drawing on any subject on the last session of each month and we shall vote between us for the winning entry. Some months we shall need to choose 2 winning pieces.

9	Jan	Samuel	Palmer	1805-1881	Romanticism
16	Jan	Leonardo	da Vinci	1452-1519	Renaissance
23	Jan	Robert	Delaunay	1885-1941	Orphism
30	Jan	Amedeo	Modigliani	1884-1920	School of Paris

January Competition : Calendar image for December or January

Renoir and Tranquiliy

Renoir - Paul Vincent

 These are the recent prize winning entries in our monthly competitions:

Tranquility (in progress) - Richard Brown

Tranquility - Sue Groom

Big Art Secret

In a special fund raising collaboration, St Wilfrid's Hospice and Towner, Eastbourne’s contemporary art museum for South East England, are staging a second secret art auction. 

Artists are invited to contribute paintings, drawings and sketches on special postcards and the submission date has been extended to 20 January 2014. All of the art will be auctioned off to raise much needed funds, 80% of which will go to St Wilfrid’s Hospice’s Campaign Hospice Reach, aimed at transforming end of life care for every person in our community, and 20% going to Towner Charitable Trust
MORE INFORMATION HERE

November events

November - MONTHLY THEME: Tranquility
Weekly art sessions, 7-9pm, Arlington Village Hall.
£5 (£2.50 AAG members.)  AAG membership £5 Feb-July, £5 Aug -Jan.

Suggested artists to inspire you each week:
7th Nov - "Marc Chagall", 'Joan Miro" or "Banksy"

14th Nov - "Vincent Van Gogh" or "Albert Namatjira"

21st Nov - COMPETITION week - complete a piece of work in the session (you can start it beforehand) on the subject of TRANQUILITY or be inspired by the artists of the week:

"Grayson Perry" or "M C Escher". 
28th Nov - WORKSHOP with Holly Sellors - animals in pen and wash. £5

On 31st October 15 of us enjoyed a bit of drawing as part of the Big Draw, including some visitors. As well as individual pieces, we worked on a group piece based around shells and stones positioned on the paper – very effective!

Wild night

Joint winners in our Competition on 24th October were Brian Eley and Mary Lovell with their pictures inspired by the works of David Shepherd. Brian used acrylics for his excellent interpretation of the pride of lions and Mary's well observed study of the elephant was in graphite pencil. Congratulations to them both. We had some other excellent entries this week on all three themes: David Shepherd, Guiseppe Arcimboldo and Light and Dark.

Art events coming up...

Keepsakes at The Birley Centre. An art exhibition in aid of St Wilfrids Hospice, open Saturday and Sunday 11-4, ends this weekend (26th/27th Oct). Free entry. The Birley Centre, Carlisle Rd, Eastbourne.

The Big Art Secret 2 has been launched - if you would like to participate and paint a postcard to donate which will then be exhibited at The Towner and auctioned in aid of St Wilfrids Hospice, you can pick up a pack at the Birley centre this weekend and from the Towner.  

Hailsham Art Group is changing: this Tuesday evening (29th Oct) at Gallery North from 7-9pm we'll have an informal and untutored session. Just bring along your own materials and project to work on in the company of others. £2.50 donation to Gallery North. If it's a success, we'll do the same again - check the website or call to check which dates we'll meet.

The Monday afternoon WORKSHOP on 4th November is now just £5 and will be on Pet Portraits in Pastels. Book in advance and bring your own materials. Gallery North, 2-4pm.

Arlington does the Big Draw. Thursday 31st Oct, 7-9pm, Arlington Village Hall. FREE event. Pop in anytime. As part of the international event, The Big Draw, Arlington Arts Group are opening the doors to anyone who wants to draw or who thinks they can't draw! We'll provide materials and inspiration. Open to all ages and abilities (under 16's to be accompanied by an adult please). Pop in any time from 7.

Arlington Art Group usually meets on Thursday evenings from 7-9pm for informal, untutored art sessions. £5 per session / £2.50 AAG members (£10 annual membership).

Gallery North - Sat 2nd Nov, 12noon to 2pm. PREVIEW of the latest exhibition. Free. Exhibition continues from 5th Nov. 

Looking ahead to 2014:

In a change to our Arlington Arts Group annual Paint me a Bluebell competition, we are setting a new theme of Animals on the Farm - paint or draw your picture any size because all we need is a 5 x 7" (maximum, it can be smaller) print/photo of it to display for the judging. Full details will follow on the AAG website soon.

The Arlington Art & Craft show will be on 10th and 11th May 2014 - booking details will be on the website in the new year.

October stuff

October - MONTHLY THEME - Light and dark

Weekly sessions, 7-9pm, Arlington Village hall

£5 (£2.50 members of AAG)

3rd Oct - suggested theme: "Edward Hopper" or "Yves Tanguy"

10th Oct - suggested theme: "Johannes Vermeer" or "Rembrandt"

17th Oct - NO session (informal planning meeting at Pickhams 7.30pm - 9pm - all group members welcome to come along and give your views and suggestions. Call Josie for directions.)

24th Oct - suggested theme: "Giuseppe Arcimboldo" or "David Shepherd"  *COMPETITION (on monthly or weekly theme)

31st Oct - THE BIG DRAW - free session open to all, materials provided - we'll get you drawing!

Arlington does The Big Draw

31st Oct
7-9pm
Arlington Village Hall.
FREE event. Pop in anytime.

As part of the international event, The Big Draw, Arlington Arts Group are opening the doors to anyone who wants to draw or who thinks they can't draw! We'll provide materials and inspiration.
Open to all ages and abilities (under 16's to be accompanied by an adult please)

The 2013 Big Draw runs from 1 October to 3 November in fifteen countries, with more than 200,000 people expected to take part. Hundreds of new and enjoyable drawing activities connect people of all ages with museums, outdoor spaces, artists - and each other. These events are for those who love to draw, and those who think they can't.

Since its launch in 2000, The Big Draw has successfully supported the Campaign for Drawing’s aims by encouraging everyone to draw. Big Draw events highlight the power of drawing to help people see, think, invent and take action. The Campaign for Drawing has one aim: to get everyone drawing! Drawing helps us to understand the world, think, feel, shape and communicate ideas. It is fun, accessible and invaluable - in education and everyday life.(http://www.campaignfordrawing.org/bigdraw/)

ARTISTS: We'd like you to come along and help inspire people to get drawing. Please get in touch if you can help.

Monet monet monet

The winner of our September competition was Helen Gander with her version of  a Monet painting.
The next competition is on:
24th Oct - theme: "Giuseppe Arcimboldo" or "David Shepherd" or "Light and Dark"

Other arty news

Hailsham Festival of Arts and Culture is nearly upon us. In addition to the film season at the Pavilion, live music and dance, workshops and talks, there is the annual Art Trail including venues in Wilmington, Arlington nd Upper Dicker. Have a look at the map online or pick up a copy of the programme at many local venues including Arlington Village Hall. www.hailshamartsfestival.co.uk

Arlington At Group has its exhibition at Hailsham Library once again, starting on 3rd September. Regular attendees to the weekly art session are invited to come along at 8.30 am each tuesday in september with 3 pictures to hang.

There are a series of workshops being run alongside the art exhibition at the Bluebell Barn in Arlington from 9th to13th Sept. www.bluebellbarnart.wordpress.com

Hailsham Art Group has started the new term - sessions every Monday from 2-4pm and Tuesday 7-9pm. www.hailshamartgroup.blogspot.com

August competition winner

For the second time in a row, the talented Jan Clennett won our competition - this time with a piece of work in the style of a Picasso painting.