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?

Empty Shop window - updates

[3rd Update - 13th June 2012 - well, it looks like we now have the use of the empty shops in the Quintins centre, 4 of which need some care and attention. We just need to arrange a suitable date to collect the keys and do some clearing and cleaning. If you are up for a spot of sweeping, bin-bag filling, hoovering and window-washing, please get in touch and we'll advise you of the date. Art can go in as soon as the cleaning is finished :)

The insurance for the windows for other shops is still being discussed so no more movement on those yet...]

[2nd UPDATE: All pictures have now had to removed from the shops being let by Ross & CO until insurance cover for the windows is sorted (by Hailsham Town Council). The 2 units owned by the Quintins are still in use by artists but one has a boarded up smashed window. The owners / agents don't seem in a hurry to fix it or remove the broken glass. Perhaps we can arrange to decoratively paint the board if it is staying put for a while. The boarded up window further down the high street was due to the window dropping in its frame, not due to vandalism. All we can do now is wait...]

[1st UPDATE: Despite an apparent vandalism attack on one of the windows, the work remains in all other windows and the next changeover should be on the weekend of 20th May - anyone interested, please get in touch. There will be a FLORAL theme to tie in with Hailsham in Bloom]

There are 5 empty shop units in prime, highly visible locations in Hailsham High Street just waiting for creative displays to make them look fabulous. They have all been cleaned up already and we will have access on Sunday 25th March so unloading and setting up displays shoould be much easier than in the week.

We have had paintings and photography in the windows for 3 x 8 week sessions now and they have been a great success. Although it is not a commercial venture and no prices are on view, several artists have subsequently been contacted and made sales and recieved commissions as a direct result of their work being seen. But we don't need to limit ourselves to paintings and photography: sculptures, pottery, needlecrafts and fashion will all lend themselves to being shown in the windows. The fact that units have been tidied up, the High Street looks much better AND some units have now been let is also testement to the success of the project as a whole.

This idea started in Hailsham 3 years ago when Gallery North managed to get some work in the empty windows as part of the High Street Art Trail during the Hailsham Arts Festival. Various issues meant that the project could not be repeated the following year, but with some new blood in the town council came a new project - High Street Revitalisation. Gallery North and Arlington Arts Group were asked if we would like to help place artists' work in the empty windows after a cleanup day was organised by the council and a team of volunteers. Once again, the Hailsham Arts Festival was the launch date of the project and we are delighted that the agents and owners of the properties are happy for it to continue and more units are being added to the 'portfolio'.

Anyone interested in showing some creative work in the windows, please do get in touch. The arrangement is that Cllr Steve McAuliffe is in charge of the keys and liaises with the agents. We arange a single day for work to go into / out of the windows. Artists bring their own display equipment, materials and, if electricity is switched on, they can bring LED lights on timers. A contribution to cover electricity costs would be the only charge. The work stays put for roughly 8 weeks (removal date arranged on set up day) UNLESS the unit is let beforehand, or work needs to be undertaken in which case the artist will be asked to remove the work at short notice. Work must be displayed to a high standard - the whole point is to make the empty shops look better. No prices may be displayed on any work as this is not a commercial venture, it is merely a showcase opportunity. Artists should insure their own work. Gallery North will handle any enquiries (for a small donation) or artists can display their own contact details in the windows. The windows must be kept clean by the artists - Xtreme Clean have agreed a very good price ( Dave: 01323 832768 Mobile : 07530 429933) or artists can do the cleaning themselves. Any questions? Get in touch via the How to Find Us page.

Latest AAG Newsletter

See the latest Newsletter HERE

Competition winner, March: Pigs by Jilll Church

Artist of the Month, Feb: Anne Howard

Art&Craft Show - applications now open

Arlington Art & Craft Show - 12/13th May 2012 - open to all artists to exhibit.
Download your copy of the Artist's Application Form HERE

This year we will only have space for a few craft stalls so these are by invitation only



Dear Artist/ Craftsperson

this year's Arlington Art & Craft Show will take place on 12th and 13th May, with possibly an evening viewing on either Friday 11th May or Saturday 12th May - details of this to follow. The next FULL Arlington Arts Festival will be in 2013 but we may have more Open Studios and a small exhibition in September of this year as part of the Hailsham Arts Festival.

Applications for the Art & Craft Show in May are open to all. There is no formal selection process for those exhibiting work - if you think it is worthy to sell that’s good enough for us. All of our previous shows have had a great selection of work from amateurs and professionals at prices from £50 - £500. We are keen to encourage newly exhibiting artists. One requirement is that artists do not show work which has already been shown at a previous Arlington Art Show. We choose which crafts to accept in order to ensure a good variety of stalls. Obviously appearance is important so we expect all art work to be displayed well and all stalls to be smart and tidy. Please insure your own work - the SAA offer a good insurance scheme for artists. 

Pitches in the Car Park. We will have a small number of pitches for crafts in the car park next to Arlington Village Hall which are by invitation only.

Screens in the hall. Artists will be able to hang their own work on screens in Arlington Village Hall. Each screen has a hanging space of at least 44 x 44" (110 x 110cm) and artists may book either whole or half screens (split horizontally) up to 2 screens per artist. We will provide hooks, artists must hang their own work between 3 and 6pm on Friday 11th May - there must be at least 2" (5cm) between pictures and no pictures must be hung over the edges of the screens. Please take this into account when deciding how many screens to book. Pictures incorrectly hung will be removed by the organisers. All pictures must be framed and ready to hang AND this year you may also use the screens to display unframed work which is neatly window mounted and wrapped in a protective covering (hung using tages provided). You will need to provide and display labels for all your pictures (no white-tac or tape or sticky labels please!). A few paintings on canvas larger than 44 x 44” may be hung on wall space by prior arrangement. 

On arrival on 11th May you will be asked to complete a catalogue sheet with full details of the pictures you are exhibiting. Artists may leave boxes of their own cards (prints of or original work by the artist only) and up to 4 unframed works for the browser (@ £1 each) - all items individually wrapped and priced please. You will be given a sheet of coded labels which you should attach to your cards to ensure accurate recording of any sales. 

All artists exhibiting are asked to steward please.


Fees: *There are no registration fees this year*

Pitches in the car park - £6 (£5 AAG Members) per pitch per day, electric supply is a flat £5 if needed.
Screens in the hall - £10 (£8 AAG Members) per screen, £6 (£4 AAG Members) per half screen, split horizontally
Browser pictures - £1 each

Commission on all sales from the hall will be 10%.

Membership of Arlington Arts Group. Members benefit from discounts at AAG events, Pictures & Frames of Horam, Planahead in Eastbourne and on materials from the SAA Catalogue (when ordered through the group). All members are also covered under the group’s SAA Public Liability Insurance at AAG events. A Newsletter is produced every 2 months. Membership is due annually on 1st February and is £6 email membership (for those happy to be contacted by email or to view the newsletters online or on the noticeboard at Arlington Village Hall), or £9.50 postal membership (to have newsletters posted to you every other month or to pick up a printed copy).

Please complete the Application form and return to me with the appropriate fee NO LATER THAN 12th April. Cheque payable to Arlington Arts Group.
See 'How to find us' for contact details

Reminder: AGM date

Arlinton Arts Group AGM is Wed 29th Feb at 7.30 - Venue: Pickhams in Wilmington. All group members welcome.

Paint me a Bluebell

Full competition details

AGM and other updates

Confirmation of AGM Date: 29th Feb at 7.30pm at Pickhams in Wilmington. All AAG members are welcome to attend. If you need directions please email.

The Agenda will be:

• Those present / apologies,
• Minutes of the last meeting,
• Matters arising,
• Reports from committee members: Treasurer - presentation of accounts, Membership, Events, Chair .
• Election of officers: Chair, Treasurer, Membership , Secretary, Events , Newsletter, any other posts.
• Motions / constitution. 
• AOB. 
• Date of the next meeting.

The Art Show in May will now not be on the May Day Bank Holiday weekend as this will be a busy weekend for everyone. The revised date is 12/13th May with setting up on 11th May. Booking forms and further details will be available shortly after the meeting on the 29th - if you have not already done so, send a SAE to AAG, c/o Magpie Cottage, Hayreed Lane, Wilmington, Polegate, BN26 6RR if you'd like a form posted to you.

We have now been offered fantastic prizes for our Paint me a Bluebell competition from Great Art, SAA and Jacksons  Art Supplies.  Please do spread the word about the competition aand make sure you get your entry in by 31st March. Full details here.

Next Newsletter due 7th March, emailed copy by 29th Feb.

CORRECTION - January / February Newsletter

ARLINGTON Arts GROUP January / February Newsletter   See previous Newsletter  in this issue Art Evenings - CHANGE TO DATES AAG Events + Annual Art Show Membership Due 1st Feb Committee meeting DATES: NEXT AAG MEETING: Wednesday 1st February, 7.30pm at Pickhams. AGM Date to be confirmed, probably either 22nd or 29th February. Please check the website or Arlington Village Hall noticeboard for details and agenda. !! CHANGE TO DATES!! Arlington Art Evenings Thursdays, 7 - 9pm in Arlington Village Hall - £2.50 regular session (for demonstrations, workshops 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! 5th January - Shiny and New 12 January - No theme 19 January - NO MEETING 26 January - All things Scottish. 2 February - A Touch of Frost. 1940 - David Jason, English actor 9 February - Flight. 1963 - 1st flight of Boeing 727 jet.  Artist of the month. 16 February - Bring in an object to inspire. 23 February - Puppets. 1940 - Walt Disney's animated movie "Pinocchio," released 1st March - Competition: Pigs. National Pig day in United States. 8th March - Workshop with Lindy Dunbar. Life drawing. "Artist 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. Nov - Camilla Pennant Camilla brought in a selection of her works which included some paintings done on a recent residential art course (this example was painted with hands and fingers) and some examples of work done at Wilmington Art Group. Competitions: Monthly Theme Each week we have a suggested theme and every so often we make one a competition. Anyone who attends that session can enter (or choose not to!) - there is a prize and the winning entry will be featured in the next newsletter. At our session on 1st March the theme will be Pigs. you can start your work in advance but it should be worked on and finished during the session. Everyone votes for their favourite at the end of the session.    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: Children's winner 2011 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 person 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 Newsletter. 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 Hailsham Shop Windows There will be a changeover of artists displaying work in the empty shop windows in Hailsham High Street on 29th January. 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) which has greatly helped to improve the appearance of the High Street, and several of the units have now been let. The scheme has received some press attention and may well be a blueprint for other councils. This is not a commercial venture - it is an opportunity for artists to show work and help the appearance of the High Street. Pictures in the windows are not priced but Gallery North will handle all enquiries about work if the artists have given them details. There is no commission taken on any sales but pictures have to remain in the windows once sold until the end of the exhibition. It looks like we have only 3 units available to us at the time of writing and we have 3 artists lined up, but please do get in touch if you are interested in showing work for approximately 8 weeks as more empty units may become available. You would need to provide your own stands / easels, display your own work, insure your work for the exhibition duration, 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. If interested please email asap or call Josie at Hailsham Creative on 01323 840 048 or leave a message for Jenny at Gallery North (70 High St, Hailsham) on 01323 846 938.   Arlington Art Show 2012 This is scheduled to be in the Village Hall on the May Day Bank Holiday weekend, Sat, Sun and probably Monday (TBC). The format will be much the same as our last year's summer show and submission forms will be available on the website soon. If you would like a form posted to you please SEND A SAE to the address below marked Arlington Art Show 2012. We want everyone who wants to show their work to have the opportunity so we do not have a selection committee, but we are always oversubscribed so space is allocated on a first come first served basis. We will invite a few crafts people who have had stalls with us before but will not be advertising craft pitches for sale this year. Other events this year will include the exhibition of the winning entries in the Bluebell competition during the Hailsham Arts Festival in September. We will discuss this at the meeting on 1st Feb as we may decide to extend the exhibition to other artists and perhaps have a couple of 'fringe' festival events in the village, such as artists' open studios. Please let us know if you have any suggestions or ideas.    WANTED Newsletter secretary The Newsletters are set up and printed every 2 months (that's just 6 a year) and posted or emailed to all AAG members. [You may have noticed a lack of Newsletter in December - it was a quiet month for the group so there was not much to report. I also simply ran out of time to produce one] If you are able to collate information and set it up on a computer, I can arrange the printing. This email version if very easy to edit once the material is all ready. Full training will be given! Please do consider taking on this role - ask for more details - and let one of us know before the next meeting. Thank you! Chair: Josie Tipler 01323 485153 Secretary: Anne Howard 01323 870 842 Membership: Brenda Carr 01323 871 430 Events Secretary: Camilla Pennant Treasurer: Hazel Hooker: 01323  846 085 email: info@arlingtonartsgroup.co.uk www.arlingtonartsgroup.co.uk Follow us on Facebook c/o Magpie Cottage . Hayreed Lane Wilmington . Polegate . BN26 6RR Deadline for submissions for the March / April Newsletter: 20th February . Send to info@arlingtonartsgroup.co.uk Regards Josie Tipler      MEMBERSHIP DUE 1st Feb Subscriptions are due on 1st Feb. You can choose £6 Email membership (for those happy to be contacted by email or to view the newsletters online or on the noticeboard at Arlington Village Hall), or £9.50 postal membership (to have newsletters posted to you every other month). Membership automatically entitles you to   reduced exhibitor rates at AAG exhibitions and at many events organised by the group,    your card will get you a 10% discount at Pictures and Frames of Horam.    Members can also order items from the SAA at SAA members prices when ordering through the group.     Members are covered under the AAG Group Public Liability Insurance at AAG events. Details of forthcoming AAG Exhibitions will be listed in the Newsletters - if you would like to participate please either pick up application forms from Arlington Village Hall, download an application form from the website or send an SAE for a form to be posted to you.  Name Address Postcode Email address Telephone Mobile   Please indicate if you are applying for Email (£6) or Postal (£9.50) membership   E  / P Amount enclosed £                                            Cheques payable to Arlington Art Group   I am happy for Arlington Arts Group to retain and process my data for the purpose of Arlington Arts Group events and activites. Signed .....................................................