Art & Craft Show bookings

Bookings are now open for the 2014 Arlington Art & Craft Show. You can download an interactive form to fill in and email HERE or print off a copy to fill in and post HERE.
Email form to info@arlingtonartsgroup.co.uk or post printed form and cheque payable to Arlington Arts Group to Magpie Cottage, Hayreed Lane, Wilmington, Polegate BN26 6RR.

Catalogue Forms (INTERACTIVE or TO PRINT) must be completed and brought ON THE DAY of the show.


Arlington Art & Craft Show 2014 - 10th & 11th May 10 AM TO 6PM SAT, 10.30 AM TO 5PM SUN 

Artists and photographers may book space to display their own framed original artwork or prints in Arlington Village Hall and  craft makers may book pitches in the field for TRADITIONAL crafts or space in the hall for other crafts. There is NO MARQUEE this year.

Hanging will be on the evening of Friday 9th May, craft setting up in the field will be from 8.30 til 9.30 on the Saturday morning.

Arlington Arts Group will take a 10% commission on ALL sales from the hall including framed pictures, browser pictures, cards and crafts IN THE HALL.

HANGING
Whole Screen sides are £10 each (£8 AAG members) Hanging space on a whole screen side is approximately 44" x 44” (Note: the screen sizes vary slightly but this is the MINIMUM hanging space) You may book up to 2 whole screen sides Half screen sides are £6 each (£4 AAG members) Hanging space on a half screen side is approximately 44" wide x 22” high.
You may book a half screen side instead of or in addition to the whole screen side/s

Exhibitors will hang their own work on the screens using the hooks provided. There MUST be at least 2” (5cm) space between all pictures, no pictures may be hung over the edges of the screens. Please take this into consideration when booking you space.

If you have large lightweight work that could be hung on the walls, please tell us about the work on a separate sheet (ie size, if framed or on canvas, approximate weight etc) and we will try to allocate space at £5 per picture (£3 AAG members) Work will be suspended from the ceiling on wires so must be UNGLAZED.

For a single fee of £2 (£1 AAG members) you can submit up to 12 unframed pictures. All browser pictures must be either mounted or secured to a backing board, wrapped and clearly labeled

For a single fee of £1 exhibiting artists / photographers can submit any number of cards which must either be the original work of the artist or prints of work by the artist / photographer. All cards must be wrapped and labeled with the artist/photographer's name and supplied in a display box. To simplify record keeping for stewards, ALL cards will have a fixed sale price of £2. [If you wish to sell cards for more than £2, please book a craft space.]

CRAFTS
We will have space in the field for gazebos for TRADITIONAL crafts only such as wood carving, trug making, basket weaving etc. These will be charged a PITCH fee only.
In addition, we shall have some table space in the hall for a SMALL selection of other craft items such as jewellery, needlecraft, decoupage cards etc. A submission fee will be charged and a 10% commission will be taken on ALL SALES from the hall.

Craft Table in hall: Single Fee of £2 (£1 AAG members) to submit items to go on the craft table in the hall - approximately 12" x 24" space. All items MUST be individually labeled and priced to include a 10% commission on sales. We will ask you to take a shift stewarding.

Craft Pitch in field: Daily fee of £8 (£5 AAG members) for approximately 3m x 3m pitch in the field adjacent to the hall for TRADITIONAL crafts only. Bring your own marquee and chairs. PLEASE NOTE - in the event of cancellation by the organisers due to poor weather, pitch fees will be refunded. Please take all your litter home with you


Stewarding
We ask all those exhibiting in the hall to assist with the running of the exhibition. We will only ask you for a maximum of 2 sessions.


Setting up / Clearing up You will need to display your own CLEARLY LABELED work in the allocated space and put up your own display labels on screens using blutac only. When you bring your work you must provide us with a completed Catalogue Sheet listing details of all items you are exhibiting including crafts. If leaving cards to sell, you will need to count these with the steward on arrival. All items on screens MUST be in place by 10pm on Friday and all craft items in the hall must be in pace by 9.30 am on Saturday. ALL packing materials should be removed from the hall.

Craft Pitches in the Field can be set up any time up until 20 minutes before the show opens - all vehicles must be cleared from the site by this time.


The hall will be open from 8.30am Sat, 10am Sun. The show closes at 6pm on Saturday and 5pm on Sunday. There must be no packing up of craft stalls or taking down of exhibits before the closing time each day. It is not recommended to leave any items in the field overnight. 

Those exhibiting in the hall must clear by 6pm. If you are unable to collect your work at this time, please arrange for someone else to collect on your behalf. There is NO STORAGE at the hall – NO ITEMS may be left after the show.

If you have any questions contact us on info@arlingtonartsgroup.co.uk or call 01323 485153. Email form to info@arlingtonartsgroup.co.uk or post printed form and cheque payable to Arlington Arts Group to Magpie Cottage, Hayreed Lane, Wilmington, Polegate BN26 6RR.

and in Wilmington...

Wilmington Art Group

Exhibition and sale of paintings

Saturday19th July and Sunday 20th July

in the Village Hall Wilmington  (0ff the A27)

10.30 to 5 p.m. each day

Entrance free

Refreshments available.

Tonight's Art Session cancelled - 6 Feb

Due to flooding on the local roads there will be no art session at Arlington Village hall this evening, 6th Feb.

AGM

This year's AGM will be on Thursday 27th February, Arlington village hall, 7pm. The Art Session will continue after the AGM.

The deadline for handing your Big Art Secret entries in to the Towner is 20th January - there are more postcards available from the shop if anyone wants to donate more.

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!