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WE HAVE A FULL AND EXCITING PROGRAMME OF EVENTS

FOR THE COMING MONTHS

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'New Members Are Invited To Apply For Membership for 2024/25'

We are very pleased to welcome 

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Danielle Vaughan

for a

Collage Demonstration

(flowers, animals and portraits)

on

Monday 22nd April 2024

 

Please arrive by 6.50pm to be seated for prompt start at 7.00pm.

Cost £5 including refreshments.

Please park at the rear of Hallcross Dentists' car park next door.

 

Weekly Studio Painting Sessions :-

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  • As far as we know we are the only Art Society locally to offer weekly sessions where members can produce their own individual works of choice in a friendly atmosphere with like-minded individuals enjoying each others' company whilst they paint.
  • Coffee and biscuits are on offer at 8pm (please bring your own mug) when members usually have a walk around and chat about their week or current painting, swapping ideas, experiences and advice if needed.
  • Our resident professional local artist Helen Neave is on hand once a month at one of these meetings. Helen offers friendly encouragement, help and advice if required.

Meetings :- Every Monday except Bank Holidays

and 3 weeks over Xmas and New Year

Venue: -BOYS BRIGADE HALL,

(rear of) Wigston United Reform Church,

Long Street, Wigston Magna LE18 2AJ

Please click: - Map or Venue Diagram

** CALL FOR NEW MEMBERS **

We are currently calling for new members to join our group and welcome painters in all media and abilities

We believe that we are the only Society locally that meets weekly for studio painting sessions

Please note that we are not a painting class - We do:

  • meet every Monday evening 7 to 9pm.
  • bring our own materials/subject to paint in any media.
  • have regular visits by our resident professional artist Helen Neave who is an Art Teacher. Helen wanders around chatting to us all and offering help and advice if requested.
  • enjoy a friendly evenings painting and or just chatting about our painting or recent events over coffee and biscuits.

We welcome you to come along to one of our Monday evenings for a chat and wander around to see what we do, or come along to one of our Demonstration evenings

 

please do call Kerry or Pam and arrange to pop in and see us on a Monday evening

 

on 07900-463161 or 07787-383743

We look forward to seeing you...

The Bushloe Art Society was founded in May 1983 by students attending evening classes at Guthlaxton College, Wigston, given by the late Mrs Judy Ashcroft NDD:DLCA and President of the Society.

The Society's activities include :-

  • Weekly studio painting sessions at the Boys Brigade Hall to the rear of Wigston United Reformed Church ,Long Street, Wigston Magna, Leicester LE18 2AJ Monday Evenings 7pm - 9pm .
  • Our Resident Professional Helen Neave visits every 4 to 6 weeks to offer help and advise and give two demonstrations/workshops a year
  • 6-8 Demonstrations per year which may include some workshops
  • Annual Summer Exhibition

 

 (Above pencil drawing by Andrew Halaczkiewicz)

New Members

are always Welcome, so please don't hesitate to get in touch'

Tel: Kerry 07900-463161

or Pam 07787-383743

or

(Click Here for Application Form)          

ABOUT US


The Bushloe Art Society meets on Monday nights at The Boys Brigade Hall to the rear of Wigston United Reform Church, located on Long Street, Wigston Magna, LE18 2AJ


Parking is available to the rear on the Dentist next door, please drive to the bottom to park and walk around to the hall see map & diagram on latest news page

or click here


Meeting times are from 7 to 9pm, with break for refreshments at 8pm

Please see updated Diary Dates page for list of meeting dates, Demonstrations and Exhibition dates for 2019

(Above and Left Tim Fisher Demonstrating ink & pastel on his own Fisher 400 paper)

At present the Society has around 25 members who produce paintings in all media, the Society is also a member of the SAA (Society for All Artists)

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