Art and Friends,
Tea and Biscuits
Thrive as an artist and form new friendships
For over 60 years our Thornbury Art Club has been a place for like-minded people who love to paint together and share experiences in a friendly atmosphere. Our monthly events are a perfect opportunity to meet local creatives while listening to accredited artists give talks, instruct and demonstrate their particular techniques. Tea and biscuits during the breaks are the best part, of course.
Upcoming events
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Club Night with Lee Wright
Tuesday 23. April 2024
7.15 pm - 9.30 pm
A great opportunity to watch a professional artist at work, ask questions, and get some tips.
Non-members are welcome!
£6 on the door includes tea & biscuits.
Pay cash or card.
Free entry for members.
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Workshop with Artist Lee Wright
Saturday, 27 April 2024
10:30 am - 4 pm
This Workshop will give you the chance to explore and apply flower painting techniques which Lee demonstrated at Club Night on 23rd April.
A Full-day workshop for only £40
Non-members are welcome!
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Social at Hawkes House
Saturday, 11 May 2024
10am - 12pm
Hawkes House
St Mary St, Thornbury, BS35 2AB
We meet once a month for Club Night but don’t often have time to chat or get to know other Club members.
Please come along if you are free, just for a social, members’ get-together.
Non-members are welcome!
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Club Night with David Johnson
Tuesday, 28. May 2024
7.15 pm - 9.30 pm
The demonstration involves exploring the reflections and highlights found in seascapes as well as the textures you find in the water and foam.
Non-members are welcome!
£6 at the door includes tea & biscuits.
Pay cash or card.
Free entry for members.
Exhibitions
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All Creatures Tiny & Tall
Exhibition by 20+ artists!
11-27 April 2024
10.30 am to 4 pm
Open Tuesdays - Saturdays
(closed Sunday and Monday)
An Exhibition in response to an Open Call that resulted in a wonderful mix of mediums, artist approaches and skills.
Originals and prints for sale.
If you love creatures, tiny or tall, then don’t miss this show.
High St, Newnham on Severn, GL14 1BS
Telephone: 01594 510 740
The Gallery is available for hire - interested? Get in touch!
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Friends of the RWA Exhibition 2024
29 Mar - 28 Apr 2024
10 am to 5 pm
Open Tuesdays to Sundays.
(Closed on Mondays.)
RWA, Lower Ground Floor
Queens Road, Bristol, BS8 1PX
The high-quality exhibition features painting, prints and sculpture from artists across the region.
This selected show was judged this year by That Art Gallery owner Andy Phipps, Academicians Karl Singporewala RWA, and Angela Lizon RWA. Each work will be available for sale with a percentage of proceeds going to support the RWA.
Read our Latest Blog Posts
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Fabulous Finn Campbell-Notman
Sky Arts Landscape Painter of the Year 2023
Finn visited us in March 2024 - what a treat that was!
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Keep it Local - Paintable scenes in your Neighbourhood
Club Night Tuesday, 27th February 2024
We had a great evening watching and listening to Tim Wilmot create 2 amazing works of art within 2 hours. It was our AGM beforehand so the biscuits were extra special too.
Hit the button below and see photos from the event.
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Members' External Exhibition
Dear Members of TAC. There are still spaces available for our External Exhibition.
You can now submit your artwork. Read more in the latest blog post!
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Valley Mists, Wet-in-Wet Watercolour
Catherine returned to Club Night to share how she captures light and luminosity through her new watercolour techniques.
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Painting by Numbers - Digital Print
‘Painting by Numbers, for digital print’ - the title of the end of year Club Night talk. Intriguing I thought, what will that be all about?
More Fun & Success Together
More lively and fun
There is always lots of fun in groups, and the way people bounce ideas off each other often leads to some highly interesting results.
Bring your ideas to life
As well as learning a lot from how other people use the pencil, joining an art club is a great way to meet new people with shared interests.
Sell your vision to others
Benefit from the knowledge of our members in the member area of our website where everybody is invited to share their experience and support each others. Some of us are professional artists. Learn to present your work and ideas with confidence.
Make friends
You might be surprised how many likeminded people there are in your area. Some of us are professional artists and some just paint for fun. We all enjoy spending time together. Not everything has to be about painting together. Sometimes we just want to enjoy coffee and cake or go for a walk with other creatives. Why not?
Choose your starting point
Explore memberships & events
Club Nights for Non-Members
£6
Talks and painting demonstrations by accredited artists.
Tickets can be purchased at the entrance.
You can pay card or cash.
Free car park on the premises.
Membership
£42/year
Club nights
2. Monthly newsletter
3. Exhibit in club exhibitions(excludes hanging fees)
4. Day workshops (additional fee required)
5. Members only groups via Discord & WhatsApp
Membership & Studio Group
£117/yr
Club nights
2. Monthly newsletter
3. Exhibit in club exhibitions (excludes hanging fees)
4. Day workshops (additional fee required)
5. Members only groups via Discord & WhatsApp
6. Studio groups every week to paint together with other members
7. First visit is free of charge for you to try before you buy
Our Studio Group Times
Non-Members are welcome to visit during our studio hours to see what we are up to and to ask about memberships in person.
First visit in the studio group is free of charge.
Bring something to draw, paint or craft and have a cup of tea with us before you make a decision.
Tuesday 1.30pm - 4.30pm
St. Mary’s Church Hall, BS35 1DR
(free car park)
Thursday 1.30pm - 4.30pm
St. Mary’s Church Hall, BS35 1DR
Get unlimited access to our members only groups on Discord & WhatsApp with tutorials, recommendations and meet-ups.
What our members are saying
Colin
joined in 2008
Question: What’s best about art club?
Apart from tea and biscuits, you mean?
It's a great group. People are very friendly, they are happy when they can talk about your painting. You can go around and look at other people's paintings and what they are doing. And they do varied things. They don't do all the same by any stretch of imagination. They do all sorts of different things. It's very interesting to see what other people do. Sometimes you get comments on your own and sometimes they are pretty direct.
Pat
joined in 2011
Question: What is the art club for you?
It's my life, my social life!
The best thing about art club is the friendliness of the group. Everybody is so friendly, and they are all able to give advice when you need it.
Mary
joined in 1969
You can allow yourself that certain time every week where you're able to do some painting. At home you're always much too busy doing other things. But here you just come along and sit and do your own thing for three hours and it's lovely. And also the people are lovely as well.
If you like making things or making marks. It's all about making marks. You can come along and bring anything really. If you fancy painting or drawing or even stitching. You can come along and sit with us. And then in our lovely break, where we have tea, coffee and biscuits, we all wander around looking at each others work, have a good discussion about it and get ideas.
Pat
joined in 2013
The art club is good for my mental health because I live with a husband with dementia. I just enjoy the socializing as much as the artwork and learning from others. When I joined I didn't know anybody here but I found good friends at the art club.
