Essex Art Club

President: Prof. Ken Howard, RA, RWS,  NEAC, RWA, ROI, RBA, RBSA, ARCA.

 

Vice President: William Porter

Sculpture by Nigel Mantell

 

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Sylvia Paul demonstrating her oil over acrylic technique.

Photo by Tony Connor.

 

 

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Barry Freeman demonstrating the use of oil pastels.

Photo by Tony Connor.

Life Study in charcoal by Mick Martin

Photo by Erica Johns

 

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Coach Outings

In the summer we organise coach outings to places of interest.  Participants paint, draw, take photographs, or just enjoy the location.  These, again, are normally on the last Sunday of each month.  The coach collects passengers at a series of points from Buckhurst Hill to Wanstead. 

 

Summer Coach Trip Outings for 2009

 

Summer Coach Trip Outings for 2008

 

  Summer Coach Trip Outings for 2007

Club Activities

 

Our main activities are exhibitionslectures and demonstrations, and  coach outings for sketching.    Informal painting sessions  take place once a month at St Barnabas Church Hall in Woodford.  There is also a portrait group which meets weekly for much of the year.

 

Exhibitions

We try to have two exhibitions per year, one in central London, one in Essex.  In  2008 we  exhibited for two exciting months at the Guildhall Art Gallery . In past years our exhibition sites in London have included  the Guildhall;  Bishospsgate Library (several times);  St Botolph's Church, Aldgate; the Restaurant Gallery, St John's, Smith Square; and  Gallery  47 opposite the British Museum. 

 

In 2007 & 2009 we had our Spring Exhibition  at Gallery 54,  Shepherd Market, London W1 and we shall exhibit there again in 2010.

 

In Essex we have exhibited several times at  Valentine's Mansion in Ilford.  Valentine's Mansion is a lovely building which was allowed to deteriorate badly, but has now been renovated due to a grant from the Millenium  Commission.  In 2007, 2008 & 2009 we had  very successful local exhibitions at Wanstead House and will do so again in 2010. 

Lectures and Demonstrations

In the winter we meet at Wanstead House, usually on the last Sunday of each month from 2.30 to 4.30 pm for a practical demonstration by a professional artist, or a talk on art history or some other aspect of art. Non-members are welcome and are charged £5.

 

Winter Programme 2009 -2010

 

Winter Programme 2008 -2009

Winter Programme 2007-2008

 

Portrait Group

The Portrait Group meets on Fridays at Wanstead House, The Green, Wanstead from 8 - 10 pm.  The charge is £5 when you attend (no commitment to a course).    We pay £12 if you sit for us:   not a lot but we're very friendly - and you might get sketched or even painted by a professional!   Contact Ruth Wootton 0208 520 3943

Christmas Party

An informal Christmas party is held at Wanstead house in early December with a buffet, a bar, quizzes, and an informal mini-exhibition.  Usually, there is a Coach-trip Challenge, with prizes offered for the best items resulting from one of the coach trips i.e. drawings, paintings and photographs of participants. 

Wanstead House

Wanstead House (21 The Green, Wanstead, E11 2NT, about a hundred yards from Wanstead Underground station) is our usual venue for demonstrations, talks, committee meetings and social functions.

 

Financial Support

The Essex Art Club gratefully acknowledges the receipt of financial support from the Redbridge Arts Council