RGA webLog diary

RGA Celebration Day

2012-01-12T14:45:00.000-08:00

Saturday 28 January 2012 at 11- 3pm. The RGA has been offered a day at the Museum of Reading to celebrate our Hon. Member and past President Robert Gillmor’s Retrospective Exhibition currently showing in the Madejski Gallery, with a day of print and a PRINT SALE. Various RGA members will be demonstrating their printing techniques: they will include Martin Andrews, Cath Baldwin, Sally Castle and Robert will be there too. We will be in the Madejski Gallery and the adjoining Window Gallery.　The PRINT SALE is open to all RGA Exhibiting Members. Bring work – original prints only - on the day ( etching, drypoint, lino, monoprint etc.) but NO reproductions. They should be mounted, covered and labelled on the back with your Name, Title, Technique/process and Price - the Museum will take 25% of sales, so adjust your price accordingly. Enter all these details onto an accompanying A4 sheet for our records. Do please come to support your Guild and make it a success. It will be great fun and it is FREE and open to all, so encourage your family and friends.　Come to print, to draw, to socialise, to sell or TO BUY!

Palace Art Fair

2011-10-01T15:00:00.000-07:00

Palace Art Fair - 6th - 9th October 2011
Fulham Palace, Bishop's Avenue, SW6 6EA
RGA member Lou Jessop is showing work in this exhibition.
"We've got over 120 artists exhibiting, showing work ranging from original prints - woodcuts, screenprints - photography, painting, sculpture and textile and ceramic pieces. All our exhibiting artists can we previewed online HERE
If you'd like to come along - we have a private view on the Thursday Evening which is a good opportunity to take your pick of the best pieces of art before the show opens to the public on Friday - A few tickets are available HERE We booked a great band, and you'll be greeted with a glass of wine on your arrival.

Tickets on the door are £6.00 or £5.00 if bought in advance HERE

Fulham Palace
Fulham Palace is one of London's hidden gems. Originally a country retreat for the Bishops of London. This Georgian and Tudor Palace is an oasis of quiet in the hustle of the capital. It boasts extensive grounds, a historic botanical garden, walled kitchen garden with vinery, and lovely terrace with a great cafe/restaurant. Fulham Palace and grounds have recently undergone a complete restoration. It's a beautiful place and well worth a visit.

Fulham Palace is within easy walking distance of Putney Bridge Tube and we have hired several rickshaws to transport visitors from Putney Bridge, through the park to the Palace gates.
Many bus route pass by Bishops Park.
Ample on-street parking is (usually) available in Bishops Avenue and surrounding streets."

RGA's Big Draw 2011

2011-09-22T14:05:00.000-07:00

On Saturday October 15th Reading Guild of Artists will be holding this year's BIG DRAW in the Forbury Gardens. The bandstand will be the central point but the focus will be on the surrounding buildings, trees, walkers, dogs and lion – which passers-by will be invited to draw with materials provided free. Help will be on hand from members of the Guild and the finished work might be a panorama looking like the Bayeux tapestry in the Museum! Last year over 100 people took part and many of the drawings done then will be on display (in the bandstand and HomeSense opposite) …… until they are replaced by the new work DONE BY YOU. The show runs from 10am until 3.30pm and is for all ages.

Original Prints

2011-09-22T13:50:00.000-07:00

inspired by
‘NOSTALGIA’
10th September to 13th November 2011
Print @ the Park Group
in the Print Gallery -adjacent to th eprint room
7 days a week during normal Arts Centre opening hours
www.printattheparkgroup.co.uk

South Hill Park, Ringmead, Bracknell RG127PA
01344 484123
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Print at the Park Group are also showing at
The Harvey Gallery, Guildford GU1 3RX
in an exhibition entitled ‘The End of Summer’
Saturday 24th September to Friday 7th October
(Mon-Fri 10am-4pm, Sat 10am-12pm)
Private View Saturday 24th September 2-4pm, all welcome.
www.harveygallery.co.uk

More Arts Twyford

2011-09-22T13:44:00.000-07:00

Opening exhibition by local artists
Friday 23rd Sept to Sunday 23rd Oct
Open Fridays 4pm to 8pm
Saturdays and Sundays 12pm to 4pm
or by appointment (call 07717 532323)
Paintings, printmaking, ceramics,
jewellery, woodwork, sculpture & more
The Twyford Gallery, 20 Station Road, Twyford, RG10 9NT.
Private View Friday 23rd September 6pm - 8pm.

Exhibition runs from Friday 23rd Sept until Fri 28th October.
www.morewokingham.org.uk

Workshops

2011-09-22T13:40:00.000-07:00

Reading Guild of Artists are running 3 Workshops at
the Rotary Art Exhibition on Sat 8 & Sun 9 October 2011
at St.Joseph's College, Upper Redlands Road, Reading.

Sat 8th October 9.30 - 12 Printmaking - Karen Carter
Sat 8th October 1.30 - 4pm Drawing - Belinda Fitzwilliams
Sun 9th October 10 - 3pm Pastels - Jenny Halstead

25% discount on each Workshops for RGA Members phone Tony Read 0118 966 6668 to book

More details on www.thereadingartexhibition.org

Growth Exhibition, Studio 8

2011-09-01T08:19:00.001-07:00

New Greenham Arts
2 September to 6 October 2011
Mon-Fri 10an to 5pm
Private View 4 September 12-3pm with buffet, live music, wine and opening talk at 1pm.

Corn Exchange
6 September to 6 October 2011
Mon-Sat 10am to 5pm
Private View 9 September 5 to 6.30pm

www.cornexchangenew.com for more details re both venues and artists involved

Would You Like... And Why Not?

2011-08-11T16:07:00.000-07:00

arjeea21's forthcoming exhibition, Would You Like ...And Why Not? is at OHOS, The Keep, Oxford Road, Reading RG30 1HL 15th to 21st August. Open Monday to Friday 3-7pm, Saturday and Sunday 11am-5pm. The Private View is on Tuesday 16 August from 7-9pm.

Wokingham Arts Trail

2011-07-25T15:40:00.000-07:00

Sat 10th & Sun 11th Sept 2011. Open 11-6 pm both days.
Includes Julie Simmonds' new mono-prints of Dorset that continue to uncover the landscape of The Purbeck Isles in Dorset.
Visit; www.wokinghamartstrail.co.uk. for further details including map

COAST

2011-07-25T15:35:00.000-07:00

Cornerstone Arts Centre, Didcot. www.cornerstone-arts.org.uk

Exhibition continues till 14th August
You are invited to attend an exhibition of local and regional artists' responses to the theme; 'Coast' which features the work of Julie Simmonds. www.juliesimmonds.co.uk

Fine Art Exhibition by Diana Davydova and David Gainford

2011-07-25T15:29:00.000-07:00

More Arts, 43c Peach Street, Wokingham, Berkshire, RG40 1XJ
Tue 2nd - Sun 21st August 2011
Open Wed-Sun 11 am-6pm

The show will feature work by Diana Davydova and David Gainford and is intended to invoke an emotional response and stir memories that the viewer has experienced when, in a quieter moment, they contemplate the natural world that surrounds them.
Diana Davydova is a Russian born, Berkshire based Fine Artist and recently graduated with an honours degree in Fine Art Practices from Plymouth College of Art that complements her previous classical studies in Art at University in Moscow.
David Gainford has spent his working life as a Designer and Painter. He has worked extensively in studios in the South of France, the Czech Republic and here in the UK

OUTSIDE-INSIDE FESTIVAL

2011-07-11T13:06:00.000-07:00

Arts in Reading will be variously and superbly represented by the outside:inside pop-up festival (in large part organised by Suzanne Stallard, who is becoming widely known in Reading for her untiring work for Reading's artists) from Saturday 9th July until the 30th July. Venues across town, including a newly re-vamped Coopers Arms (opposite the Post Office) Lots of detail on the website (www.outsideinsidefestival.com)

2011-07-11T04:01:00.000-07:00

FOMENTED NATURE Fine Art Exhibition

2011-06-22T16:38:00.000-07:00

5-25 July 2011

The solo show of local artist Diana Davydova embraces ideas of the
different faces of love. The artist is playing with concepts of
fermented love and over-ripened passion creating a whirlpool of
tactile, sensual and emotional sensations visualised in her paintings.
Diana attempts to show these initially abstract feelings as
three-dimensional objects with their character, shape and dynamic made
tangible.

Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Altwood Road, Maidenhead,
Berkshire, SL6 4PF www.nordenfarm.org
www.dianadavydova.co.uk

The Gallery is open 2pm - 10pm Tuesday - Friday 10am - 10pm Saturday
and Sunday; Closed to the public on Mondays.
Free admission

INSIGHT 2011

2011-05-30T13:11:00.000-07:00

Last week to visit this exhibition by all West Berks and North Hants Open Studios artists in The Gallery, New Greenham Arts, New Greenham Park, Newbury. Open daily 11am - 5pm and Thurs 11am - 8pm. Ends June 5th
www.open-studios.org.uk for full directory of artists.

UNTITLED ARTISTS FAIR

2011-05-30T12:58:00.000-07:00

Sat 04 Jun - Sun 05 Jun 2011
Chelsea Old Town Hall, Kings Road, London.

Untitled - The UK's Largest Artists Fair Annually Exhibits as many as 17O Artists Selling Direct and Commission Free.
Untitled Artists Fair is a highly successful and dynamic event which sees as many as 75OO Visitors in its 21 hours of opening over 3 days.
Artist Diana Davydova will take a part at this show with the best selection of her floral paintings.

Friday 3rd June - 5.3Opm - 9pm - Private View
Saturday 4th June - 1Oam - 7pm - Free Public Access
Sunday 5th June - 11am - 5pm - Free Public Access

CURRENT AND IMMINENT EXHIBITIONS

2011-05-08T15:41:00.000-07:00

The Caversham Arts Trail is in full swing and well worth a look if you have the time.
More information is on the website: www.cavershamartists.co.uk

The West Berkshire Open Studios 2011 event is also now in full swing. see www.open-studios.org.uk for all participating artists in Reading, Shinfield, Caversham, Whitchurch-on-Thames, Theale as well as further afield towards Newbury and beyond.
This event incorporates a group show called Insight 2011, staged at New Greenham Arts in Newbury throughout May. It showcases items of work of all artists participating in Open Studios. This is one not to miss, particularly if you don't have time to visit lots of the different artists' studios. Much of this work is really outstanding.

Knife Edge - An exhibition by Open Hand Open Space artists - www.ohos.org - in the ground floor of the Keep is also part of West Berks Open Studios. Wed 18-Sun 22 May 11am-5pm + 6-8pm Fri 20th.

The Reading Contemporary Art Fair this year, at Rivermead Leisure Centre on 14th & 15th May. www.readingcontemporaryartfair.co.uk

Whiteknights Studio Trail Sat 18-Sun 19 June, www.studiotrail.co.uk

RGA SPECIAL MEETING - A Reminder

2011-05-04T03:15:00.000-07:00

12th April 2011
Dear RGA member,
As you know, the AGM was held on 1st April and included on the agenda was an important item proposing three changes to the Constitution. The results were as follows:-
6a That all grades of membership should have equal voting rights at AGMs and Special Members Meetings, this to take place immediately, and that the Council shall amend the wording of the Constitution accordingly.
This was passed by the full members present unanimously.
6b That Full and Associate grades of membership be combined and called Exhibiting Members, that Affiliate Members be called Non-Exhibiting Members and that the Council shall amend the wording of the Constitution accordingly.
There was a consensus that Affiliate Members would like to continue with that name, so the motion was amended to allow for this and the amended resolution was passed by 33 votes in favour, none against and two abstentions.
6c That the Selection Committee to elect to Exhibiting Membership should consist of the RGA President, Chairman, and Exhibition Secretary and other persons eminent in the visual arts whom the Council shall invite, including other RGA members if appropriate and that The Council shall amend the wording of the Constitution accordingly.
There was insufficient time to consider this fully, so a Special Members Meeting is called to discuss it further and to reach a decision. This will take place on:-
Friday 6th May at 7-00 pm at Maiden Erlegh School in room M2.
We very much hope that you will be able to attend.
Yours sincerely
Anthony Wilder

OPEN STUDIOS 2011 West Berks and North Hants (and fringes of Oxfordshire and Wiltshire)

2011-05-01T15:29:00.001-07:00

7 May- 5 June. This Open Studios project, now in its 23rd year, includes the work of well over a hundred artists - among them RGA members Charles Burns, Tom Cartmill, Robert Fitzmaurice, Gill Goodwin, Janet Walton, Ingrid Jensen, Helen Lunn, Bithja Moor, Julia Rogers and Julie Simmonds. For full online directory of exhibiting artists, times, locations, directions, workshops see www.open-studios.org.uk

MARTIN ANDREWS

2011-05-01T15:05:00.000-07:00

Prints, painting & sculpture by Martin Andrews at the Peacock Gallery, Maiden Erlegh Campus, 7–26 May – welcome to the private view on Friday 6 May, 6–8pm.

Caversham Arts Trail 2011

2011-05-01T14:55:00.000-07:00

7–8 and 13–15 of May There are 32 artists showing their work in studios, workshops, homes and gardens across Caversham. This includes RGA members Martin Andrews, Charles Burns, Chris Mercier, Julie Simmonds, Nina Krauzewicz, Nina O’Connell, Roger Smalley and Therese Wicks.
It is a chance for you to see and buy art work made in Caversham and the surrounding area at your leisure. Take this opportunity to speak directly to the artists themselves, useful if you have a particular commission in mind.
www.cavershamartists.co.uk

AN ENGLISH COUNTRY GARDEN

2011-03-26T17:19:00.000-07:00

Exhibition at Obsidian Art Gallery, Layby Farm, Old Risborough Road, Stoke Mandeville, Bucks, HP22 5XJ. Thurs 31 Mar-Sun 1 May. Open daily 10am-5pm, noon to 4pm Sun. A range of art: painting, prints, textiles, glass, ceramics, wood, metal, sculpture, jewellery. www.obsidianart.co.uk

ReOrsa Artists Project No.5

2011-03-19T18:40:00.000-07:00

All That Remains: on until 26th March at More Arts, 43c Peach Street, Wokingham Berks, RG40 1XJ. Open Wed -Sat 11.00am - 4.00pm.
Curated by Tonia Maddison. The exhibition includes a range of interpretations of the theme including sculpture, textiles, paintings , photography and installations. http://www.reorsa.org/

Exhibitions at South Hill Park, Bracknell

2011-03-19T17:38:00.000-07:00

Print at the Park Group: ongoing exhibitions in the Print Gallery. Current exhibition till end March. New exhibition April 1- May 27. Some of this work relates to At Play.

At Play 3. April 16 to June 19. South Hill Park, Ringmead, Bracknell, RG12 7PA www.southhillpark.org.uk.
Opening Reception with live performances Friday June 15 6.30-8.30
This exhibition (in Bracknell Gallery, Mirror Gallery and Atrium) explores ideas about play: it recreates in adults a sense of what it is like to be a child at play. It encourages the viewer to gaze., to remember, to touch, to explore , to trust, to think, to laugh
.........It explores ideas about making sense of the world and escaping from it, considering both the pleasurable and the more sinister aspects of play.

ON THE EDGE

2011-03-03T16:27:00.000-08:00

Reading Guild of Artists 81st Annual Exhibition.
Private View 12 noon Sun 27 March. All welcome.
Open daily 10am-4pm Sat 26 March to Wed 6 April 2011.
The Old Fire Station Gallery, (behind the Town Hall), Henley-on-Thames, RG9 2AQ. The exhibition, which features the work of professional and other talented artists, includes paintings, drawings, sculpture, print, ceramics, textile works and other visual media. Work is for sale but all visitors are very welcome. Entry is free.
New this year for RGA at the gallery are two Workshops open to members of the public during the exhibition. £10 for each session. To book please telephone 0118 9863671 or email info@rga-artists.org.uk
Thurs Mar 31 1.00-4.00pm Basketmaking using reclaimed materials, with Christine Brewster.
Mon Apr 4 10.30-12.30 Drypoint Etching Using a Mini-Printing Press, with Jo Quinn.

BLUEMATCHBOX GALLERY

2011-01-01T14:30:00.000-08:00

Jan 4-Jan 28, Tues-Sat 10.00am-5.00pm, RG-EX 2011 is Bluematchbox Gallery's 2nd open exhibition of work by potters and ceramic artists. Come along and discover for yourself the depth and diversity of beauty in clay conceived and executed by individual makers. It's all about the difference.
205 Halls Road, Tilehurst,Reading RG30 4PT. www.bluematchbox.co.uk 0118 9455933

ART IN LIBRARIES TRAIL

2010-11-09T18:00:00.000-08:00

OPEN HAND OPEN SPACE Artwork is on display in all 7 of Reading Borough Libraries. The work is inspired by Brock Barracks, the grade II listed building in which the artists have their studios. RGA artists, Ingrid Jensen, Bithja Moor, Julia Rogers, Elaine Binns are among their number. Runs until 5 February.