PROGRAMME OF EVENTS FOR 2025

  • Become a member of Clevedon Art Club to participate in any of these events.

    • Subscription is only £10 for new members (those who have not been a member of the Club for the last three years) for the remainder of this year to 31st March 2025. 

  • To Renew or Join the club…click here https://www.clevedonartclub.co.uk/

  • You can also follow us on Facebook and Instagram.

    EXHIBITIONS/ PUBLIC EVENTS

  • THE MEMBER’S EXHIBITION 2025
    Our next Exhibition will be open to the public in April in the Science Atrium at Clevedon School. Dates TBC.

  • Tell your friends and familly!

    TALKS
    Talks at Club meetings are held once a month on the evening of the second Tuesday of the month, usually starting at 7:30pm.  Come along to hear renowned artists and curators talk about their passions and what drives them.
    The meetings are held in the Sixth Form Centre at Clevedon School and are free to all members. There is a £5 charge for non-members.

    Next talk:

  • Talk: Meet Sally Coulden Painter and Glass Artist

    • Tuesday, April 8, 2025

    • 7:30 PM 9:00 PM

    The process and performance of painting is core to my practice. I use paint to explore a transition between the contained physical and psychological complexity of the corporate world into one of unconfinement and freedom of self-expression, influenced by Abstract Expressionism…

    …...https://sallycoulden.art/about-my-art/

  • Meet Lydia Halcrow….. 'walking / mapping'

    • Tuesday, May 13, 2025

    • 7:30 PM 9:30 PM

  • Currently showing:

    John Ruskin Prize Shortlisted Artists Exhibition at Trinity Buoy Wharf

    'What Stories Make Worlds' Hestercombe Gallery

    PAINTING WORKSHOPS
    Workshops by renown artists take place on Saturdays from 10:00am – 4:00pm in the Art Block at Clevedon School. 

  • PEER TO PEER SESSIONS take place at other Clevedon venues. Check location when booking!

    Cost: £40 for members, £50 for non-members.

    For the Workshop Programme click here >>

    GOOD FOUNDATION DRAWING

    These workshop sessions are designed for members who are beginners or want to brush up their drawing skills. Held once a month on a Saturday to be advised from 9.30am - 12.30pm, usually in the Art Block at Clevedon School. 

    Cost: £22 for members, £27 for non-members.
    For Drawing Class dates click here >>

  • ABSTRACT ART EVENINGS
    These gatherings are held at the Sailing Club, Clevedon BS21 7QU

    • Untutored sessions are held on a Wednesday evening 7pm-9.30pm

    • These informal sessions are for Club members who would like to be with other abstract artists.

    • Please email Teresa if you wish to attend as spaces are limited: social@clevedonartclub.co.uk

    Next session:

  • April 9th

  • April 23rd

  • EN PLEIN AIRE EVENTS
    These painting events are held at VARIOUS locations, within a 40 mile radius

    • Our untutored outings are for Club members who would like to paint outside, on location, in all weathers!

    • Car share liasion essential

    • Please contact Richard Neville if you are interested in this. Email: EnPA@clevedonartclub.co.uk

    Next session: Kick-off social.

  • Date; April

    1. Time; TBA

    2. Venue; TBA

      Pop down to chat and discuss ideas for future locations and timings with interested folk.
      Dates and locations .......to be planned within a 25 mile radius.

    3. Let us know if you are generally interested in En Plein Air.

    4. Click to contact Richard; EnPA@clevedonartclub.co.uk

    5. THE BRACKENWOOD SESSIONS
      These gatherings are held at Brackenwood Plant & Garden Centre, Abbots Leigh, BS8 3RA.

      • Untutored sessions are held on a Sunday morning to be advised, from 11:00am - 2:00pm.

      • Cost: usually about £4.00 each (the hire of the room costs £34.50, which is shared between those attending).

      • These informal sessions are for Club members who would like to do some botanical artwork using plants from the garden centre or simply to work on a piece of artwork of your choice in a relaxed setting.

      • Add to the enjoyment by buying tea, coffee, cake or lunch from the Garden Centre cafe!

      • Please email Teresa if you wish to attend as spaces are limited: social@clevedonartclub.co.uk

      Next Sunday session:

    6. March 30

    7. April 27th 

    8. May 25th

    9. LIFE DRAWING

    10. Tutored and untutored sessions are held on the first Saturday of the month from 10:00am – 1:00pm in the Sixth Form Centre at Clevedon School. For Club members only.

    11. Cost: Untutored: £10 for members only. Tutored: £15 for members only.

    12. Please email Chris know if you wish to attend: cdjonesgd@yahoo.co.uk

    13. Next sessions:

  • 5th April

  • 3rd May -Tutored; so let Chris know your coming along!

    PUB CLUB 

    This social gathering meets once a month, usually on Thursdays, starting at 7:30pm at The Salthouse Bar and Restaurant in Clevedon BS21 7T. It’s a chance to meet up and get to know each other. Come and have a drink and a natter!

    Dates to be advised/updated on the Clevedon Art Club Facebook page. 

  • TBA

    Please email Teresa for more information and to let us know you’re coming: social@clevedonartclub.co.uk 

    CLEVEDON SKETCHERS

    These sessions are held outside usually on a Sunday afternoon. Cost: no fee for Club members only

    Please email Carol Wood to let her know you’re attending: greenfingercarol@gmail.com

    At the end of each session, we decide where to meet the following month and details are published on a dedicated Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1091255798586753/?ref=share

    Next Sunday sessions ; meet at 2pm

    6th April meet outside Clevedon Pier £5 yearly admission, shelter under Pavilion Cafe . Or sketch along The Beach.

    11th May Backwell Lake, refreshments after at Coates House, Nailsea.

    8th June St Andrews Church, Clevedon.

    6th July Clevedon Court, National Trust.

    So, sharpen your pencils, remember to bring a sketchbook and fingers crossed for fair weather!

    Look us up on Facebook: Urban Sketchers Clevedon. Anyone who has requested to join can access the site to post their work and comment on other's work. If you no longer wish to be on this email list let me know and I'll take you off it.

ARTISTS’ BOOKS CLEVEDON: ABC!

This group of artists who get together occasionally to share a book structure and we set ourselves a theme to make for our next meeting. We have only just got going so are finding our way and new members are very welcome to join our supportive group whose experience of book structures ranges from none to extensive, so no prior experience needed!

But what is an Artists’ Book I hear you cry! Well, defining artists’ books is a thankless task! (Bit like trying to define ‘what is art’). Basically they are artworks in book form and can be in small editions or one-of-a–kind. Some play with the Structure of a book- so the pages are not separate and do not open one at a time. Some work into them with sketches and paint. You can also get books that use different materials, not just ordinary paper, have cut- outs so some of the book is revealed or hidden, even pop-ups. Some transform existing books producing an altered book.

The next meeting is …10-1pm

  • Saturday 22nd March look at 'Patterns' themed books, finish cover for collage book. Start flag book. Set theme for next meeting 'Connections'.

  • Saturday 26th April, look at 'Connections' books. Finish flag book. Theme for next meeting 'Insects'. 

  • Saturday 14th June, look at 'Insects' books. Japanese stab bindings

Venue: check with Carol. Bring your own refreshments. Beginners welcome and it’s free to all members.

Please email Carol Wood for more info and to let her know you’re attending: greenfingercarol@gmail.com