What's On

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EVENT INFORMATION

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Most events are on Mondays and run from 7.15pm for a 7.30pm start, and finish at 9.30pm. Visitors are most welcome – £5 admission.

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We meet in The Gantry, part of The Edge at the rear of Alderbrook School, Blossomfield Road, Solihull, B91 1SN.

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Our main Programme runs from September to June. However we run day art classes and events throughout the year. Some of these are available to members only.

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Events for 2026 / 27

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Monday meetings:

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Our programme of events for the 2026/27 season is as follows:

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Sept 7th

Tanya Farrugia - Landscape in Acrylics

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'Sept 21st

Terence Clarke - Critical Appraisal

 

October 5th

Sally Ellis - A Different Way with Acrylics

 

October 19th

Sketching evening

 

November 2nd

AGM

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November 16th

Daniel Stedman - Figure in Acrylics and Mixed Media

 

November 30th

Fiona Payne - Winter Wonderland in charcoal

Followed by Festive Food

 

January 11th

Sketching Evening

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January 25th

Sally Roundell - Critical Appraisal

 

February 8th

Jane Archer - Winter Landscape in Watercolour

 

February 22nd

Estelle Robinson - Animal portrait in Pastels

 

March 8th

Emma Hardicker - ‘A Second Way of Seeing’

Talk and Demonstration

 

March 22nd

Jan Gay - Critical Appraisal

 

April 12th

Janet Scott - The Life and works of John Constable - Slideshow

 

April 26th

Sketching Evening

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May 10th

Marie Calvert - Experimental painting in mixed media

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Winter Workshops

These are held in The Gantry at Alderbrook School, Blossomfield Road, Solihull B91 1SN from 9:30am - 2:00pm

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The programme of workshops for 2026/27 is as follows ....

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10th October 2026 – Portrait painting in oils with Hannah Broadhead

 

14th November 2026 – Landscape painting in acrylics with Tanya Farrugia

 

23rd January 2027 – Still life painting with Lizzie Bentley

 

20th February 2027 – Watercolour painting with Jane Archer – details TBD

 

20th March 2027 – Abstract Techniques in acrylics with Jaimie Volkaerts

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Summer Painting Days

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Friday 10th July  Sarehole Mill, Colebank Road, Birmingham. B13 0BD

It is free to sketch in the grounds, but entrance to the Mill is £8.

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Friday 7th August Jan’s garden

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Tuesday 25th August  

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Wednesday 9th September Brueton Park, Warwick Road, Solihull. B91 3DL. The car park near the lake.  

We can only park for three hours, so this will be a morning only session. We’ll be by the bridge at the end of the lake. 

Feel free to bring a small sketchbook for quick sketches, and/or your easel and paints for a masterpiece!

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(Details of private residences are available to members only)

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