Please read everything as there’s lots of info!

Subs of £30 are due for the rest of 2026. Steve will email members who are due to pay. If you don’t get an email then you’re paid up for this year.

Here are the dates of our next meetings-

Wednesday 9th September – 7-9pm – finish paintings

Friday 25th September – 7-9pm – hanging evening

Saturday 26th September – 10am-3pm – Open Day 

(Visitors from 10.30am to 2.30pm)

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Please email Steve ASAP with how many framed paintings you will be hanging for our Open Day (up to 6), along with their names, medium and prices or NFS (Not For Sale). 

The poster for Open Day has been emailed to everyone. Please print some out and pop a poster in your local library and shops and/or screenshot it and pass the info to friends and family. Share it to your social media pages on Facebook, Instagram, X, Threads etc.

If you’re a member of another art group, a sports club, U3A, WI etc, please send a copy of the poster to your secretary and ask them to forward it to all members.

Passing on details of the Open Day this way gets the day heard about. Local Facebook and Instagram groups will also be contacted.

On Open Day you don’t have to hang your paintings on the walls or in the browsers if you’d prefer not to, it’s not compulsory. We call it Open Day as we open the hall so visitors can see what we paint at our sessions. It’s also a good way of showing the group to people looking for a local art group to join. If you have interested friends or family please ask them to visit.

If you aren’t showing your paintings that’s fine, please come along and enjoy a day of painting. 

Wednesday 9th – 7-9pm –  finish paintings

A useful couple of hours to finish any drawings or paintings for Open Day, or spend the time mounting and framing your artwork.

Friday 25th September – 7-9pm  – Hanging Evening

Mounted pictures – any number for the browsers but they must be for sale, all labelled front or back. There won’t be a list of mounted work, so keep a record yourself of which ones you bring along. 

Framed paintings – up to 6 and not too big to hang from the hooks. No clip frames please as they easily break. Use D rings or reversed mirror plates and cord across the back with a label hanging down below the frame or on the front with your name, name of the picture, medium and the price or NFS.

The details must be seen from the front when the paintings are on the walls, the info is no good written on the back!

If you need insurance for your artwork then please make sure it’s in place for today and tomorrow.

From 7pm drop off your paintings or stay and help hang them all up. Please bring scissors to cut the hanging cord.

If you can’t come on hanging evening then please arrange for someone else to bring your artwork. 

Saturday 26th – 10am – 3pm –  Open Day

***** Visitors welcome 10.30am to 2.30pm *****

We open our doors and invite friends, family and Chalk locals to come and see our artwork.  Please don’t be upset if you don’t sell anything.  It’s lovely to welcome people into the hall to talk about art and painting. 

There’s no set subject, just bring along something to paint during the day.  No raffle today as it’s too busy, but don’t forget your lunch.

So no one gets stuck in the kitchen for hours please take your turn making teas and coffees for visitors, even if you don’t know them, and also wash and dry up the cups and saucers. Please wash up the teaspoons too as they don’t wash themselves ;o)

Membership – If any visitors want information about becoming a member please talk to them about the group then take them to Steve who can answer any questions and take their details.

Sales – If anyone is interested in buying a framed or mounted picture please take them to Tracy for payment. We don’t have a card reader for debit or credit cards, it’s cash only.

Enjoy the day!