Belper Art Group

Welcome

Please Note: Sorry but we are full at this time and are running a waiting list. If you wish to be added to the list please contact Richard Allen on 07483-251395 or via email at richardallen797@btinternet.com.

We are a friendly, informal group who meet to enjoy, share and develop our interests in all things artistic. We welcome people of all ages and abilities to our regular meetings on Thursday evenings at Strutts Centre between seven and nine.

The photographs on this site are often taken under ambient light which may not be ideal and therefore please excuse the resulting quality.

Once a month, on the first Thursday, we have a show and tell where we bring in the art we have been working on and let everybody have a look. Personally, I find it very helpful because you get honest comments from artists you know about your piece and if you are stuck it can move you on nicely.

This month it was specifically a follow on from the mosaics we did last month and it was good to see them all together. A very diverse range of items were covered in mosaic, including valises, plant pots and coasters. Personally my favourites are the glass on glass mosaics which when lit from inside take on a beautiful glow.

Every two weeks or so we have a themed evening where one of our members organises perhaps a still life, a look at a particular artist's work, a technique such as acrylics, pastels, collage, etching, drawing etc. All themed evenings are voluntary so that you can choose to do your own work if the theme isn't of interest to you.

In the alternate weeks marked "General" or "Own Work" in the programme you can do your own work or continue the previous week's theme. We bring our own materials to the club each week.

Everyone in our group is encouraged to relax and work at their own pace - there is no pressure to compete with others, and we have a wide range of abilities and skills within the group. We don't offer tuition, but friendly advice is always available.

Our programme every year includes an informal “Competition Evening” when we will exhibit in a room at the Strutts and invite artists from other local clubs to come and vote for their favourite pictures in various categories. This is a fun event and a good chance to meet other artists from our area, have a drink and a chat. We generally also hold a week long exhibition at the Gallery at Cromford Mill in the summer.

As a way to illustrate how diverse our group is here is a picture of Steve ‘just a member’ proudly kneeling in front of his latest piece, a mosaic mirror frame. However, Steve does not just do mosaics he also does Lino-Cuts and paints.

For further information or to just put a voice to a name please feel free to ring:

Thankyou

Richard Allen 07483-251395
email richardallen797@btinternet.com
Frank Smith (01773) 827700