Essex Art Club

Our main activities are exhibitions (usually three a year). In the winter we meet at Wanstead House, usually on the last Sunday of each month from 2.30 to 4.30 pm for a practical demonstration by a professional artist, or a talk on art history or some other aspect of art. Non-members are welcome and are charged £5.    Informal painting sessions take place once a month at St Barnabas Church Hall in Woodford. There is also a portrait group which meets weekly for much of the year.

Sunday Painting Sessions

These are held at St Barnabus Church Hall in Snakes Lane East, a few minutes walk from Woodford Station. The 275 bus stop is even closer.

2.00 - 4.30 pm with a break for tea, coffee and biscuits. Please bring all necessary equipment. NO turps allowed in the hall. Members £4.00, non-members £5.00.

Dates for 2021. These could restart on Sunday 11th July, depending on Covid rules in place at the time followed by: 8th Aug., 12th Sep., 10th Oct. 7th Nov. 5th Dec. Check with Mary Springham or Irene Thomas.(see enquiries).

Exhibitions

We try to have three exhibitions per year, one in central London, two locally.  In 2008 we exhibited for two exciting months at the Guildhall Art Gallery . In past years our exhibition sites in London have included the Guildhall; Bishopsgate Library (several times); St Botolph's Church, Aldgate; the Restaurant Gallery, St John's, Smith Square; Gallery 47 opposite the British Museum and Gallery 54, Shepherd Market, London W1. In 2017 we exhibited at the Barbican Library. In 2018 and 2019 we exhibited at the Housemill Gallery.

Programme 2021 - 2022

This programme could still be subject to change.

• 2021
• 27th June: John Tookey. Watercolour plus something extra after the tea break.
• 26th September: Rick Holmes. Boats and Harbours. Acrylic ground withpastels.
• 24th October: Marie Antoniou. Animal Portrait. Acrylics.
• 28th November: Hashim Akib. Audience choice. Acrylics.
• TBA December: Christmas Party. (Members and guests only.)
• 2022
• 23rd January: Stephie Butler. Portrait. Watercolour.
• 27th February: Lorain Briggs. Mixed media.
• 20th March: Graham Webber. Landscape. Oil.
• 24th April: Michelle Parsons. Fish Study. Oil on canvas.

Portrait Group

The Portrait Group meets on Fridays at Wanstead House, The Green, Wanstead from 8 - 10 pm.  The charge is £7 when you attend (no commitment to a course).    We pay £12 if you sit for us:   not a lot but we're very friendly - and you might get sketched or even painted by a professional! The portrait group has always been connected with Essex Art Club, but is not officially part of it.  Contact: david.boland1
@xyzntlworld.com

or 01708 708xyz824 (remove the xyz before using).

Christmas Party

We have our Christmas Party at Wanstead House each December, for members and their guests only.

Wanstead House

Wanstead House(21 The Green, Wanstead, E11 2NT, about a hundred yards from Wanstead Underground station) and the hall behind it, is our usual venue for demonstrations, talks, and social functions.