[Newsletter] BAS exhibitions and some general notes

[Adrian Fowle]

We have yet more new members - Welcome!

Rather a long email I'm afraid - but there is much to report

1) The Glades results
2) The Glades celebration 7/11/2018
3) Bromley Art Fair 10/11/2018
4) St Andrews 1 - 2/12/2018
5) Exhibitions for 2019

I will write again with details of our next speaker. You might also like 
to have a look at our new website, which now has some content with more 
to follow.
A reminder that both the new and old sites are up at present. We have a 
number of temporary email addresses in use whilst the switchover takes place



Adrian Fowle
Chairman, Bromley Art Society

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The Glades
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Total sales were £5,388

We sold over 150 cards and 70+ works of art/craft. There were 3-4 
commissions

51 Artists took part – 17 new members and I have forgotten how many the 
increase was in total.

3 exhibitions – 3 hanging days and take down days, 3 private views and 
one formal demo – but lots of informal ones.

Public response was almost universally positive

The Deputy Mayor and a number of  Bromley councilors joined us at the 
3rd Private View

The Glades are happy for us to return in the future

We had a good time and met some new friends.


Celebration
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At members' request, we are organising some social events in addition to 
our usual meetings. The first of these has been arranged as a 
celebration of our success in The Glades. So please join us for a drink 
as follows

Wednesday 7 November 7pm-9pm
Miller and Carter
Pickhurst Lane, West Wickham, BR4 0HH

So we can confirm numbers with the bar staff could you please RSVP to 
Deborah basexhibitions at gmail.com

Bromley Art Fair
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This is an experimental one day popup event in the Glades, by 
invitation. It is an addition to our advertised programme. If it is 
successful we may do more.


St Andrews
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Thanks to Elizabeth Davis we once again have the opportunity to exhibit 
at St Andrew’s,  Burnt Ash Lane on 1-2 December.

If you weren’t involved last year this is a more traditional Art Society 
exhibition, we will exhibit in the church alongside a Christmas Fair in 
the Church Hall next door. The Church is opposite a row of shops, 
including Waitrose. Free parking is available and the church is on 
several bus routes. For those of you who took part last year the shops 
are not holding their own Christmas event this year but we still expect 
the Christmas Fair to attract additional visitors.

There will be an option this year to exhibit crafts, though space may be 
limited as the church fair will require most of the tables.

I will circulate the final timetable and handing in details shortly but 
we are expecting the timetable to look like this:

Handing in

tbc

Saturday 1 December

·         9-10am  last chance for people to drop off works and final hang

·         10-5 exhibition open to the public

Sunday 2 December

·         11.30-5pm exhibition open to the public

·         Sunday service 10.30 all welcome

·         5-6pm  Collection of unsold work

Monday 3 December tbc

Church will be open for a short time as an additional time to collect 
unsold work.

All artists taking part must take part in stewarding or set up of the 
exhibition or arrange a nominee to do this on their behalf.

So that I can arrange the delivery of the screens could anyone who is 
interested in taking part or exhibiting craft work please email 
basexhibitions at gmail.com by 1 November.



Deborah Masters

Exhibition Organiser, basexhibitions at gmail.com

PS I am also involved in the planning of a Christmas Fete at the 
Archibald Corbett Community Library in Catford. This is not a Bromley 
Art Society event but if members are interested in exhibiting in a new 
location please contact me at the above address. It will probably be of 
more interest to Crafters as screen space will be very limited.  Dates 
are being confirmed but it is expected to take part in the last half of 
November. For more on the venue see the website: 
https://corbettcommunitycentre.wordpress.com/

[Ed - From what I remember, crafts and small, traditional art works sold 
best at this event last year. Christmas presents I presume. Adrian]


2019 Exhibitions (Provisional)
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Ripley end March – mid May –private view and a demo by Emil Nikola 
following the popularity of the one at the Glades

The Beckenham Place Park Flower Show [Not A BAS event, but we helped 
out] will happen again this year and they intend to do another Art 
Exhibtion so watch this space. This was very well attended last year and 
18 works sold during one afternoon.

The Glades



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