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<p><b>Dear Members and colleagues,</b></p>
<p>Happy St George's Day. For your diary the up and coming programme
of events are planned so far for 2024. All events will be updated
onto our website diary but in the meantime please keep a note.<br>
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<p><b><font size="4"><u>Exhibitions</u></font></b><br>
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<p><font size="4"><b>Bluebell Festival and Craft Fair</b> </font>at
the Riverhill Himalayan Gardens- Starts tomorrow Wed 24th April
10am - Monday 6th May 16:00
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.riverhillgardens.co.uk/activities-events/bluebell-festival-and-craft-fair-2024">https://www.riverhillgardens.co.uk/activities-events/bluebell-festival-and-craft-fair-2024</a></p>
<p><b><font size="4">St George's Church Anniversary Exhibition. <br>
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<p>I am please to announce that the Wednesday sessions, who meet at
St George’s Church Hall Bickley, are organising a special open
exhibition for the society. Father Henry of St George’s has asked
Bromley Arts Society to participate in their 160 year anniversary
celebrations. Other community groups are also contributing, e.g.
Historic Society and Choirs. <br>
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A small committee has been formed to organize this and having held
two meetings, one with Father Henry present, we have managed to
sketch an outline of the Exhibition policy and timetable.<br>
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<b>Exhibition Dates - </b> Monday 1st July to Saturday 6th July.<br>
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<p><b>Venue -</b> St George's Church, Bickley, <span
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<p><b>Times - </b> 1st – 12noon to 5pm, thereafter 10 to 5 apart
from the final day, Saturday, 6th, 10 to 4pm.</p>
<p><b>Exhibitors -</b> All fully paid up members of Bromley Arts
Society.</p>
<p><b>Exhibits - </b> There is a limited amount of space.</p>
<ul>
<li> We are offering approximately 25% of the space to non-sale
items.</li>
<li> All exhibits are subject to either £4.00 per picture
hanging fee or £15 per screen. It may be that full screens are
limited.</li>
<li> Tables will be available, as will card holders and
browsers, but the cost of these are yet to be decided.</li>
</ul>
<p>We are also giving the artists’ an opportunity to add text in
relation to their exhibit[s], together with their biography and
contact details and as this will take time to prepare we are
asking for all information to be made available by <b>FRIDAY 14TH
JUNE 2024.</b></p>
<p>Also, as we need to arrange our display sooner rather than later
it would be appreciated if you could <b>email to
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:bromleyartsocietyevents@gmail.com">bromleyartsocietyevents@gmail.com</a> by 30th APRIL 2024</b> to
confirm your intention to exhibit. Finally, artists will not be
asked to hang their paintings themselves, we have formed a team to
organize the display, we only ask that the dates for dropping off
and picking up are adhered to. Table displays will be the
responsibility of the artist.</p>
<p><font size="4"><b><u>Monthly 1st Friday Programme</u></b></font></p>
<p>For 2024 I am excited to have pencilled in the following Art
demonstrations at the Daylight Inn on Friday evenings:<br>
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<ul>
<li><b>May 3rd: Rodney Kingston,</b> - Returns with a Portrait in
oils from Life</li>
<li><b>June 7th: Curtis Tappenden,</b> - Returns with "My journey
as an artist"</li>
<li><b>July 12th: Anthony Nield,</b> - Landscape watercolour<br>
<br>
</li>
<li><b>August - </b>Summer break<br>
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</li>
<li><b>September 6th: Graham Webber</b>, Cityscape in oils</li>
<li><b>October 4th;</b> <b>Julie King</b> Your colourful
Gardens. </li>
<li><b>November 1st - Your Choice</b> TBA<br>
</li>
<li><b>December 6th </b>- Our Christmas event.</li>
</ul>
<p><b><font size="4"><u>Workshops and Tutorials</u></font></b></p>
<p>I am currently in the throws of organising some special one off
daytime workshops and tutorials by professional artists to be held
at St Georges Church Hall on selective Wednesdays alongside the
regular Wednesday sessions during the summer months. These will be
pay-for events arranged according to membership interests. St
George's Church Hall is large, has plenty of parking and able to
comfortably accommodate 20 - 30 people with refreshment
facilities, patio and well kept grounds. Spaces will be on a first
come basis so keep an eye out for announcements.</p>
<p><b><font size="4"><u>Art Matters</u></font></b></p>
<p>Depending on demand we will continue Art Matters online on Friday
evenings mid-month for those that like to meet, from the comfort
of their home, for some practical art challenges and informal art
conversations.<br>
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<p>Kind Regards,</p>
<p>Paul<br>
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