Birstall and District Art Society
Meeting Notices
Wednesday Evening,
Informal, Art Sessions
6:30pm to 8:30pm
Click Here for details
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Friday Morning
Informal, Art Sessions
9:30am to 12:00pm
Click Here for venue
and other details
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Live Art Demonstration
Our next live art demonstration
Tuesday 10th February
Demonstrator: David Johnson
Title: Texture in Nature
Medium: Acrylics
Birstall And District Art Society
Welcome to our web site
We hope that you will enjoy your visit
For more information please click on the index above or on the Click Here links
Latest Update:
8:20pm Wednesday 21st January 2026
Important! Monday art class
For this week only (28th Jan.) it will be from 9:30 to 12:00
New to our website?
Click Here for a run down
on what we do
and what is available.
Click here for email contacts
What's on this week
Wednesday: Evening, informal art session
Friday: Morning, informal art session
Click Here to see links to
Past Demo' Reviews
Dates to put in your diary
The next live art demonstration
Tuesday 10th February
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Wednesday Evening Sessions
Have started again
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Note!
The first week only (28th Jan.) will be from 9:30 to 12:00
Stephanie Coley is running the first three classes
(Abstract Landscape - Mixed Media)
These are on Monday mornings
26th January, And the 2nd & 9th February.
Click here for more details
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The following two classes are to be run by Ian Cox
on 23rd February and 2nd March
Click here for more details
Five classes in all, on Monday mornings at Wanlip Village Hall from 10am to 12:30pm
Total cost £70:00
To book a place please email: sec@badas.uk or speak to Pauline
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Friday morning sessions
Have started again
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Spring Art Classes
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If there are any difficult weather conditions, or situations, that could cause problems with accessing any of the Classes, Art Sessions, Demonstrations etc. then a message will be posted here on your website as soon as we are aware of it.
We will also do our best to send an email out to all members, advising them of what is happening.
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Birstall and District Art Society Annual General Meeting
Thankyou from the committee to all those members who were able to come to the meeting held on Tuesday December 9th. A considerable amount of work goes in to keeping the society running and it was nice to see so many members acknowledging the committees work by attending the meeting.
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Review on our latest Art Demonstration
Artist: Liz Dowding
Title: Winter landscape
Medium: Watercolour
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Annual Art Exhibition
Click here to view some photographs of the excellent pictures displayed at our
30th annual exhibition November 2025
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For details of the awards at the exhibition
Click here to see the results
Mary Hirst Memorial Prize
for the painting voted the public's favourite in the exhibition 2025
presented at the AGM to
Joint winners
Pauline Brindley for
Lobster Pots
and
Mick Joyce for
Maddie
Title: Maddie
Artist: Mick Joyce
Joint winners of the
Mary Hirst Memorial prize
Mick Joyce and Pauline Brindley
Title: Lobster Pots
Artist: Pauline Brindley
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Autumn 2025 Art Class
Amanda Jackson took the class.
The subject was, A snowy sunset in Gouache and watercolour​
Happy New Year
Artist: Pauline Brindley
Octobers Art Demonstration
Kate Wrigglesworth
A Mythical Theme in Gouache
Click here to see demonstration review
Our 30th Anniversary Celebration, "Afternoon Tea"
Click here to see the pictures and notes from our most enjoyable afternoon
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Exhibitions
If you know of any Art Societies / Groups that are
having an Exhibition,please let us have the details
at: web-site@badas.uk
we can then add it to our notice board
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Click Here to see links
to "Art" articles & Info.
Bromleys Art Supplies have some good Acrylic Painting Ideas on their website
[28 Curated Video Demonstrations & Tutorials] Click here to view
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If you are wondering:
1. How you would like to develop your art, or
2. Where to get inspiration for your next project, or
3. Where you can just look at work that has been produced by well-known artists.
Then, as well as the Classes, Demonstrations and the Informal art sessions that we run, there are a great number of websites to get help from. Here are just a few that I hope you will find of interest:
Raphael's Rooms, Sistine Chapel and many others in the Vatican: Click Here
The Met - New York - So much to look at if you have the time: Click Here
The National Gallery - Virtual Tours: Click Here
The Louvre - So many fabulous Paintings & Drawings: Click Here
Have a look at our "Art Articles and Information page" - Click Here
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Artvee.com. has a variety of art works that are in the public domain, which you can browse, and download high-resolution copies of any that you particularly like. Click Here to visit the site.
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If you know of any sites that would be of interest to members
please let me know at : web-site@badas.uk
