Birstall and District Art Society
New to our website?
Click Here for a run down
on what we do
and what is available.
Exhibitions
If we hear of any up-coming exhibitions
we will add a link to their details here
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Leicester Museums
Open: The People’s Exhibition
14th December to 31st January
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B.A.D.A.S.
Art Classes / Workshops
Spring 2025 Art Classes
Two groups of three sessions
Total cost: £70:00.
Mondays: 10:00am to 12:30pm
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Group One: Deborah Bird
3rd, 10th and 17th February
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Group Two: Maxine Dodd.
3rd, 10th and 17th March
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Full details to follow
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:
3:45pm - Sunday 8th December 2024
The email contact for our secretary is: sec@badas.uk
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The email contact for our Chairman is: chairman@badas.uk
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The email contact for web site items is: Bob at web-site@badas.uk
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Meeting Notices
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Wednesday Evening,
Informal, Art Sessions
6:30pm to 8:30pm
Click Here for details
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Friday Morning Sessions
Informal, Art Sessions
9:30am to 12:00pm
Click Here for venue
and other details
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Live Art Demonstration
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Please note
There are no
Live Art Demonstrations
in either,
December or January.
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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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Our Annual General Meeting
Tuesday 10th December
Meet at 6.30pm for 6:45pm start.
Venue;
Palmer-Tomkinson Centre
The Cedars Academy,
Wanlip Lane,
Birstall.
LE4 4GH.
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Wednesday Evening Art Sessions
Closed on 25th December and 1st January
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Friday Morning Art Sessions
Closed on 26th December
Open on 3rd January
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Birstall & District Art Society
29th Annual Art Exhibition
Held recently
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Details of the awards at the exhibition
To come soon
Display of all the wonderful entries
to this years exhibition
Click Here to view.
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Our latest Art Demonstration
Nick Birchall - Still Life
Line - Watercolour - Ink
Click Here to see review
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The Autumn Art Classes have finished.
Charlotte Stephenson took the class.
The subject was, A Harbour Scene and the medium was, Collage and Mixed Media
Here is some of the excellent work produced
The next block of 3 classes is in November. Click Here for details
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Members, Art Appraisal Evening
by Amanda Jackson
Click Here to read a review of the evening
Click Here to see some of the wonderful selection
of pictures produced by the membership
Click Here to see links
to "Art" articles & Info.
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Sue Phipps is a volunteer at
The Wigston Framework Knitters Museum.
She has produced some pictures for their,
"Secret Garden" Booklet and Cards,
some of which she has kindly shared with us.
Click Here to view them
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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
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If you know of any Art Societies / Groups
that are having an Exhibition,
then please let me know the details at:
web-site@badas.uk
