Art Club
The Art Club meets from 10am - 12noon on Monday mornings in the large hall with accommodation for 26 members, and on Tuesdays in the small hall with accommodation for 21 members. We welcome artists of all abilities from beginners to confident experts.. Our emphasis is on friendship and fun while creating paintings of all shapes and sizes. There is normally a waiting list for membership, but we do have vacancies over the year
For further information contact the secretary, Aileen Crosbie, e-mail aecrosbie@aol.com or telephone 0131 332 7066.
Exhibitions
Church Exibition May 2011
Our Church Exhibition for 2010/2011, took place in the small hall from Wednesday 4 May to Sunday 8 May, 87 paintings were on view at the exhibition, covering a wide variety of topics. A total of 28 paintings were sold, along with greetings cards and a number of unframed paintings.
We would like to thank those who supported the exhibition which was in aid of Erskine, tne charity which provides nursing and medical care for ex-service men and women. The club raised £820 for Erskine during the exhibition.
Examples of our Work
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l Lilias Hoskin "Geisha Girlsl" (Watercolour) |
Irene Mason "Bridge Cottage" (Watercolour) |
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Jo Mason "Anstruther" (Watercolour) |
Margaret McArthur "Rowardennan" (Pastels) |
Information for 2011 - 2012
The club meets from 10am - 12noon on Mondays in the large hall and Tuesdays in the small hall. Membership is payable at the start of each term and is £30 for the autumn term and £35 for the spring term.
Members are expected to assist in serving tea and coffee over the year on a rota basis..
Autumn Term
- Sessions are from 26/27 September to 12/13 December
- Art Club Outing, Monday 7 November, to the Burrell Collection, Glasgow
- Church Fair, Saturday 3rd December
Spring Term
- Sessions are from 9/10 January to 23/24 April
- Easter Break 9/10 April
- Library Exhibition, Saturday 14 to Saturday 28 January at Blackhall Library
- Winter Lunch, Monday 16 January at the Murrayfield Hotel, 12.30 for 1pm.
Church Exhibition and Sale
- Set up paintings, Tuesday 1 May (morning)
- Preview, Tuesday 1 May (evening)
- Exhibition from Wednesday 2 to Sunday 6 May
- Exhibition Lunch, Tuesday 8th May at the Ellersly House Hotel, 12.30 for 1.00
AGM,
Tuesday 8 May in the small hall 10:00 for 10:30Contacts
Committee- Chairman - John Wilson 0131 343 1210
- Treasurer - Irene Mason, 0131 332 9035
- Secretary - Aileen Crosbie, aecrosbie@aol.com or 0131 332 7066
- Lindesay Fraser 0131 476 6634
- Myke Grantham 0131 343 3126
- Dorothy MacKenzie 0131 332 1769
- Ron Whalen 0131 343 140
- Monday Marge Whiteside 0131 332 6744
- Tuesday Lindesay Fraser 0131 476 6634
- Safety Officer - Marge Whiteside 0131 332 6744
- Art Club Tutor - Diana Jackson 0131 539 0688
General Members
Other Responsibilities
Tea Convenors




