‘THE BIG PAINTING CHALLENGE’. Sunday 12th Feb, BBC1, 6.00pm
Feb 08, 2017According to the Radio Times, ‘Mariella Frostrup and the Reverend Richard Coles have been named as the new presenters of the second series of BBC talent show The Big Painting Challenge The duo take over from Richard Bacon and Sherlock star Una Stubbs who fronted the 2015 series in a revamped format. In the new six-part series, […]
‘Cuts to culture are a false economy’
Posted on Jan 22, 2017A £3.7m investment has been made by Hull’s local council towards the £5.2m refurbishment costs of their Ferens gallery. The work was deemed necessary if it was to care for world class art. The gallery’s permanent collection includes works by Frans Hals, Canaletto, Henry Moore, Barbara Hepworth, Stanley Spencer and David Hockney. Hull, like many […]
Public Vote at the NAG
Jan 22, 2017Saw this in the Leisure Painter magazine. Public Vote The New Art Gallery Walsall is inviting visitors to vote for their favourite artworks in the collection in celebration of it’s 125th anniversary. From Victorian genre paintings to contemporary installations, there are over 3,000 works to choose from in a collection dating from the foundation of […]
Reminder to all WSA exhibitors.
Jan 22, 2017The 67th WSA exhibition closed today. All displayed work must be collected from the New Art Gallery this week. Staff will be available to return unsold works between the times of 10.00am – 4.30pm from Tuesday 24th Jan to Saturday 28th Jan.. Any works uncollected will be put into storage and a charge will be […]
Russians at the RA.
Jan 12, 2017Revolution is coming… starts 11 February See the wildly inventive art forged in Soviet Russia in the face of increasing repression in Revolution: Russian Art 1917–1932. 100 years ago, as Russia teetered on the brink of revolution, its artists were creating some of the most exciting and experimental art anywhere in the world. At first, the new […]
1st demonstration of 2017, Thursday 12th January at 7.30pm
Jan 11, 2017The list of demonstrators for 2017 is being opened by WSA member Shane Wiseman who, as many of you know, is a wildlife artist. Shane’s life has becoming busier and busier since he turned proffessional a few years ago. He demonstrates, runs workshops, has two classes at Forrest Art Centre, attends art and craft events and, […]
A good start for the New Year for Shane.
Dec 31, 2016WSA member Shane Wiseman is now a PA with the Society for All Artists. Shortly before Christmas Shane went to the SAA to be filmed creating a pastel painting of a barn owl. Those of you who went to one of the open days at the SAA will know the studio he had to work […]
Graham Short’s new venture.
Dec 07, 2016Micro-engraver, Graham Short, who opened Walsall Society of Artists exhibition at the New Gallery Walsall last week, has ventured into engraving onto the new style five pound notes. He has chosen to engrave tiny portraits of Jane Austin and quotes from her books below the £ sign next to Big Ben. A mocroscope is needed […]
ARTISTS TO DEMONSTRATE DURING THE WSA ANNUAL EXHIBITION 2016/2017
Dec 01, 2016WALSALL SOCIETY OF ARTISTS EXHIBITION 2016 ARTISTS DEMONSTRATING 3 December 2016 – 21 January 2017 DATE , ARTIST 3 December 2016 Mrs D Reece, Mr M Brown, Mrs J Szpalek 10 December Mr S Tew, Mr T Arnold 17 December Mrs A Hackett, Mrs S Gould 7 January 2017 Mrs P Renhard, Mrs B Withers 14 January Mr R […]
PROTESTS AT THREAT TO WALSALL GALLERY
Dec 01, 2016Bigger named artists, prestigious gallery and theatre directors are having their say about the proposed closure of the New Gallery, Walsall. Grayson Perry , the well known artist (above), and Alex Farquharson, the director of the Tate Britain, are just two of the thirty plus people who have written an open letter to the Guardian […]
