At our AGM a new committee was elected, each volunteer committee member will head up a team to carry out the running of the Society. This will allow newer members to be more involved, understand the roles of the committee and for us to job share and spread the workload. New Committee If you would […]

Our two Poetry events on 28th January & 4th February at the New Art Gallery Walsall In the New Walsall Art Gallery part of the Wolverhampton Literature Festival As part of our 73rd Annual Exhibition at the New Art Gallery Walsall, the Walsall poets presented poems inspired by the artwork in the exhibition. The Artists […]

Free to visit unless you treat yourself to a tea or coffee the exhibition is open until 26th January. Last few days With so many excellent artworks submitted to the Annual Exhibition and limited space, it was decided to show these artworks at St Paul’s Gallery, The Crossing. Over a dozen talented artists are exhibiting […]

What a night if you missed it, multi award winning wildlife conservation artist, Jess Pritchard wowed us all with her mind-blowing demonstration using coloured pencils to create a drawing of a kingfisher. She took us through her process explaining at every stage step by step, colour by colour, how she creates her wonderful wildlife artworks. […]

If I had to choose just one drawing instrument for the rest of time, I wouldn’t hesitate. Ubiquitous in offices, schools, pretty much anywhere in fact is the humble ballpoint pen. Colloquially referred to as Biro named after one of its main pioneers, who patented his pen in 1938. It’s one of those words which […]

By the time you read this 2023 will be no more. It was an exciting year for the society but a very tiring one for the committee and friends. We organised more exhibitions and, obviously, prepared, set up and took down said exhibitions at Worcester Cathedral, Shenstone, Weston Park, Himley Hall, Walsall Transport Museum, The Crossings, and the New […]

 One or two members said that they had enjoyed reading my first essay which was on the YBA’s (Young British Artists), so flushed with success I’m encouraged to follow up. Here goes.  ‘…isms – don’t we just love ‘em  As artists we love our ‘isms’. I actually have a book titled ‘…Isms’ * in which […]

At the New Art Gallery Walsall in the community gallery from 15th December – 18th February 2024 It is beautifully curated and hung by Deborah Robinson, Head of Exhibitions at the New Art Gallery Walsall. Private View – what a night we had a fantastic turn out and everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves, it […]

Just one week to go for final submissions to Walsall Society of Artists, 73rd Annual Exhibition at the New Walsall Art Gallery in their Community Exhibition Gallery. This year the exhibition will open to the public from 15th December 2023 – 18th February 2024. Last years People’s Choice Winner was Rob Fellows self portrait “In […]

St Paul’s Gallery, The Crossing, Walsall Society of Artists Exhibition   Exhibition of the collaborative work of Walsall Society of Artists and Walsall Society of Poets at the Crossings from 21st September – 28th October 2023   The Deputy Mayor of Walsall, Cllr Anthony Harris opened the launch of the Art Exhibition at The Crossings […]