Diary of Events

Our Demonstrations, Exhibitions, Workshops and Meetings are held in the Community Room, Council Offices, 3 Gilbert’s Lane, Highworth, Swindon, Wilts. SN6 7FB.

Workshops for members are held each Tuesday with 2 sessions – one in the morning from 10am to 12.30pm and then in the afternoon from 12.30pm to 3pm. Each session costs £3. Associate members are invited to come along during the afternoon sessions.

Diary of Events

4 Oct 2024 - Exhibition Preview Evening - 7pm to 8.30pm.
For invited guests and members.

5 to 12 Oct 2024 - Autumn Exhibition – 10am to 4pm each day
Our members are busy preparing their paintings for this exhibition. As usual there will be a varied selection of paintings and greetings cards on view and available for purchase. Our charity for 2024 is ‘Dressibility’ (a Swindon based charity). All donations we make from serving refreshments to visitors will be passed to them.

15 Oct 2024 - Tuesday afternoon ‘Help’ sessions - 1pm to 3pm. (Members only)

22 Oct 2024 - Landscape Watercolour demo with Kate Wade - 1.30 to 3.30pm. Kate is a local artist who paints in watercolour and sometimes adds gouache or pastel at the final stages. She has a website where you can view her work. Cost £3 for members and £5 for invited guests.

16 November 2024 - Watercolour session for beginners and improvers - 10am to 1pm.
Open to members and visitors. Cost £10. To book: please contact us through our contact page.

20 Nov 2024 - Trip to the RWA Open Exhibition, Bristol
The trip will cost £30 per person to include entrance. The coach will leave Brewery St Car Park, Highworth at 9.15am and Covingham Square, Swindon at 9.30am. We will start the return journey at 3.30pm. To book a seat: please contact us via our contact page asap or no later than 23 Oct as we need an idea of numbers. If you find you can join us after this date please check availability with us.

3 Dec 2024 - Christmas Buffet - from 12.30pm (for members only)

24 and 31 Dec 2024 - Workshops will be closed.

7 Jan 2025 - Workshops reopen

21 Jan 2025 - Pastel Demo with Clive Eastland - 1.30pm to 3.30pm. Full details later.

3 to 10 May 2025 - Spring Exhibition

20 May 2025 - AGM - 10am

4 to 11 Oct 2025 - Autumn Exhibition

Highworth Artists Society