Art workshops with Penny Rowland Hill This autumn, why not join NDA member, Penny Rowland Hill, who will be running a series of six art workshops every Thursday mornings at the Plough Arts Centre. This is a fabulous chance to experiment with different ways of making marks, and to indulge in the pleasure of playing with various mediums and effects, with all materials provided. Booking is through Plough Arts HERE>
Monthly life drawing 2nd Wed of the Month at Rosie and Red Art and Leather, No 2 Nutaberry Yard, East the Water, Bideford, EX38 4EA,GB A relaxed day of life drawing, working from the nude, not a taught session. Tables and chairs provided, please bring everything you would like to work with. Tea and coffee making facilities available, help yourself for a small donation. Please bring lunch or take the
Art workshops with Penny Rowland Hill This autumn, why not join NDA member, Penny Rowland Hill, who will be running a series of six art workshops every Thursday morning from 14th September at the Plough Arts Centre. This is a fabulous chance to experiment with different ways of making marks, and to indulge in the pleasure of playing with various mediums and effects, with all materials provided. Booking is through
The Resurgence Centre School Lane, Hartland EX39 6BS Friendly and informal. Suitable for all abilities. Professional models Evening Sessions Tuesday 12 September 7-9pm Tuesday 14 November 7-9pm Tuesday 12 December 7-9pm Online ticket = £6 In-person ticket = £8 Full immersion day Thursday 12 October 10am-4pm Online ticket = £20 In-person ticket = £35 Please bring your own materials. Easels, resting boards and refreshments are provided. More information and booking
Broadwoodkelly Village Hall EX19 8ED Six fortnightly sessions on Thursday mornings starting on 28th September – £120. Maximum number – 12 people. Celia’s friendly approach makes learning easy. Her sessions will include demonstrations, exercises to practice and time to experiment, learning from the masters and, weather permitting, a sketching outside session. Suitable for beginners and seekers of new methods. “I aim to encourage participants in all my classes so they
NDA Awarded Community Sparks Barnstaple Funding Photo: Doomsday Machine by Patrick Spiers Two small funding pots will enable NDA to put on two projects in Barnstaple town centre, ‘Projecting Barnstaple’ and ‘Joy (Street) of Art’, part of a safer streets scheme to encourage families and visitors into town and help create Barnstaple as an arts destination town. Our ‘Projecting Barnstaple’ project offers NDA Members an opportunity to have their artwork
Back in 2021, NDA member Deborah Last set herself a challenge to paint plein air, every day of the year throughout 2022. Her challenge began on 1st January 2022 and has just come to an end as we ticked over to 2023. This is an amazing achievement and everyone at NDA would like to congratulate Debs on completing her goals. Through rain and shine, Debs left the house every single
Our annual NDA Christmas Exhibition is just about to get under way at Studio KIND in Braunton. This year we are introducing a new feature to promote the exhibition and to introduce people to North Devon Arts. We have organised a series of ‘drop-in’ sessions in which you are invited to come and watch, ask questions or join in with skilled artists and crafts people. Each session is run by
Hi there, We are Josie Grant and Rachel Stanton, two artists living and working in Appledore/Westward-Ho! and in September of this year we opened Two Rivers Framers & Gallery Ltd in Bideford! We provide bespoke fine art picture framing for local artists and galleries and have both previously been members of NDA. We would love to offer our services to NDA members at a discounted rate of 10% off. Our
Our Christmas Exhibition at Studio Kind gets under way next Monday 5th December with a private view on Sunday 4th Dec. The Christmas Exhibition runs for two weeks and during that time we have arranged a series of ‘drop-in’ events inviting NDA members and members of the public to come and watch and join in with various arts and crafts activities. We are currently finalising these activities and will publish
Long standing NDA Member Joan Stribling DeLaunay is delighted that her artwork has been accepted for the Christmas Exhibition at the Burton Art Gallery in Bideford. The annual event will be taking place from 18th November until the 23rd December so why not visit and enjoy Joan’s artwork. Her piece (top left) is entitled ‘Celestial Thoughts’ and is a rapidograph. If you do visit, keep an eye for other NDA
Having just launched and quickly filled our Winter Exhibition at the Landmark Theatre, we are now in the process of getting our Christmas Exhibition underway which this year will be held at Studio KIND for the third year running. We have not chosen a theme for this exhibition so members are welcome to submit any work they like which should make for an interesting and varied exhibition. The closing dates