WELCOME
WELCOME
THE ART CLUB FOR ASPIRING ARTISTS EVERYWHERE
Founded in 1906 by four artists, all from the RWA, our first President, Jacques Emile Blanche, had been a pupil of Manet. From the beginning, we've had a very “modern” outlook – more modern than other art institutions in Bristol at the time. We've also been involved from time to time with other arts such as music, poetry, drama and crafts.
We have a lot of ambitious and exciting events lined up for the year. There are at least two events a week. The Weekly Challenge continues, as does the life drawing sessions, garden visits, demonstrations and talks. As a member, you can join us as we continue to champion the promotion of art and well being through our events and increased engagement with our members.
We also hold an exhibition, of painting and sculpture. This has been held every year from 1906 to the present day (except 1912-13, 1961, 2017 and 2020), at first in the RWA until 1922, then in Charlotte Street until 1960, and in the RWA again until 1986, moving more recently to the Undercroft of the Victoria Methodist Church in Whiteladies Road. In addition, we have regular Members Exhibitions and an active website which promotes the work of our members.
We are always happy to welcome new members whether a beginner or more serious artist.
Founded in 1906 by four artists, all from the RWA, our first President, Jacques Emile Blanche, had been a pupil of Manet. From the beginning, we've had a very “modern” outlook – more modern than other art institutions in Bristol at the time. We've also been involved from time to time with other arts such as music, poetry, drama and crafts.
We have a lot of ambitious and exciting events lined up for the year. There are at least two events a week. The Weekly Challenge continues, as does the life drawing sessions, garden visits, demonstrations and talks. As a member, you can join us as we continue to champion the promotion of art and well being through our events and increased engagement with our members.
We also hold an exhibition, of painting and sculpture. This has been held every year from 1906 to the present day (except 1912-13, 1961, 2017 and 2020), at first in the RWA until 1922, then in Charlotte Street until 1960, and in the RWA again until 1986, moving more recently to the Undercroft of the Victoria Methodist Church in Whiteladies Road. In addition, we have regular Members Exhibitions and an active website which promotes the work of our members.
We are always happy to welcome new members whether a beginner or more serious artist.
IMPORTANT MEMBERS UPDATE
We’re really looking forward to welcoming you back to our in-person events.
A very big thank you to all members who have persevered and succeeded with the online booking system. Members experiencing difficulties with booking in are urged to contact the event organiser for assistance.
PROGRAMME
Clifton Arts has an exciting new programme of upcoming in-person, face to face events in addition to our online events. The full programme of all events is available on the PROGRAMME page in the Members Area on the website – all members are urged to log in / register. If members have difficulty in registering or logging into the Members Area, please contact:
admin@cliftonarts.co.uk or Ian Staniland 07584969728.
Members are requested to check whether the event is in-person, online or both. For in-person events, we are limiting attendee numbers and introducing an online booking system. We’re asking all our members attending in-person events to continue social distancing and to wear face coverings to keep everyone safe.
Look at what’s on in the PROGRAMME page and book to join our next event.
BOOKING
Online booking can be done via the PROGRAMME page in the Members Area of the website. Click on the event you wish to attend and follow the steps to book. You will find all the event details including the audience size and the contact details of the event organiser. Those members who are unable to make online bookings must contact the event organiser by phone or email to make a booking.
Members are urged to attend the event once the booking has been confirmed. If for any reason, members are unable to attend, it is requested that they contact the event organiser as soon as possible to cancel their booking. A member who does not attend an event and does not cancel their booking in advance is denying another member the opportunity to attend.
COVID-19 is still with us, so please remember to look out for others, particularly those more vulnerable.
Please do not attend if you feel unwell or have COVID-19 symptoms.
Take care and keep safe and enjoy our events.
MEMBERSHIP
Membership fee's for 2021 have remained as follows:
Full membership - £30.00 / year
Student membership - £15.00 / year
Membership fee's for 2021 have remained as follows:
Full membership - £30.00 / year
Student membership - £15.00 / year
MEMBERS AREA
We now have a Members' Area on this website. Members are urged and encouraged to log in / register in order to access the programme of events and recordings of demonstrations and much more. In addition, members will also soon be able to renew or update membership details, make payments and bookings for events. Members must please use the same email address as recorded on our database in order to register successfully. If you are experiencing any issues with your Members' Area account please contact us at membership@cliftonarts.co.uk
We now have a Members' Area on this website. Members are urged and encouraged to log in / register in order to access the programme of events and recordings of demonstrations and much more. In addition, members will also soon be able to renew or update membership details, make payments and bookings for events. Members must please use the same email address as recorded on our database in order to register successfully. If you are experiencing any issues with your Members' Area account please contact us at membership@cliftonarts.co.uk
Keep safe, keep in touch and keep creative
CLIFTON ARTS IS HERE FOR YOU
CLIFTON ARTS IS HERE FOR YOU
WEEKLY CHALLENGE
The challenge this week is a collage
Tearing things up
This week put down your paint brushes and pick up your glue. Try your hand at collage maybe for the first time in quite a while. Collage describes both the technique and the resulting work of art in which pieces of paper, photographs, fabric and other ephemera are arranged and stuck down onto a supporting surface.
Please send your photographic images (jpeg) to weeklychallenge@cliftonarts.co.uk
The deadline is Wednesday 20th October at noon.
Tearing things up
This week put down your paint brushes and pick up your glue. Try your hand at collage maybe for the first time in quite a while. Collage describes both the technique and the resulting work of art in which pieces of paper, photographs, fabric and other ephemera are arranged and stuck down onto a supporting surface.
Please send your photographic images (jpeg) to weeklychallenge@cliftonarts.co.uk
The deadline is Wednesday 20th October at noon.
Our Weekly Challenge has been a fantastic way of keeping our members in touch with each other and reaching out to our community. We're post weekly challenges to inspire all to create work on a particular subject. Members are then invited to email their artistic response to us and all submissions are displayed in our Weekly Challenge gallery. There have been well over 75 weekly challenges so far. Please take time to visit and enjoy the Weekly Challenge gallery as there is a lot of fantastic work which is both inspiring and uplifting. The quality of the submissions is very high and everyone can feel very proud of their achievements.
All work can also be seen on:
FaceBook - CliftonArtsClub
Instagram - cliftonartsclub
Keep on painting and keep in touch
Zoe Perry
All work can also be seen on:
FaceBook - CliftonArtsClub
Instagram - cliftonartsclub
Keep on painting and keep in touch
Zoe Perry
