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About us
Leicester Sketch Club is a friendly and supportive group of people focused on their interest in art and development of their artwork. We provide opportunities for indoor and outdoor sketching, café sketching, urban sketching, as well as painting and printing, with a particular emphasis on development. The Club has about 100 members ranging from talented experienced full time artists, part time artists to those with an interest in art. Our Associate membership is for people who may not necessarily be artists themselves and artists who may be developing their work. We hold events where members can enjoy the company of other artists, share techniques, work together, develop their artwork and have fun. We meet on the first Wednesday of every month. Our full programme including demonstrations, talks, critiques and workshops, sketching days and, the highlight of our year, the annual exhibition. The majority of our members exhibit work in the exhibition. Many of our events are open to non-members. The Committee President Toni Northcott Vice President Ian Cox Past President Kim Hall Treasurer, website Helen Gleave Membership, publicity Jo Walters Programme, Secretary Alison Cork Elected members Gussie Toft Vivien Blackburn (retired) Nicola Devas (retired) Newsletter Graham Pirt Rather than sending out copies of updated rules we now publish them on the website. Download our complete rules here Why not volunteer as a helper? We always need that extra pair of hand at our events - Check here for details. We are also looking for a couple of new committee members. You can take on as much commitment as you are comfortable with. Ask one of the current committee members about it. Club History The club was founded in 1898. Read about our history below. It was awarded ‘Art Club of the Year 2016’ prize by The Artist and Leisure Painter. Several of our members belong to nationally recognised bodies such as the Royal Institution of Water Colour Painters, the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists (RBSA), and the Leicester Society of Artists. Many of them have exhibited their work at illustrious venues such as the Royal Academy, the Royal Society of Portrait Painters, the Royal West of England Academy and the Mall Galleries. read about our history |
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