Basingstoke Art Club

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  • Membership
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  • Wednesday Painting Group
  • Sketching Days
  • Download
  • Members' Websites
  • Hampshire Hogs

About Basingstoke Art Club

History

  Basingstoke Art Club was formed in 1948 and the first open meeting was held on July 13, 1948. It was started by students and staff of Winchester Art school, brought together by Percy Belton who taught art at Winchester and Basingstoke.

 The First Annual Arts and Craft Exhibition was August 23rd – 28th 1948 when there were 92 exhibits. Opened by Mr J Shields, headmaster of Queen Mary’s School, this was at Brinkletts Hall, Winchester Road.We held regular exhibitions after that, at different venues in Basingstoke. The First Arts Ball was 1956 – very grand affair which, according to the Gazette attracted large numbers of people to the Town Hall dancing to Dudley Barber’s music.  

 Meetings were held in the Congregational Church Schoolrooms where art films were shown, the Shrubbery which was previously a maternity unit and was eventually demolished. 

 Our art club today continues with two exhibitions a year, one at the Willis Museum, and one Old Basing. We have demonstrations and life drawing at Brookvale Village Hall and trips. Wednesday morning group meet at the T Bar and Glebe Cottage.

Committee Members


President & Chairman : Jill Smith

Vice Chairman: Arti Chauhan

Secretary: Ivan Bellchambers

 Treasurer and Membership secretary : Sue Headley

Social Media and Publicity : Arti Chauhan, Amanda Bates 

General Members:, Sherry Edmondson

Sue Hall, Caroline Brown, Cindy Brooks




Join us

 We are a warm and friendly group. You may join the club even if you are not an artist yourself, but interested in art.

Membership is £28 per year. You may pay by cheque or online, details in the membership form. Send your membership  inquiries to Sue Headley; sueheadley@uwclub.net 

for any other information; please send us a message:

info@basartclub.com

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