| Status: | Active, open to new members |
| Leader: | |
| Group email: | Art Appreciation group |
| When: | Monthly on Wednesday mornings Week 4 |
| Venue: | Berwick Parish Centre |
You don’t need to be an artist or have any knowledge of art to appreciate art! You might even find that sometimes you don’t like all the images we look at together, though we hope some will hit the spot! But we all have different views which we collectively respect and cherish. ‘The Art Appreciation Group’ enjoys lively discussions on the various artists and art works that make up our annual programme. While looking at art together, we hope to broaden our knowledge, perhaps challenge our individual perceptions and generally increase our understanding and love of art.
The group meets monthly on 4th Wednesday 11.30 to c.13.00 in the Parish Centre (in churchyard adjacent to the Parade). The programme is a mixture of presentations and ‘Bring and Share’ based around individual artists or themes. We share the cost of the hall, about £2 to £3 per session
Dear Art Appreciation Group members, once again we can look forward to an exciting programme of art for our shared viewing over the Autumn, Winter and Spring season!
As you will see below, we have arranged an interesting and eclectic variety of presentations to enjoy. In addition, by request from several members, we are including Bring and Share for some meetings!
For those new to the group this is how Bring and Share works: some weeks before the meeting a topic is chosen. For example, past topics include ‘Trees’, ‘Food and Drink’ and ‘Winter’. Topics are chosen from members’ suggestions. Each participating member chooses an image of a painting or art work relating to the topic and prepares a paragraph or so of description which can be read out in the meeting. On the day, people bring along their image [eg a painting in an art book or a digital image printed out as an A4]. Some have even brought a painting off their wall! Traditionally we have kept Bring and Share as a ‘no-tech’ meeting, preferring to sit in a circle and pass round the image.
While everyone is invited to participate it’s fine to come along, look, listen and enjoy. However, we do need about 10 willing members with their images and ‘descriptive blurb’. And if you’d prefer someone else to read out your ‘description’ and lead the discussion about your image, that’s fine too. Some wonderful art has been found using this format. I am happy to send past examples by email [please just ask]!
Refreshments! - For the past year, our policy has been to bring your own refreshments. We can rethink this but bear in mind that we would need to hire the hall for an extra half hour and pay for the kitchen use [so the cost per person goes up!] plus have a teas/coffees rota, buy milk etc. All in all it’s an extra half hour. We can try having a dedicated break, using our own drinks/snacks.
Help is always appreciated! - Some members help by setting out the room. Others offer to do a presentation. And I’d welcome someone to set up the laptop and projector for our presenters. But your presence as an appreciative audience is still very much welcomed! Not everyone has access to the necessary technology that is usually [though not always] behind the presentations. Though if you feel you’d like to have a go at doing a presentation or make a single image, then friendly help is available!
There is a link to the Art UK website on this page; it's very good for browsing.
Please contact Group Leader for more information.
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