Programme
This page holds all the planned events for the Hallam Art Group programme. Check here regularly for updates and details on forthcoming activities.
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Participating in planned events is optional. Members are free to progress their own projects during weekly meetings.
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From the deep - an ocean-themed magical night with prompts
From the deep - an ocean-themed magical night with prompts
Still Life - Picnic
Bring picnic items to create a still life (and if edible, eat it too?)
Painting animals - Remembering Helen Brown
Tonight we will remember Helen Brown by drawing and painting animals
Economical painting - a low stroke challenge!
See what you can create with limited strokes! Concentrating on the power of each stroke is a useful way to improve your painting skills.
Children's book illustration
Be inspired by some of the great children’s books that are published
Black paper challenge!
Black paper challenge! Bring pastels or chalk or anything else that will show up on black paper. Paper provided.
Open grisaille in raw umber
Open grisaille in raw umber - underpainting in oils. Glyn will provide guidance and equipment, so even if it’s all Greek to you, come and give it a go!
HAG AGM and Membership Renewal (and cheese & wine)
HAG AGM and Membership Renewal. Hear reports from the committee, and have your voice heard. Also membership renewal for those who pay by card.
DVD/YouTube evening - Also Inktober books provided
DVD/YouTube evening and Inktober books provbided
Judging portraits - and bring/swap/buy!
We will judge Portrait Artist of the Year - and also bring equipment/paints/books you no longer need to swap or sell for small amounts (cash only!)
Hallam Portrait Artist of the Year
Hallam Portrait Artist of the Year - come and have a go at creating a portrait, sit for our contestents, or just come and cheer everyone on!
Pen and ink - hatching practice
Note change of date! Come and hone your drawing skills with our Pen and ink hatching practice
How to solve a likeness - portraits
Note chang of date! Not sure where to start with a portrait, or how to capture a likeness? Come and be enlightened!
No Meeting - hall in use as Polling Station
No Meeting as the hall will be in use as a Polling Station
HAG Spring Exhibition
Hallam Art Group’s Spring Exhibition at the Dorothy Fox Education Centre, Botanical Gardens, Sheffield
No life drawing
Unfortunately we have been unable to find a life model for Thursday, so we will not be having a life drawing session.
If people wish, we can practice drawing clothing - or draw portraits of each other, as we have done previously. If this doesn't interest you, please bring your own work.
Sumi-e - Japanese ink painting
Sumi-e - Japanese ink painting
But it works in watercolour too! Some supplies provided.
DVD/YouTube
Ian will present a DVD double bill:
How a photographer approaches landscape
And the Worlds greatest paintings.
Pastels Workshop with Barrie and Ruth
Pastels workshop with Barrie and Ruth - learn techniques for using pastels, and have a go.
January Blues
Enough of all those shiny red decorations! Come and paint some soothing blue still life, and work on your values at the same time!
HAG autumn Exhibition
The autumn exhibition is a time to celebrate all the art created by our group!