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Out in the Open - Gala night

tue05apr7:00 pmtue9:00 pmOut in the Open - Gala nightExhibition runs from 4 April - 7 May7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Type Art,Exhibition,Social

Event Details

The Artful Dodgers return to the cornerHOUSE with a new exhibition. Come to the Gala evening from 7pm to 9pm

A note from the Artful Dodgers about the Artful Dodgers;

As a group we owe our genesis to the 1990’s and an inspirational art-class run on alternate Saturday mornings at the Malden Centre, in the Outer London borough of Kingston upon Thames. In the Summer Term our tutor took us away from the studio to paint outdoors and we rather took to the idea. So much so, that we began to meet informally on summer Saturdays when there was no class. Over the years, the informal Saturday morning sessions have expanded to cover the whole year, and our membership has also grown. We plan a programme of places where we can go to paint: outdoors in the warmer months either in the nearby Royal Parks, or beside the River Thames, at Hampton Court, Ham House or Wimbledon Common and sometimes in London. The list of places is expanding all the time. In winter, we visit churches or seek out hospitable pubs: this year we have also been to Kingston Museum, Normansfield Theatre, and the London Museum of Water and Steam at Kew Bridge.

We acquired our name during a difficult period when we had no regular tutor or structured programme of teaching, so we resorted to meeting independently in the upstairs room of a local sports pavilion. When the tutor problem was resolved we returned to the studio at the Malden Centre, where many of us continue to attend the fortnightly class to this day. Our aim is to be open and welcoming to new members, and new entrants to the class are always invited to join the informal group. One of our five submissions to the competition is from our most recent recruit. Other members have joined us as our reputation has spread. We now have two dozen regular members, with perhaps as many as a dozen more who join in our expeditions occasionally.

Time

(Tuesday) 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Location

the cornerHOUSE

116 Douglas Road Surbiton Surrey KT6 7SB