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WELCOME |
WELCOME TO CLIFTON ARTS - THE ART CLUB FOR ALL ARTISTS IN THE SOUTH WEST.
We have weathered the crisis of the Summer of 2020 and are back with a large programme for the Autumn and Winter months ahead. The Covid 19 pandemic has tested us all and forced us to look at life differently. This has been brilliantly captured by our members in the Weekly Challenge and everyone is urged to take a look at the submissions on this webpage. It is never too late to participate and details of this weeks challenge are below. The results of the Card Challenge have been announced and we look forward to printing them on greeting cards to be sold to raise funds. We are also presenting a large variety of activities using Zoom over the next few months. There are book making workshops, urban sketching, life drawings and many more fabulous activities to keep members inspired and active. All activities will be held in compliance with government guidelines in place. Where activities are in person, members are requested to be respectful of others and also to not attend if showing signs of any illness.
We are always happy to welcome new members - please see membership application details on the menu above.
NEW MEMBERS AREA ON THIS WEBSITE
We now have a members only area on this website. Members are urged and encouraged to register/login in order to access the programme of events and recordings of demonstrations and lots of other interesting information. Members must use the same email address as recorded on our database in order to register successfully. If you have any difficulty in registering please do not hesitate to email ian@staniland.co.za.
Keep safe and lets keep creative
We have weathered the crisis of the Summer of 2020 and are back with a large programme for the Autumn and Winter months ahead. The Covid 19 pandemic has tested us all and forced us to look at life differently. This has been brilliantly captured by our members in the Weekly Challenge and everyone is urged to take a look at the submissions on this webpage. It is never too late to participate and details of this weeks challenge are below. The results of the Card Challenge have been announced and we look forward to printing them on greeting cards to be sold to raise funds. We are also presenting a large variety of activities using Zoom over the next few months. There are book making workshops, urban sketching, life drawings and many more fabulous activities to keep members inspired and active. All activities will be held in compliance with government guidelines in place. Where activities are in person, members are requested to be respectful of others and also to not attend if showing signs of any illness.
We are always happy to welcome new members - please see membership application details on the menu above.
NEW MEMBERS AREA ON THIS WEBSITE
We now have a members only area on this website. Members are urged and encouraged to register/login in order to access the programme of events and recordings of demonstrations and lots of other interesting information. Members must use the same email address as recorded on our database in order to register successfully. If you have any difficulty in registering please do not hesitate to email ian@staniland.co.za.
Keep safe and lets keep creative
Card Competiton 2020
Packs of all six cards are now available to purchase for £10.00
Each card is professionally printed and measures 145 x145mm Cards to be collected from the collection point nearest to you or can be posted by request. Payment by electronic transfer using your name as a reference to - Clifton Arts Club - Account No 60020400 - Sort Code 40 17 61 Cheque and cash options can be used on collection. Lea Aldridge |
Weekly Challenges 2020
During the pandemic we have been trying to find new ways of carrying on with creative activities as a club, keeping our members in touch with each other and reaching out to our community. We're posting weekly challenges to inspire all to create work on a particular subject. All works are displayed in our Weekly Challenge gallery.
There have been well over 30 weekly challenges so far. Please take time to look at all the submissions in the Weekly Challenge button below There is a lot of fantastic work which is both inspiring and uplifting. The quality of the submissions is very high and everyone can feel very proud of their achievements. This weeks challenge, to be submitted by: 2 December is - PLACE A FAVOURITE CHARACTER FROM A COMIC IN A WELL KNOWN BRISTOL LANDMARK Your challenge this week is to choose a favourite character from a comic from when you were young. By comic character I mean someone like Korky the Cat, or Dennis the Menace. Maybe Superman or Spiderman or if you are youngish maybe a Japanese Anime. In other words someone or a group of characters from the Dandy or Beano or Bunty or Girl, or from the Marvel comics... Whichever, whatever. What comic did you read and love as a child? Then when you have made that decision select a famous Bristol landmark and place your character or characters into that setting. So for example you might put Dan Dare into Millennium Square or Batman at College Green. Anything that takes your fancy. If you have any suggestions for future topics to test our artists please email exhibitions@cliftonarts.co.uk. All work can also be seen on: FaceBook - CliftonArtsClub Instagram - cliftonartsclub Keep on painting and keep in touch Zoe Perry |
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Clifton Arts
Founded in 1906 by four artists, all from the RWA, our first president, Jacques Emile Blanche, had been a pupil of Manet.
From the beginning, we've had a very “modern” outlook – more modern than other art institutions in Bristol at the time. We've also been involved with other arts, with music, poetry, drama and crafts. An annual open exhibition of painting and sculpture has been held every year from 1906 to the present day (except 1912-13, 1961 and 2017), at first in the RWA until 1922, then in Charlotte Street until 1960, and in the RWA again until 1986, moving afterwards to the the Bristol School of Art and more recently to the vaults at Colston Hall and the Undercroft of the Victoria Methodist Church in Whiteladies Road. Today we maintain upwards of 250 members and hold events nearly every week of the year. Membership subscription is £30 a year and for students it is £15 a year. By being a member you can also enjoy our varied programme of events and opportunities to exhibit your work. |
