Last updated 24 July 2026 by Ian (ianhobsonuk@yahoo.com 01943 877555)
Interested in learning to draw or paint. Menston Arts Club can help you with demonstrations and workshops, as we have room for more experienced, or experienced, members. We meet at Kirklands Community Centre in Menston on Monday evenings at 7.30pm. The annual fee is £70, which is approx £2 per meeting. Contact Ian if you are interested in joining, or would like to attend one meeting as a visitor. For more info see below and also at www.menstonartsclub.co.uk
September 2026
7 ACRYLIC DEMONSTRATION – Nigel Overton.
14 2025 AGM - Please attend, as important decisions about the club will be made.
16 Fees for the year now due. Please pay by bank transfer, cash or cheque.
21 WATERCOLOUR DEMONSTRATION – Ian Hobson.
28 WORKSHOP – Ian Hobson. Bring reference material and your preferred medium.
October 2026
5 DEMO/WORKSHOP – Sharon Crosby: Felting, materials provided.
12 PICTURE (Critique) NIGHT – Jeremy Taylor. Bring your problem pictures, unfinished or not.
19 DEMONSTRATION - Lisa Shackleton: Pen and wash using pearlescent paints.
26 Last evening for exhibition entries.
26 WORKSHOP - Lisa Shackleton: Pearlescent paints. (or D.Y.O.T.)
November 2026
2 ILLUSTRATED TALK & WORKSHOP – Louella Hudson: Fashion design. Bring a sketch pad.
9 MONO-PRINTING WORKSHOP – Louise Grassby: You may need your apron.
14/15 MENSTON AUTUMN EXHIBITION
16 No meeting (have a well-earned rest)
23 DEMONSTRATION – Andrew Moodie: Mixed media, including acrylics.
30 WORKSHOP – Andrew Moodie: Mixed media, including acrylics or D.Y.O.T.
December 2026
7 QUIZ NIGHT/SOCIAL EVENING
January 2027
4 WATERCOLOUR DEMONSTRATION – Julia Borodina: Snow Peaks - dry pigment & wash.
11 LIFE CLASS – Andrew Moodie.
18 TALK/DEMONSTRATION: Sandra Wallace: Textile Art/Felt-making.
25 TALK/DEMO – Tanya Bentham: Anglicanum and medieval embroidery.
February 2027
1 ACRYLIC DEMONSTRATION – Paul Talbot Greaves: Fast and loose approach, landscape and/or buildings.
8 WORKSHOP, Fast & loose – Bring reference material and your preferred medium.
15 PASTEL DEMONSTRATION: Nel Whatmore: Floral painting.
22 SILK PAINTING DEMO + ILLUSTRATED TALK – Louise Grassby.
March 2027
1 WATERCOLOUR DEMONSTRATION – Tim Gomersall.
8 WORKSHOP – Tim Gomersall: Bring reference material & your preferred medium.
15 DEMONSTRATION – Anne Allan: Chinese Brush Painting.
22 PORTRAIT SKETCHING WORKSHOP - Steve Bennett. Bring paper & pencil etc.
29 No meeting (Easter)
April 2027
5 OIL PAINTING DEMONSTRATION – Chris Noble.
12 ILLUSTRATED TALK – Ernest Cockburn: Ukiyo-e,the art of the Floating World.
19 WATERCOLOUR DEMONSTRATION - Jeremy Taylor.
26 Last evening for exhibition entries.
26 STILL LIFE WORKSHOP – Bring props and your preferred medium.
May 2027
3 No meeting (May Day)
10 DEMO/WORKSHOP/TALK – Tim Gomersall: Character and book cover design. Bring paper, pencils and/or pens.
15/16 MENSTON SPRING EXHIBITION
17 No meeting (have a well-earned rest)
24 ACRYLIC DEMONSTRATION – Miriam Laville.
31 No meeting (Spring Bank Hol)
June 2027
7 MOVIE NIGHT - Local film-maker David Myers.
14 WATERCOLOUR DEMONSTRATION – Peter Woolley.
21 WORKSHOP – Bring reference material and your preferred medium.
28 OIL PAINTING DEMO: Julia Borodina: Landscape
July 2027
5 PYROGRAPHY WORKSHOP - Lisa and Godfrey.
September 2027
6 ACRYLIC DEMONSTRATION – Jane Gamble: Landscape.
13 2026 AGM - Please attend, as important decisions about the club will be made.
13 Annual fees now due. Bank transfer, cash or cheque.
20 WATERCOLOUR DEMONSTRATION - Ian Hobson.
27 WORKSHOP - Watercolour or your choice.
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