Bath Society of Artists 104th summer exhibition
June 09
Around 350 works of art – most by local artists – will be on
display at the
Victoria Art Gallery in Bath this summer as part of the Bath
Society of Artist’s 104th
annual summer exhibition.
The show opens on Saturday, June 20 and runs until Saturday, July
25 at the Bath
& North East Somerset Council-run art gallery next to Pulteney
Bridge. Admission to the exhibition and Gallery is free.
The exhibition will include paintings, prints, drawings and
sculptures contributed by
members of the Society together with invited artist, painter and
printmaker, Eileen Cooper RA. There is also a section that is open
for any artist who is not a member to enter.
Jon Benington, Manager of the Victoria Art Gallery, said: “The Bath
Society of
Artists annual exhibition is our most popular fixture. Last
year’s show was seen by
over fifteen thousand visitors in five weeks."
“Bath & North East Somerset Council is proud to stage the
exhibition which
elebrated its centenary four years ago. Each year the Society
seems to go from strength to strength. A number of prizes are up
for grabs, including the two Andrew Brownsword Prizes of £500 each,
a Public Choice Prize of £500 and a Young Artists’ Prize of £250.
“Visitors can prepare to be dazzled by the talent and sheer
diversity of the works that will be on display, all of which are
for sale.”
The handing in of work for the exhibition takes place on Saturday,
June 13 from 10.30-3.30pm, prior to the judging that takes
place the following day by a panel of local experts including Jon
Benington.
The opening of the exhibition will take place on Friday, June 19 at
6.30 pm, when the
prizes will be announced. These include the Andrew Brownsword
Prizes for the two best works of art in the exhibition – the
winners each receive £500.
Chairman of Bath Society of Artists, Ian Black RWA, will be
attending the opening
Ceremony in the presence of the Mayor of Bath, Councillor Colin
Barrett.
During the exhibition members of the public will be able to vote
for their favourite
piece of work using voting slips provided by the Gallery. The
winner of the People’s
Choice Award will receive £500.
A series of free talks will also accompany the exhibition by
local experts. All talks
take place from 2.30pm-3.15pm. The first, by Barrington Tabb, takes
place on Saturday, June 27 and looks at the painter’s approach. The
second talk will take place on Saturday, July 4 on the printmaker’s
approach with Bob Ballard.
The sculptor’s approach will be the subject of the third talk on
Saturday, July 11 by Guy Thomas.
For more information about this exhibition contact the Victoria Art
Gallery on 01225
477233 or log on to www.victoriagal.org.uk
The Victoria Art Gallery, near Pulteney Bridge in Bath, is open
Tuesday to Saturday
10am to 5pm, Sunday 1.30pm to 5pm. The Gallery is closed on
Monday. Admission
is free.
ENDS
Notes to Editors:
Photographers are welcome
to come along to the opening night of the exhibition on
Friday, June 19 at 5.30pm. They are also very welcome to take
photos of the Handing
In of work on Saturday, June 13 from 10.30am-3.30pm and the
exhibition itself from
Thursday, June 18.
Bath & North East Somerset Council’s art gallery houses the
area’s permanent
collection of British and European art from the 15th century to the
present day
including works by Gainsborough, Turner and Sickert. The gallery
has one of the best
temporary exhibition programmes in the region, ranging from
prints to sculpture,
including national touring exhibitions and major retrospectives.
There are frequent
workshops, holiday activities and a full programme for
schools.
For further information and images contact:
Jon Benington, Manager of the Victoria Art Gallery, on Tel: 01225
477772 or e-
mail jon_benington@bathnes.gov.uk
Sue Lucy, Team Administrator of the Victoria Art Gallery, on Tel:
01225 477232 or e-
mail sue_lucy@bathnes.gov.uk