Dates for 2026
Friday 27 February, Time: 10.00 -12.30, Venue: 34a College Road B60 2NF. Theme: working with stencils. Rita will bring her extensive collection to share and we can use clean paper or work over ‘failed or unfinished’ work of our own. As the January meeting was – it will be a morning that is totally unthreatening to anyone who is under confident
January – Fri 30th January at Julia’s – Acrylic painting on chipboard. Participants will need protective clothing and old paint brushes; also pens and pencils. They can share acrylic paints – so don’t worry about having none. Further details will be sent to regular attendees and anyone else who asks.
Dates for 2025
December – No meeting.
November – Friday 21st November. At Julia’s. Rita to lead a workshop on Christmas cards.
Friday 17 October – At Julia’s. Sue S to lead a workshop on painting bubbles
September – No art club meeting.
Saturday 25th August – Worcester – Open Arts Studio plus lunch at Cote Brassiere
Friday 15th August – 10:00 – painting in Joyce’s garden.
Friday 27th June 9.30am to Broadway Museum to view John Singer Sargent and his Cotswold Circle exhibition. Travelling by car, coffee and lunch and maybe visit Russell Collection/ shopping. Details to be sorted out using WhatsApp (FCWI and Art Group). All welcome.
Wednesday 18th June, Stanhope Forbes Exhibition, Worcester Art Gallery. Travel by 10.12 train from Bromsgrove. Coffee and lunch and a relaxed return pm.
Tuesday 6th June – outdoor painting in Fran’s garden
Friday 23rd May – outdoor painting in Jane L’s garden.
Friday 4th April – Visit to Rembrandt Exhibition in Birmingham. 10:03 at Bromsgrove Station for travel. £15 – Exhibition. Sign up sheet.
Saturday 22nd February – 10:00 – Painting at Julia’s with a William Morris theme.
Friday 17th January – 10:010 – Meet at Bromsgrove Railway Station for a visit to the Barber Institute. We we lucky enough to see a pre-Raphaelite Exhibition as well as the permanent collection.
Beach scene by Boudin
By Renoir
By John Waterhouse
Vesuvius erupting by Joseph Wright of Derby
Dates for 2024 – Friday 15th November at 10am – meeting at Julia’s. Theme Zentangle.
October 2024 – no meeting
Friday 27th September – 10am – Meeting to discuss the layout of FCWI Birthday cards at Julia’s home.
Tuesday 27th August – Outing to Tate Britain, London
Followed by:
Friday 28 June 10.15. Sketching/Painting in Harvington Hall garden, meet in the cafe. All welcome.
Friday 10 May. 10.15 am to 1.30 pm. THE BOAT SHACK (Upton Warren lakes) – DRAWING, PAINTING AND SKETCHING. All FCWI members welcome even if only for coffee
Friday 19th April. Visit to THE PRE-RAPHAELITE EXHIBITION in Birmingham’s GAS HALL. All are welcome even if you don’t belong to Art Club. Cost £11, or £6 for concessions (Julia is looking into this). Travel by train from Bromsgrove or Barnt Green to arrive in New Street by 11.00 am. Coffee at one of the many cafes. Visit Exhibition. Lunch La Galleria, just off New Street. Return from New Street to arrive at above stations before 5.00 pm. Please sign up on the provided sheet.
March – no meeting
Friday 23rd February – To visit the LAURA KNIGHT EXHIBITION at Worcester Art Gallery. Rough outline of day: 10.00 ish travel (by train) from Bromsgrove; coffee; visit exhibition; lunch -not yet booked but likely to be Cote Brasserie; return to B’grove with light shopping opportunities on the way. ALL FCWI MEMBERS AND FRIENDS ARE WELCOME for all or part of the day. Just let Julia know (or finstallcrossWI@gmail.com )
Friday 19th January – at Julia’s. Subject TBD
Dates for 2023
Friday 20th October – 10:30 at Julia’s to do Fabric Painting.
Friday 14th July – 10:30 to meet at Bevere Gallery, Worcester WR3 7RQ for an extended morning of coffee/lunch/viewing of pottery, glass and paintings plus artists workshops with sketching opportunities. Non-artists are welcome to join the group at this lovely site near the River Severn.
Friday 9th June – Painting/drawing in Jane Lodge’s garden.
May 2023 – no Art Club meeting
Friday 28th April – A visit to Cheltenham Racecourse to visit an art and sculpture exhibition called ‘Fresh’.
A very impressive Coronation decoration on the door way
All followed by lunch at The Ivy
Friday 31st March – meet at Julia’s. The theme is Spring Flowers. They will also be discussing designing a design for an FCWI Banner.
Friday 17th February – a visit to the Barber Institute, Train from Bromsgrove (10:29) and Barnt Green. Get tickets to Birmingham New Street, but alight at University to visit the Barber Institute. They will go into Birmingham for lunch. Anyone from the FCWI is welcome to join them.
27 January – 10:00 – Julia’s. To discuss final draft of new WI greetings cards and do personal projects
Dates for 2022
December – At Jinney Ring to discuss the design for the WI Greetings Cards
Friday 18th November – 10:00 – making Christmas cards & designing the next FCWI birthday card
Dates for 2020
All the dates below have been cancelled.
Thurs 7th May – Exhibition Visit – 2pm, Worcester Art Gallery. Talk from the curator of the “Skyscape” exhibition, before looking at the paintings & artefacts. The theme is “Sky and the Heavens”.
Cost: approx. £5
Mon 18th May – Outdoor Painting Day – 11.00am-2.00pm
Private garden at Rose Cottage, 57 West Road, Bromsgrove, B60 2NQ
Tues 2nd June – Exhibition Visit. General exhibitions at Walsall Art Gallery (free).
Tues 23rd June – Outdoor Painting Day – 10.30-2.00pm
Private garden at Park Farm, Kidderminster Road, Dodford, Bromsgrove B61 9AL.
Wed 16th July – Exhibition Visit
Compton Verney Gallery & Park in Warwickshire CV35 9HZ to see the “On Colour” exhibition and other general exhibits.
Entrance: £14.90 (£13.90 if 65+)
Thurs 30th July – Outdoor Painting Day – 1.00-4.30pm
Private garden in Chaddesley Corbett at Rose Cottage, Woodrow DY10 4QF.
Mon 17th Aug – Outdoor Painting Day – 1.30-4.00pm
Private garden at Crossbrook House, Dusthouse Lane, Finstall, B60 3AE.
Thurs 27th Aug – Outdoor Painting Day – 1.30-4.00pm
Private garden at 4 Morillion Court, Kidderminster, DY10 4ST.
Fri 11th Sept – Outdoor Painting Day – 10.30-1.30pm
St Cassian’s Church, Chaddesley Corbett. Buildings/grounds/village views.
Mon 21st Sept – – Exhibition Visit
Day trip to Lady Lever Art Gallery, Port Sunlight, Wirral to see their exhibits (free) and the village.
Dates for 2019
May – Exhibition Visit to Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool. – Charles Rennie Mackintosh exhibition.
Thurs 6th June – Outdoor Painting Day
At Coughton Court NT property, 11.00am opening time. Meet on the lawn behind the house. Gardens, river, buildings all of interest.
Postcode B49 5JA
Garden charge unless NT Member
Tues 18th June – Outdoor Painting Day
Webbs riverside gardens. View of Upton Warren church, various garden areas, river. Meet by entrance to garden at 10.30am.
Postcode WR9 0DG
Free
Thurs 11th July – Outdoor Painting Day
Private garden at Finch End Farm, Upper Gambolds Lane, Bromsgrove
Postcode B60 3HF
Hosted by Jean Harper.
Wed 24th July – Outdoor Painting Day (25th reserve date in case of wet weather)
Private garden at High Barn, Walnut Lane, Finstall
Postcode B60 3BU
Hosted by Fran Rogers.
Mon 5th August – Outdoor Painting Day
Private garden at Park Farm, Kidderminster Road, Dodford, Bromsgrove
Postcode B61 9AL
Hosted by Joyce Valentine, member.
Date tba mid-August – Outdoor Painting Day
Private garden at 29, Orchard Croft, Barnt Green
Postcode B45 8NJ
Hosted by Doreen Hawkley, member.
Fri 30th August – Exhibition Visit.
At Nature in Art, Twigworth, Gloucs.
General exhibition area to visit, café. At the time of the visit there will be an exhibition of cartoons by the renowned “Norman Thelwell”.
Postcode GL2 9PG
Entrance charge (conc.) £4.75
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