Appearances by well-known and
popular Guests Artists will include Peter
Welton on Thursday, Ann
Blockley on Friday, David
Curtis on Saturday and Shirley
Trevena on Sunday. Our
Guest Artists will show work in progress, alongside recently
completed work, providing an ideal opportunity for you
to meet and talk to them in an informal setting. Their
work and other items will be available for purchase.
In addition Fiona Peart will
demonstrate daily in
and
marquee.
Hands-on and workshop
sessions During the Festival there will
be short workshops where you can try
materials and techniques under
expert tuition
The Winsor & Newton
Technical Team will be
available daily for you to
talk to and discover how
art materials are produced;
they will also be happy to
answer all your technical
queries.
Test and buy art materials Test and buy a wide range of
art materials from many manufacturers,
including Winsor & Newton, Daler-
Rowney, St Cuthbert’s Paper Mill,
Derwent, Hahnemuhle, Pro Arte,
and many, many more.
Try out different paints,
brushes, paper, pens,
pencils, inks, pastels and much
more. Talk to artists who use the
materials professionally and get
advice from the experts who know
the products well.
Meet new friends The relaxed and friendly atmosphere
is the ideal environment in which to
meet new friends with like-minded
interests, to be inspired and
encouraged. The Festival is an
annual meeting place for artists from
all parts of the UK and makes a great
day out for groups of friends and art
lovers. Coaches of groups from art
clubs are welcome.
During the Festival
there will be a range of
outlets for refreshments
and lunchtime musical
interludes for your
entertainment.
and
marquee.
