Watford NOW! Competition & Exhibition
At Watford Museum, July 8 - 30, 2010
To download competition rules (Click here)
To download entry form (Click here)
Watford & Bushey Art Society Spring Exhibition
8th to 16th May 2010 (Click here for details)
The dates for the 2010 WAAF exhibitions are:
Summer Exhibition:
8 July - hanging
9-18 July Exhibition
To download competition rules (Click here)
To download an Entry Form (Click here)
Autumn Exhibition:
12 November - hanging
13 - 21 November Exhibition.
WAAF Members are invited to a private view of
Photography by Steve Williams at Watford Museum
OCTAVIA ANNUAL ART SHOW
THE COW BYRE, RUISLIP, MIDDLESEX HA4 7SU
Sunday 21st of March to Saturday 27th March
Opening Times -
Sundays 2pm to 5pm
Mon to Sat 10pm to 5pm
FREE ADMISSION
The Octava art group have three new guest members this year.
Clive Carroll in Concert at the Clarendon Muse
WAAF Christmas Social
Christmas was off to a high-spirited, seasonal start on Wednesday, December 16, with Watford being turned into a white winter wonderland in the morning in time for the traditional WAAF social get-together at Watford Museum in the evening.
Guests truly appreciated the warming effect of mulled wine and mince pies and the atmosphere was heightened by live music and entertainment by Frankie Dee.
The entertainment was an early Christmas present from WAAF sponsor, Praful Patel, and climaxed with everyone singing carols before stepping into the White Christmas season with a spring in their step.
For more Christmas Party Pictures (click here)
Gerry Rees (left) Chairman of the Watford and Bushey Art and Society and Jaffer Bhimji WAAF Chairman, open the WAAF 2009 Autumn Exhibition
A Christmas Wish from the Mayor
Christmas Card Image Competition
WAAF Autumn Exhibition dates:
Setting up Friday 13th. November 2009.
Exhibition opens Saturday 14th. November
Exhibition closes Sunday 22nd. November 2009.
To download Exhibition Rules (Click here)
To download Exhibition Entry Form (Click here)
Annual Open Exhibition 2009 By United Society of Artists please see our Forthcoming exhibitions page for details.
For the Postcards from the park competition please see our Invitations and Competitions page.
Pinner Sketch Club are holding their 67th. Summer Exhibition
New page for Lindsay Rough, check our Artists page
WAAF FORUM NOTES Summer 2009
For page one (Click here)
For page two (Click here)
Bushey Festival is bridging the Arches
Bushey Festival organisers this year have bridged the the great divide, Bushey Arches, and invited artists from Watford to take part in the annual festival during the first fortnight of July.
The invitation was issued to Watford Area Arts Forum and a group of members have formed The "Corner Group" to put on a show of art and jewellery during the opening weekend, July 4-5.
The show has been given pride of place, the Lucy Kemp-Welch gallery. For details of this and the many and varied aspects of the Bushey Festival, including concerts, a talk by a member of the Antiques Roadshow team and a visit to Bentley Priory, click the link to download the festival brochure www.festival.bushey.org.uk
WAAF Summer Exhibition 2009
Thursday 9th. July to Sunday 19th. July 2009
(Click here) for Entry Form, (Click here) for Exhibition Rules.
Oxhey Park Exhibition Opens in Museum
Watford and Bushey Art Society 2009 Spring Exhibition
Saturday 9th May marks the opening of the 2009 Watford and Bushey Art Society Spring Exhibition at the Harlequin Centre, Watford, which will run until Saturday 16th May. This year it will be even easier to purchase unique and original artwork as each picture will have a label showing the title, medium, artist and price. Such pictures can transform a room and with around 150 to choose from of varying subjects and styles there is something for everyone. Additionally the browser stands contain a superb selection of unframed pictures and prints.
The work of the Society's artists includes beautiful figurative works, many of local scenes, portraits, and still life as well as increasingly popular contemporary and abstract works. The vibrancy of original art cannot be beaten, once purchased it is something to be enjoyed and admired for years to come.
The free exhibition is in the Harlequin Centre Gallery, (take the escalator near Next to the third floor).
For more information visit the website on www.wbas.org or call 01923 226710
Exhibition of Paintings
The Cygnets Art Group are staging an exhibition of paintings, collage, textiles, book arts and 3D work at Chelsea Library Gallery, Chelsea Old Town Hall, Kings Road, SW3 from 9th to 14th June.
(Click here) for Cygnets flyer
WAAF Spring/Summer Magazine now out
To down load a copy please (Click here) note that file size is 7 MB
Aspects of Cassiobury Park
Competition and exhibition
Watford Area Arts Forum have arranged the open competition to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Cassiobury Park.
Entries will be judged by Watford's Arts & Heritage Manager, Marion Duffin, and exhibited in the foyer at Watford Museum during the Watford LIVE! festival, June 6-20.
The winning image will be featured on the cover of the autumn/winter edition of the Watford Area Arts Forum magazine and the winner and two runners-up presented with festive prizes of wines from Watford's German twin town, Mainz, at the Private View on Friday, June 5.
Artists are welcome to offer works for sale on the understanding they stay on show until the end of the exhibition. There is no entry fee and no commission charge.
Please, see the attached forms for details. For further information, please contact Grelle White by email grelle.moathouse@virgin.net or call 01923 772092.
(Click here for entry form) (Click here for competition rules)
Park Art
A celebration of Oxhey Park, a Ceramic & Art exhibition at West Herts College and Watford Museum 9th. to 30th. May 2009
Palace looking for a Corgi fit for a Queen.
Watford Palace Theatre is looking for a Corgi dog to make a guest appearance in The BFG at the theatre from April 28 to May 2.
The chosen dog will be required to walk on in the second half of the show with Heather Phoenix who plays Queen of England, and will then be walked off by Mr Tibbs the butler. The owner will need to stay in the wings and both dog and owner have to be available for the curtain call. No remuneration provided, but the Palace provide a small allocation of tickets to see the show.
If you are interested, please send a picture of your dog with your name, address and telephone number to Julia Kouyoumdjian, Press and Marketing Officer,Watford Palace Theatre, 20 Clarendon Road, Watford, WD17 1JZ by April 10 or call Julia on 01923 810306.
Anthony Pedley plays the title role in The BFG. Seen here in a scene with Sophie (Becky John) and the giants.
XRR Photographic Society
will holding an exhibition at the Pavilion Gallery,Chenies Manor
from 1st. April to 30th. April 2009.
The dates for the next two WAAF Harlequin exhibitions are:
Wednesday 8th. to Sunday 19th. July 2009 (Wednesday to Sunday) and
Friday 13th. to Sunday 22nd. November 2009 (Friday to Sunday)
Details to follow.
Octavia Art Group Exhibition 2009
Sunday 5th. April to Saturday 11th. April 2009
Artists V Photographers Competition.
Each year, Watford & Bushey Arts Society and Watford Camera Club hold a friendly competition, this years competition was on 17th. March.
WAAF Christmas Social 2008
(Click here for more information & Pictures)
Guideposts art display. Notes by Grelle White
A vibrant collection of artwork from two volunteers of the Guideposts Trust is currently on display at Watford museum.
Alfie Smith has always enjoyed painting and drawing and sold his first painting at the age of 17. His life and career took at different path for a number of years, but on joining the art group at Henry Smith House (the regional base for Guideposts Trust in Watford) rediscovered his joy for painting and is once again a busy artist.
Peter Wesson has been painting and drawing for as long as he can remember and has exhibited work around the country. Skilled at working in various mediums, his aim when painting is to promote a sense of connection between the viewer and the artwork through strong, evocative imagery.
Peter, a former service user at Guideposts, is now a volunteer helping run various groups at Henry Smith House.
Cygnets Art Group Exhibition 5th. to 28th. Nov. 2008,