LEVEN ART SOCIETY - SPRING/SUMMER PROGRAMME 2025
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22nd March - Stokesley Town Hall
Come & Paint Social 10am-1pm No Charge
Leven’s Artists Charles Parry, Bob Baker & last years Sheila Heggs Trophy winner, Keith Cockburn will attend to help (if needed) with your work or techniques. Levens Art’s books, DVDs and a large selection of Mounts & Frames available for sale.
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Date: April 10th to 13th: ANNUAL SPRING EXHIBITION
Location: Stokesley Town Hall
Time: 10am to 6pm each day
Key Points (refer to exhibition docs for full info):
10th April 6.30-7pm We're are delighted to announce that your Society President Mackenzie Thorpe will open your exhibition offering the chance to chat with you and invited guests over wine and nibbles.
11th April 10-6pm Exhibition Open to Public
12th April 10-6pm Exhibition Open to Public plus:
Brunton Room 9am-noon Coffee Morning: serving Tea, Coffee & Scones to the Public. Cake Stall and Easter Tombola too. Then, tea & coffee, biscuits to 2pm
3-5pm Exhibition Critique with Jacqui Beaumont
5-6pm Light finger Buffet ( approx timings)
Bookings needed for Free Critique & £5.00 p.p Buffet inc. tea & coffee
Please Book via cas.hodgson@hotmail.co.uk
13th April 10-5pm Open to Public
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May 10, Stokesley Town Hall 10-1pm Free
Acting on your requests for more leisurely 'catch up' days, we've a Come & Paint Day with a difference! Share & Recycle; art supplies you don't need or use ‘sell or swop’ Mark the item with your name & price, display, swop or sell!. Or of course, just paint!
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May 24 Stokesley Town Hall 10am-3pm
Sue Ford on Watercolour and Pastels !
Demonstration & Workshop :- Free to Members.
Guests pay £5.00 for Demo & £5.00 for Workshop
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14th June Tudor Croft Gardens, En Plein Air Painting with optional Afternoon Tea & Cakes 11am – 4pm
11am Arrive for tea, coffee & biscuits
11.30am Escorted (optional) tour of gardens
Find your favourite spot to sketch or paint. Contingencies in place for bad weather.
2.00pm Cakes & Tea
Cost:- £16.00 pp incl. morning tea, coffee, biscuits, escorted garden tour, afternoon tea & cakes
Don’t want the garden tour?
£11.00 as above (no afternoon tea & cakes)
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Date: June 28th An audience with Joe Cornish on “Art and Photography”
Location: Stokesley Town Hall
Time: 10am to 1pm
All welcome. Free to members, guests £5, pay on entry.
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12th July 2025 Coach outing to Ampleforth Abbey & Art Fair optional Cream Tea & ‘En Plein Air’ Painting
We'll be visiting Ampleforth Abbey where 'The North Yorkshire Open Studios' showcase over 60 artists and makers who display (and sell) sculpture, paintings, photography and ceramics. Opportunity to visit The Grade 1 listed Abbey Church and grounds
Coach leaves:-
9.30 am Stokesley Town Hall
9.40 am The BlueBell Acklam ( free parking)
10.30am Time to wander the art displays, the Abbey & gardens and maybe, paint or sketch
13.00pm Cream Tea will be served ( optional)
15.00pm We aim to leave
Friends & Family most welcome.
£20.00 per person inc Coach & Cream Tea
£10.00 per person Coach only
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August Summer break:- If you, or any other art society you may attend, have an August or September event planned and wish to invite members, or if you'd like to host one of the below sessions, please email Sylvia who will arrange communications:
Trips suggested by members are:-
Art in the Pen - August
Danby Gallery / Hayward Gallery /
The Bob Ably Gallery incorporating Auckland Palace Gallery & Gardens
'En Plein Air” sessions at :- Ingleby Cross / Guisborough Prioryt / Saithes - September
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Sept 27 Stokesley Town Hall 1-4 AGM
A recap of the year.
Members:- For continuity and succession planning of the society, Leven Arts need you! Please speak to Bob or Graham if you'd like to steer your Society forward.
Be great to vote more of you in at the AGM !
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Diary dates to end of year:- Artist Suggestions welcomed
11th October ( not to be missed !)
15th November @ Great Ayton Parish Hall
13th December @ Great Ayton Parish Hall
Workshop information
Detailed information on the artist, what to expect and what to bring will be sent out nearer to the time via email to those who have booked a place at a workshop.
Event updates will be posted to the Leven Art Society Facebook & Instagram pages and on our Leven Art Society website. www.levenart.org
Unlimited Tea & Coffee with biscuits will be available at 1.00 per person which helps to pay for increased kitchen charges at venues.
Bookings :- Please book by email to Sylvia Ross: armanimick@gmail.com
If you have booked a place and find that you are not able to attend, please can you let us know so that we can offer your place to a member on the waiting list. All bookings on a first come basis.
Payment
BACs to Leven Art Society with your initials and workshop date as reference. E.g. Sam Smith attending a Garth Bailey workshop would be SS1412GB
Bank details: Leven Art Society
Sort code: 55-61-02 Account code: 07659547
Cheque payable to Leven Art Society to Sylvia Ross 36 Maidstone Drive Marton TS78QW
Cash to Sylvia or Jan at prior workshops
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Call to Action :-
Return exhibition entry forms and volunteer times
* Book & pay for Workshops
* Book & pay Tudor Croft and / or Ampleforth Art Fair
* Diary Date for 10/4/2025's Exhibition Preview Night where you can meet Mackenzie Thorpe
* Book your free Critique - cas.hodgson@hotmail.co.uk
* Book your Buffet (£5.00 p.p) - cas.hodgson@hotmail.co.uk
* DONATE a Cake or an Easter Egg for the coffee morning