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Wokingham Art Society Return to Exhibitions 2016 Annual Exhibition |
61st Annual Summer
Exhibition and Sale
Paintings,
ceramics, glass and jewellery by about 100 local artists.
Click or scroll for Prizes and Awards
The
2016 Exhibition is open to the public from Saturday 23rd July to Saturday 6th August 2016 10:00 to 17:30 (20:00 Thursdays) St Paul's Parish Rooms, Reading Road, Wokingham, Berkshire, UK, RG41 1EH Admission free. Free car parking. Disabled access. Refreshments available. |
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Exhibiting (full) members
returned entry paperwork by 6th June 2016 and handed their work in between 13:30 - 16:00, Friday 22 July 2016. After a Members Only Preview, (open only to Members of the Society and their partners) there was an invitation-only Preview Evening on Friday, 22 July 2016 during which the Exhibition was formally opened by John Redwood, our local MP. We also welcomed the Worshipful the Mayor of Wokingham Town, Mrs Gwynneth Hewetson and consort Mr Tony Hewetson. Also we were pleased to have with us the High Steward of Wokingham Mr. John Nike & Mrs. Sue Nike, Mr. Peter Fagan & Family of Mrs. Sandra Fagan (deceased) and, of course, our President, Paul Banning. Collection of unsold work: Saturday 6 August, 5:30 to 6pm |
We had a cracking opening night, with sales of £2,630 compared to £1,568 last year. Off to a great start . . . . | ||
![]() The Children's Corner was popular while the grown-ups admired the work on show. |
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. . . and
two great mentions in the Leisure Painter, this
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and one about the Jubilee Frieze![]() |
Prizes and Awards (click
winners for bigger pictures) More pix below |
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Best in Show Award Joan Sawdon Smith "River Shannon" ![]() ![]() Joan with John Redwood . |
Sandra Fagan Award for Best
Watercolour John Woolfenden "Low Water, Lyme Regis" ![]() ![]() John with Peter Fagan . |
Ray Mills Award for Best in Other
Media Elisabeth Da'Born "Rocky Outlook" ![]() ![]() Elisabeth with Gwynneth Hewetson |
Ceramics Shield Sarah Abell "Pot" ![]() ![]() Sarah with John Redwood . |
President's Cup for
Services to the Society: Rod Jones![]() Rod with Paul Banning |
People's Choice, based on Preview Evening | |||
Your Choice #1 Sue Smith "Southbank Sunshine" ![]() |
Your Choice (Equal 2nd) Chris Parry "First Ball" ![]() |
Your Choice (Equal 2nd) Hilary Dancer "Urban Jungle" ![]() |
Your Choice #4 Liz Baldin "Chasing the Light" ![]() |
Your Choice (Equal 5th) Hilary Dancer "Deconstructed" ![]() |
Your Choice (Equal 5th) Alison Messias "Hollyhocks" ![]() |
Other artists who's work was well-liked
include![]() Nikki Carr ![]() ![]() Christine Guildford, ![]() ![]() Lynne Bellchamber, Elaine Izod, Michael Vaughan (See their Gallery pages). |
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artists. The site is maintained by Sam Dauncey |