On Monday 1st December, 39 Shropshire Art Society members and friends travelled to Birmingham for our annual Pre-Christmas gallery visit. After our usual stop for coffee, on arrival in the delightful St Paul’s Square we headed for the annual ‘Birmingham and Beyond’ exhibition at the RBSA Gallery. This exciting and varied show featured work by …
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Manchester and Salford were the venues for our recent spring gallery trip. Truly, the highlight for many was the exciting exhibition of portraits, of international figures from the worlds of celebrity and politics, by the self taught artist Jonathon Yeo, at the Lowry. The powerful portrait of Damien Hirst which greets you on entry, together …
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Noon on Friday 14th March 2014 found 50 Shropshire Art Society members and friends disembarking in bright Spring sunshine from their coach in Central London’s Russell Square, close to the Mercure Bloomsbury Hotel. For three nights, this would provide a very comfortable and well located base from which to explore the many delights of London. …
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It’s a brand new year for the Shropshire Art Society we know, but we can’t get started on reporting this year’s events until we have told of our flurry of Pre Christmas activity, which began with a very enjoyable Gallery Trip to Oxford. On a sunny and balmy late October day, nearly fifty members and …
On Friday 15th March, 46 of our members and friends set out on our twelfth Annual Gallery Weekend, this time to Bristol and Bath. Showers did not dampen our spirits, and we enjoyed our first day, exploring the National Trust village of Lacock and its magnificent Abbey and ancient inns. The delights of Bristol, with its museums …
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