Shropshire Art Society https://www.shropshireartsociety.org.uk/ Mon, 06 Oct 2025 08:35:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://www.shropshireartsociety.org.uk/wp/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/shropshire-art-society-icon-150x150.png Shropshire Art Society https://www.shropshireartsociety.org.uk/ 32 32 Summer Exhibition 2025, our prize winners https://www.shropshireartsociety.org.uk/summer-exhibition-2025-our-prize-winners/ Wed, 16 Jul 2025 12:22:45 +0000 https://www.shropshireartsociety.org.uk/?p=12857 Our 2025 Summer Exhibition has completed its successful three-week run at St. Mary’s Church in Shrewsbury. Thank you to everyone who exhibited work and especially thank you to all who visited and voted for your favourite paintings. Read on for all our winners! We were delighted to welcome the Mayor of Shrewsbury, Councillor Alex Wagner, …

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]]> Summer Exhibition 2024 A Flying Start https://www.shropshireartsociety.org.uk/summer-exhibition-2024-a-flying-start/ Wed, 26 Jun 2024 17:44:41 +0000 https://www.shropshireartsociety.org.uk/?p=12508 The Shropshire Art Society’s Summer Exhibition 2024 has kicked off in splendid style. Eight original artworks were sold during the private preview event, reflecting the exceptional quality of this year’s submissions. Officially opened on Saturday June 22nd, 2024, attendees at the preview were impressed by the diversity and excellence of the works on display, all …

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]]> 75th Anniversary Autumn Exhibition, the winner! https://www.shropshireartsociety.org.uk/75th-anniversary-autumn-exhibition-the-winner/ Mon, 09 Oct 2023 15:56:22 +0000 https://www.shropshireartsociety.org.uk/?p=12344 The Shropshire Art Society’s 75th Anniversary Autumn Exhibition Social Event on Saturday 7th October attracted a substantial turnout, with local artists from across the Shropshire region in attendance along with their guests. This special anniversary showcase exhibition features an impressive collection of artworks contributed by our extensive membership of over 200 local artists. The highlight …

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]]> Our glorious Skelwith Paintaway 2023 https://www.shropshireartsociety.org.uk/our-glorious-skelwith-paintaway-2023/ Sun, 16 Jul 2023 13:21:44 +0000 https://www.shropshireartsociety.org.uk/?p=12205 Note from our Webmaster: I’m slightly late publishing this blog post because we needed to report on our Summer Exhibition first, to get the word out! But, better late than never, here is the news from this year’s May Paintaway to Skelwith Bridge in the Lake District, with many thanks to Beverley Wightman, our Organiser, …

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]]> 75th Anniversary Summer Exhibition Opens! https://www.shropshireartsociety.org.uk/75th-anniversary-summer-exhibition-opens/ Thu, 29 Jun 2023 13:11:23 +0000 https://www.shropshireartsociety.org.uk/?p=12169 Shropshire Art Society Celebrates 75th Anniversary with Spectacular Summer Exhibition Shropshire Art Society is thrilled to announce its highly anticipated 75th-anniversary summer exhibition, featuring an exceptional collection of over 160 original artworks created by more than 50 talented Shropshire artists. The exhibition, held at the historic St Mary’s Church, was launched with a special preview …

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]]> Our great Gallery Weekend, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne 2023 https://www.shropshireartsociety.org.uk/our-great-gallery-weekend-newcastle-upon-tyne-2023/ Tue, 04 Apr 2023 15:24:36 +0000 https://www.shropshireartsociety.org.uk/?p=12077 A group of 25 intrepid SAS explorers headed north on a Longmynd Travel coach from Shrewsbury on Friday 24th March, to Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, for our 3-day Gallery Weekend.  The hotel was great, with very comfortable accommodation and excellent service from a dedicated staff. Arriving at 2pm gave us the afternoon to explore, and a lovely sunny day …

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]]> A Pressing Engagement https://www.shropshireartsociety.org.uk/a-pressing-engagement/ Tue, 15 Nov 2022 11:37:37 +0000 https://www.shropshireartsociety.org.uk/?p=11982 In a joint initiative between Severn Hospice and Shropshire Art Society, two printing workshops for patients were held in October, and the resulting prints are amazing. Paul Cronin from the Shropshire Arts Society led the workshops. He is our SAS Print Club organiser and was thrilled with the shared experience at Severn Hospice. He said, “The …

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]]> Shropshire Art Society Autumn Exhibition 2022 winner announced… https://www.shropshireartsociety.org.uk/shropshire-art-society-autumn-exhibition-2022-winner-announced/ Tue, 11 Oct 2022 19:19:26 +0000 https://www.shropshireartsociety.org.uk/?p=11891 Our annual Shropshire Art Society Autumn Exhibition is currently being held at the Bear Steps Gallery, Shrewsbury. The Exhibition Social event was well attended by our members and their guests on Saturday 8th October and was a fantastic opportunity for us all to get together and enjoy the exhibition. Phil Hadley, our Chair, welcomed everyone …

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]]> Autumn Exhibition 2022… join in! https://www.shropshireartsociety.org.uk/autumn-exhibition-2022-dont-be-shy-join-in/ Mon, 15 Aug 2022 17:27:32 +0000 https://www.shropshireartsociety.org.uk/?p=11800 We realise that, sometimes, our members can feel unsure about whether they should take the plunge and enter their work, perhaps for the first time, in a Shropshire Art Society exhibition. So, at the last Committee Meeting, we asked one of our first-time exhibitors in our Summer Exhibition to share her experience. Thank you to …

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]]> Shrewsbury Arts Trail 2022, visit us! https://www.shropshireartsociety.org.uk/shrewsbury-arts-trail-2022-visit-us/ Tue, 12 Jul 2022 20:37:58 +0000 https://www.shropshireartsociety.org.uk/?p=11760 Hot on the heels of our recent Summer Exhibition come our two Shrewsbury Arts Trail 2022 Exhibitions, giving another great opportunity to see our members’ work in two very special Shrewsbury venues throughout July and August. Invited by the Development Officer at St. Mary’s Church to participate in the Shrewsbury Arts Trail 2022, members of …

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