Forthcoming SWAS events are listed below. Tuesday night meetings are held at the Heath Citizens Community Centre, Off King George V Drive, Cardiff, from 7-9 pm. Our meetings and workshops are generally open to members only and full information about joining SWAS can be found on the Membership page. You are welcome to come along to a meeting and join there - please see one of our Committee members at the desk at the entrance to the hall. However, our fortnightly Monday evening painting workshop is open to non-members. For the critiques, all members are invited to bring along one piece only of work for critique (members will be notified in advance if they may bring more than one piece to a critique.
For the location of workshops, check the details in the SWAS Workshops or Outings page. If you cannot find the information you require, you can email us via the Contacts webpage.
Our Programme for 2023-24
These will all be Tuesday evenings from 7pm until 9 pm, unless otherwise stated. Please note that there have been some changes to the programme originally shown here.
2023
12 Sep Demo - Rupert Aker - Oils with Palette knife
26 Sep Barry Herniman - gouache CHANGED
10 Oct Demo - ‘DJ’ David Johnson
24 Oct Talk - David Haswell - Talk and slides about creating his abstract art
7 Nov In-house Critique CHANGED
Cardiff Frame will be visiting us on this evening with a selection of bargain frames
10 Nov Last day for submitting entries for the Annual Exhibition & Competition
17 Nov Selection & Judging Day for Annual Exhibition & Competition - Heath Hall
21 Nov Talk - Morgan Haigh - Art History : The birth of modern art
4 Dec Annual Exhibition Setting Up & Opening - Penarth Pier Pavilion
5 Dec SWAS Christmas party
7 Dec Annual Exhibition Opening & Presentation Night - Penarth Pier Pavilion
2024
9 Jan TBC Members activity
19 Jan Annual Exhibition Closing
23 Jan Demo - Gigi Jones - oil and wax resist CHANGED
6 Feb Demo - Adele Pask - Watercolour and Gouache
20 Feb Derrick Turner competition - week 1
5 Mar Derrick Turner competition - week 2
19 Mar AGM
1 - 28 Apr Annual Exhibition 2024 - Turner House Gallery, Penarth
29-30 Apr 2-day Watercolour Workshop (see below)
