2026 Programme of Events
This programme may be subject to change, and additional details for individual events will be circulated by email.
We are hoping to hold a 3rd exhibition towards the end of the year – details of this and any additional events will be published when available.
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| Date and Time | Event | Venue | Cost |
| Saturday 28 Feb 10am – 1pm | FELTING WORKSHOP with Jonet Middleton | Huntstile Farm TA5 2DQ | £15 including all materials |
| Mon 16 March – Sat 28 March | SPRING EXHIBITION | Taunton Library | |
| April TBC | AGM | TBC | Free |
| Tuesday 7 April 11am – 3pm | PASTELS WORKSHOP with Christine Rowson | Huntstile Farm TA5 2DQ | £15 including all materials |
| Saturday 18 April 11am – 3pm | EN PLEIN AIR * | King Square and Castle Street, Bridgwater | Free |
| Thursday 21 May | POTTERY WORKSHOP (Tile making) | Brick & Tile Museum, Bridgwater | £15 including all materials |
| Mon 1 June – Tuesday 30 June | SUMMER EXHIBITION | Bridgwater Arts Centre | |
| Saturday 4 July 11am – 3pm | EN PLEIN AIR * | Maunsel Lock (Bridgwater & Taunton Canal) | Free |
| Saturday 5 September 11am – 3pm | EN PLEIN AIR * | Burnham-on-Sea Seafront – TBC | Free |
* The Society is keen to encourage members to paint outdoors / work from life. We have regularly organised “en plain air” painting days – you are welcome to join the organised events or do your own thing at times / places more convenient to you.
2026 Online Challenges
Throughout the year there is a two-month Online Challenge with a £20 prize to be won.
Jan-Feb: Inspired by Blues – Beat the “winter blues” by playing with some colour. There are lots of beautiful blues – Cobalt, Prussian, Ultramarine, Cerulean, Phthalo, Indigo, Turquoise, Cyan, etc – every artist will have at least one, and you certainly don’t need them all. Whatever you have, explore what you can do with yours in a figurative or abstract work.
Mar-Apr: People and/or Animals – Lots of scope here – from portraits to groups, static or in motion, in close focus or set in a wider context/landscape.
May-June: Flowers – Botanical study or more expressive – you decide.
July-Aug: Summertime – A seasonal theme – whether it’s seaside, garden, ice cream, sport, landscape, festival or something else – show us what inspired you.
Sept-Oct: Structure and/or Texture – Find inspiration in nature or man-made objects or engineering/architecture – or develop something abstract.
Nov-Dec: Dancer(s) / Dancing – Whether it’s “Strictly” or the ladies dancing on the 9th day of Christmas, some people will certainly be in the mood. Degas was inspired by the ballet, Laura Knight drew and painted Anna Pavlova and other ballet dancers. Matisse’s “Dance (1)” features in a work by Roy Lichtenstein. Jack Vettriano’s works included couples dancing. What can you do with colour and movement?