aim4art Christmas Lunch

Held at  The barn for the very first time. Sorry I missed it, but thanks to Dee for the photo.

Rob

The Witches Of Runswick?

aim4art cast a spell on Runswick Bay in September 2016. Thanks to karol for the photos:

Memories - Kate Geelan (with Karol Neilsen and Les Southerton)

It's good to see individual aim4art members having solo exhibitions or collaborations, like this one between Kate, Karol and Les at Stockton Library. Kate's 'Memories' relate mainly to Staithes and are a series of adventurous mixed media studies presented with Kate's trademark flair. They are complimented by Karol's imaginative paintings and Les' elegant and very reasonable pots.

Changes At The Barn

From October, management of our venue at The Barn will be passed from Middlesbrough Council to Tees Valley Asset Management Trust. The plan is to turn our existing rooms into a nursery, and to create a brand new and higher grade community facility and cafe from the remaining building. We wish them success and look forward to seeing the results.

The new arrangements will mean a rise in rent and also subs. However, no increase will be needed until after the agm in November when options will be discussed.

Richard Barnes Workshop

Richard's workshop focussed on freely rendered urban landscapes using acrylics. It was one of those days that generated enough fresh work to mount a new exhibition, and it was a pity really that we weren't able to organise an earlier date to inspire our 'Not the Transporter Bridge' exhibition. Rather belatedly here are some photos of the group and the results.

Richard at work

Richard's first demo piece

Nick

Julia

Dee on a roll

Wendy

Karol

Below is a selection of work produced

Richard's Own Picture of York Minster

Not The Transporter Bridge - More Photos

2 more photos from the hanging day at Kirkleatham Hall - thanks to Dee Maloney for sending these.

Not The Transporter Bridge - Not The Private View

Our 'private' view was also open to the public, which might partly explain the good attendance. Whether or not, the exhibition was very well received and generated lots of positive comments.  Many thanks to everyone who came and supported us.

Julia and Elizabeth discuss the exhibition with Lynne's picture's in the background

Val and Kate with Julia's 'In Conversation' behind them

Linda and Kate admire Julie's 'Allotments'

Quite a crowd in a small space

Julia in conversation with Alan Morley from Cleveland Art Society