Pewsey Arts Together members painted in bold colours using acrylic paints in the style of the painter Alex von Jawlensky – who they now know all about. This then led them off from the abstract heads, to free up their style and paint butterflies or stripes (like the painter Sean Scully). Drawing with coloured pastels […]
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Big “thank you’s” to Jane Johnson and Karin Kennedy for their hedge fund (see above) during the Cloth Road Arts Trail which raised a fantastic £120 for Arts Together. Brilliant concept – and hedgefund managers take note! And to Carol Harris (Devizes volunteer) for getting us nominated and then voted as charity of the year […]
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Damaris, Devizes group member and resident at the Bupa home in Market Lavington, has been knitting scarves for the troops in Afghanistan with the encouragement of the Bupa staff. Manager Debs Tilney sent the scarves to her son’s regiment and they replied with a letter to Damaris and a photo of the ‘boys’ wearing the […]
Read MoreAll of us at Arts Together have been a bit headless for the past few months, setting up 3 new groups but we are progressing well. New members are joining thick and fast – a waiting list already. The one thing we are short of is volunteers, particularly in Trowbridge though we could do with […]
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The soapmaking workshops worked very well judging by levels of enjoyment and concentration. The finished soaps showed individual expressions of creativity and imagination, and the results are a credit to the great volunteers who worked very hard to help everyone. Couldn’t have done it without them! I feel privileged to have worked with this group. […]
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This is the first of an occasional post that will introduce some of the essential and dedicated people who through their efforts keep Arts Together going. Kelly is a volunteer with the Devizes group, and brings not only fresh energy and ideas to the members but also her experience as an artist/designer. She is in […]
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Angela and Julia attended the Wiltshire Life Awards Night to receive a 3rd prize award on behalf of Arts Together. Trevor – Trustee and Treasurer with the award
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I’m a volunteer and I help Karolyne raise funds for Arts Together. I research and write appeals to charitable trusts and other benefactors. It’s a job I love. This time of year though my heart sinks when the trustees start looking at budgets for next year and I just think, “where on earth shall I […]
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