Winter Programme 2024 - 2025

The Winter Programme 2023-2024 begins on Tuesday 3rd September 2024.

These sessions are on Tuesday evenings from 7.30pm to 9.30pm at Cowbridge Hall, Cowbridge, Hertford SG14 1PG. Approximately half the evenings in the Winter Programme are for Members to paint or draw with tutor-led workshops, from still life arrangements, or with a life model. The remaining evenings are taken up with talks, critiques of paintings brought along by Members or demonstrations from a professional artist. Visitors are welcome to enjoy the non-practical evenings (marked with an asterisk).

Saturday Life Workshops will recommence on 28th September 2024 and non-Members are welcome - see details on Life Workshops below. The Members’ Show will be held from Friday 1st to Sunday 3rd November 2024.

• Winter Programme 2024 - 2025 (pdf) - click here for more details

3rd May - 10th May 2025 Hertford Art Society Open Exhibition.

No meetings during the open exhibition week. Volunteers are required to help run the exhibition.

May

• 27 - Sawbridgeworth by the River Stort. River scenes, boats, maltings and afterwards at Old Bell Inn Sawbridgeworth, CM21 9AN.
• 31* - Saturday, life workshop, Michael Radley.

June

• 3 - All Saints Churchyard and Diane’s garden. Her garden links to the churchyard via a short wooden bridge, and afterwards at Six Templars, Hertford, SG14 1PS.
• 8 - Sunday 10.am opening time, Cambridge University Botanic Garden. 1 Brookside, Cambridge CB2 1JE. Entrance fee £8.80 Suggest, park and ride at Trumpington and afterwards Café and facilities in the garden.
• 10 - Hertingfordbury Village. Church and village views and afterwards at The White Horse, SG14 2LB.
• 15 - Sunday, Hertingfordbury 1.00pm Cricket Match and afterwards at Club pavilion facilities available.
• 17 - Standon Green End Farm Standon Green End Farm, SG11 1BW. Beautiful old Farmhouse to paint, farm buildings, old tractors and machinery, possibly pigs with piglets. Onsite parking, private function for members only The feathers 49 Cambridge Rd, Wadesmill, Ware SG12 0TN
• 24 - Dobb's Weir and River Lea. River views and afterwards at Fish and Eels, Dobb's Weir Rd, Roydon, Hoddesdon, EN11 0AY.
• 28* - Saturday, life workshop, Michael Radley.

July

• 1 - Braughing. Old church, Buildings, village views, and afterwards at Axe and Compasses 28 The St, Braughing, Ware SG11 2QR.
• 8 - Bengeo Hall, St Leonards Road, Bengeo SG14 3JN. By kind invitation of Donna Chamberlain and family. Light refreshments offered. 6 - 9pm. Private function for members only and afterwards at White Lion.
• 12 - Saturday, Heybridge Basin, Maldon CM9 4RX. River, mudflats and estuary view, boats and afterwards at The Old Ship Heybridge Basin, CM9 4RX.
• 15 - Much Hadham. Old church, buildings, village views, and afterwards at The Bull Inn High St, SG10 6BU.
• 20 - Sunday, Wideford 1.00pm Cricket Match and Club pavilion facilities available.
• 22 - From 6:30pm to 9:30pm. Hunsdon Mill House, Hunsdon Pound, SG12 8LF. By kind invitation from Naomi Haines and Mitiko Murata. Private function for members only Tea, coffee, and biscuits provided. Plenty of parking spaces on site.
• 26* - Saturday, life workshop, Michael Radley.
• 29 - St Leonards and the Meads. St Leonards Road, Bengeo SG14 3JN and afterwards at White Lion 59 Bengeo St, Hertford, SG14 3ET.

August

• 5 - Wareside. To round off the sketching evenings get together meal. 2 courses for about £20. Prompt 7.30pm start. More details to follow. The Chequers Inn Wareside, Near Ware, SG12 7QY.

• Winter Programme 2024 - 2025 (pdf) - click here for more details
• Summer Programme 2025 (pdf) - click here for more details.