Here is latest addition to our extensive art library located in the club studio in Townhill. All our books (and DVD’s) may be taken out on loan by members for a period of three weeks.
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Woodmill High School Fundraising Event -26th March
Following the fire at Woodmill High School last summer many of the members asked if there would be a Club response to help the School.Following discussion with representatives from the school, it was decided that we could help by contributing art works to their exhibition and silent auction sale event on the evening of Thursday 26th March to which all members are cordially invited to attend.
Members are invited to contribute saleable works for inclusion in their exhibition. If therefore, you have any unsold works which you would want to contribute in support of the Schools fund raising event, they would be most gratefully received.
The proceeds of the sale will go to replace Art Department resources lost or damaged in the fire.
Please bring any contributions to either the Gallery in the Kingsgate Centre by 19 March or to the Studio at Townhill by 21 March. Either framed or mounted paintings and prints will be acceptable.
Please wrap your work to protect it, label it with artist and medium info.
The exhibition will be at the School from 17:00 until 18:30 Thursday 26 March.
New Gallery Hanging Period, 5th March – 25th April
From tomorrow (5th March) the club Gallery in the Kingsgate Centre will reopen with a completely new exhibition of paintings (framed, unframed and prints). The exhibition will be available to view every Thursday, Friday and Saturday (12 noon until 4 o’clock) up until 25th April. Almost all the exhibits are available for sale to the general public. We hope you can manage to visit.
Next Gallery Changeover – 5th March 2020
Dunfermline Art Club Gallery in the Kingsgate Shopping Centre, will soon be accepting submissions from members for the next Gallery hanging period which will run from 5th March through 25th April. New exhibits will be accepted during normal Gallery opening hours (12-4 pm on Thursday 27th, Friday 28th and Saturday 29th February). Paintings will be hung on Tuesday 3rd March in advance of the Gallery re-opening on 5th. A maximum five pictures may be submitted. A hanging fee of £2.50 per picture will apply, and, where four pictures are paid for, the fifth will be hung for free . A commission of 25% will be taken on painting sales.
Original artworks only (which comply with the clubs framing standards) can be accepted for hanging, not prints. However, prints, as well as original unframed pictures, may be submitted for display in the browsers.
Members also should note that the same paintings may not be exhibited in the Gallery on consecutive hanging periods. Unsold items from the previous hanging period should be collected from the Gallery at the earliest convenient opportunity.
Acrylic Demonstration – Erik Petrie
An enthusiastic audience welcomed local artist Erik Petrie to the club studio on Tuesday evening. Erik gave us an excellent demonstration of some of his techniques with acrylics giving the audience an interesting insight into his history, experience and motivation. He used a loose approach to his landscape painting, basing his demo on a photograph of Elie beach.
We hope to have Eric back at the club in the future.
Gallery Featured Artist – January 2020
The Clubs Featured Artist in the Kingsgate Gallery for the month of January 2020 is Helen Rowbotham. Here is a selection of paintings from Helen’s display on “The Wall”. More details and images are available on our Facebook Page via the link above..
Acrylic Painting Demonstration – Erik Petrie, 28th Jan 2020
The club will be hosting a demonstration by local artist Erik Petrie at the Townhill Studio on Tuesday 28th January commencing 7.00 (until 9.00)
On the night, Erik will be demonstrating a Fife Coastal Scene in Acrylic. You can have a look at examples of his work by visiting his Facebook Page, Erik Petrie Artwork by clicking on the highlighted link.
Members wishing to attend should add their name to the notice in the club studio. There will be a £3 fee for this event payable in advance if possible to Annette Burgess or any other Committee Member.
Club Hours – Christmas and New Year
Following the Christmas Lunch at the Club on 18th December, the Club premises in Townhill will effectively be closed over Christmas and New Year. The club will reopen as usual from Monday 6th January 2020.
Sale of Craft / Browser Items in Gallery
Some changes have been introduced relating to the sale of craft material and browser items (unframed original paintings and mounted prints) in the Club Gallery :
- Acceptance of such items is conditional on the club member having at least one framed painting for sale during the hanging period.
- Items accepted for sale will be displayed / available for sale in the Gallery for a specific time period which will correspond to the Paintings Hanging Period. Generally 6 weeks.
- “Craft” items must be hand crafted by the exhibiting member, not commercially manufactured.
- A maximum 10 items in any category may be submitted in any Hanging Period. The fee payable will be £1 for each item and a commission of 20% will be taken on each sale.
- Unsold browser and craft items in any hanging period may be retained in the Gallery and offered for sale in the subsequent hanging period upon payment of the appropriate fee (£1 per item).
- These arrangements and costs will also apply when submitting craft and browser material to be exhibited at the Clubs Annual and Winter Exhibitions where acceptance is conditional on the member having at least one painting on display and for sale.
- Additionally, a commission of 10% will be taken on the sale of cards at the Annual and Winter Exhibitions.
Next Gallery Changeover – 16th January 2020
Dunfermline Art Club Gallery in the Kingsgate Shopping Centre, will soon be accepting submissions from members for the next Gallery hanging period which will run from 16th January through 29th February. New exhibits will be accepted during normal Gallery opening hours (12-4 pm on Thursday 9th, Friday 10th and Saturday 11th January). Paintings will be hung on Tuesday 14th in advance of the Gallery re-opening on 16th. A maximum five pictures may be submitted. A new hanging fee of £2.50 per picture will apply, and, where four pictures are paid for, the fifth will be hung for free . A commission of 25% will be taken on painting sales.
Original artworks only (which comply with the clubs framing standards) can be accepted for hanging, not prints. However, prints, as well as original unframed pictures, may be submitted for display in the browsers.
Members also should note that the same paintings may not be exhibited in the Gallery on consecutive hanging periods. Unsold items from the previous hanging period should be collected from the Gallery at the earliest convenient opportunity.