Howick Art Group

Howick Art Group Inc

Email: howickartgroup@gmail.com
Howick Art Group Inc.
PO Box 38-388,
Howick, Auckland,
New Zealand.

Monthly meetings at the Fencible Lounge

Club meetings are held on the fourth Wednesday of every month at the Fencible Lounge, Uxbridge Road, Howick next to the Howick Library. They are well attended by both Associate and Working Members who are keen to share the passion they have for their craft or to learn the techniques of the variety of mediums available to the artist today.

Demonstrations are done by mainly local artists but occasionally a visitor will come from further afield. All are willing to pass on their tips and information learned over many years. A workshop is often offered by the artist within the following two weeks and are very popular.

These are very enjoyable and interesting evenings ending with light refreshments and supper, an opportunity to peruse the demonstration up close and to ask more questions of the demonstrator. A library is also available on the night to borrow art DVD’s, books and magazines for one month at a small cost.

Our monthly meetings are also a chance to get to know other artists in our local area and to make some lifelong friends. Many members have taken up painting as a hobby in later years, some are self taught, while others are learned in this area and/or are currently taking lessons or are professionals and have painted since their childhood. Howick Art Group is a group for all ages and levels and where everyone is welcome.

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NOVEMBER 2023 Monthly Meeting

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NEXT MEETING: WEDNESDAY 22nd NOVEMBER 2023
FENCIBLE LOUNGE, UXBRIDGE RD, HOWICK (NEXT TO THE HOWICK LIBRARY).

AGM and End of Year Party

President’s Letter

Greetings Members,

Our next club night will be held on Wednesday, 22nd November at 7pm in the Fencible Lounge. The night will begin with our AGM and will be followed by our End of Year party. We will not be doing games this year but will just enjoy a great social evening with our fellow artist friends. Please bring a plate to share. Wine and juice will be provided. It is also tradition for members to bring a table decoration. The best design wins a prize. So get creative and have some fun with it!

Annual Subscriptions Due
Thank you to all those who have paid your subs. If it has happened to slip your mind, this is a friendly reminder. Please pay $50 at the cottage, at our club night or by direct credit to Howick Art Group, 02 0168 0016188 00 with your NAME and SUBS as a reference.

Stepping Down
On a personal note, this will be my last newsletter as President of the Howick Art Group. I will be stepping down from the committee at our AGM. However, the committee will be in capable hands and I trust they will do a fantastic job. Being President has been an absolute privilege and has opened many doors in the art world for me. It has been wonderful getting to know so many of our amazingly kind, helpful and talented members. We really have a wonderful group, and I hope that many more of our members, whom we don’t see too often, will become more involved and be enriched from all it has to offer.

Dates for the Diary
22nd November – AGM and End of Year Party – Fencible Lounge
26th November – Changeover
17th December – Cottage closes
5th January – Cottage opens
28th January – Changeover

Stay safe, and happy painting.

Elise De Silva

 

Our 2024 committee members are:

President – Merv Appleton
Vice President – Ron Van Dam
Secretary – John Heywood
Treasurer – Liz Payne
Membership – Amanda Gleason
Gallery & Library – Janice Skinner
Website & Library – Wendy Oey
Committee – Jennie Henry, Siew Tan, Julie