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​​Welcome to the Harpenden Arts Club!

The Harpenden Arts Club aims to provide a wide range of creative workshops, demonstrations, life drawing and studio practice evenings, as well as a sociable meeting point for artists of all abilities. We meet most Thursday evenings at 7.30 - 9.30 pm in the small public hall, Southdown Road, Harpenden, AL5 1PD.
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Have a look at this coming season's programme for details:
NEXT  MEETING:
Thursday 12th September 2019
7.30pm
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We have reached the end of the 2018/19 season of evening meetings, but the first one in the new season in September is a demonstration by the artist Peter Keegan on Impressionist Painting in acrylics.
SUMMER OUTDOOR SKETCHING SESSIONS:
These usually last 2 - 2.5 hours and are untutored but companionable. People either sketch or paint in a wide range of media. In the case of forecast bad weather, the session will be cancelled - watch this space for announcements!
THURSDAY 13 JUNE, 10.30am. 
Meet at The Tea Tree, 23 High Street, Hemel Hempstead Old Town HP1 3AA for sketching in and around Old Hemel Town and St Mary's Church. Led by Yvonne Bolton. UNFORTUNATELY CANCELLED DUE TO FORECAST OF RAIN AND LOW TEMPERATURES - SORRY!

THURSDAY 20 JUNE, 6.30pm.
Meet at Peter Brown's house, "White Cottage", Dane End Farm, Beaumont Hall Lane, Redbourn AL3 6RW for sketching in his garden. Led by Peter Brown.

THURSDAY 27 JUNE, 10.30am.
Meet at Charlie's Café, 1a Station Road, Wheathampstead AL4 8BU for sketching in and around Wheathampstead. Led by Bel Bluemel.

THURSDAY 4 JULY, 10.30am
Meet at The Allotment Centre, Dark Lane, Harpenden AL5 1QA for sketching in the Dark Lane allotments. Led by Peter Brown.

THURSDAY 11 JULY, 2pm
Meet at The Three Horseshoes pub, Pouchen End Lane, Winkwell, Hemel Hempstead HP1 2RZ (near Bourne End) for sketching along the Grand Union canal. Led by Sarah Poppleton.

THURSDAY 18 JULY, 10.30am
Meet at The Café, The Hertfordshire Garden Centre, Redding Lane, Redbourn, AL3 7PS for sketching at the Garden Centre. Led by Roy Bentley.

Harry Dobkin - the new honorary president of HAc

After 12 years on the Committee with the Harpenden Arts Club, most recently as the club's Webmaster and photographer, Harry Dobkin has recently retired. He has made many valuable contributions to the smooth running of the club over the years and his humour and willingness to help will be sorely missed. But we are grateful that he has accepted the position of Honorary President of the club, which was unanimously offered to him by the Committee. Hopefully we will still see many more years of his artistic endeavours in his retirement.  

ANNUAL ART EXHIBITION - 8th - 11th November 2018

The Harpenden Arts Club celebrated its 60th Annual Art Exhibition in November at the Harpenden Public Halls, which was a sparkling success and great fun!

For a review of the exhibition and photos go to the 2018 Exhibitions page:

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We are a sociable and creative group of people who enjoy learning new art techniques and sharing ideas. We have over 130 members and a strong committee of nine enthusiastic individuals who, along with many willing helpers, organise and run the activities.
 SOME MEMBERS CELEBRATING THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY
If you would like to join:

WHAT'S ON?

ART ON THE COMMON - 8/9 JUNE

Stong winds meant the Art on the Common event had to be cancelled on Saturday 8th June, but the sun shone on Sunday 9th! The Harpenden Arts Club had a wonderful stand at the event showcasing members work and publicising all the exciting creative workshops and demonstrations that we organise. A number of paintings and greetings cards were sold, and a good many interested people took away membership details and leaflets about next season's programme of events. Many thanks go to the slick team who erected the tent and took it back down again so efficiently!
AYOT ST LAWRENCE ART SHOW - 15-17 JUNE

A number of our members have artworks in this charming art exhibition set in the elegant church in the village.  Here is the link to the art show's website for details.
CULTIVATE ARTS FESTIVAL: 23 - 30 JUNE

A programme of concerts, art and photography exhibitions, art installations and workshops to celebrate the creative arts are being held in various venues around Harpenden. The theme this year is Generosity and almost all events are free to go to. A number of HAC members are involved in creating these events. More information can be found on their website: 
Have you seen our Facebook page yet? We post regular photos from the weekly sessions there and more day-to-day information. If you use Facebook, do "like" our page to hear from us!

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Harpenden Arts Club has now published a data protection policy in line with the new General Data Protection Regulations.

Are you getting our emails?

We have changed our email system over the summer. Emails to members now come from info.hac2018@gmail.com . Please make sure your email system accepts this new address and doesn't put our emails into your Junk folder! Also, please make sure we have your current email address. If in doubt, contact Membership Secretary Peter Brown on 01582 793174 or pjbrown4242@gmail.com .
If you have any comments or suggestions for this website or would like to contact the webmaster, please email Sarah Poppleton on info.hac2018@gmail.com .