Hartlepool Art Club is a meeting place for all art lovers. We offer a wide variety of activities including talks, demonstrations, workshops and exhibitions by practising professional artists and lecturers.

We aim to encourage the appreciation and practice of the visual arts amongst it’s members by holding regular meetings.

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Our next club meeting and the last of 2024 shall be on Wednesday 11th December 2024 – When we welcome local artist Bruce Mulcahy who will be demonstrating using the medium of Gouache a “Snowy Scene”.

Bruce born in West Yorkshire, became keen on painting at an early age eventually studying for a degree in Fine Art at Newcastle University. It was whilst at Newcastle that he began to paint landscapes and seascapes on the spot (using mainly oil, gouache or acrylic) a practice he still continues. Working outdoors has practical difficulties, of course, – not least those caused by the weather – but he tries to cope with those as well as he can, in order to have the chance to react directly to the colours, light and textures of the subject.

Bruce has exhibited in many galleries across the country including Manchester Academy of Fine Arts, Leeds City Art Gallery and, on an ongoing basis, Staithes Gallery. As well as his own commissions Bruce enjoys travelling to Art groups to provide demonstrations and workshops. You may have spotted Bruce in recent years at Patchings Art Festival.

Hartlepool Art Gallery within Christ Church, Church Square, Hartlepool on Wednesday 11th December 2024, 7-9pm

Doors open at 6.40pm

£3 for Art Club members, £6 for guests.

Under 18s no charge but under 16s accompanying adult must pay the visitor charge or join the club and pay the member charge.

Notice: Starting from 12th June 2024 at our club meeting, we will be taking photos and video footage as content for our social media channels. Please make a committee member aware if you have any questions or concerns about this.

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