The Bath
Society of Artists was founded in 1904 with twenty six foundation
members and it has grown over the years to a membership of
around 120 diverse talented artists.
Many distinguished 20th century painters have been associated
with the Bath Society of Artists including Walter Sickert,
John Singer Sargent, P. Wilson Steer, Gilbert Spencer, William
Scott, Patrick Heron, Mary Feddon, Howard Hodgkin and more.
Use this site to browse work by our members or download entry
forms for our annual open exhibition.
Bath
Society of Artists showcase
The society holds an annual exhibition at the Victoria Art Gallery
in Bridge Street, Bath. This is one of the most popular fixtures
in the galleries calendar and attracts around 14000 visitors
as well as 1000 entries. This is an open exhibition held in
the summer months around July and any artist over the age of
18 may submit work for possible selection and winning of a prize.
Artists
gallery and shop
Here you can view many of the artists' work and buy directly
online via Pay Pal. It gives a broad spectrum and diversity
of talent to be found in the West country and within the societies
ranks. There are also direct contact emails for most and links
to their own websites so you can view more of their work.
107
years of history
The society is steeped in history, having been associated with
many well known artists. On our history page you can read and
view pictures of past exhibitions as well as find out more about
the Bath Society of Artists in general.
Pictured right is Walter Sickert in 1939.
LATEST
NEWS AND UPDATES
6.12.11
Janet
Freeman's gallery added to gallery page
21.11.11
Poppy
James's gallery added to gallery page
2.9.11
Peter
Rainsford's gallery added to gallery page
22.8.11
Seven
new members have been elected to the Society: Richard Twose,
Raymond Wyatt, Peter Rainsford, Gail Mason, Howard Jeffs, Richard
Crooks and Paul
Brown
9.8.11
Exhibitions
page updated with 2011 pictures
26.7.11
Helen
Theobald 's gallery added to gallery page
3.7.11
Guy
Thomas's gallery added to gallery page
12.6.11
Victoria
Gamberoi's gallery updated
6.6.11
Mo
Lancaster's gallery added to gallery page
25.5.11
Clubroom
page updated with new fixture for November 2011
Anthony
Holden & Midge Naylor's gallery added to gallery page
3.3.11
Tim
Carroll's gallery added to gallery page
29.1.11
Sue
Wales gallery added to gallery page
Click
any image to go to artist's gallery
CLUBROOM
TALKS
March
31st 2012 David Cuthbert
'Paule Vézelay, Clifton Arts Club to
Abstraction-Creation in Paris'
Bristol born Marjorie Watson-Williams decided '....anything
rather than live a stupid
life in a provincial town playing tennis and having tea parties...'
and became an artist associating and exhibiting with many of
the artists of the Parisian avant-garde including André
Masson, Arp, Miró, Sophie Taeuber and Jean Hélion.
This evening talk will be an opportunity to see a fully illustrated
résumé of her career.
