Programme
Join us for workshops, demonstrations, and social events every Thursday evening. Our programme offers something for every artist at every level.
Programme: Every Thursday 7:30pm at Holmwood Hall
Programme
Our regular Thursday evening sessions form the heart of CandWAG. Every week brings new opportunities to create, learn, and connect with fellow artists.
September 2025
4th - Inspire Evening: Social evening with food, wine, quiz, raffle + Stuart Sibley Award for Plein Air Painting and bring a painting for the picture exchange like we take home.
11th
Art Mart, bring and buy sale for art materials
Autumn Exhibition All Saints, Carshalton
13 & 14th September 2025
18th
Practical Evening: Abstract Emotions
Hint: Don't paint an object—paint a feeling. Use colors, textures or shapes that express something personal.
25th
Demonstration: Matt Waruszynski
October 2025
2nd
Practical Evening: Dreamscapes
Hint: Combine reality with imagination. Think surreal, floaty, dreamlike visuals with soft transitions.
9th
Practical Evening: The Rhythm of Chaos
Hint: Let bold strokes, splatters, or layered textures to show movement, noise, or inner chaos.
16th
Demonstration: Flor Ferraco
23rd
Painting Project – FIRE
30th
Practical Evening: Famous Painting Pastiche
Hint: Recreate or parody a famous painting in your own style. Feel free to modernise it.
November 2025
6th
Practical Evening: Life is like a Butterfly
Hint: Focus on transformation, delicacy or short-lived beauty. Butterflies can be literal or symbolic.
13th
Practical Evening: Reflective Objects Challenge
Hint: Bring something shiny—glass, metal, or water surface. Focus on how reflections distort form and light.
20th
Demonstration: Tim Wilmot
27th
Creative Card Design
Hint: Festive card with a twist!
December 2025
Annual Exhibition 4th to 6th December (All Saints Church)
11th
Christmas Party
Quiz, food, fun and games – Dennis Bull Cup: Best Drawing in pen or pencil and Irene Holdaway Award for best flower study in Watercolour plus Favourite Painting Winner
Merry Christmas – See you in the New Year!
January 2026
8th
Painting Project – EARTH
15th
Practical Evening: That's Handy!
Hint: Draw or paint expressive hands, gestures, actions or storytelling through fingers.
22nd
Demonstration: Anna Virabyan
29th
Film Night: As Voted For!
February 2026
5th
Practical Evening: Mixed Media Rescue Challenge
Hint: Bring a 'failed' piece and revive it with layers, collage, ink, pencil or pastel.
12th
Practical Evening: Silence and Solitude
Hint: Use empty space, muted color, minimal composition to express stillness or introspection.
19th
Demonstration: Ian Wilson-Pope
26th
Painting Project – WATER
March 2026
5th
Practical Evening: Through the Looking Glass
Hint: Use mirrors, reflections, or symbolic frames. Think portals, altered reality, or different viewpoints.
12th
Demonstration: Curtis Tappenden
19th
Practical Evening: Hands Challenge
Hint: Draw or paint expressive hands—gestures, actions, or storytelling through fingers.
26th
Practical Evening: Silence and Solitude
Hint: Use empty space, muted color, minimal composition to express stillness or introspection.
April 2026
2nd
Practical Evening: Unconventional Landscapes
Hint: Try imaginary worlds, strange colors, or surreal perspectives. Landscapes, but not as you know them.
9th
Practical Evening: Artistic Exploration: Cultural/Movement Inspiration
Hint: Choose an artist, culture or art movement that inspires you
16th
Practical Evening: Communal Still Life—One Big Story, Many Perspectives
Hint: Bring an object to add to our still life display.
23rd
Monochrome Magic—Seeing in One Colour
Hint: Create a piece using just one chosen color and white
30th
Practical Evening: Color Matching Challenge (Magazine)
Hint: Cut out a magazine image and replicate it using only red, blue, and yellow. Focus on tone and hue.
May 2026
7th
Practical Evening: 3x3 Media Study
Hint: Choose one subject and paint it three different mediums
14th
A.G.M. and Awards: Bert Houghton Landscape Prize
Spring Exhibition All Saints, Carshalton
28th
Practical Evening: Draw the person you're sitting with
June 2026
4th
Painting Project – AIR
11th
Practical Evening: Letters, Words and Whispers
Hint: Incorporate text—poems, handwriting, or quotes—into your visual piece.
18th
Practical Evening: Working On Black, Let there be light!
Hint: Start with a black background and build the light
25th
Practical Evening: Echoes of the Past
Hint: Paint from memory, history, or family stories. Use aged tones or collage to create nostalgia.
July 2026
2nd
Advice Clinic
Hint: Bring a piece you're stuck on or questions about technique/composition. Supportive group discussion.
9th
Painting Project Judging: The Four Elements
Christine Samway Award
16th
Practical Evening: Festival Spirit
Hint: Think color, celebration, and rhythm—music, parades, costumes, lights. Capture energy and joy.
23rd
Practical Evening: Postcards from Anywhere
Hint: Invent or recall a place—real or imagined—and paint it as a small, postcard-sized scene.
30th
Summer Party
Bring some food, secret sketch swap – Members bring a small artwork to be drawn for by the group. Bring a portrait to be voted for by the group.
What to Bring
- Your own art materials
- Work in progress (optional)
- Apron or old clothes
- Enthusiasm to learn!
Join Us This Thursday
New members and visitors are always welcome at our Thursday sessions. No need to book ahead - just turn up with your materials and join in!