Life Drawing - Tuesday evenings
2024-10-29 19:00 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | The Cause Music and Arts Centre, 42 The Causeway, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 3DD, United Kingdom
“The best life drawing class I’ve found in years”
A chance to indulge, draw and to practise some essential drawing skills in a beautiful environment, guided by someone with over 25 years teaching experience. You’ll use a diverse range of styles and techniques that stretch you and keep you motivated to improve.
All while enjoying fresh coffee and meeting some other lovely local artists. You can work at your own pace and be left alone to draw if this is how you prefer to learn.
Tuesdays 7pm-9pm (Also on Wednesdays 9:30am-11:30am)
Life Drawing is challenging and rewarding, but like drawing anything else, it takes practice and patience.
The best way to encourage practice is to vary the media and techniques available; to make sure this is feasible, we provide materials for free. This also allows more confidence as using expensive personal materials tends to inhibit experimentation.
You are, of course, welcome to bring your own materials and follow your own path.
Weeks 3 and 6 are a chance to work from one long pose with any material/technique you choose; the other weeks begin with warm-ups to help you prepare, normally followed by one or two poses following a theme.
Sometimes the session is devoted to a worksheet-style drawing, using many poses on one sheet in different materials. These are a great opportunity to gain confidence in composition, materials and mark-making.
£105 for 6 x 2 hour session term or £20 cash drop-in option (just for our life drawing sessions)
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Please visit our website, www.ragandbonearts.com to secure your place. We look forward to seeing you there – thank you.

Exhibition: Spotlight On 4 - Modern and Contemporary Art from the Collection of Chippenham Museum
2024-11-02 10:00 - 16:00, 2024-11-03 10:00 - 16:00, 2024-11-04 10:00 - 16:00, 2024-11-05 10:00 - 16:00, 2024-11-06 10:00 - 16:00, 2024-11-07 10:00 - 16:00, 2024-11-08 10:00 - 16:00, 2024-11-10 10:00 - 16:00 and 11 more dates | Chippenham Museum, 9-10 Market Pl, Chippenham, SN15 3HF, United Kingdom
Open Monday – Saturday, 10am – 4pm, until 8 March.
This exhibition is the fourth in Chippenham Museum’s Spotlight series dedicated to its growing Modern and Contemporary Art Collection.
The project began in 2019 with the desire to celebrate the rich artistic history of this part of North Wiltshire. As a permanent collection, it acts as a source of inspiration, education and enjoyment for all.
At the heart of the Modern and Contemporary Art Collection are works that acknowledge the legacy of the Bath Academy of Art in Corsham, a pioneering residential art school that counted some of the biggest names in modern and contemporary art amongst its teachers and students.
North Wiltshire’s creativity proudly extends beyond the Academy, and the collection records and celebrates the many contemporary artists who continue to live and work in this area today.
The exhibition featured work by the following artists:
Kay Le Seelleur Ara, Kenneth Armitage, Guy Bigland, Alma Boyes, Susie Brooks, John Chilver, Dominic Clare, Andrew Cross, William Crozier, Anna Currey, Simone Dawood, Stephen Ellis, Alex Faulkner, Selina Fischer, Astrid Furnival, John Furnival, Katherine Gili, Patrick Haines, Keith Harrison, Verity James, Richard Kennedy, David King, Julia Manning, Michael Stubbs, Marianne Fox-Ockinga, Ione Parkin, Tim Parry-Williams, Michael Pennie, Jackie Pope, Terry Pope, Paul Rudall, James Scott, Robert Scott, William Scott, Jack Shirreff, Alice Sielle, Hugh Hamshaw Thomas, Julia Vezza, Helen Wilks, and Alistair Young.
Further details about the artworks can also be found in the accompanying catalogue available in the museum shop.

Beginners Art workshops
2024-11-05 09:30 - 23:30, 2024-11-12 09:30 - 23:30, 2024-11-19 09:30 - 23:30 | The Cause Music and Arts Centre, 42 The Causeway, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 3DD, United Kingdom
Uniquely designed and delivered 6 x 6 week courses for beginners.
Taught by local artist and designer Charlie who has over 25 years experience teaching art.
Tuesdays at 9.30am – 11.30am
Term 1 – Still life (drawing) – Sept 17th – October 22nd
Term 2 – Objects in interiors (drawing, painting) – November 5th – December 10th
Term 3 – Portrait (painting)- January 7th – Feb 11th
Term 4 – Interiors (drawing)- Feb 26th – April 2nd
Term 5 – Landscape (painting) – April 23rd – June 4th
Term 6 – Still life revisited (collage, mixed media) – June 11th – July 16th
In both beginners and improvers, the sessions we will follow the classic method for learning to draw and paint. It is easy to learn to draw by copying the example of a tutor leading the group, but this tends to produce a ‘house style’ where everyone ends up drawing in the same way. Your drawing style is as unique to you as your handwriting (if school hasn’t obliterated it) – here you will learn to enhance your own drawing style, not replace it with ours.
(Please note: all Improvers courses begin with drawing, and include a talk about relevant art movements and practitioners)
Price includes all materials and coffee and biscuits (donations taken to help with refreshments)
Thank you – we look forward to meeting you soon

Improvers Art workshops
2024-11-05 12:30 - 14:30, 2024-11-12 12:30 - 14:30, 2024-11-19 12:30 - 14:30 | The Cause Music and Arts Centre, 42 The Causeway, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 3DD, United Kingdom
‘A really friendly place to learn from experienced people’
Uniquely designed and delivered 6 x 6 week courses for beginners. Taught by local artist and designer Charlie who has over 25 years experience teaching art.
Tuesdays at 12.30 – 2.30pm
Term 1 – Still life (drawing) – Sept 17th – October 22nd
Term 2 – Objects in interiors (drawing, painting)- November 5th – December 10th
Term 3 – Portrait (painting)- January 7th – Feb 11th
Term 4 – Interiors (drawing)- Feb 26th – April 2nd
Term 5 – Landscape (painting) – April 23rd – June 4th
Term 6 – Still life revisited (collage, mixed media) – June 11th – July 16th
In both beginners and improvers, the sessions we will follow the classic method for learning to draw and paint. It is easy to learn to draw by copying the example of a tutor leading the group, but this tends to produce a ‘house style’ where everyone ends up drawing in the same way. Your drawing style is as unique to you as your handwriting (if school hasn’t obliterated it) – here you will learn to enhance your own drawing style, not replace it with ours.
Please note: all courses begin with drawing, and include a talk about relevant art movements and practitioners.
Price includes all materials and coffee and biscuits (donations taken to help with refreshments)
Thank you – we look forward to meeting you soon

Life Drawing - evenings
2024-11-05 19:00 - 21:00 | The Cause Music and Arts Centre, 42 The Causeway, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 3DD, United Kingdom
‘My favourite time of the week’
A chance to indulge, draw and to practice some essential drawing skills in a beautiful environment, guided by someone with over 25 years teaching experience. You’ll use a diverse range of styles and techniques that stretch you and keep you motivated to improve.
All while enjoying fresh coffee and meeting some other lovely local artists. You can work at your own pace and be left alone to draw if this is how you prefer to learn. We look forward to meeting you.
Tuesdays 7pm-9pm (Also on Wednesdays 9:30am-11:30am)
Term 1: Sept 17th – October 22nd 2024
Term 2: November 5th – December 10th 2024
Term 3: January 7th – Feb 11th 2025
Term 4: Feb 26th – April 2nd 2025
Term 5: April 23rd – June 4th 2025
Term 6: June 11th – July 16th 2025 – PLEASE NOTE – THIS TERM IS A DRAWING TERM – NOT LIFE DRAWING ONE
Life Drawing is challenging and rewarding, but like drawing anything else, it takes practice and patience.
The best way to encourage practice is to vary the media and techniques available; to make sure this is feasible, we provide materials for free. This also allows more confidence as using expensive personal materials tends to inhibit experimentation.
You are, of course, welcome to bring your own materials and follow your own path.
Weeks 3 and 6 are a chance to work from one long pose with any material/technique you choose; the other weeks begin with warm-ups to help you prepare, normally followed by one or two poses following a theme. Sometimes the session is devoted to a worksheet-style drawing, using many poses on one sheet in different materials. These are a great opportunity to gain confidence in composition, materials and mark-making.
£105 for 6 x 2 hour session term or £20 cash drop-in option (just for our life drawing sessions)
https://buy.stripe.com/fZe4h50NC3LFg9icN2
We look forward to meeting you soon!

Teen Art and Design
2024-11-06 17:30 - 2024-12-04 19:00 | St Pauls church hall, Malmesbury rd, Malmesbury Rd, Chippenham, SN15 1PW, United Kingdom
We’re back!
We’ve moved to St Pauls Church Hall, Malmesbury Rd Chippenham
Wednesdays 5.30pm – 7pm in 10 week block
For 13-17yrs:
Following on from our last brilliant year of designing for the Mayors Ball, and creating a beautiful Colourwall for Chippenham Library, we’re ready to go again and create more original art work to adorn our lovely town. Taught by experienced local artist and set designer, Charlie, supported by local seamstress, TA and artist Lottie Bywaters.
Listening to music and trying out each other’s ideas while having a cup of tea and a biscuit is all part of the experience.
Come and join us to meet other lovely creatives in the artisan quarter of Chippenham.
Term 1: September 18th – October 16th 2024 / November 6th – December 4th 2024
Term 2: January 8th 2025 – Feb 5th 2025/ Feb 26th -March 26th 2025
Term 3: April 23rd – May 21st/ June 4th – July 2nd 2025
Sign up here: https://forms.gle/DeoX5iKNMPpAboHN7 Do the first session before paying if you like – but we’ll need your info if you’re new please. (N/B If you have an EHCP we will need to see this please, and discuss if we’re able to support your needs).
Subsidised by Wiltshire Council’s Chippenham Area board and Kington Langley Arts Society. Helping us keep our sessions well resourced and our staff to student ratio high, to support those attending. With huge thanks.
We look forward to meeting you.

Art At The Waverley
2024-11-09 16:00 - 19:00 | The Waverley, Chippenham, United Kingdom
Join us this Saturday 9th November for the launch event of Art At The Waverley. Come down and meet the artists.
Art At The Waverley provides opportunities for local artists to exhibit their work. We offer rolling 8 week exhibitions for solo artists or group shows.
For more information please email artatthewaverley@gmail.com

Open Day - meet the Team
2024-11-16 14:00 - 16:00 | Central Methodist Church, Monkton Hill, Chippenham, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 1EP, United Kingdom
Did someone say free cake? 🧁🥰
Seen us around? Not sure what we do? Here’s your chance to find out!
Our lovely Trustees and teaching team will be hanging out for the afternoon (with some cakes) to chat to you about what we do and find out what you’d like us to deliver. We need to know what you think is missing in Chippenham and what you’d like to see here. We’re doing our best – but we can’t do it without your input.
If you have always thought you’d like to act, but are not quite sure if it’s right for you – come and meet us and find out what to expect.
Think you would like to work with us? Come and talk to one of our Directors and see if we’re a good match.
Fancy drawing but think our work looks too good? Meet some of our attendees and talk to them about what it’s like to take one of our sessions.
Nothing is off the table – come and meet us and have a chat.
Did we mention the cake? 🧁🍰🥰
