The Buckinghamshire Craft Guild promotes the best in design-led and contemporary crafts in the county. Our members will be exhibiting in both gallery spaces & Coffee Bar and demonstrating in the main gallery at Queens Park Art Centre during Bucks Art Weeks. Featuring furniture, glass, stitch, woodwork, jewellery, painting and more.

Exhibiting Artists: Tlws Johnson, Heather Hunter, Richard Williams, Annet Stirling, Loretta Williams, Laura Manners, Chris Inder, Janet Edmonds, Graham Lester, Maud Eager, Ann Brooks, Elizabeth Bond, David Rodgers, Julie Brown, Hilary Audu,s Rachel Wright, Kate Wilkinson, Deborah Hopson-Wolpe, Sophie Smith, Alison Vincent, Linda Cavill, Jenny Hoole, Lindsey Graham, Jeannelise Edelsten, Cathy Timbrell, Ewa Wawrzyniak

See below for the rota for artist availability throughout the exhibition:

Please note: Rota schedule is subject to change without notice.

The Tuesday evening life-drawing class led by artist Ayşe Kongur and the Saturday untutored life-drawing class are coming together for a grand show exhibiting these talented artists’ main subject – the human body – tracing its beauty, grace and poise.

For the “Tuesday Collective” group exhibition, various studies, rapid sketches and longer analytical figurative drawings have been selected to display the artists’ observational skills, artistic expression and technical ability.

Since its inception Tring Art Group has taken inspiration from its immediate surroundings both in
the town of Tring and in its surrounding countryside. On display are works that capture the
everyday activities, special events and the rich heritage of this old town. Styles, techniques and
media all vary from piece to piece but under lying all, is a fascination of the place which is Tring.

The Tring Art Group was inaugurated in Sept 2017 and born out of Tring Art Workshop (2014-17).

Prior to Covid (2020), the group met regularly in the Nora Grace hall, Tring, and have since met on an ad-hoc basis at various nearby locations such as the canals and Tring Park to make en plein air art
together. The group has recently commenced regular evening meetings.

Members also regularly attend town events such as the Tring Summer Carnival, the Spring Blossom and
Autumn Apple Festivals at Peacock’s Orchard, Tring and the Easter Fayre.

The group creates a themed Tring calendar every year which is sold by Almar Ltd in the High Street, Tring.
Tring Art Group is a friendly bunch, and the aim is for the group is to be inclusive to anyone interested in
creating artwork. The ethos of the group encourages all regardless of style, skill level, or
experience.

The Birchwood Painters bring you a celebration of colour with a vibrant mix of paintings from their recent and past works, telling stories of overcoming challenges and learning to show their talents. 

Mark, one of the group’s artists, has shown in a major exhibition in London and given a talk at the Royal Academy of Art. He has a deep faith and has been studying art history, which is reflected in some of his paintings.

The Birchwood Painters work and live in a care home in Chesham and are supported by a small group of volunteers.

Meet the painters through their art, and be lifted up by how they have overcome their many struggles to create beautiful pieces of work.

The Birchwood Painters are a group of artists who live in Birchwood care home, in Chesham. They have been painting together for many years. Their art is an expression of their view of the world and their voice.

 Mark, Elaine, Lesley, Ann and Peter have cerebral palsy. They use special easels to help them reach every corner of the canvas, designed by Demand. They are supported by a small group of volunteers. 

The Birchwood Painters works as a cooperative, selling their art, so that they can buy more art materials and fund art trips. The art made during the painting sessions is inspired by their interests and is their dialogue with the world.