29/10/2025

Our Christmas social afternoon will be on Wednesday 10th December

- Please bring some food to share (not too many sausage rolls or mince pies)
- Bring a Secret Santa – maximum spend £5
- There will be a quiz
- And some light entertainment

This will be our last meeting in 2025.
Wednesday meetings start again on 7th January 2026 with a demonstration on making craft for sale.

23/10/2025

The Annual General Meeting of the Whitstable Art Society will be held at 2pm on Wednesday 29th October at the Swalecliffe Community Centre. Members are encouraged to attend to decide the future direction of the society.

There will be a shorter than usual agenda this year:

1. Apologies for absence
2. Minutes from the last AGM
3. Election of officers
4. Chair's report
5. Treasurer's report
6. Questions from members
7. Any other business

Minutes from the 2024 AGM are available to members on request from whitstableartsociety@gmail.com.

There will be a talk by local artist and visual storyteller Bob Lamoon, who is the curator at Creek Creative Gallery in Faversham. He will draw on his experience to suggest ways in which artists can prepare for exhibitions and he will be happy to answer any questions from members.

24/06/2025

Kent Police have warned about fake emails inviting you to complete a link to avoid losing your Winter Fuel Payment. This is a scam and the email should be forwarded to report@phishing.gov.uk

There is a similar fake text message which gives you 24 hours to apply for an energy support grant. Please report any suspicious text by forwarding it to 7726.

08/03/2025

Exhibitions on the Tankerton Slopes near Jojo's began on Sunday 6th April 2025.
The open air exhibitions are from 9am to 4pm every Sunday until 26th October. Please see the Exhibitions page of our website for all of the dates and times.
If you are interested in exhibiting, please phone Wendy on 07596 232079.
Please keep to the agreed times. Note that cars are not allowed onto the grass and all litter must be taken home with you.

18/11/2024

Here are the main points from Barbara's report at our AGM on 30th October.

- Our membership continues to grow
- We have healthy finances
- Wednesday meetings are filled with energy and enthusiasm
- Our indoor and outdoor exhibitions in 2024 have been successful
- We plan to have more demonstrations next year

We have two vacancies for the committee: Minutes Secretary and Newsletter Writer.

Subs for 2024/25 are due now.

If you wish to receive Barbara's full report, please email whitstableartsociety@gmail.com
Full minutes of our 2024 AGM are also available on request

19/10/2024

The Annual General Meeting of the Whitstable Art Society will take place at 2pm on Wednesday 30th October at the Swalecliffe Community Centre. All members are encouraged to attend to decide the future direction of the society.

The agenda will be:

1. Apologies for absence
2. Minutes from the last AGM
3. Election of officers
4. Chair's report
5. Treasurer's report
6. Indoor exhibitions
7. Outdoor exhibitions
8. Website and Facebook
9. Wednesday meetings
10. Questions from members
11. Any other business

Minutes from the 2023 AGM are available to members on request from whitstableartsociety@gmail.com.

If any new members wish to be considered for election to the Committee, please contact the Chair before the AGM.

Please bring along some of the work you have enjoyed making at the Wednesday meetings during the past year.

02/11/2023

Members subscriptions were held at £25 per annum at the AGM. Subscriptions for 2023/24 are now due.

Payment can be made by bank transfer to

Whitstable Art Society
Sort code 20-54-25
Account number 33446859

Please write Subscription in the reference

If any member wishes to see a copy of the minutes from the 2023 AGM, please send a request to whitstableartsociety@gmail.com