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2025 OVAS Events   

(archive of previous demos)

Spring Term Tuesday Morning Group
Tuesdays from 7th Jan to 1st April  [13 weeks, WITHOUT a half-term break]     9:30 - 12:30pm at Ottery Cricket Club
OVAS members only. £22 for the term   Members bring along work, paint and draw, and have coffee and biscuits in a friendly supportive atmosphere.  

Fri 7th February 2025   Critique with   Hannah Twine     7:30 -9:30pm at Ottery Cricket Club
Members bring along a work, maybe unfinished, that might need a nudge and an expert eye.  

Fri 7th March 2025     Annual General Meeting    7:30 -9:30pm at Ottery Cricket Club
Reports on 2024 events, Treasurer's report, election of Committee etc.      Competition on theme Portraits [People or Animals]  

Fri 4th April 2025 
Demo of Boats and Harbour in watercolour by David Webb 
7:30 -9:30pm at Ottery Cricket Club
 

Summer Term Tuesday Morning Group
Tuesdays from 15th April to 8th July 
9:30 - 12:30pm at Ottery Cricket Club
OVAS members only. £22 for the term 
Members bring along work, paint and draw, and have coffee and biscuits in a friendly supportive atmosphere.  

Fri 2nd May 2025 
Demo of Chinese art by Kaili Fu 
7:30 -9:30pm at Ottery Institute

New Event!!!
Fri in late May or early June 2025  [Date TBA soon]
A plein air day, 10am-5pm at Lower Bruckland Nature Reserve 
£6 per person.    Café and Toilets available

Fri 6th June 2025 
Talk on Nature jounaling with Derwent Inktense pencils, by Alex Boon
7:30 -9:30pm at Ottery Institute
 

Mon 14th July 2025: Handing-In Day
Tue 15th July 2025 Judging Evening: 
Exhibition judge: Hannah Twine
Tue15th -Mon 21st July [NB:Till lunchtime only, on 21st]
Exhibition Open
Mon 21st July Afternoon: Collection of works

Annual OVAS Exhibition All details TBA
 

A Plein Air day in August 2025 ???
 

Autumn Term Tuesday Morning Group
Tuesdays from 16th September to 9th December
9:30 - 12:30pm at Ottery Cricket Club
OVAS members only. £22 for the term 
Members bring along work, paint and draw, and have coffee and biscuits in a friendly supportive atmosphere.  

Fri 5th September 2025    TBA 
Julie Dunster   Subject TBA [painting in oils?]
7:30 -9:30pm at Ottery Cricket Club
 

Fri 3rd October 2025 
Demo of Flower-based Abstracts with Lisa Parkyn
7:30 -9:30pm at Ottery Cricket Club
 

Sat 4th October 2025 
Workshop on Flower-based Abstracts with Lisa Parkyn
Daytime [10-4??] probably at Sidbury Village Hall
 

Fri 7th November 2025   

Alison Whateley   Mixed Media Textiles
2:00 -4:00pm at Ottery Cricket Club
 

Date TBA December 2025 
OVAS Xmas Social  Details TBA
7:30 -9:30pm at Ottery Cricket Club
 

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