Welcome to the Willerby Art Club
The ethos of Willerby Art Club is to encourage and expand a group of people sharing a common interest and enthusiasm for drawing and painting. Whilst we do not teach art, members are able to develop their own ideas with support, both from within the group and individually by the club's resident artist, Geoff Hewitt.
The club boasts a rolling exhibition of member’s work in the church café and a popular annual Open Exhibition, the Willerby Art Show, which is well attended by members, local art groups and professional artists.
Non-members are invited to attend demonstrations or events for a fee as listed in the programme.
Activities
Weekly Sessions
Willerby Art Club meet every Wednesday from 10am to 12noon. Our friendly group develop their artistic endeavours and are supported by a resident artist. Refreshments are available for purchase in the Square Well café.
Workshops & Demonstrations
Members participate in our lively art workshops tailored for all skill levels. There is also a programme of demonstrations including visits by local artists which are open to non-members for a modest fee.
Exhibitions
Members are able to showcase their creative masterpieces in our in-house art exhibition space in the Square Well café. Artwork is offered for sale to the public with themed displays changing every two months.
Programme
Patrick Smith has exhibited extensively in a number of London Galleries. Now based in Yorkshire he teaches in the private sector working with various art societies in the North of England as well as running private art classes and demonstrations.
Patrick wil give a demonstration of Painting Landscape and Seascapes in Acrylics with a note on how to mix greens. Cost for non-members £15.
The annual 3 day art show hosted by Willerby Art Club. For details see the Exhibition page. Entrance to view the exhibition is free.
Saskia Berkin is a graduate biochemist with a passion for art. She is well known locally for her figurative and still life work. Painting in oils, she focuses on observation and the principle of good drawing being the foundations of good painting.
Saskia will be giving an illustrated talk about her work. Cost for non-members £15.
Wendy holds an MA in Painting and a BA in Fine Art. She has broad interests in painting, photography and printmaking. Living in North Yorkshire, her inspiration comes from landscape, memories and experiences.
Wendy will be giving an illustrated talk about her work highlighting her printmaking. Cost for non-members £15.
Our resident artist, Geoff Hewitt, will give a talk about the preparations needed when entering artwork for exhibition. He will also advise on calculating price for the sale of your artwork. This talk is for club members only
Geoff Hewitt is a local artist who holds awards from several galleries for his oil painting and drawing, including The Ferens Art Gallery (Hull), The Harley Gallery (Worksop) and Oriel Mon (Kyffin Williams gallery, North Wales). He regularly exhibits his figurative and narrative themed work, in open exhibition and occasionally in commercial galleries, in addition to offering demonstrations and workshops in Yorkshire and the North East.
In 2025 the Exhibition attracted 140 entries most of which were offered for sale with prices from £35 to £300. Submissions are open to all at a small cost per entry. This, together with a proportion of sales proceeds which are retained, help to fund promotion and staging the following year's exhibition. Feedback from the visiting public has always been positive as well as complimentary.
Exhibition Gallery (2025)
Contact
- 9 Carr Lane, Willerby, UK
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