The Chandos Society of Artists Summer Exhibition 20 June – 2 July, The Library, Taunton.

Chandos Society of Artists Summer Exhibition Taunton

For this year’s Summer Exhibition The Chandos Society of Artists have been preparing an eclectic collection of new works which can be viewed at the Taunton Library in Paul Street. On display will be paintings, drawings, prints, mosaics and fabrics. Most of the work, that covers the whole spectrum of styles and subjects, can purchased at very reasonable cost. Full story: Read more

The Chandos Society of Artists―Jean Rees Memorial Lecture HANS SCHWARZ ― his life and works

_DSC29972.30pm 21 March 2015, Bridgwater Arts Centre, 11-13 Castle Street, Bridgwater TA6 3DD. This year’s popular Jean Rees Memorial Lecture is presented by Paul Upton, the author of the biography ‘Hans Schwarz’ which was launched at the National Portrait Gallery last year. Paul Upton also wrote ‘Hans Schwarz in Somerset’  about one of Somerset’s more illustrious guests. Chandos Society of Artists’ members and guests will hear much about Schwarz’s time at Stogursey  during the 1960s and how the painter, sculptor, illustrator and author didn’t waste a single day in producing some work. Full story: Read more