2024, May, Arts & Craft Fair! Lots of people attended, we had brilliant support for the HDSA Cafe from a small number of our members, who worked really hard on the day to make the HDSA Cafe very successful – we are so grateful for your support!  Thank you to everyone who made cakes for the Cafe. Our stallholders once…

The Hinckley and District Art Society held their annual art exhibition in conjunction with Burbage Community Arts Festival (BCAF).The temptation of home made cakes and refreshments and the free workshops for children and of course the brilliant artwork brought people out in record numbers this year! The exhibition was sponsored by Faye and Louis Walker of Hinckley Framers and they very…

As part of another year of Burbage Community Arts Festival, (BCAF), the Hinckley and District Society of Art staged yet another very successful exhibition of paintings by local, very talented artists. A total of 157 paintings were displayed, plus ‘A rogues gallery’ showing miniature self portraits drawn or painted by members for a little extra fun! There was also a…

Saturday and Sunday were two very busy and successful days for our third annual art exhibition held in conjunction with BCAF. Hundreds of people visited and the refreshment area was a hive of activity, whilst people chatted, watched a slideshow and consumed copious amounts of tea, coffee and scrumptious cakes! The artwork was viewed and voted on by over 300…

The 2016 art exhibition by the society saw a record number of over 200 visitors.There were over 100 paintings on display of which 11 were sold. Kay Puttergill, one of our professional members,worked throughout the two days to paint a live scene at the exhibition. The standard of paintings was very high which made it an extraordinarily difficult choice for…

The final Art Society event of the Burbage Community Arts Festival was as art exhibition held by our society at Burbage Congregational Church Hall. The 2 day event proved very  successful with several hundred people coming to view and buy paintings, all of which were done by local artists. Written comments received in the Visitor’s book were very complimentary. Plans…