Event Calendar

MONTHLY MEETINGS

Are held at our regular meeting place – the Atwell Gallery, at 568 Canning Highway (near North Lake Road intersection and lights), Alfred Cove, on the last Thursday of the month at 6.45pm. There are no additional fees for members to attend these monthly meetings. For visitors the first meeting is free.

The society arranges room hire, tea & coffee and the demonstrator if applicable. Our meetings are always fun and informative and vary in content each month. Check out our events page to see what is on the agenda. We love catching up with other artists to talk art.

ANNUAL CALENDAR 2025

Updated Monday 6th October 2025, Some activities currently being arranged.

Month	For 2025 Calendar Year
Jan	30th – Opening picnic at Atwell House, for 6pm. Bring a plate to share and mingle. No demonstration in January.
Feb	12th – Portrait Group Room 1, 6:30-9pm 15th – Workshop Alex Kyriacakis 27th – Monthly Meeting 6:45pm at Atwell House (Demonstration – Robert Williams “Loose Watercolour”). February Painting Challenge – An indoor painting
March	12th – Portrait Group Room 1, 6:30-9pm 13th – Evening at Master Picture Framers, Myraee 22nd – Potential Skillshare “Abstracting” (tbc) 27th – Monthly Meeting 6:45pm at Atwell House (Demonstration – Clare McFarlane). March Painting Challenge – Outback Australia
April	9th – Portrait Group Room 1, 6:30-9pm 12th – Skill Share 1–4pm . Jenny Rawlinson “Abstracting” 24th – Monthly Meeting 6:45pm at Atwell House (Anzac Day Art Talk / Quiz Night – tba) April Painting Challenge – Anzac theme
May	2nd-11th – Annual Exhibition – ACAS 26th Annual Awards of Excellence and opens on 2nd May at 7pm.  Runs Daily from 2nd to 11th May 10 -4. 14th – Portrait Group Room 1, 6:30-9pm 29th – Monthly Meeting (Talk by exhibition prize winners) May Painting Challenge – Floral
June	11th – Portrait Group, Room 1, 6:30-9pm 26th – Monthly Meeting 6:45pm at Atwell House (Watercolour Demonstration – Sue Hibbert) 28th – Skillshare 1-4pm Alan Pickering “Using the Ipad for creating and improving paintings – Digital Art” June Painting Challenge – Atmospheric
July	9th – Visit to Year 12 “Pulse” show at AGWA. Guided group. Meet at AGWA Cafe at 10:30am sharp. 9th – Portrait Group Room 1, 6:30-9pm 19th – Potential Workshop (tbc) 31st – Monthly Meeting 6:45pm at Atwell House (Portrait Sketch Demonstration – Stephanie Sheppard). Join in and sketch our portrait model if you wish. July Painting Challenge – bring a completed Quick Drawing.
Aug	13th – Portrait Group Room 1, 6:30-9pm 21st – Potential Skillshare (tbc) 28th – Monthly Meeting 6:45pm at Atwell House (Painting Demonstration by Geraldine Gustavino) August Painting Challenge – Challenge of 1 small painting per week, bring along all four to the meeting. Details at June and July meeting.
Sept	10th – Portrait Group Room 1, 6:30-9pm 25th – Monthly Meeting 6:45pm at Atwell House (Pastel demonstration by Allison Bell) 27th – Potential Workshop (tbc) September Painting Challenge – Still Life
Oct	8th – Portrait Group Room 1, 6:30-9pm *** CANCELLED this month *** 30th – AGM and Monthly Meeting 6:45pm at Atwell House (guest speaker Tom Murrell). October Painting Challenge – Marine/Boats
Nov	7th-16th – Exhibition “Painterly” at Atwell Gallery, 10-4 daily 12th – Portrait Group Room 1, 6:30-9pm 27th – Monthly Meeting 6:45pm at Atwell House (Alison J Owen, atmospheric oil painter) November Painting Challenge – Portraiture
Dec	6th – Christmas Bazaar, Atwell House Precinct 10th – Portrait Group cancelled this month due to Christmas 18th – Annual Christmas Lunch (RAAFA Bull Creek), please register. Note – no monthly meeting will be held in December

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