Cricklade Art Group

01/06/2026

Save the Dates 27th & 28th June 2026
Cricklade Art Group will be celebrating their 20th Anniversary at the Summer Exhibition at Cricklade Town Hall 10-4 each day
The Exhibition poster is based on artwork by Julie Norman.
Information about our artists and their work will appear here during the weeks before the exhibition

28/05/2026

LAST CHANCE TO VISIT FRESH AIR SCULPTURE SHOW

This year will be the very last opportunity to visit The Fresh Air Sculpture Show, which will draw to a close after over three decades.

Founded in 1992 by Lucy Abel Smith and her late husband, David, this biennial event has become a fixture in the art and gardens calendar celebrating contemporary art in the beautiful riverside setting of their organic garden at The Old Rectory in the Cotswold village of Quenington.

Now Lucy and the Trustees have decided that this, the carnival-themed 17th Show, will be the ‘last blast’ finale. The final Show will launch on Sunday June 14 and close on Sunday July 5.

To honour the Show’s legacy, representative sculptors from each of the last 17 editions will return, creating a cross-generational line-up, including Sally de Courcy, Steve Messam, Daniel Chadwick, Sally Fawkes and Richard Jackson, Ruth Moiliet and Carole Peace.

The Pool House Gallery will be back and will feature a wide-ranging edit of British craft, including both new and previous artists under the stewardship of Tracey Burgoyne.

Tickets for Fresh Air Sculpture are now available. For more information about the Show and how to buy tickets, go to

The Fresh Air Sculpture exhibition provides a unique opportunity to see a creative mixture of modern and contemporary sculpture in a wonderful outdoor setting.

19/05/2026

Looking for something to do this weekend. There will be some wonderful art on display at South Cerney Village Hall. Enjoy a cup of tea and some homemade cake

01/05/2026

Opportunity to sketch at the Cotswold Sculpture Park which may be of interest.

https://cotswoldsculpturepark.co.uk/sketch-club-with-adele-riley/?fbclid=IwVERDUARhGJhleHRuA2FlbQIxMABzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAwzNTA2ODU1MzE3MjgAAR58L8iB0xc-QVeur-IMMTSaEcVYymDistiKWjD36rylF1fwAMOJP8dpvPWKUQ_aem_w-Uc46HO_F0gyknOpnrQgQ

Selected Golden Hour Viewing (First Friday of every month) from 7pm. Friday 1st May Friday 5th June Friday 3rd July Adele will be joining us at each of our Golden Hour Viewings to hold a casual drop-in sketch group. She will lead a group out into the park and help to guide you through the […]

18/04/2026

FYI The Friends of Swindon Museum & Art Gallery talk this month will be on Thursday 30th April, 7.30 pm at the Civic Offices, Euclid Street, Swindon, SN1 2JH. The speaker is Duncan Shoosmith who is a Sky Portrait Artist of the Year winner. His fine portrait of Sir Tom Jones hangs in the National Museum of Wales in Cardiff.

Entry £8 members, £10 non-members, payment at the door.

There is free parking in the Civic Offices car park on site.

15/04/2026

Our April workshop will take place on Tuesday 21st April at 7.30pm - 9.30pm in the Town Hall Annexe.
This month Tim Baynes is returning to so kindly provide us with a Travel Sketching workshop. So ahead of our holidays, he will offer some tips and guidance on documenting your holiday, as well as a practical exercise we can all take part in.

The cost of the evening will be £2.50 for members and £5 for guests, to include refreshments. For more information email [email protected]

04/04/2026

A couple of opportunities to exhibit that may be of interest:

SAA

https://zealous.co/thecassartprize/opportunity/saa-artists-of-the-year-2026/

RWA Bristol

https://www.rwa.org.uk/collections/art-exhibitions/products/173-annual-open-exhibition-open-call

06/03/2026

FYI local exhibition opportunity open to all:

https://www.whitehorsebooks.co.uk/the-annual-open-art-exhibition-2025

06/03/2026

Last chance to see an exhibition by Polish Surrealist Henry Orlik at the Swindon Museum & Art Gallery - on until 14th March. Free admission and well worth a look if you have a chance.
And Georgina is back on display now too!

18/02/2026

Our thanks go to member Tim Baynes for a very engaging and informative demonstration of landscape painting in acrylic at our February meeting this week.
His enthusiasm for sketching and painting the local landscape was infectious as can be seen in these photos taken by local photographer and friend of CAG, David Chalk.
For more about Tim go to https://timbaynesart.co.uk/