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And the Winners are…

Trees! Glorious Trees! What would you draw/paint when presented with the theme 'Trees'? Find out what our three winners created and were awarded for expressing their imagination on this particular them.... Read more »

Annual Meeting and Special General Meeting

It was all happening at our Annual Meeting this year! We had the Epsom and Ewell Mayor and Mayoress, winners, awards, paintings displayed, bucks fizz and a Special General Meeting all in one afternoon!... Read more »

Visit from the Mayor and Mayoress

On 22nd March 2017, Reigate Park Group received a visit from the Mayor and Mayoress of Reigate and Banstead, Councillor David Powell and Mrs Caroline Durance. They stayed for nearly two hours and spent a lot of time with each member of the group, hearing their story and admiring their artwork. They were very interested to ... Read more »

Stoneleigh Group opened its doors…

On 20th March 2017, Stoneleigh opened its doors and invited friends in to see the work of our artists, including an excellent exhibition and a demonstration of encaustic art.  We have recently purchased the equipment for this new (to us) way of creating wonderful pictures and members of the group are delighted with the creative ... Read more »

Join Us at Our Annual Meeting

Have you ever wondered just how many people are involved in Conquest Art? Probably more than you think! In March 2017, we have: 1           President 1           Vice President 7           Life members 8          Trustees 14     ... Read more »

Stoneleigh Open Afternoon

Our friendly art group meet every Monday and we are hosting our open afternoon on Monday 20th March 2017, 2:00 – 4:00pm at Stoneleigh Methodist Church, Stoneleigh Crescent, Epsom, Surrey, KT19 0RT. Come and enjoy tea and cakes, meet our members, see their artwork and find out more about us. We look forward to meeting ... Read more »

Remembering our oldest member

Sadly we have recently lost one of our oldest and much-loved members. Arthur Miller came to Conquest Art with his wife Joy who had suffered a major stroke.  He says that he thought he could sit and enjoy a chat and a cup of coffee whilst his wife painted, instead we gave him a paintbrush. ... Read more »

“Do something Different” afternoon

At the first of our “Do something different” afternoons we asked each member to choose a picture and then to try to look at the picture in a different way, perhaps a more abstract style. It was a challenge but as usual Stoneleigh members set to and I think they enjoyed being more thoughtful and ... Read more »

A void in the Malvern group

George Hamblin joined the Malvern group almost from its inception about 10 years ago. He came as a helper but found his hearing loss made that difficult. Nevertheless he was always willing to help, very generous with his time, his knowledge and his own materials. He was a great encourager, interested in what others were ... Read more »

Bridport Group News

The Bridport Art group began at the beginning of October 2016. We started the group surrounded by Ursula’s inspiring artwork. At 11am eight people arrived. We didn’t know who was more nervous, but with cups of coffee and tea, we introduced Conquest Art. Christine read Ursula’s poem about forgetting all your cares and immersing your ... Read more »