Waterside Art Group Membership

Membership:

The Waterside Art Group is a diverse community of local artists. We meet on Tuesday evenings at Hythe and Dibden Community Centre to share skills and knowledge and to develop our abilities and techniques. Our membership includes experienced artists as well as complete beginners keen to learn and develop to their full potential.

We help to enhance our understanding and love of art by sitting down together to paint and draw in a wide range of styles, media and to learn new techniques. This also broadens our participation in all art matters and crucially will help improve personal confidence.

Mutual Help:

We support each other with constructive advice based upon our collective experience and individual abilities. Hence we enjoy a friendly and open community in which there is no such thing as bad art. Waterside Art Group welcomes new members of all abilities. There is no waiting list. Membership is taken out at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) held at the end of January. It runs annually from AGM to AGM. A new member may join at any time and the membership fee will be calculated according to the proportion of the year remaining.

What is included in your membership:

It covers attendance at all normal Tuesday painting evenings. It also gives the opportunity for members to display paintings in the members’ gallery section of the Waterside Art Group website. Members may also enter WAG exhibitions. Membership matters are normally dealt with at a Tuesday evening group meeting. Regular Newsletters are sent out to keep members up to date with forthcoming events,

Further information or any queries you may have can be made through this website’s Contact page.

Annual Membership Fee for 2026:

For 2026 the committee have decided, that in light of so many increasing costs, to hold the membership fee for 2026 at £60 for membership of the group, the same as for 2025. In addition £5 will be due as membership of the Community Centre which gives the group beneficial rental rates. Total payment therefore: £65 for 2026

Membership:

Please contact us via this [email] if you are interested in becoming a member. The Membership Application form may be downloaded here: Membership application form

Renewal of Membership:

If you are a current member and wish to renew your membership please download and complete this form: Membership renewal form

Occasional attendance:

Perhaps you are busy and not always available on a Tuesday evening but you would still like to pursue your interest in art when possible. We also offer the opportunity to attend any Tuesday evening art session on an ‘ad hoc’ basis. The fee for this would be £5.00 per evening attended.