Members' Handbook
Our Handbook provides members with all they need to know about how Lacock Art Group operates.
Click or tap a link for the group’s Constitution and our GDPR Policy.
Click or tap a link for the group’s Constitution and our GDPR Policy.
Lacock Art Group Committee Members
Joy Tickell, Chairperson/Treasurer
Elspeth Wales, Website
John Harris, Demo Organiser
Ken Baldy, Joint Exhibition Organiser
Chris Crosby, Committee Member (Admin)
Tracy Warne, Events and Membership Secretary
Graeme McFaull, Committee Member (Joint Exhibition Co-ordinator)
Additional roles are undertaken by:
Joy Tickell - Representative for the Group on the Lacock Village Hall Committee
Joy Tickell, Chairperson/Treasurer
Elspeth Wales, Website
John Harris, Demo Organiser
Ken Baldy, Joint Exhibition Organiser
Chris Crosby, Committee Member (Admin)
Tracy Warne, Events and Membership Secretary
Graeme McFaull, Committee Member (Joint Exhibition Co-ordinator)
Additional roles are undertaken by:
Joy Tickell - Representative for the Group on the Lacock Village Hall Committee
Lacock Art Group meetings
Lacock art group (LAG) meets in the Village Hall, East Street, Lacock. Sessions are every Thursday 6.30-9.30pm from early January through to the 3rd Thursday in December.
Parking is limited in Lacock. Please note LAG has agreed with the Lacock Village Hall committee not to park in East Street, so use the public car park at the Red Lion pub or outside the school in the High Street. Please respect the householders who park their vehicles outside their homes.
All members are asked to take their turn in opening and locking up the Village Hall on two consecutive sessions, this usually works out at at about twice a year per person. A rota is on the noticeboard, which is displayed every Thursday; please check your availability and add your name to the rota. When it’s your turn you will need to bring some milk but you can claim this back from the treasurer.
Lacock art group (LAG) meets in the Village Hall, East Street, Lacock. Sessions are every Thursday 6.30-9.30pm from early January through to the 3rd Thursday in December.
Parking is limited in Lacock. Please note LAG has agreed with the Lacock Village Hall committee not to park in East Street, so use the public car park at the Red Lion pub or outside the school in the High Street. Please respect the householders who park their vehicles outside their homes.
All members are asked to take their turn in opening and locking up the Village Hall on two consecutive sessions, this usually works out at at about twice a year per person. A rota is on the noticeboard, which is displayed every Thursday; please check your availability and add your name to the rota. When it’s your turn you will need to bring some milk but you can claim this back from the treasurer.
Newsletter
The newsletter is created quarterly and contains information on forthcoming exhibitions, demonstrations, workshops, art tips etc. It is posted on our website’s news/blog page and emailed out to members using our email marketing software platform (Mailchimp). Information and news/blog posts are also emailed out automatically using this tool once a week on Thursday mornings at 9.00am; if no new blog posts have been published on our website in the preceding week you will not receive an email.
Please email newsletter contributions you may have to committee@lacockartgroup.co.uk and Joy or Elspeth will pick them up.
Member updates by email
Periodically, we will send updates to Members only, such as the quarterly financial report, using our email marketing software, Mailchimp.
The newsletter is created quarterly and contains information on forthcoming exhibitions, demonstrations, workshops, art tips etc. It is posted on our website’s news/blog page and emailed out to members using our email marketing software platform (Mailchimp). Information and news/blog posts are also emailed out automatically using this tool once a week on Thursday mornings at 9.00am; if no new blog posts have been published on our website in the preceding week you will not receive an email.
Please email newsletter contributions you may have to committee@lacockartgroup.co.uk and Joy or Elspeth will pick them up.
Member updates by email
Periodically, we will send updates to Members only, such as the quarterly financial report, using our email marketing software, Mailchimp.
Membership Fees
All members of Lacock Art Group must pay the full fee which at present is £100 per year if paid annually. However, Members can choose to pay in five instalments of £25. The Treasurer will request these as they become due. Payment can be made by cash, BACS transfer or cheques. Cheques may be posted to Joy Tickell, Treasurer.
Members will not be able to display their artwork on the Group's web site or at exhibitions run by the Group, unless they are up to date with the payment of fees.
Guests and non-members who attend demonstrations etc will be required to pay an attendance fee on the evening.
People aged 16 and under are welcome to attend (weekly meetings and/or demonstrations) but must be accompanied by a responsible adult.
Members who are absent for any period of time will be expected to pay any outstanding fees still owed to the Group on their return.
We expect members to attend weekly meetings at least 50% of the time in order to keep their membership. Should a member have a reason not to attend for an extended period this must first be agreed by the committee.
All members of Lacock Art Group must pay the full fee which at present is £100 per year if paid annually. However, Members can choose to pay in five instalments of £25. The Treasurer will request these as they become due. Payment can be made by cash, BACS transfer or cheques. Cheques may be posted to Joy Tickell, Treasurer.
Members will not be able to display their artwork on the Group's web site or at exhibitions run by the Group, unless they are up to date with the payment of fees.
Guests and non-members who attend demonstrations etc will be required to pay an attendance fee on the evening.
People aged 16 and under are welcome to attend (weekly meetings and/or demonstrations) but must be accompanied by a responsible adult.
Members who are absent for any period of time will be expected to pay any outstanding fees still owed to the Group on their return.
We expect members to attend weekly meetings at least 50% of the time in order to keep their membership. Should a member have a reason not to attend for an extended period this must first be agreed by the committee.
Where your money goes
- Hiring the Village Hall for weekly sessions and annual exhibitions.
- Cost of demonstrations/workshops and other exhibition fees.
- Refreshments, stationery, advertising, group membership of the Society of All Artists, and website related costs.
Demonstrations/workshops
Approximately once per quarter there will be a demonstration by an invited artist. When a demonstration is planned please arrive early so that the demonstration can start promptly at 7pm.
Workshops are held on an occasional basis and can include still life, life drawing with a professional model and demonstrations by our members.
Approximately once per quarter there will be a demonstration by an invited artist. When a demonstration is planned please arrive early so that the demonstration can start promptly at 7pm.
Workshops are held on an occasional basis and can include still life, life drawing with a professional model and demonstrations by our members.
Membership ListAs a new member your contact details will be added to the Membership List - this is only distributed to members of the Committee. Members’ contact details are also saved in our email marketing tool, Mailchimp, which is GDPR compliant. It also records contact details of non-members who wish to subscribe to receive news/blog information from Lacock Art Group. You can update your information directly via the links in the footer of LAG emails sent from Mailchimp.
We have a public Facebook group and a Whatsapp group which members are welcome to join. We use these to share our art and promote the work of the Group. Increasingly, members use our WhatsApp group as a quick and convenient way to communicate absences from weekly meetings.
We have a public Facebook group and a Whatsapp group which members are welcome to join. We use these to share our art and promote the work of the Group. Increasingly, members use our WhatsApp group as a quick and convenient way to communicate absences from weekly meetings.
Society of All Artists
Our group membership number is: 072973
This entitles you to discounted art materials, an opportunity to advertise yourself with photographs of your art work, and 3rd party insurance.
Our group membership number is: 072973
This entitles you to discounted art materials, an opportunity to advertise yourself with photographs of your art work, and 3rd party insurance.
LAG Website
Our web address is www.lacockartgroup.co.uk. Every LAG member is entitled to have an online gallery to display their own paintings of choice. Please email them to committee@lacockartgroup.co.uk for uploading to the website. When submitting photographs of paintings please ensure you include a title for each one, and use the file naming format as below. This ensures each image uploaded to the website has a unique file name, to avoid confusing the system, which would result in images being incorrectly displayed.
File naming format to use
Yourinitialspaintingtitle e.g. EAWworkersredhardhat
You can also check the website for information about our forthcoming events.
Our web address is www.lacockartgroup.co.uk. Every LAG member is entitled to have an online gallery to display their own paintings of choice. Please email them to committee@lacockartgroup.co.uk for uploading to the website. When submitting photographs of paintings please ensure you include a title for each one, and use the file naming format as below. This ensures each image uploaded to the website has a unique file name, to avoid confusing the system, which would result in images being incorrectly displayed.
File naming format to use
Yourinitialspaintingtitle e.g. EAWworkersredhardhat
You can also check the website for information about our forthcoming events.
Communication by members to the Committee
If you are not going to be able to attend Group meetings or take part in exhibition stewarding or attend demonstrations etc due to holidays, ill health etc, let a member of the Committee know – from time to time we have guests and non-members who wish to attend our activities and this will help us determine how much spare space we may have to accommodate them. If you are unable to attend a Thursday meeting on an ad hoc basis, you can inform the Committee using our WhatsApp group.
If a member wishes to make a complaint concerning any part of the Group or its activities, that complaint should be addressed to the Chairperson or a member of the Committee directly (face to face) or by letter and must not be made by email.
If you are not going to be able to attend Group meetings or take part in exhibition stewarding or attend demonstrations etc due to holidays, ill health etc, let a member of the Committee know – from time to time we have guests and non-members who wish to attend our activities and this will help us determine how much spare space we may have to accommodate them. If you are unable to attend a Thursday meeting on an ad hoc basis, you can inform the Committee using our WhatsApp group.
If a member wishes to make a complaint concerning any part of the Group or its activities, that complaint should be addressed to the Chairperson or a member of the Committee directly (face to face) or by letter and must not be made by email.
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Last updated 7/9/22
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