Category: News

All news of upcoming events and exhibitions and other society related news.

Society Outing to Oriel Môn and Plas Newydd

Thursday 7 September 2023 is a day to look forward to. A long awaited outing has been planned for members and family or friends to visit Oriel Môn, Llangefni and Plas Newydd, Llanfairpwll

Oriel Môn houses the Charles F. Tunnicliffe collection while the National Trust property Plas Newydd has Rex Whistler’s 58 foot mural in the Dining Room. More information on both can be found on their websites.

The coach will leave the Marian Car Park Dolgellau at 9 a.m. expecting to be back in Dolgellau between 6 and 6.30 p.m. The cost of the coach is £20.00 for members and £25.00 for non-members. The entry to Plas Newydd for non National Trust members is £10.45. For National Trust members there is no charge but please bring your membership card with you otherwise you’ll have to pay.

To join the trip, contact Marsha on a.vandenbogaard@btinternet.com and she will take your booking and tell you how to pay.

August 2023 Workshop: Creative Stitching

Our next MAS Workshop will be on Thursday August 17th August 2023 on the subject of Creative Stitching with Michelle Heidi Sutton as the tutor.

The workshop will be held at Llanelltyd Village Hall from 10.30.am to 4.00 pm. The cost will be £10.00 for members and £12 for non-members.

Please book to attend using the contact form as the workshop will be limited to a maximum of 15 persons – first come, first served.

You will created items, similar to the ones shown here, using recycled / pre-used fabrics, yarn, thread and trimmings which will be provide on the day. Participants are also welcome to bring along any favourite scraps or embellishments including old prints or paintings which could be cut up and refashioned into all sorts of interesting new pieces. No previous experience is necessary and exciting effects can be achieved using just simple running stitch. I hope these snippets might give you some idea of what is possible, and Michelle will bring along a selection of work to provide extra inspiration.

N.B. All help at the end of the workshop to clear-up would be greatly appreciated. Tea and coffee will be available but please bring your own packed lunch.

Photos from the day

Chairman’s Report 2019

Chair Report 2019

Welcome to our AGM.  

I am pleased to report that this year I have missed no meetings and have generally been more available.  Not sure that I have totally had my finger on the pulse, but who has!  

My role as chair is rewarding when the society’s committee is good.  This present committee is very good.  As volunteers, with busy lives, they give their time generously and with good humour.  Our meetings are always productive and fun.  Huw continues to provide a warm welcome for our meetings in his Dolgellau home, and keeps the refreshments flowing in a relaxed atmosphere.  Thank you Huw.

In the spring we enjoyed an inspiring trip to The Walker Gallery, which included an informative tour and the Charles Rennie Mackintosh exhibition.  Then we all descended, a large coach load, on Huw for a lovely meal.  Thanks go to Marsha for being the organiser and Huw, once again, for his hospitality.

This year we asked Kate Coldham, manager of ArtWorks, Aberdyfi, to audit our accounts.  We don’t have to do an audit, but like to now and again.  Kate, being Kate, was terrifyingly thorough and extremely helpful.  A useful experience, particularly for our treasurer Sue.  It is good to be able to look closely at the way paperwork is done and our systems.  I am pleased to report that our accounts were approved and Kate has kindly offered to do future audits when required.

I was impressed with our annual exhibition.  New media on show, for example Les Symonds woodturning, and generally a healthy mix of 2D and 3D artwork.  We are publicising the event well and more people are seeing it.  The exhibition is always all hands to the battle stations, but didn’t seem so stressful this year because we didn’t have to transport the display system from Bryn-coed-Ifor in heavy rain.  I think we all enjoy the hanging and the event.  However,  I personally take my hat off to Jean for her secretary role with the entry forms and the rota and Marsha for catalogue and labels.  Both tasks I would not relish.  Sales reflected the current climate, being down on previous years.

Website is looking good and is kept up to date, social media is improving with lots of sharing.  Thanks Chris for your management of that.

Workshops have been supplemented by something called Painting Days, except it doesn’t have to be paint.  I went to one and enjoyed carrying on with my own project in the company of others.  I can highly recommend.  Help is on hand for those who need it.  A good idea, thanks to Ken.

Membership is healthy….numbers that is!

One major change is coming today.  I will be sad to lose the secretarial services of our excellent  Ian.  We have worked well together for 12 years and I have always found that he is very reliable and willing to get the job done.  However, I am pleased to say he will remain on the committee, support our new secretary, and will stop us from straying too far from the acceptable and being downright corrupt!  On behalf of us all, our sincere thanks.

So in the vein of thanks, whatever your contribution, however large or small, please accept my thanks on behalf of us all.  If you want to help in some way or have an idea, do get in touch.

A copy of our chairman’s report can be downloaded from here.