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The Reading Guild of Artists is delighted to announce a new partnership with Honesty Café in Reading’s Thames Quarter. 

Each month, a different RGA artist will present a small exhibition of work, starting in April with Mark Burden’s ‘Sunflower|Traces’ exhibition, a collection of vibrant and superbly presented prints.

The initiative got underway at a busy launch event at Honesty Café on 16^th April. Honesty is a food business with 13 venues including cafes in Wokingham and Reading’s Thames Quarter, next to the railway station. Honesty Founder Romilla Arber explains their wish to encourage people to spend time socialising and discovering things that matter to them – a sentiment echoed by the RGA who are keen to take art beyond the gallery and into everyday spaces. It follows on from other initiatives with Royal Berks Hospital and Reading Museum as well as RGA’s collaboration with the University in staging our annual exhibition and workshops at the University’s London Road campus.

You can find Honesty Café at 2 Napier Road in Reading (RG1 8FT), part of the new Thames Quarter and only a couple of minutes’ walk from the railway station.

Following the success of the Reading Guild of Artists’ summer exhibition, we are holding our exhibition and sale of ‘small works’ in October at St Lukes Church Hall on Erleigh Road in Reading. 

RGA artists have worked on a small scale to create intimate and varied artworks that are engaging and affordable. This is a great opportunity for art lovers to browse the artworks and maybe buy a unique gift for Christmas, or one for their own home which will fit into that small empty gap. 

The exhibition is open for three days, on Friday 31st October from 2-5pm, Saturday 1st November from 10am-6pm and Sunday 2nd November from 12 noon-4pm. All works are for sale and refreshments are available.

We look forward to seeing you there!

After a sparkling opening night, attended by The Right Worshipful the Mayor of Reading, Councillor Alice Mpofu-Coles and a large gathering of visitors, the Reading Guild of Artists’ Annual Exhibition is well underway. Following a welcome by Dr Sarah Marston, Head of the University’s Institute of Education, Dr Hannah Lyons (Curator of the University Art Collections) highlighted the “historic connections between the Guild and the university, and the importance of forging community connections” before awarding prizes and commendations in front of an enthusiastic audience. 

The exhibition continues until 29^th June at the University’s beautiful cloistered London Road Campus. Visitors will see nearly 400 paintings, prints, ceramics, collages and sculptures by 100 RGA artists, ranging from striking abstract pieces to quiet still lifes, portraits and landscapes. Many of the works are for sale, making it the perfect opportunity for visitors to purchase original art by local artists.

There are still some spaces left at a series of workshops, open to the public, covering drawing, painting, collage and print-making, led by expert artists from the Guild.

This year the Reading Guild of Artists is returning to the University of Reading for its Annual Exhibition. The exhibition will be held in the Institute of Education (IoE) at the University’s beautiful cloistered London Road Campus. This affords a large airy space where members of the Guild will showcase a huge selection of their paintings, prints, sculptures and ceramics. The majority of works are for sale, making it the perfect opportunity for visitors to purchase original art by local artists.

Continuing RGA’s historic connections with the University, we are also offering a series of workshops, open to the public. These cover drawing, painting, collage and print-making, and will be led by expert artists.

The exhibition is open every day (10 a.m. to 4 p.m.) from
Saturday 14^th June until Tuesday 29^th June.

Each Autumn, the Reading Guild of Artists holds its exhibition and sale of ‘small
works’ and this year we are going to St Luke’s Church Hall on Erleigh Road in
Reading.

RGA artists have worked on a small scale to create intimate and varied artworks that
are engaging and affordable. This is a great opportunity for art lovers to browse the
artworks and maybe buy a unique gift for Christmas, or one for their own home
which will fit into that small empty gap.

The exhibition is open for three days, on Friday 1st November from 1-5 pm, Saturday
2nd November from 10 am-5 pm and Sunday 3rd November from 12 noon-4 pm.
We look forward to seeing you there!

This year the Reading Guild of Artists returns to the University of Reading for its Annual Exhibition “Collaboration”. The exhibition is in the Institute of Education (IoE) at the University’s beautiful cloistered London Road Campus. This affords a large airy space where we can showcase a large selection of members’ paintings, prints, sculptures and ceramics. 

Continuing RGA’s historic connections with the University, we are exhibiting members’ latest artworks alongside the work of a number of IoE staff, students, trainee teachers and their school mentors. This year, we are also offering a series of workshops, open to the public. Fiona Talkington, RGA’s President says “It’s exciting to welcome Reading Guild of Artists back to Reading University which has a flourishing relationship with the town and the community, and a growing engagement with the diverse arts scene in Reading. The creativity and vision in RGA exhibitions is always inspiring and I’m looking forward to seeing new work from some of our outstanding local artists.”

The exhibition is open every day (10 am to 4 pm) from Saturday 15^th June until Tuesday 25^th June. Visitors will be warmly welcomed by members of the RGA at LO4 Art Building in the Institute of Education at the London Road Campus, RG1 5AG (what3words: ///status.flames.marker). 

We look forward to seeing you there!