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Kendal Art Society meets on a weekly basis throughout the year, with several outdoor meetings during the summer

Members and non-member guests are all welcome. If it is your first time, please introduce yourself or feel free to get in touch online ahead of a meeting so that someone knows to look out for you.

Our regular base is the Abbot Hall Social Centre in Kendal on Thursday mornings but please check here for timings and venues for individual events and meetings.

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  • Watercolour Painting, by Bob Henfrey.

    Abbot Hall Adult Social Centre Dowker Lane, Kendal

    Many of you will Know Bob Henfrey and will have seen the sketches, on Facebook, he did over 'lockdown' and when the new bridge over the Kent was built. So motivating! Bob is coming to KAS to talk about his watercolour painting.   There will be a charge of £5.00 for this session but tea/coffee…

  • Keeping an Art Journal or Diary

    Abbot Hall Social Cee Dowker Lane, Kendal, Cumbria

    Followng on from last week's tallk, we will look at starting, or continuing, to keep an Art Journal or Diary over the summer months.  A perfect time to start. We will look forward to seeing what you produced when we meet again in the Autumn.   Tea/coffee and biscuits £1.00    

  • Outdoor Sketching in Parish Church Area

    Abbot Hall Adult Social Centre Dowker Lane, Kendal

    Our first day of outdoor sketching will be in the vicinity of the Abbot Hall Social Centre.  Lots to see and draw including the church, the park, Church Lane and Ring-O-Bells pub.  Coffee and biscuits in AHSC

  • Castle Green Hotel

    Castle Green Hotel Castle Green Lane, Kendal, United Kingdom

    We will be enjoying another visit to the gardens of the Castle Green Hotel in Kendal.  Lots to sketch and we can enjoy coffee in the hotel at any time.

  • Ned Naylor’s Garden

    Ned has invited us to sketch in his garden.  Really good views of the area

  • Annual Exhibition

    Stricklandgate House Library Road, Kendal, Cumbria, United Kingdom

    Our Annual Exhibition will take place from Saturday 25th May 10.00 to 17.00, Sunday 26th closed, Monday 27th May to Friday 31st May 10.00 - 17.00. Saturday 1st June 10.00 - 15.00. Free entry. Please come and enjoy the work our members have produced throughout the year.

  • Bridges of Kendal

    Abbot Hall Adult Social Centre Dowker Lane, Kendal

    We will be meeting at Abbot Hall Social Centre but hopefully going out to sketch one of Kendal's interesting bridges.  Nether Bridge, or the footbridge are of course the nearest, and Miller Bridge is rather difficult to see with all the building work around it, but could be interesting. If the weather is awful you…

  • Another Bridge this one over the Canal

    Canal at Stainton

    This week we will be visiting the canal at Stainton.  It is quite difficult to find so drive along Burton Road A 65, and turn right on the road to Stainton.  Go through Stainton village until you have to veer right along a short part of the canal,  you can park just before the bridge…

  • Lucy Sclater’s Garden

    Cook House Church Road, Levens, Cumbria

    Join us this Thursday at Lucy's lovely garden in order to sketch views, plants and flowers.

  • Sketching at the National Trust property, Sizergh Castle or Grounds.

    Sizergh Castle Sizergh Castle, near Kendal, United Kingdom

    One of our favourite places, the beautiful grounds of Sizergh Castle has numerous areas to sketch or paint.  You do have to pay for parking unless you are a member so if possible get a lift from a member or take a member with you.  Meet at 10.00 in the cafe or nearby, it does…

  • The Yards of Kendal

    Abbot Hall Adult Social Centre Dowker Lane, Kendal

    Get ready for a great morning sketching in the yards of Kendal, and there are so many to choose from! We will meet at the Abbot Hall Social Centre for coffee and decisions about where to go to sketch.

  • Frances and John Davenport’s Garden

    8 Oxenholme Road Kendal

    Another beautiful garden to visit, let's hope the weather is good. There is sometimes room to park on Oxenholme Road or you could try the Murley Moss Business Park across the road.

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