Wells SODA Group holds regular local exhibitions of members' artwork, with their latest having been held in November in the Stable Yard Room of the Bishop’s Palace in the centre of Wells. They recently held an exhibition to celebrate the charity's 40th anniversary and showcase their artwork, which also included a private party on the same day to share the special occasion with friends, family and their art tutors, previous and current.To see photos and more information visit our 40 Years of SODA page. They are also currently planning for an upcoming exhibition in conjunction with Somerset Art Weeks. To find out more about the occasion see our Upcoming Events section. During recent art meetings they have explored a wide variety of mediums such as needlefelting and tile painting. They also organise frequent subsidised day trips and outings and have lately been to the Holburne Museum in Bath.
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See below for reports and photos of Wells Group's recent activity. For further images of their work, visit the online gallery.

Our group meets at Somerset Skills and Learning Centre,The Portway Building, Portway Avenue, Wells, Somerset, BA5 2QF weekly on Tuesdays during term time from 1.30–3.30pm.

 

Recent Activity

In September we were lucky enough to have a 6 week exhibition in Wells Museum. We showed a selection of members’ work, including pastels, watercolours, needlefelting pictures as well as some tiles we had made at a previous workshop at Nynehead Arts Centre. In December we enjoyed a Christmas lunch at the Courtyard Restaurant in Wells.

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In June, some of our members went on a day trip, funded by SODA, to Nynehead Arts Centre. There was an interesting exhibition to enjoy and a very good lunch, before an afternoon workshop on decorating tiles. The time went all too quickly as there were so many methods to explore and learn!

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"Wells Group visited Barrington Court and did some artwork in situ. One is a meticulous drawing of the Elizabethan court house, not yet finished! This was one of the first buildings acquired by the National Trust after it was set up. The Trust then had no money to restore the semi derelict building and extensive gardens until Colonel Lyle (of Tate & Lyle) took it on. We were able to have a very good lunch together in their dining room, and a cream tea at the end of the afternoon."