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January 2019 Newsletter

January 2019 Newsletter

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Happy New Year!

AGM

Please come to the AGM on Saturday 2 February 2019 in the Northern Arts Club, Bon Accord Square,
Aberdeen at 3pm – refreshments will be provided: tea, coffee and cake!

You can renew your membership (£30) so do bring your cheque book! We’d rather you renew now by bank
transfer, contact Margaret Preston.

The AAS Constitution has been updated to make AAS more relevant for the modern artistic community.

Image: Jenny Ross

Aberdeen Art Gallery Reopening

Aberdeen Art Gallery will reopen in 2019 offering new spaces for exhibiting and exciting new
opportunities for the creative community.

AAS will be part of this – we are working closely with the gallery staff, and looking forward to
being part of the exhibition calendar.

Voluntary Donation to Fund for the Refurbishment of the Art Gallery

AAS has committed to become a founder member by contributing £2500 towards the fund.

If you wish to contribute to this voluntarily, please add a contribution when you pay or renew your
AAS subscription fee. We will put this towards the Fund for you.

Image: Iona Kewney

Please download the newsletter here:  January 2019 Newsletter

Membership pamphlet

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“The Society has been established for over one hundred years, although exhibitions did not run during the wars years; in the late 1940s, and early 1950s (the 2014 exhibition was the  the 80th in this time) – and, it seems a little incredulous, the Art Gallery in Schoolhill, Aberdeen was actually built to house the Society’s Annual Exhibition and the Macdonald Collection.

The early exhibitions of the Society featured such revered artists as Augustus John; the english impressionists, including Walter Sickert, and members of the Pre-Raphaelite Movement” …..

“Particles of Light”

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A fully illustrated account of the history of the Aberdeen Artists Society can be found in the book “Particles of Light” by John Morrison, published in 2000 by the Society.

This book is available from the Society.

Please contact the secretary for details.