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Getting to the art of the matter
20 February 2023
Lyndhurst u3a member Mike spent his career creating cartoons. Now, he pursues his passion of creating lifelike bird scultpures. He shares his tips to creating compelling artwork.
Digital Photography Exhibition
22 March 2022
Our digital photography group recently displayed pictures at a week-long exhibition at Bridlington Spa. Our group, which currently has 18 members, was started over ten years ago by two Peters, both of whom left in 2019. As I had lead an impromptu group over the summer of 2019 the group decided tha…
Identifying Trees
01 December 2021
As our celebration of National Tree Week continues, u3a member Anne discusses the Tree Identification and Sketching group at Dulwich & District u3a.
Causeway u3a keep on painting
18 March 2021
Venie Martin, Chair of Causeway u3a talks about how the two painting groups have adapted to painting together online.
'Inside Looking Out': Settle U3A's Virtual Exhibition
22 July 2020
Jan Boulding of Settle U3A talks about their virtual exhibition, 'Inside Looking Out.'
18 NHS Portraits Over Lockdown
08 July 2020
Janet Benge Palmers Green and Southgate U3A talks about an artistic project she's been working on over lockdown
Multidisciplinary Group
12 June 2020
Josephine Cutts talks about the 'Multidisciplinary group' at Edwalton, Gamston and District U3A which enables members from different groups to provide content to one theme.
A Virtual Photography Competition
20 May 2020
The organisers of Ilkley U3A's Photographic Exhibition discuss how it is being done virtually this year.
Painting for Pleasure
30 March 2020
Kevin Jones discusses how the Painting for Pleasure group he runs at Preseli U3A is continuing virtually.
Commemorative Textile
12 September 2019
Gill Radford, Todmorden U3A,on creating a community textile for their 10 year anniversary
Looking At Art
01 November 2018
Sandra Foster talks about a Shared Learning Project (SLP) between Belfast U3A and the National Museums Northern Ireland’s Ulster Museum (Photo:The Fox by John Luke ©NMNI)
From Photograph to Painting: Inspired by Hokusai
08 October 2018
John Battison (Paignton U3A) manipulates photographs on his computer to create stunning, impactful art - here is his latest series of images on a local Devon landmark
Sketching Cottonopolis
29 August 2018
Maggy Simms, Bolton & Bury U3A, talks about one of the projects which are part of Cottonopolis
Appreciating art
11 June 2018
Subject Adviser Margaret Tomlinson on the fun of Art
From photograph to painting
11 January 2018
John Battison of Paignton U3A manipulates photographs on his computer with digital imaging software to create stunning, impactful art.