Visual Art
A Visual Arts Extravaganza is being held at Amersham on Sunday 3rd May 2009. Guest speakers are John Swannell FRPS and Paul Mellor. The members PDI Annual Exhibition will also be judged on the day with an exhibition of prints from Steven le Prevost FRPS, Ann Miles FRPS & Steve Smith FRPS. Please visit the VA website for ticket information.
The Visual Art Group was founded in January 1921 "to foster the interest and advancement in all matters relating to Pictorial Photography". Now, as then, its activities encourage (via workshops, meetings and exhibitions) both traditional and contemporary interpretation of a wide variety of subject matter, from still-life, landscape and architecture, to portraiture and macro-photography and other topics.
All members receive Visual Art, the high quality magazine of the Group. This primarily focuses on the work of members of the Group and regularly features successful distinctions.
There group operates several postal portfolios and holds an annual print and slide exhibition which is shown at various locations around the country. Meetings are organised in conjuction with the Regions.
The Visual Art Group administers the Tyng Collection, a collection started in 1927 with money given by Stephen Tyng to recognise pictorial pictures of outstanding pictorial merit. Once acquired the pictures form part of the RPS Collection.
Costs
Annual membership £12.00.
Contact
To be advised
Website
The Visual Art website contains further information on the group's activities.
www.rps-visual-art-group.org
