The East Kilbride Art Club runs on Tuesday evenings from 7-9pm from the art room in St Andrews/St Brides High School.
We are a friendly group and all skill levels/abilities are welcome. We organise a range of activities including demonstrations from artists, events and an annual exhibition. There will also be plenty of work nights allowing you time to work on personal projects.
Your first week at the art club is free, so why not come along and see what we are all about.
We are always looking for the next opportunity to be inspired.
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Artist Demos
We have demonstrations from local artists to encourage and inspire our club members. It’s great to get an insight into their approach and learn the from the professionals.
Worknights
We allow plenty of worknights for artists to get on with their personal projects in a relaxed environment with other artists. It’s a great opportunity to receive feedback and gain insights from other club members.
Pleine Aire
Some of our members enjoy painting “en plein air” and it’s been fun taking part in competitions such as Capture Culzean and the Summer Art Challenge.
Workshops
Sometimes it’s good to shake things up and get out of your comfort zone. We have member run workshops and workshops from established artists which provide a great opportunity to try something new within the group.
Sessions
25th August 2026
Worknight As this is our first night back it’s time to just catch up with art and a chat.
1st September 2026
Theme – Red Perhaps you could paint/draw/sketch with red ink/paint etc or perhaps would you would prefer to produce a piece of art of something that is red.
8th September 2026
Paint a Postcard Challenge. Painting a postcard enables you to express yourself, it gives a voice to your thoughts, feelings, and favourite memories. They can document travel, events or experiences making them a valuable keepsake. Making your own makes them one of a kind – enjoy.
15th September 2026
Worknight. Bring along your current work and enjoy a relaxed evening working on your masterpiece and having a chat
22nd September 2026
Collage Challenge. Whether you use paper/card, flowers, string, beads anything you can find around the house this is a great way to get the imaginative juices working.
29th September 2026
Cosy theme. The nights are drawing in and the weather is getting colder get creative and produce something that makes you feel cosy.
6th October 2026
Worknight. Bring along your current work and enjoy a relaxed evening working on your masterpiece and having a chat
12th October 2026 (Monday)
Demo by Libby Walker at the studio Libby Walker is a finalist of Landscape Artist of the Year and is coming along to show us how she works. We are joining up with the other EK art club for this demo.
13th October 2026
No Club – October school holidays
20th October 2026
Texture pastes. Texture can bring a whole new dimension to your art, lets explore some of the pastes and the paints we can use on them.
27th October 2026
Fright night. What frightens the life out of you, makes you feel uneasy, produce something scary.
3rd November 2026
Worknight. Bring along your current work and enjoy a relaxed evening working on your masterpiece and having a chat
10th November 2026
Continuous line drawing challenge. Sketching using a single continuous line is a great way to loosen up your drawing, move away from too much detail and it brings an energy to your work.
17th November 2026
Worknight. Bring along your current work and enjoy a relaxed evening working on your masterpiece and having a chat
24th November 2026
Christmas. Now is the time to be creative with the festive season whether it be in creating cards, Christmas decorations or Christmas tree baubles.
(Please note that the above syllabus is just a guide for ideas you may wish to try. If you want to just come along and progress your own work and have a chat then we’d love to see you.)
2027 Exhibition
We are exhibiting once again at the EK Arts Centre in March 2027.
The timetable goes as such:-
Sunday 28 February 2027 10am – 4pm (all works must arrive on this date)
Monday 1 – Tuesday 2 March 2027 10am – 4pm Set-up.
Wednesday 3 March 2027 10am – 4pm Preview
Thursday 4 – Sunday 28 March 2027 10.00am – 4.00pm Exhibition Open.