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PEDAS is a long established and very active local art society. We were founded in 1924 and count notable figures such as Augustus John & Henry Lamb amongst our past members.
PEDAS is an inclusive society & welcomes artists in all media & genres — painters figurative & abstract, sculptors, felters, embroiderers, photographers & installation artists.
Workshops
PEDAS hold lively workshops in Poole for members & visitors every Thursday evening or on the first Sunday afternoon each month. These range from simple still life sessions to highbrow discussions. We might be sculpting in clay or sketching digeridoo players—the programme is never dull or predictable!
Painting ‘Out & About’
Over the Summer months, we arrange weekly Thursday painting trips to local venues around Poole, Wimborne & the Purbecks, often arranging access to otherwise private venues.
Projects
Regular challenging art projects are organized for members. Recently we have worked to provide art work for waiting areas at Poole Hospital Trust, and have produced sculpture for an exhibition at The Study Gallery in Poole.
Exhibitions
Members exhibitions are held at least twice a year, usually at the Peacock Art Gallery in Upton Country Park. We have also held exhibitions in The Study Gallery, Scaplens Court and Poole Library, and have donated a permanent exhibition to the Radiotherapy Department at Poole Hospital.
PEDAS also takes part in Dorset Art Weeks, a fortnight of exhibitions and open studios across the county, and hosts an open exhibition at the Peacock Art Gallery.
Trips
There are regular day trips to exhibitions in London & elsewhere. Also long weekends away in various European cities. Our next one is to Bruges in Sept/Oct. Previous destinations include Lilles, Paris, Amsterdam, Brussels, Glasgow, Honfleur and Barcelona.
Newsletter
PEDAS members are kept in touch with events by their bi-monthly ne
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Membership
PEDAS has around 100 members and a short waiting list for those who’d like to join.
Benefits for members include eligibility to exhibit with the society, discounted or free attendance at meetings and regular newsletters. Membership currently costs £25 per year.
Peacock Art Gallery
PEDAS runs the Peacock Art Gallery in Upton Country Park in partnership with the Borough of Poole. We aim to give all artists, professional and amateur a place to exhibit their work . The gallery is located in the beautiful surroundings of the country park on the edge of Holes Bay, only a mile or so from the centre of Poole.