Wallingford & District Art Club

Encouraging creativity

WADAC is a friendly club promoting community art in and around Wallingford since 1979

Autumn Avenue, David Booth

Different subjects & media

Our members enjoy drawing, painting and crafting using different media

Boat on the river, Rita Gamble

Tutored classes

Need structured help? We have tutored art classes on Tuesday mornings and afternoons

Snow Mountains 2, Anna Allen

Social painting sessions

Relaxed, self-guided group sessions on Tuesday evenings

Wittenham Clumps, Mark Wood

Monthly live demos

Run by a professional artist, either by Zoom or in person

A Sunset Skyscape, Les Darlow

Full activity programme

Workshops, club exhibitions and days out held throughout the year

Summer exhibition

New members welcome

“I love being a member. I get to learn and improve in a very friendly, supportive community.”

Wheatfields, Nicola Webb

WADAC is a friendly club promoting community art in and around Wallingford since 1979

Our members enjoy drawing and painting in different media

We hold tutored art classes on Tuesday mornings and afternoons and relaxed, self-guided group painting sessions on Tuesday evenings

We run monthly live demos by a professional artist, either by Zoom or in person

Enjoy regular workshops, club exhibitions and days out throughout the year

Classes, group sessions and demos are held at Centre 70, Kinecroft, Wallingford

New members are always welcome

January 2025 demo – A landscape in pastels/acrylics

Tuesday 21 January, live demo, Centre 70, 7.30pm Artist and Tuesday morning class tutor, Claire Cross, will give a live demo on creating an atmospheric landscape in pastels on a dark acrylic background. Claire will start with a black background and draw from the darkest shadows to the lightest lights, letting the painting emerge from […]

Panto time!

Hopefully you’ve managed to get tickets to The Corn Exchange panto in Wallingford, which this year is Dick Whittington. It runs from 17th January to 1 February – evenings and matinees. Mark Wood designed the set this year and was lead painter, helped by Nicola Webb and his daughter. The set comprises 6 cloths – […]

Spring workshop – animal portrait in watercolour

Join us on Saturday 22 March 2025, from 10.00am to 4.00pm for an all-day workshop led by artist Liz Chaderton. Liz will demo painting an animal portrait in watercolour on canvas and guide you to produce your own finished work. Liz loves the way working on canvas brings a modern dimension to each painting. The […]