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
Welcome to Wallingford & District Art Club (WADAC)
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
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APRIL 2025 DEMO – Still Life in Oils
Tuesday 15 April, live demo by Rodney Kingston, 7.30pm Centre 70 Artist Rodney Kingston will give a live demo of painting a still life in oils. He paints the vast majority of his work with the subject in front of him. Inspiration comes from everyday life – people, places, still life objects – and the […]
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The Impressionists on screen
On Wednesday 9 April, the Corn Exchange Wallingford is showing an ‘exhibition on screen’ performance of The Dawn of Impressionism: Paris 1874. This is a wonderful exhibition from Musee d’Orsay, which highlights how in 1874, the first impressionist painters broke the mould by holding their own exhibition outside the official Salon. Impressionism was born and […]
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Summer Exhibition 2025 Announced
Wallingford & District Art Club is holding its annual Summer Exhibition on Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th May, from 10.00am to 4.00pm each day, at Centre 70 (just off the Kinecroft on Goldsmith’s Lane). View over 60 works using all painting media, plus limited edition prints and cards, created by over 25 WADAC club members […]
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Hare, Vicki Milne
AnimalsGoring Lock, Tim Kapp
LandscapesTownscape, Jeff Barker
LandscapesSummer beach, Paul Ross
Landscapes, Still LifeWittenham Clumps, Mark Wood
LandscapesLara and Alfo, David Booth
LandscapesSummer fields, Carole Kettle
Abstract, Landscapes, Still LifeRabbits Hill Ewelme, Brian Butcher
LandscapesStormy moor, Nicola Webb
LandscapesThe Escape Artist, Gavin Peacock
Landscapes, Portraits, Still Lifede Medici, Nick Shanager
AbstractA Walk in the Woods, Susanna Hookway
LandscapesThai Orchid, Peter Burridge
Still LifeReflections, Gillian Effingham
Still LifeBahamian cafe life, Geoff Johnson
LandscapesA Corner of Cornwall, Margaret Cone
Landscapes