Encouraging creativity

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

Autumn Avenue, David Booth
Encouraging creativity

Different subjects & media

Our members enjoy drawing, painting and crafting using different media

Boat on the river, Rita Gamble
Different subjects & media

Tutored classes

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

Snow Mountains 2, Anna Allen
Tutored classes

Social painting sessions

Relaxed, self-guided group sessions on Tuesday evenings

Wittenham Clumps, Mark Wood
Social painting sessions

Monthly live demos

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

A Sunset Skyscape, Les Darlow
Monthly live demos

Full activity programme

Workshops, club exhibitions and days out held throughout the year

Summer exhibition
Full activity programme

New members welcome

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

Wheatfields, Nicola Webb
New members welcome

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


Newsletter

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April Demo: wildlife in mixed media

On 21 April from 19.30 to 21.30, we will be welcoming Jennie Whaley, a mixed media artist who will demo painting a wildlife scene. She has lived in Berkshire for twenty years contributing to Berkshire Artists and art events in the UK. Her early life was in Zimbabwe where shortages of art materials meant she […]

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AGM 2026 report

WADAC’s Annual General Meeting took place at 7pm on Tuesday 17 February at Centre 70, where our chairman gave a brief overview of finances for 2025 and plans for 2026. Here is his report in full. Over the past twelve months, the club has continued to do what our constitution asks of us. We have […]

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Spring Art Show May 2026

Our Spring Art Show is coming up on the weekend of 8–10 May at Centre 70, and I would like to invite you to take part. This show is at the heart of what we do as a club. It gives all of us the chance to share our work with the wider community, to […]

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Examples of members' work

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