Weald of Kent Art Society
Embracing art in all its forms
Welcome to WOKAS
The Weald of Kent Art Society is a fun, vibrant and friendly group of enthusiasts of all ages and artistic levels.
We embrace art in all its forms and have demonstrations and talks, members' painting sessions and painting days out, as well as exhibitions.
This website provides a platform where members can share some of their art and find
information about current and future events.
Non-members are very welcome to browse this website to find out more about the society and its artists.
We hope you like what you see and are tempted to join us via the membership page.
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News
WOKAS newsletter
See the current issue of our new WOKAS newsletter that is now available. Click to download your copy of issue 6.
We do hope you enjoy reading it.
WOKAS Spring 2022 Exhibition
22- 28 May 2022
The Spring 2022 Exhibition of the Weald of Kent Art Society was opened by WOKAS President Graham Lock and the Town Mayor of Tenterden, Cllr. John Crawford, on Sunday, 22 May in the presence of a lively preview crowd.
Artist Profiles
We are building up a set of member profiles that will help you get to know us better and, hopefully, encourage you to find out more about our work and possibly even consider becoming a WOKAS member!
The profiles created so far can be seen on our member profile page and include :
Demo with Hashim Akib
Magic with acrylics
Before a full house, Hashim Akib worked his magic with acrylics. His interpretation of a tea-time scene in a hotel started with some well considered downward strokes with a wide brush on a dark blue canvas. Gradually the picture emerged and suddenly a point was reached where the seemingly random dabs with all sides of the brush had created tables, faces and flowers in the wider setting of a heigh ceilinged room. Hashim's commentary - not only on painting matters - was most interesting. He says: "There is no right way - right is what feels right for me." He feels it is important to be unpredictable and make a conclusive mark.
WOKAS Autumn Exhibition 8-13 November 2021
Featuring the inaugural NFU Mutual Art Prize
See art from exhibition online now
The 2021 Weald of Kent Art Society Autumn Exhibition - the first physical exhibition post-lockdown - ran from 8 to 13 November 2021. It was held for the first time in St Mildred's Church, a centrally located venue in Tenterden. A great number of visitors to the exhibition commented on the beautiful exhibition space and the high standard of work on display.
A highlight of the Autumn Exhibition was the announcement of the winner of the inaugural NFU Mutual Art Prize - awarded for a single piece of art on show. WOKAS Chairman Clive Dand said the Society is delighted to have NFU Mutual's support for the creative arts: “It has been a difficult time for all artists during lockdown, trying to find inspiration while being confined, and this Art Prize is just the boost we all need.”
John Hamilton received the prize from NFU Mutual's Private Client Executive Jodie Dane - for 'Through the Ravine', a vibrant interpretation in acrylic of an Italian landscape.
The WOKAS Chairman's Prize in 2021 went to Leelee Kock for her collagraph piece of 'Pears and Plum'.
Visitors to the exhibition also voted for their favourite piece of art and these are the results of the public vote:
1. 'A Quiet Place' by Tony Langham
2. 'Attitude' by Nicola Colbran
3. 'Crash Landing' by Graham Lock
4. 'Sheep Station' by John Hamilton
The artist with the most votes overall was Giuseppe Bertoli, followed by Nicola Colbran.
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Altogether thirty-two artists were featured in the exhibition with over 150 works of art on show.
See the online gallery of works exhibited here.
WOKAS Art Challenges
Throughout 2020/21 and now also in 2022 we have been running creative challenges where members have just a few weeks to produce a piece of art to a specific theme.
The results have been amazing across a whole
range of media ... pen, pencil, watercolour, oil,
acrylic, clay, maplewood and more.
All folders of the various challenges can be seen together at
2022 'en plein air' painting days
Come and paint with your fellow artists in the open air - have a look at the full Summer 2022 open air painting schedule under 'Programmes/Workshops/. It has great places to visit and interesting motifs to paint.
There is usually no need for members to register for these painting days – guests are also welcome. However, it is always a good idea to check that there have not been any last minute adjustments to the programme.
A highlight of the evening was the presentation of the art prize sponsored by NFU Mutual Ashford, Tenterden and Whitfield for a second year – the prize is awarded for an outstanding single piece of art on show. This year it was presented by NFU Mutual representative Darren Smith to a delighted Alison Chandler for her oil interpretation of ‘Hope and Despair’.
The WOKAS Spring 2022 exhibition with 188 paintings by 36 artists runs from 22 to 28 May in the beautiful exhibition space of St Mildred’s Church, Tenterden. Once again visitors can vote for their favourite piece of art.
Opening times 23 to 28 May: 10am-5pm Mon/Tues/Wed/Fri, 11am-5pm Thursday, 10am-4pm Saturday
You can see the exhibition catalogue here.
Art Unlocked 2
WOKAS members created some wonderful pieces of art for the online exhibition that ran throughout May 2021. You can visit the archive of the exhibition online here
And you can still view the diverse range of art from the summer 2020 exhibition.
