The Drawing Board

Our Wrexham Wonder Wall is home to two photographers this month!
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Come and see some of their wonderful work both on the Wonder Wall and in our 13th Exhibition!

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We have the amazing Sophie Pryce-Baxter here to promote her book Trick N Treat which she has written and illustrated herself!
We have her signing today so please come down and see the amazing work she has done!

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Exhibition 13 is officially open!

Our walls are filled to the brim with local art!

Come down and see our new pieces from our amazing artists!
And our Starsheep Enterprise has had a touch up to go with the new exhibition.

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📅 Join us on the 23rd and 24th of November for a weekend of events, walks, and immersive experiences shaped by artists and the vibrant communities of Trevor, Froncysyllte, Cefn Mawr, and Chirk. This celebration of Wrexham’s rural character highlights the unique identities, cultural landscapes, and hidden gems of our region, all woven into the heritage of the waterways. Expect outdoor art, poetry recitals, local pop-up cafes, family-friendly crafting, exhibitions, and even a floating market!

📍 Save the dates:
23rd November: Trevor, Froncysyllte, and Chirk from 11 am to 4 pm
24th November: Cefn Mawr from 11 am to 4 pm
The full programme will be available on 15th November!

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📅 Ymunwch â ni ar 23ain a 24ain Tachwedd am benwythnos o ddigwyddiadau, teithiau, a phrofiadau ymgolli wedi'u llunio gan artistiaid a chymunedau bywiog Trevor, Froncysyllte, Cefn Mawr, a Chirk. Mae'r dathliad hwn o gymeriad gwledig Wrecsam yn tynnu sylw at hunaniaethau unigryw, tirweddau diwylliannol, a thrysorau cudd ein hardal, i gyd wedi'u gwehyddu i dreftadaeth y dyfrffyrdd. Disgwyliwch gelf awyr agored, adrodd barddoniaeth, caffis lleol dros dro, crefftau teuluol, arddangosfeydd, a hyd yn oed marchnad arnofiol!

📍 Arbedwch y dyddiadau:
23 Tachwedd: Trevor, Froncysyllte, a Chirk o 11yb i 4yh
24 Tachwedd: Cefn Mawr o 11yb i 4yh
Bydd y rhaglen lawn ar gael ar 15 Tachwedd!

The National Lottery Heritage Fund Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru | Arts Council of Wales Wrexham County Borough Council Canal & River Trust

Wow! It's that time already!

Reminder to all of our current artists that tomorrow and Saturday are the days to come and pick up your work, and drop off any if you are in the exhibition.

And to our newcomers, dropping off is from 10am to 4pm tomorrow, and then from 10am to 12pm.

And to the public we are still open until 12pm on Saturday, and then we will close until next Thursday October 31st.
Photo by Gemmell Photography

We have a huge treat in store for you next week!! 🤩🤩

On Friday, 1st November, from 10.30 to 12.30 we will have the fabulous Sophie Pryce-Baxter in the gallery signing copies of her splendid new book, “Tricks ‘n’ Treats”.

No booking necessary, just pop in any time between 10.30am and 12.30pm.

See you then!

Just like that, another year of amazing Drop In Demos is over! 😢

Huge thanks to all the artists who took part, and to all of you who came and supported us.

The DIDs will start up again in the New Year but, until then, watch this space for some exciting news coming soon about Christmas craft activities! 👀

Early start and still going strong!

Ian B Jones is here with his drop in demo and will be here until 3:30!
Come and join his already captive audience.

Would you like to support the gallery and have the chance to win some fab prizes?

Join the community lottery and support the gallery for as little as £1! 😱😱😱😱

We will include this link in our bio on Instagram and Facebook, for those who can't reach it via the post.

https://www.wrexhamcommunitylottery.co.uk/support/the-drawing-board?utm_campaign=cause-page-social-share&utm_source=cause-page&utm_medium=social&utm_content=Hyperlink

Our final medium post for this exhibition is for our wood pieces!

Small wooden decorations to add a pop of colour to your home.

And with that our final medium post is done!

Keep an eye out in the next exhibition for our themes and mediums posts.
We always love to hear the positive feedback of seeing what we have and just how many mediums can fit in one gallery 😱.

Just 5 days to go to get your submissions in!! 😱

Email [email protected] for a form now!! 🏃‍♂️

The submission window is now open for our 13th Open Exhibition. 🤩🤩

If you are a local artist or make (within a 50 mile radius of Wrexham city centre) and would like your work to be considered, please email [email protected] and request a submission form.

Art and craft in any medium will be considered.

Closing date for entries 20th October.

We can’t wait to see your entries!! 🤩🤩🤩

The Drawing Board
17 Lord Street
Wrexham LL11 1LS

Opening hours: 10am to 4pm
Closed Wednesdays and Sundays

Our second mediums post for today is dedicated to our watercolours; we have so many we couldn't fit onto this one post. 😱

Stones is our first medium post of the day.

From pebbles and rocks to gemstones.

Something to accessorize or something to decorate.

Our second post is dedicated to repurposed pieces!

One of our artists is known for using found materials and making them into something different.

Our first medium post of today is dedicated to photography!

Our list of photographers has grown so much!
It seems our current ones love animals and nature a lot 🏞️🐈‍⬛

Our second medium post for today is dedicated to pencil!
Different types of pencils that can give you different types of results!
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For our first medium post we have Pastel!
And how interesting that our only pastel piece just so happens to be of the king of the jungle! 🤔
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REMINDER!

Our second drop in demo of the month is one this Monday!

We have one of our regulars Lesley Gardiner-Jones in doing a charcoal and watercolour demonstration.
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Didn't think we forgot about second medium of the day did you?

Here we have some of our oil pieces currently in this exhibition.
Beautiful scenery and flowers. What's not to love?