BATH ARTISTS' STUDIOS

In November 1996 Lyncombe Infants School in the Widcombe area of Bath was purchased and let on a friendly agreement between the landlord and local portrait painter Mr David Cobley. By the beginning of April 1997 the studios were in full occupation with 27 artists in residence. One large room was set aside for use as a school/life room and by September 1997 a full weekly programme of art classes attended by local residents and people from outside the area was in place. Classes included life drawing, watercolour, oils, and clay modelling and were tutored/organised by local artists and are run for the benefit of both experienced artists and complete beginners. There was also a small gallery/exhibition space, which, due to lack of resources, was never fully exploited.

The studios remain as popular as ever supporting 54 artists, with a constant waiting list for the studios. However we are continually renewing the studios position with The Western Riverside Development on our doorstep and our future uncertain after 2012 when the lease expires.