To the Present

As early as the 1950's, critics were dicussing the emergence of a Lincoln School of artists as distinguished as the Norwich School, and in the same decade the L.A.S. exhibited to great acclaim in London. As the century closed, Nadin, Bartl and Peter Brannan died and came to be regarded as the leading figures in the Society's history, but many other talented prizewinning artists, some tought by them, emerged to continue the Society's tradition of divesity in media and approach. Artists such as David Paton, one of our vice presidents and David Hollingshead trained under Bartl. Many serving on the present committee were tought by Nadin.

The Centenary year begins with an Archive exhibition at The Usher Gallery. The Collection, Lincoln, on February 4th. this runs until August. May 27th sees the opening of the Centenery Annual Exhibition, opened by Anthony Green R.A. which also runs until August. Each of the 140 plus members will be represented at this exhibition. Exhibits will include contemporary and traditional paintings in oils acrylic and watercolour, drawings, prints, photography, glass, silver and ceramics. This also takes place at the Usher Gallery and continues at The Gallery On The Srait, Lincoln.

Lectures by Ken Lee, Edward Mayor and Bridget Riley along with, various social

activities have been arranged, and a book ‘ Lincolnshire Artists – 100 Years 1906 – 2006’ researched and written by art historian Edward Mayor is to be launched in April.

The icing on the centenary cake has to be the inclusion of three of William Warrener paintings in The Tate Britain’s exhibition : Degas, Sickert and Toulouse-Lautrec, exactly 100 years after becoming the society’s very first chairman. I am sure that he and his committee would be proud to see how The Lincoln Drawing Club has progressed under the name he gave, The Lincolnshire Artists' Society.