Barnes’ artistic institutions
The Barnes Atelier
We are incredibly lucky to have our very own art school based just off Barnes High Street. The Barnes Atelier was started by artists Travis Seymour and Nancy Fletcher, together classically trained at the Angel Academy in Florence as well as The Water Street Atelier and Grand Central Academy in New York.
With their expert teaching and lovely studio, the Barnes Atelier provide a core full-time atelier diploma programme in classical drawing & painting, with a supporting schedule of masterclasses and workshops held throughout the year. Their mission is to help artists reach their creative potential by teaching them the necessary drawing and painting skills required for successful realist painting.
Besides the full time course the Barnes Atelier offer a brilliant opportunity to attend a wide range of evening and weekend portrait, still life, and life classes for anyone who wants to improve their drawing and painting abilities and their general knowledge of materials and techniques. They also offer online tuition courses and mentoring.
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Abbott and Holder
One of the earliest galleries in the Barnes area was Abbott and Holder, established in 1942. Robert Abbott and Eric Holder’s partnership was to provide affordable art dating from 1750. Robert Abbott bought a large house on Castelnau Road which acted as both home and gallery for their rapidly increasing stock and the informal, domestic display of pictures became established as their house style. In the days when watercolours and drawings formed the core of distinguished collections, supply outstripped demand and works could be purchased for a few pounds. The house became something of a mecca for enthusiasts.
The New Grafton Gallery
In the early 1980s The New Grafton Gallery transferred from Mayfair to 49 Church Road (now Gail’s) and attracted collectors and artists alike. Its founder was the delightful David Wolfers (1917-2001), a leading light in London’s private gallery community who vigorously promoted a cross-section of British talent, including established names such as Elisabeth Frink, Carel Weight, Mary Fedden, Ruskin Spear, Tom Coates, Peter Greenham, Keith Vaughan and John Nash. Its stable of contemporary emerging artists includes Richard Pikesley, Sarah Spencer, Julian Bailey and Ruth Stage.
Picassos in the Park
Picassos in the Park run art courses for children aged 5-10 years and adults with early stage Dementia. The Dementia workshops offer a relaxing and creative environment in which participants can take inspiration and explore the works of artists using various artist mediums. The classes in Barnes are held at OSO Arts Centre and run in term time.
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With the exciting addition of The Boécho Gallery in White Hart Lane, featuring contemporary international art, Linda Bird, with her decorative, organic and tribal artwork, and the Riverside Gallery which specialises in paintings and prints of Barnes, as well as at least two private galleries art is still, as it has been for so long, taken seriously in the Barnes community.