The U3A of Guernsey’s Pastel Group Exhibition

The National Trust of Guernsey’s Art at the Park Gallery is delighted to be hosting the U3A’s Pastel Group exhibition over our Christmas Season. We feel it is very important to support local education, in all its incarnations, and to offer the opportunity for new and amateur artists to be given the chance to exhibit their work.

Founded in 1982, the U3A organisation was originally called the “University of the Third Age”, but today is known simply as U3A. There are over 1,000 U3As in the UK involving around 400,000 members in exploring new ideas, skills, interests and activities together. U3A Guernsey was launched in November 2015 and has already grown to more than 1,000 members.

The U3A pastel group here in Guernsey was formed in 2019, and over that time, has settled into a pattern of meeting indoors in the winter months, and spending as many sessions as possible in the summer ‘en plein air’.  The group has been developing their skills in depicting still-life, and also the glories of the Guernsey land and seascape.

Some have already had a mix of artistic experience, others were starting from scratch, not having touched any art materials since school. This is the first time any of the group have participated in a public exhibition. 

The exhibition runs from Friday 14th of November until Friday 19^th of December. Opening hours are Tuesday to Sunday 10am until 4:30pm. The Gallery has free entry and is accessible friendly. Please be aware that the Folk and Costume Museum will be closed during this time, and that the final day will close at 2pm.