Membership
Our membership year runs from January.
The annual fee for 2026 will be £30
LBAS has had a successful couple of years and given that and the cost of living crisis, the membership cost has been reduced for now.
The annual subscription Jan 2026 – Dec 2026 is reduced to £30 plus other household members may join for £15. So effectively couples membership is now £45 , but other members living at the same address also only pay £15. members must live at the same address to qualify
Non-member guests at meetings are asked to pay,£6 for regular meetings, although we will occasionally charge more to help cover the costs of a more expensive demonstrator. Please check the information against each meeting in Diary Pages/Meetings. If you join as a member having paid a visitor fee that month it is deducted from the membership fee.
Membership entitles you to a range of benefits:
- Free access to monthly demonstrations or general meetings – these have increased to 11 annually (previously 9)
- Twice Monthly Email Newsletter
- Option to enter our monthly competitions – A theme is set each month and images sent in. The membership then votes by email for its favourites.
- Option to join free of charge Our Zoom Art Together Days – held monthly, we work at home but share our work, joys and frustrations!
- Option to join our WhatsApp Social group – share work, ideas, information and a few jokes
- Option to join plein air and other events (maybe small additional charge) – announced ahead of time on Facebook, Newsletter and on Ethe vents Calendar
- The right to exhibit/sell at our exhibitions
- Option to have a gallery of your work on our Facebook Page
- Option to have your work on our website
- Option to join our Sketchbook Penpal Scheme
- Access to our Subsidised workshops
- Access to our free monthly life drawing group
- Option to join various other meet-ups such as our Coffee and Critique sessions or Art History Meet Ups
How to Become a Member
Please do not send cheques or cash – if you are unable to pay by the form, please contact our Membership email or Matteo directly to arrange payment by BACS, or you can pay by cash or card at one of our regular monthly meetings – see Event Calendar
Please use your initial and surname as your reference (eg Richard Morris would be RMorris)
For any issue feel free to contact our membership committee email.
lbas-membership@googlegroup.com