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Kilmarnock Art Club was established 121 years ago in 1889 as Kilmarnock Fine Art Institute. John Watson, who helped set up the club, was the great grandfather of one of our present members. So the present day club has links to the start of the club! John Watson has paintings in the Kilmarnock collection at the Dick Institute. In 1963 Kilmarnock Fine Art Institute was wound up and Kilmarnock Art Club was formed. All assets were transferred to the newly formed Kilmarnock Art Club.
The club has approximately 60 members and meets on a Monday night. There is a portrait section and there are demonstrations held once a month by local artists. Previous demonstrators include Ronnie Russell, Helen Turner, Charles Kelly and Michael Mullen. The club has had successful exhibitions in the Dick Institute, McLaurin Gallery, Irvine Museum, New Laigh Kirk and Ayr and Crosshouse Hospitals. The latter two have been the venues for our annual exhibitions. We would like to take this opportunity to thank Crosshouse & Ayr Hospitals for providing us with this facility.
Individual members have exhibited in several exhibitions in McLaurin gallery, Save the Children, Malcolm Sargeant and Lochgreen Hotel(Hansel Village), Paisley Institute,St.Petersburg, Russia and Macclesfield with considerable success. We are always looking for new members (any age, children welcome). So if you have painted before, or if you have never painted since schooldays and would like to 'give it a go' again, please get in touch, you will be made most welcome.
Its a wonderful hobby that can take over your life!!!
Fees: £23 Adult
£20 Concession
£10 Junior/Student
We have approximately 17 work nights and 4/5 Demonstrations. | 
