Art Society
Welcome to Art Society! We welcome students of all abilities and experience levels! We are aiming to create a welcoming and open environment where you can come and have time to create your own art, meet new people, and have access to new materials and ideas you might not have tried before! Our sessions are every Thursday in the Clubs and Societies Room, 5:30-7:30pm. We're a no-pressure society, and you certainly don't need art experience to join - just a passion for creativity!
We have art sessions running every Thursday from 5:30-7:30 pm in the Clubs and Societies Room*. For these sessions, you can come at any time and stay for as long or as little as you would like!
*How to get here? Walk into SUSU, past reception, down the stairs to the cube level, take a right past the toilets, past the squash courts and it's on the right. Timelapse video showing directions available on our Instagram page @uosartsoc.
Each session will be loosely themed and we will provide the necessary art materials, however, you can bring your own materials if you would like, and you do not have to follow the theme if you have something else you would like to do.
To gain access to our sessions, please purchase a Semester 1 or Year Membership.
We will also be running extra events, socials and trips over the year, so keep a lookout for those on SUSU and our social media!
Please don't hesitate to get in contact with any questions, ideas or suggestions through our Discord or Instagram.
Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/G6F5XYbFD7
Instagram: @uosartsoc
The Committee
All clubs and societies within the Students' Union are run entirely by students. The student committee for Art Society this year are:
Equipment secretary
Health & Safety officer
President
Social Secretary
Treasurer
Trip officer
Vice President
Welfare officer
Workshop officer
Membership Information
These are the current membership fees offered by Art Society, although many clubs and societies offer a free period for new members to try out their activities.
| Name | Cost | Valid Period | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | £25.00 | 26/09/2024 - 01/09/2025 | Access to the main events of the society for the whole year! This includes the weekly sessions, socials, competitions, and more! | |
| Mailing List | FREE | 26/09/2024 - 01/09/2025 | Get email reminders of our coming events. No access to weekly sessions, workshop discounts or other paid membership perks. You can still attend our socials, trips. Your first weekly session is free if you’d like to try us out. | |
| Year Helper membership | £10.00 | 29/09/2024 - 01/09/2025 | Help us set up and pack away at our weekly sessions and workshops, in return for a cheaper membership price. You would need to help at 10-13 sessions and workshops throughout the year (out of ~45) to get this membership. It’s easy to swap shifts if you can’t make certain dates. Limited to 5 helpers - sign up fast if you’re interested! What does setting up and packing away require? You will be guided by a committee member, so you'll know exactly what to do on the day. The job usually requires easy tasks like putting up the tables, arranging chairs, putting on the tablecloths, refilling the water station and then packing these away at the end of the session, as well as cleaning our paintbrushes and surfaces. This will take 20 mins before and after each session, so remember to turn up early (typically 17:10 for our Thursday weekly sessions, make sure you don't have a 5-6pm lecture on Thursdays!*) For the rest of the session, you'll act like a normal artsoc member - you can use all of our art supplies and just enjoy the session. Recomended for big artsoc fans, or those who don't like to wait before a session! *(We're happy to sort something out, and have you only do packing away shifts if you have 5-6pm lectures on Thursdays in Semester 2, as timetables aren't out yet - so don't worry about this!) | |
| Semester 2 | £15.00 | 27/01/2025 - 01/09/2025 | Access to the main events of the society for Semester 2. This includes the weekly sessions, socials, competitions, and more! |
Products
Available products to purchase for Art Society
Constitution
All SUSU clubs & societies must have a Constitution which governs how they run
Download ConstitutionHealth & Safety
All clubs & societies are required to risk assess their activity to ensure it is carried out in a safe manner for members. Current risk assessments for Art Society are available to view below
- OARA Street Party Risk Assessment (26/05/2024)
- Art Society Generic Risk Assessment (20/09/2024)
- SUSU Space - Art Soc Wreath Workshop Risk Assessment, 11/10 (02/10/2024)
- Bracelet Making Workshop Risk Assessment (09/10/2024)
- SUSU Space - Art Soc Wreath Workshop Risk Assessment, 18/10 (14/10/2024)
- Pub Crawl Halloween Theme Social Risk Assessment (29/10/2024)
- SUSU Space - Art Soc UV&Glow Workshop Risk Assessment (01/11/2024)
- Southampton Art Gallery Trip Risk Assessment, 24/45 (26/11/2024)
- Art Soc Risk Assessment - Jellyfish Workshop (29/01/2025)
- Pub Crawl / Drinking Social (03/03/2025)
- SUSU Space, Art Society Nowruz Event Risk Assessment (06/03/2025)
- drinking social at stags (27/03/2025)
Upcoming Events
Check out our upcoming events below: