Opening on 14 November 2024, Forests Woods and Groves at Batsford Gallery London had over 130 people attend and sold 100 of our brand new publication of the same title, written by Philippa Beale and published by Batsford Books.
A great success.
Newsletter Autumn 2024
Newsletter Spring 2024
Staverton Park Visit Autumn 2023
Staverton Park Exhibition Project
The Arborealists with Dr George Peterken OBE
On 21 st October The Arborealists launched their third two-year site specific project (after Lady Park Wood and trees and woodland on Exmoor and Dartmoor) at Staverton Park near Woodbridge, Suffolk. The park is perhaps the oldest, ancient oak woodland in Europe. Sixteen Arborealists (more have signed up but could not make the date) met with celebrated expert and author on natural woodland, George Peterken, Suffolk County Council’s Tree Officer Gary Battell, and arborist Jamie Foster, all who know the park intimately. They gave us a fascinating tour and briefing of the park and adjacent Staverton Thicks on its history and ecology which lasted from 11 - 4pm.
There is a distinct difference between the Park and the Thicks which is quite extraordinary as they are so close together, in the soils they lie on and in their history and management. Armed with this extraordinary insider knowledge the artists are now fully inspired to make work for an exhibition in about 2 years’ time.
The project will explore all aspects of the site in partnership with Suffolk’s Coasts and Heaths AONB and their local knowledge and expertise will enrich the project substantially in ways yet to be fully determined. This autumn focus weekend will be followed up by another in the Spring of 2024 to give us a different season.
It was a wonderful gathering of the clans – the first since the pandemic when old friendships were renewed, with lots of catching up on news, and new members were welcomed into the fold. This was sealed with a superb communal pub supper at Ramsholt, another Arborealist tradition – this is our 10 th anniversary year..
We are extremely grateful to the Kemble family who own the park for this amazing opportunity and to George Peterken who came up with the idea.
Tim Craven
President, The Arborealists
Newsletter Summer 2023
Newsletter Autumn 2022
Howard Phipps - Hawthorn on the Lynchets
Newsletter Spring 2022
Trees and Woodland of Exmoor Exhibition
The Arborealist exhibition Trees and Woodland of Exmoor at Lanacre Barn raises £2600 for Tree Planting.
Membership of The Arborealists
New Arborealist Membership Rules as of November 2021
Categories of membership and capping
Membership is now capped at 50 members
A new Associate Membership category is capped at 20 members
New Membership Process
All applications for Associate Membership will be viewed online by current members and voted on anonymously online.
Each candidate will need to secure at least 70% of those members who voted to become elected as Associate Member.
Associate Members will pay a £50 subscription per year. Members will not pay a subscription.
Membership rules
Minimum participation for both Associates and full MembersMinimum participation for both Associates and full Members will be to show work at the annual Exhibition and at least one other exhibition over a two-year period. Members and Associate members who fail to honour this rule will therefore leave the group by non-participation.
Exhibitions will be made up of Members and Associate Members but will no longer include invited artists.
Application process for election to Associate Member
Candidates must be nominated and seconded by current Members of The Arborealists
Each candidate must submit 6 images of works, a current CV, and a link to their website.
Each candidate must submit a statement of no more than 200 words, detailing why the candidate wishes to join and what they would bring to The Arborealists.
After 2 years, Associate Members may be voted to full Membership of The Arborealists dependent on vacancies at the next AGM by a simple majority of those Members present.
If there are more Associate Members voted on than places available, then the number of votes cast will decide who becomes a full Member, successful candidates scoring the higher number of votes.
These procedures and rules may be reviewed.
The deadline for nominations for the next round of voting for the new Associate Membership is 1st March 2025.
Tim Craven talk at Southampton City Art Gallery
13 April 2021 7 - 8.30pm
Online talk with Tim Craven ‘Sylva: the Tree in British Art History from Thomas Gainsborough to the Arborealists.’
This talk will examine the tree as a major subject in British art history, from the early days of the native school in the 18th century, through the high Romantic Movement and the Pre-Raphaelite landscape painters of the 19th century to the Neo-Romantics of the 1940s and the Brotherhood of Ruralists of the 1970s. It will consider how the tree was employed as a motif for stylistic development and its contemporary role as a symbol of our fragile, natural environment for The Arborealists. Please help support us by choosing how much you are happy to pay for this talk. While all ticket buyers will receive the same level of service, your generosity would be a great help in making sure these events are affordable for all. Clear instructions and details for how to log in to this talk will be emailed on purchase. Should you not receive these, please check your junk folders or if in doubt please free to contact us. Tickets are required for each device being used to access the event. Tickets are non-refundable, unless the event is cancelled by the organiser. Image credit: Paul Nash, Canal Banks
The Arborealists at Gustavo Bacarisas Gallery, Gibraltar: Reviewed
‘A major landmark exhibition organised by Gibraltar Cultural Services’
‘Being with Trees exhibition open at the Gustavo Bacarisas Gallery’
Unmissable ‘Being with Trees’ Exhibition at Gustavo Bacarisas Gallery, Gibraltar.
‘Over 100 works of arts by over 40 artists are being showcased in Gibraltar following a collaboration between The Arborealists, Lloyds Art Group London and local artists.’
GBC interview with Philippa Beale
Philippa Beale and Davina Barbara discuss Being with Trees.
Trees and Woodland on Exmoor and Dartmoor: Review
‘The Arborealists exhibition at the Museum of Somerset’.
Image by Claire Cansick.
Les Arboréalistes végétalisent le Dortoir
July 2017 the Arborealists exhibited at The Dortoir des Moines (Dormitory of the Monks) with Les Arbres de la Vienne. Mostly composed of British artists, the movement includes two French artists.
Read more here
Tout juillet, le groupe d'artistes les Arboréalistes envahit de ses frondaisons picturales le Dortoir des moines avec l'exposition Les arbres de la Vienne. Majoritairement composés d'artistes britanniques, le mouvement compte cependant deux artistes français.
Lire la suite ici
www.lanouvellerepublique.fr/actu/les-arborealistes-vegetalisent-le-dortoir
Arborealists at Bermondsey Project Space - The Guardian review
31 December 2017
"The Arborealists are a loose collective of artists who like to paint trees. They came together in 2013..."
By Rachel Cooke
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Feminism and Contemporary Landscape Practice meets Art of the Trees
An article from Angela Summerfield in AICA Association internationale des critiques d'art
International Association of Art Critics - United Kingdom
20 November 2017
Curated by Philippa Beale, formerly of the University of the Arts, this exhibition at the Bermondsey Project Space features largely women artists (roughly 70 %!) whose practices address conceptions of landscape and its dominant motif, the tree.
Read more here
Angela Summerfield
Des Arboréalistes à quatre mains
Né au Royaume-Uni sous l'impulsion de Tim Craven, conservateur en chef du musée de Southampton, le mouvement des Arboréalistes expose jusqu'au 31 juillet « Les arbres de la Vienne » au Dortoir des Moines à Saint-Benoît. Majoritairement composés d'artistes britanniques, le mouvement compte cependant deux artistes français, partenariat de travail Brandy-Dalschaert.
Lire la suite ici
Born in the UK under the leadership of Tim Craven, Chief curator of the Southampton Museum, the Arborealist movement is exhibiting until July 31st "The Trees of the Vienne" at the Dormitory of the Monks in Saint-Benoît.
Read more here
The Arborealists in France - Centre Presse
The Arborealists - Resurgence and Ecologist magazine
Resurgence and Ecologist magazine features and article on the Arborealists, image Fagus II by Buckmaster French.
31 January 2017
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The Arborealists - Artists & Illustrators magazine
Artists and Illustrators magazine publishes an article on the Arborealists and headlines the group on its front cover.
Read more here
The Arborealists : The Art of the Tree - book review British Art Journal
"The Arborealists: The Art of the Tree with essays by Angela Summerfield, Philippa Beale and Peter Davies. Published April 2016 by Sansom & Co.
by Helen Cobby
Trees and woodlands have held a special place in the British landscape and soul for centuries. They nurture complex ecosystems, are crucial for our own survival, and provide unique environments as well as aesthetic structures that signal both local and national identities. Trees are firmly entwined with our cultural heritage and have fascinated artists and writers as diverse as Shakespeare, Wordsworth, Constable, Hardy and the Pre-Raphaelites.
Read more The British Art Journal Volume XVII No. 2 Autumn 2016
