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• 1951-65: During these years the Art Club was a painting led by a tutor at the painting evenings with leader Isaac Magee.

• 1966:  The Club minutes begin on 21 October 1966 in the Club's 15th year, with nine members present.  President: Isaac Magee; joint secretaries:  Mr Cardwell and Mrs Allen; treasurer: Mr M Duffin.  Mrs Margaret Murphy co-opted onto the Committee.

• 1967:  Members began meeting in the Studio in the Castle Grounds. President: Mrs G M Smith. The members painted with Mr Wilfred Haughton (1921-1999) in September of this year.

• 1968:  Mrs M Allen appointed secretary.  Mrs Margaret Murphy gave a lecture on texture and design using polymer paints, course sand and finally oils creating a three-dimensional painting.

• 1969:  President: Mr Stan Cardwell; secretary: Mrs M Allen; Treasurer: Mr M Duffin. Members painted with Kenneth Webb at his studio at Ballywalter.

• 1970:  President: Mrs G M Smith; secretary: Mrs McConnell; treasurer: Mr J Allen.  Plans were made to exhibit in the Antrim Agricultural Show and the Antrim Court house. It was agreed that Mr Wilfred Haughton and Mr Kenneth Webb should both tutor.  There was an exhibition in the Antrim Courthouse of paintings by Tom Carr and George Campbell.

• 1971:  Club's 20th anniversary.  Tutors appointed: Anne Tallentire and Wilfred Haughton.  Kenneth Webb was unable to come to Antrim to tutor because of The Troubles worsening.

• 1972-73:  Mr Magee appointed treasurer.

• 1973-74:  President: Mrs G M Smith; secretary: Mrs J Connor; treasurer: Mr Isaac Magee.  The members decided to redecorate the Clubroom and it was agreed to hold a Jumble Sale in the Orr Memorial Hall on 6th April 1974 to raise funds for this project.  Members exhibited  in the Antrim Forum. The USPCA also had use of the Clubroom which benefitted Club funds.

• 1974-75:  The Annual Exhibition was held at the Antrim Forum in November to December.  Mr Jack Allen invited to open and Vis-Art Ballymena were invited to take part and to exhibit one painting per member. A reporter and photographer were invited from Ballymena Observer.

• 1975-76:  President: Mrs Smith; vice president: Mrs Allen; secretary: Mrs J Connor; treasurer: Mr Isaac Magee.  Mr Kenneth Webb moved to England to live and work and the Club presented him with a Tyrone Crystal Glass piece.  Mr Neill Shawcross came to tutor at the Club in April 1975 and continues.

• 1976-77:  President: Mrs M Allen; vice president: Mrs Coyle; treasurer: Mr Isaac Magee; no secretary appointed.

• 1977-78:  President: Mrs M Allen; vice president: Mrs N Huxley; secretary: Mrs K Kinahan; treasurer: Mr I Magee.

• 1978-79:  President: Mrs M Allen; vice president: Mrs Dinsmore; secretary: Mrs K Kinahan; treasurer: Mrs S Petticrew.

• 1979-80 - President and treasurer: Mr J Birch; vice president: Mrs Dinsmore; secretary: Mrs K Kinahan.

• 1980-81:  Club's 30th anniversary.  President: Mr J Birch; joint secretaries: Mrs M Allen and Mrs S Petticrew.

• 1981-82:  President: Mrs S Kane; secretary: Mrs M Allen; treasurer: Mr J Birch.

• 1982-83:  President: Mrs K Kinahan; vice president: Mrs S Petticrew; secretary: Mr I Magee; treasurer: Mr J Birch.

• 1983-84:  President: Mr R McVeigh; secretary: Mr I Magee; treasurer: Mr J Birch.

• 1984-85:  President: Mr R McVeigh; secretary: Ms E Holmes; treasurer: Mr J Birch.

• 1985-87:  President: Mr R McVeigh; secretary: Mrs Margaret Allen; treasurer: Mr J Birch.

• 1987-88:  President: Mr. Tom Robinson; vice president: Alice Green; secretary: Mrs Kathleen Kinahan; treasurer: Mr. J. Birch.

• 1988-89:  President: Mr Tom Robinson; vice president: Ms A Green; secretary: Mrs K Kinahan; treasurer: Mr. J. Birch.

• 1989-90:  President Mr Desmond Turner; vice president: Ms E Holmes; secretary: Ms A Green; treasurer: Mr J Birch.  A painting by Maurice Wilks was given to the Club and sold at Sothebys for £3279.05.

• 1990-91:  Club's 40th anniversary.  President: Ms Elizabeth Holmes; secretary: Ms A Green; treasurer: Mr J Birch. Various tutors then came to the Club including Jack Connolly, Clifford Hamilton, Des Munroe, Kate Reade, Bob Paisley, R Seller and Bill Gatt.

• 1991-92:  President: Ms E Holmes; secretary: Ms A Green; treasurer: Mrs M Cullen. Tutors: Tom McGoldrick and R Piper.

• 1992-93:  President: Ms E Holmes; secretary: Ms A Green; treasurer: Mrs M Cullen.

• 1993-94:  President: Ms E Holmes; secretary: Ms A Green; treasurer: Mrs M Cullen.. Tutors: Sam Matter, M Blair, D Monroe and Leslie Hughes.

• 1994-95:  President: Ms E Holmes; secretary: Ms A Green, treasurer: Mrs M Cullen. Tutor: J Maybin and others above.

• 1995-96:  President: Mrs P Craig; secretary: Mr John Taylor; treasurer Pearl Clyde. Tutors: as above with Helen Condy.

• 1996-97:  President: Mrs P Craig; secretary: Mr S Rankin; treasurer: Mrs P Clyde. Tutors: Hugh Spence and Di Whitla.

• 1997-98:  President: Mrs P Craig; secretary: Mr S Rankin; treasurer: Mrs P Clyde. Tutors: Trevor Lawrence, Joe McWilliam and all above.

• 1998-99:  President: Mrs P Craig; secretary Mr S Rankin; treasurer: Mr D McCambridge. Tutors: all above and R B Higgins.

• 1999-2000:  President: Mr T Robinson; secretary: Mrs Pat McNally; treasurer: Mr D McCambridge. Tutors: as above with Peter Kernohan.

• 2000-01:  Club's 50th anniversary.  President: Mrs S McIlwraith; secretary: Mrs P McNally; treasurer: Mr D McCambridge. Tutors exhibiting at 50th: Di Whitla, Neil Shawcross, Bill Gatt, Leslie Hughes, Paul Holmes and Hugh Spence.

• 2001-02:  President: Mrs S McIlwraith; secretary: Mrs P McNally; treasurer: Mr D McCambridge. Tutors: Paul Holmes and Gregory Moore with above.

• 2002-03:  President: Mrs S McIlwraith; secretary: Mrs P McNally; treasurer: Mr D McCambridge. Tutor: Paul Walls.

• 2003-04:  President: Mrs S McIlwraith; secretary: Mrs P McNally; treasurer: Mr John Taylor.

• 2004-05:  President Mr D Cromie; vice president: Mrs R Holland; secretary Mrs P McNally; treasurer: Mr B Mackle.  Tutors: Ray Elwood and Yvonne Fisher.

• 2005-06:  President: Mrs R Holland; secretary: Mrs P McNally; treasurer Mr B Mackle.

• 2006-07:  President: Mrs R Holland; secretary: Mrs P McNally; treasurer: Mr B Mackle.  Tutors: Chris Drearden with the above.

• 2007-08:  Club's 55th anniversary celebrations.  President: Mrs R Holland; vice president: Mr J Taylor; secretary: Mrs L Forde; treasurer: Ms E Molloy.  Tutors: Paul Jordan with all above.  Paul gave the club a painting which was sold for £300.  Club received a new laptop and camera from the Council as part of the Community Group.  The Antrim Enterprise Centre invited AAC to exhibit in their Business Centre ongoing and to celebrate the 55th Anniversary at the Centre. The 55th was opened by Mayor Mr Sam Dunlop, speaker Mr Danny Kinahan and demo artist Robert Ellison.  Colemans Garden Centre invited the club to exhibit and paint during the Summer.

• 2008-09:  President Mrs R Holland; vice president: Mr J Taylor; secretary: Mrs Linda Forde, treasurer: Ms E Molloy.  Celebration of Art at AAC on 24th November 2008 with Paul Jordan and Danny Kinahan.  Massereene Golf Club new year outing and 27th April 2009.  Celebrating of Art at AAC with Tom McGoldrick and bus outing round Antrim coast. New tutor: Emma Spence.

• 2009-10:  President Mrs R Holland; vice president: Mr J Taylor; secretary: Mr S Riley; treasurer: Ms A Bill.  On 26th October, Colemans with Neil Shawcross.  New tutors: Graham Booth and Roger Waring.  Roger gave the club a painting which was used in a ballot.  On 26th November AAC Celebration of Art with Des Munroe and Jackie McIlwaine as the speaker.  On 26th April, Mayor Adrian Watson asked AAC to the Civic Centre with Tom McGoldrick and speaker Danny Kinahan.

• 2010-11:  President: Mrs R Holland; vice president: Mr J Taylor; secretary: Mr S Riley; treasurer Ms A Bill.  New tutors: Paul Wilson and Hugh McIlfatrick.  Exhibition and Celebration in Antrim Library on 24th November with speaker Eimear Flannigan, Mayor Pam Lewis and artist Leslie Hughes.

• 2011-12:  Club's 60th anniversary.  President: Mrs R Holland; vice president: Mr J Taylor; mins:  Ms E Holmes, Corres, Ms Cheryl Sinclair; treasurers: Ms A Bill and Mrs M Fleck. The 60th Exhibitions in Castle Mall and Junction One.  On 6th September the council invited AAC to the Civic Centre, with speaker Danny Kinahan, artist Paul Wilson, Mayor Paul Michael and the club's demo artist and tutors to exhibit.

• 2013-14:  President: Mrs R Holland; vice president: Mr J Taylor; treasurer: Mrs Mary Nelson. Exhibition at Castle Mall and day trip to Ulster Museum and Opera House.  The SAA came to the Europa Hotel in Belfast and later featured Antrim Art Club well in the monthly magazine.  An exhibition was held at the Theatre at the Mill and later a fabulous, well-attended Exhibition in the Waterfront.  Louis Humphrey generously gifted the Art Club a painting to raffle.

• 2014-15:  President: Mrs R Holland; vice president: Mr J Taylor; treasurer: Mrs M Gawn.  Exhibition Gallery opened at Castle Mall.  Des Monroe gifted the club a painting. Painting at Greenmount and Exhibition at Farranshane. WW1 Exhibition in Antrim Library and Linenhall Library and Oriel Gallery. The club won the SACN Award for our WW1 Exhibition.

• 2015-16:  President :Mrs R Holland; vice president and acting treasurer: Mr J Taylor.  Exhibitions at Greenmount, Castle Mall and Antrim Library. The club celebrated its 65 year anniversary and entered into the Rose Society Exhibition for the first time.

• 2016-17:  President: Mrs R Holland; vice president: Mr J Taylor; treasurer: Mr D Crookes; secretary: Mrs C Fleming.  The club further celebrated its 65th Anniversary with Exhibitions at Clotworthy House and Antrim Library.  Bill Gatt and Julian Friers demoed for the club and we painted at Greenmount.  The club won the Award for the Spirit of Volunteering from Antrim and Newtownabbey Council and showed its WW1 Exhibition at the Flax Gallery, Newtownabbey.

• 2017-18:  President: Mrs R Holland; vice president: Mr J Taylor; treasurer: Mr D Crookes; secretary: Mrs C Fleming.  The club exhibited an Open Gallery at The Junction and its annual exhibition was held at Clotworthy and opened by Mayor Vera McWilliams.  Members enjoyed an outing to the Poppies and Art at the Ulster Museum, as well as displaying Exhibitons at the Linenhall and Antrim Libraries.

• 2018-19:  President: Mrs R Holland; vice president: Mr J Taylor; treasurer: Mrs C Fleming.  The club held an Exhibition in The Junction and the annual Exhibition at Clotworthy was opened by Mayor John Smith, with a very good show of paintings and araffle for one of Betty Holmes' paintings. THe club annual outing was to Hillsborough Castle.

• 2019-20:  President: Mrs R Holland; vice president: Mr J Taylor; treasurer: Mrs C Fleming; secretaries: Mrs A Arnold and Mr R Reynolds.  The club's Autumn Exhibition was held at Colemans Garden Centre and the After Lowry Exhibition was held at Antrim Library.  Due to Covid 19 the club did not meet from March 2020.

• 2020-21:  Covid Lockdown and no meetings.  Office Bearers Mrs R Holland, Mr J Taylor, Mrs Cathy Fleming, Mr Jamie Crabbe and Mrs Mary Nelson will consult regarding club business until it is popssible to meet again.  During lockdown the club was able to hold a Christmas  exhibition in the Castle Mall Shopping Centre which was in place until March, and also showed an Online Exhibition to keep things ticking over which was very well supported. The members agreed in 1966 that the Club should be 'more alive' and it is very much alive and well in its 70th year.