Young People Exploring Local Nature, Heritage & Creativity A programme of creative events co-produced by HOUSE COLLECTIVE, Gainsborough’s House and Suffolk Wildlife Trust. House Collective is a space for 16–25-year-olds at Gainsborough's House, creating events and activities inspired by our local landscape, heritage and communities. Come and explore, make, eat, print and discover something new!...
Step inside our portable Camera Obscura and experience a fascinating 360° view of the Sudbury Common Lands. Grab a pencil and join HOUSE COLLECTIVE for family-friendly drawing activities inspired by the surrounding landscape, just as artists (like Gainsborough!) have done for centuries. Meet us on Sudbury Water Meadows, near Mill Hotel, Sudbury CO10 1BD | Use what3words: ///actual.knees.hissing...
Join Sue Marsdon with the life drawing group on the first Saturday of every month. Enjoy a full day of life drawing at Gainsborough's House with lots of different poses throughout the day. While Sue will suggest some poses and techniques, this session is untutored, and therefore best suited to those with some drawing experience....
Discover the work created by HOUSE COLLECTIVE following their explorations of the local area, including Bulmer Brick Yard and the Roman Villa at Gestingthorpe. Come along to see their artwork, creative responses and work made through workshops with local artists and makers, Raphaella Pester and Ned Davies. For more information on this display, visit Mill...
HOUSE COLLECTIVE members are hosting a communal Field & Table tasting event, celebrating local ingredients, food, foraging and the relationship between people and place. This social event will include communal eating and small bites, created by the collective and local businesses. The event will explore where our food comes from and how local landscapes, traditions...
Come along and get creative with House Collective's screenprinting activity. Design and print your own artwork inspired by the HOUSE COLLECTIVE manifesto and take it home with you! FREE • DROP-IN • EVERYONE WELCOME Book your FREE space now. Come and explore your local area through... NATURE • HERITAGE • FOOD • PRINT • ART...
The traditional intaglio technique of aquatint etching allows images to be created with a range of tonal values. The results can be atmospheric and a bit like washes of watercolour, hence the origin of the name ‘aquatint’. In this course you will learn how to prepare a zinc plate and apply the aquatint rosin before...
Public View: 28 & 30 October 2026, 10am–4.30pm As part of this year's The Big Draw Festival, Gainsborough's House is teaming up with artist Anna Brass to create an interactive drawing installation where we invite you to take part and #MakeAMark! The Kemp Room, our former shop space on site, will be transformed by you....
Tom’s Tuesday: Make a Mark! As part of this year’s The Big Draw Festival, Gainsborough’s House is teaming up with artist Anna Brass to create an interactive drawing installation, inviting young people to get creative, experiment with mark-making and make their mark on the museum! The Kemp Room, our former shop space, will be transformed...
Join Sue Marsdon with the life drawing group on the first Saturday of every month. Enjoy a full day of life drawing at Gainsborough's House with lots of different poses throughout the day. While Sue will suggest some poses and techniques, this session is untutored, and therefore best suited to those with some drawing experience....
We’re inviting Gainsborough’s House Members on Saturday 7 November to join us ahead of the public opening of our new exhibitions for a first look at our Autumn/Winter season. Members will have the opportunity to explore the exhibitions before they open to the public and connect with fellow Members. It’s also a chance for us to...
Throughout this course Print Workshop Technician, Heidi Sharp will guide you from start to finish through the process of mono screen printing. Taking inspiration from observational studies of still life setups and the local landscape, the workshop will take place in the Landscape Studio at Gainsborough's House. The course aims to ensure that you learn...
