Woodland Art and Craft Day
Create woodland prints in the tent and explore archaeology, weaving and more in this beautiful woodland setting Little Ropers Woodland Assington Road Bures St Mary, Suffolk C08 5JX Free event
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Susan Jones: Found Objects, from Monotype to Photopolymer
Explore the possibilities of using found objects in print. Experiment with Monotype, Photopolymer and Hybrid printmaking.Take a unique monotype through to a Photopolymer plate, for opportunities to exploit both relief and intaglio as well as Hybrid prints. This busy workshop offers scope for experiment and development. Susan's prints are inspired by landscape and are infused...
£318
Four Views of Russia: Church, Landscape, Country Life and Revolution
Friends (Quaker) Meeting House 22 Friars Street, Sudbury, United KingdomSold out: 13, 20 September Limited places: 27 September & 4 October In this series of talks Jenny Antill will explore four fascinating aspects of Russian culture using examples from Russian art, literature and theatre. Between Heaven and Earth traces the history and art of the Russian Church from its foundation in the 10th Century;...
Simon Edge ‘Meet the Author’
Join us for the Suffolk launch of Simon Edge's new book The Hopkins Conundrum. A local author, Simon Edge says of the novel “much of which was written in Sudbury, and which has an East Anglian connection because one strand focuses on a shipwreck off the coast of Harwich.” “The Hopkins Conundrum is wonderfully enjoyable: a...
300 YEARS OF SILK: A STUDY DAY AT GAINSBOROUGH’S HOUSE
Join us for ‘300 Years of Silk,’ an exclusive Silk Study Day at Gainsborough’s House, hosted by textile specialists Mary Schoeser and Kate Wigley of the School of Textiles, Coggeshall. Featuring informative lectures, handling sessions and a gallery tour of the exhibition Silk: From Spitalfields to Sudbury (17 June – 8 October 2017) with curator...
£80
Loyd Grossman: Reinventing History in the Eighteenth Century
Join us for a lecture with Loyd Grossman CBE FSA, broadcaster, author, gastronome and musician. This lecture has been organised by Suffolk Art Fund to support the Gainsborough's House development project.
£20.00
Breakfast Tour – Silk: From Spitalfields to Sudbury
Join exhibition curator Louisa Brouwer, Keeper of Art and Place at Gainsborough's House, for a behind-the-scenes breakfast tour of the groundbreaking exhibition Silk: From Spitalfields to Sudbury (17 June - 8 October 2017), exploring the production of woven silk textiles in England from historic Spitalfields to present-day Sudbury. Tours are available on two dates and...
Art Week at Gainsborough’s House
Antony Gormley, Maggi Hambling, John Hoyland, David Inshaw, Sarah Lucas, Julian Opie and William Pye are amongst over 100 British artists whose works will go under the hammer at our Contemporary & Post War British Art Auction. See the sales catalogue and bid online here; the-saleroom.com/gainsborough. Spear-headed by Maggi Hambling and Andrew Lambirth, and supported...
Buy original works of art at our Autumn Art Fair
This autumn, we’re offering art lovers a fantastic opportunity to browse and buy an original work of art whilst helping to bring a major new arts venue to the county. Our Autumn Art Fair (14-20 October) will feature over 100 original paintings and prints donated by artists from across the UK, to help us raise...
Contemporary & Post War British Art Auction
You can bid online today at the-saleroom.com/gainsborough LEADING ARTISTS from across Britain are getting behind our £8.5 million project to create a National Centre for Thomas Gainsborough - giving art lovers and collectors a unique opportunity to bid for contemporary and post-war paintings, prints and sculpture rarely seen in the market place. The Contemporary &...
Jude Lockie: Japanese Woodblock Printing
A popular course, ideal for experiment with a printmaking method that does not require presses or chemicals and which can easily be practised in a home studio. Working on soft wood blocks, students can achieve the typical subtle colour effects of this process. Jude Lockie is a specialist in the art of Japanese Woodblock printing....
£230
Creating a National Centre for Gainsborough
This exhibition explores the creation of a national centre for Gainsborough in Sudbury. A long-held ambition, this project is now a real possibility, with significant investment from the Heritage Lottery Fund and other generous supporters. Featuring the latest plans, it illustrates the new spaces being created through pictures and objects, and gives visitors the opportunity...