Gainsborough’s House is delighted to invite you to the 1st of two special lectures, kindly given by John Sheeran in support of Reviving an Artist’s Birthplace: A National Centre for Gainsborough. John is a former Curator of Dulwich Picture Gallery, London and has organised exhibitions worldwide. He is well known in East Anglia for his...
Join us for a 20-mile walk to raise funds for Reviving an Artist’s Birthplace: A National Centre for Gainsborough Walk the whole way or join us for just one of the legs! Some years ago a sponsored walk to raise funds for Gainsborough’s House took place walking from Gainsborough’s House in Ipswich to Gainsborough’s House...
Come to Gainsborough's House and celebrate the birth of Thomas Gainsborough with us. There will be family activities and guided tours throughout the day from 11am - 4pm.
Explore and celebrate nature and be inspired like the artist Cedric Morris in our current exhibition. Take a close look at plants, birds, trees and fields and create your own nature pictures. £2 per child and £3 per adult Includes admission to all the galleries No need to book Recommended age 3-12 years.
To celebrate the generous gift of a large collection of works by Cedric Morris, we are delighted to welcome Sarah Cook who will be giving a lecture on Sir Cedric Morris and his irises. Sir Cedric Morris was a leading British iris breeder in the mid 20th century. Not only are his irises stunning garden...
The afternoon will start with a talk in the village hall, Gastingthorpe. We are very fortunate to have Stefan Buczacki, best known for his twelve unbroken years as panellist and Chairman on Radio 4's Gardener's Question Time. We will then take a short walk to the beautiful gardens of Gestingthorpe Hall where, by kind permission...
Anne Desmet RA is an artist who specialises in wood engravings, linocuts and collages. Significantly she is only the third wood engraver ever to be elected to the membership of the Royal Academy of Arts (RA) in its 250-year history. This exhibition at Gainsborough’s House brings together selected highlights from her Italian prints with the...
Buy A Brick For Our New Galleries and Crinkle-Crankle Wall Gainsborough’s House is undertaking a major capital project to establish a national centre for Gainsborough so more people can enjoy the special setting of the artist’s childhood home and garden. The project will double the size of the museum and refurbish and re-display the historic...
Members of the Gainsborough's House Print Workshop exhibit their work at The Pond Gallery, Snape Maltings. Shops & Galleries open: Monday–Saturday 10am–5.30pm Sunday 10.30am–4.30pm (browsing from 10am)
Learn the art of wood engraving from a recognised expert in the field. As well as fine line engraving on end-grain boxwood, Anne will show hand burnishing on Japanese papers, printing with a press and the creative possibilities of collage using wood engraved prints and unusual printed papers. Anne Desmet RA studied at the Ruskin...
Explore printmaking possibilities with multiple inks and no ink. Make subtle prints without ink created by light and shade with lino and collagraph. Print two colour viscosity prints with lino, drypoint and collagraphs. Create collagraph prints with 3 different viscosity inks to produce multicoloured images. Refresh and extend skills and use development time to further...
This workshop explores all aspects of intaglio etching, including softground, hardground and sugarlift aquatint. Jason fosters creative results and professional practice. Several techniques taught on the course are similar to those used by Thomas Gainsborough. Jason Hicklin creates beautiful atmospheric etchings based on the British landscape and is an enthusiast for all aspects of etching....
