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SUMMARY:Helaine Blumenfeld: Tree of Life
DESCRIPTION:Thomas Gainsborough and Helaine Blumenfeld\, though separated by time\, meet in their poetic sensibility\, rhythmic fluidity of form\, in dream-like imagery and the universal language of beauty.\nWhen the art historian Michael Rosenthal described Gainsborough as “one of the most technically proficient and\, at the same time\, most experimental artists of his time“\, he could have also been describing Blumenfeld today. A master marble carver\, testing the limits of her material\, Blumenfeld creates impossibly thin\, undulating structures through a profound understanding of the boundaries of her materials. Like Gainsborough and his lightbox\, Blumenfeld’s luminous works celebrate the light within. In bronze\, she works with her foundry in Italy on innovations including experimental patinas using silver nitrate. \nHer sculptures often resemble organic\, figurative or botanical forms that hover in that tantalising zone between abstraction and figuration. For Gainsborough’s House\, there will be three sculptures in the historic garden and one overlooking from inside. \nHelaine Blumenfeld\, OBE\, is one of the most esteemed sculptors working in the UK today. Born in 1942 in New York\, she studied philosophy at Columbia University before moving to Paris to train in sculpture at the Ecole de la Grande Chaumière\, with Ossip Zadkine. Blumenfeld carves in marble and wood and casts in bronze. \n \nImage credit (above): Flight © Gainsborough’s House | Jackie Mellor Photography
URL:https://gainsborough.org/event/helaine-blumenfeld-obe/
LOCATION:Gainsborough’s House\, 46 Gainsborough Street\, Sudbury\, CO10 2EU\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:Glenn Brown: Anatomy of Trees
DESCRIPTION:This autumn\, Gainsborough’s House will present a major exhibition of paintings by the internationally acclaimed contemporary artist\, Glenn Brown CBE (b. 1966).\nBeginning with a deep admiration for historical art\, Glenn Brown is renowned for incorporating art-historical references into his paintings and drawings. Alongside influences drawn from popular culture and contemporary imagery\, Brown has developed a distinctive visual language of his own; one that challenges conventional approaches to representation. \nThrough a process of transformation and reinvention\, Brown reinterprets the past to create paintings that evoke attraction and repulsion in equal measure\, as well as a sense of the uncanny and the surreal. The result is art that is at once beautiful\, unsettling\, and deeply thought-provoking. \nAnatomy of Trees will be the largest UK museum display of his work for more than 10 years\, including paintings\, drawings and sculpture made over the last decade. \n \n \nImage:\nGlenn Brown (b. 1966)\nBikini\, 2022\nOil on panel\n200 x 140.9 cm\n© Glenn Brown\nPhoto: Lucy Dawkins\, courtesy Gagosian
URL:https://gainsborough.org/event/glenn-brown-brilliant-trees/
LOCATION:Gainsborough’s House\, 46 Gainsborough Street\, Sudbury\, CO10 2EU\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270419
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SUMMARY:Georg Wilson: The Ancient Pulse of Germ and Birth
DESCRIPTION:One of British painting’s most exciting new artists\, Georg Wilson (b. 1998)\, will present paintings inspired by the Gainsborough’s House collection\, its surrounding countryside and the history and folklore of the English landscape.\nWilson’s practice follows the changing seasons\, incorporating the seasonal flora and fauna of the English countryside. Her paintings imagine an alternative natural world where humans are absent. \nInspired by Gainsborough’s young love of the Suffolk countryside in which he grew up\, this exhibition will depict a version of the rural landscape that is wild and strange\, drawing on walks in the local landscape and beyond. \nThe paintings pay particular attention to native English plants and insects which are often overlooked such as dog rose\, hedge woundwort\, toads and stag beetles. Central motifs include hedgerows and moles. Collectively\, the exhibition will address the changing landscape of England’s species and the loss of biodiversity. \nThe exhibition will feature several works painted on copper\, a new medium in Wilson’s practice. \nAccessibility: This exhibition is displayed in a gallery within the Historic House that is not wheelchair accessible. Visitors who are unable to access the gallery in person can contact FrontOfHouse@gainsborough.org in advance to discuss their access needs and the reduced exhibition ticket available. You can also explore the exhibition digitally through our Bloomberg Connects guide. \n \nImage:\nGeorg Wilson (b. 1998)\nUnderling (After Gainsborough)\, 2026\nOil on panel\n50 x 60 cm\n© Georg Wilson
URL:https://gainsborough.org/event/georg-wilson/
LOCATION:Gainsborough’s House\, 46 Gainsborough Street\, Sudbury\, CO10 2EU\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Monica Poole: Nature's Dark Beauty
DESCRIPTION:This autumn\, Gainsborough’s House will hold the first monographic exhibition in the UK in more than 30 years dedicated to the wood engravings of Monica Poole (1921–2003).\nMonica Poole: Nature’s Dark Beauty will feature over 20 wood engravings\, showcasing the exquisite detail that has secured her place as one of the leading practitioners of the medium in the interwar and post-war years. \nThe last retrospective of her work was at the Ashmolean Museum in 1993\, 10 years before her death at the age of 82. Since then\, her reputation has continued to grow\, and her work resides in many collections across the world including the Ashmolean Museum\, the Fitzwilliam Museum\, the Victoria and Albert Museum and the British Museum among many others. \nThis exhibition will be an in-depth opportunity to see the work that was being produced during a flourishing of interest in wood-engraved books celebrating the English countryside. During this revival of wood engraving\, Poole remained rooted in the traditions of the medium\, but pushed its expressive and technical possibilities\, creating dark\, surreal and uncanny works. \n \nImage:\nMonica Poole (1921–2003)\nHerbage\, 1979\nWood Engraving\n13 x 17 cm\nThe Brown Collection
URL:https://gainsborough.org/event/monica-poole/
LOCATION:Gainsborough’s House\, 46 Gainsborough Street\, Sudbury\, CO10 2EU\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:Introduction to Soft Ground Etching & Chine Collé with Sally Weatherill
DESCRIPTION:The traditional intaglio technique of soft ground etching allows for a softer line quality than that of hard ground etching.\nUsing a pencil\, images can be drawn onto newsprint that is placed directly on top of the grounded plate. Where the pencil applies pressure\, the soft ground is pulled from the etching plate onto the back of the newsprint\, leaving bare areas of plate which are subsequently etched. \nChine collé is a printmaking technique that allows colour and/or texture to be added to a print. Thin paper (such as tissue paper)\, coated in glue on one side\, is placed glue side up on the inked printing plate before it is run through the press. In this way\, the image on the plate is printed onto the tissue at the same time that the tissue is glued to the printing paper. \nThe name\, chine collé comes from French. Chine translates to China (and alludes to the thin papers that were imported from there and first used in this way)\, and collé means glued or pasted. \nIn this course you will learn how to prepare a zinc plate and apply the soft ground wax before progressing to image making and finally\, printing. \nDuring the session\, you will learn how to:\n\nFile plate edges\nPolish the plate\nDegrease the plate\nApply the soft ground\nCreate the image\nEtch a plate in two tones using nitric acid\nPrepare paper for printing\nInk and print the plate\nAdd chine collé for colour\n\nAll materials are included: two 10 x 15cm zinc plates\, cartridge paper\, tissue paper\, ink and use of studio tools and equipment. \nBeginners & refresher course\nMembers: £108\nNon-Members: £120\nMax. 6 spaces \nBook your space now.\nTickets for all Print Workshop Courses can be cancelled up to one month beforehand. Refunds will be given after this date only if the place is re-sold. \nCover image artwork © Sally Weatherill \nAbout Sally\nSally Weatherill is an abstract artist whose work in paint and print invites viewers to reflect on themes of transience\, memory\, and the layered traces of time. Her pieces often explore the idea of the palimpsest — where marks\, textures\, and images build up\, fade\, and re-emerge\, creating rich\, complex surfaces that hint at what lies beneath. \nOriginally from the US\, Sally studied art history and textile design before moving to the UK\, where she established her studio on the Essex/Suffolk border. For over two decades\, she enjoyed a successful career as a textile designer and weaver before returning to fine art to complete an MA at the City & Guilds of London Art School. \nSally now shares her passion for printmaking as a Print Fellow at City & Guilds and as a print technician at Gainsborough’s House. Her work reflects a deep love of process\, material\, and the quiet power of layered imagery. \n \n 
URL:https://gainsborough.org/event/introduction-to-soft-ground-etching-chine-colle-with-sally-weatherill/
LOCATION:Gainsborough’s House\, 46 Gainsborough Street\, Sudbury\, CO10 2EU\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Introduction to Exposing a Silk Screen with Heidi Sharp
DESCRIPTION:Throughout this course you will be guided from start to finish through the process of screen printing using an exposed silkscreen.\nThe course aims to ensure that you learn the essentials of the process\, allowing you to feel confident in screen printing independently in the future. At the end of the day\, you will leave with a small edition of screen prints designed by you.    \nThis relaxed\, supportive workshop is perfect for people who have some experience of screen printing\, eg\, working with paper stencils or mono screen printing\, and anyone looking to build their creative confidence. You’ll leave with multiple finished prints\, practical screen-printing skills\, and all the knowledge you need to continue printing on your own. All materials and equipment are provided.  \nWhat to expect\n\nLearning how to prepare your screen \nUnderstanding how to use the UV exposure unit\nExposing your print and taking a series of prints \nLearning how to reclaim your screen\n\nHow to prepare \n\nParticipants must send images ahead of the course for preparation. Any questions? Please contact heidi@gainsborough.org\nImages must be entirely black and white – not greyscale. Areas that are black will be inky\, and areas that are white will remain white. \nWear clothes that you do not mind getting ink on!\n\nWho is this for?\nThis workshop is suitable for beginners and anyone looking to expand their creative practice and explore a new process. No previous printmaking experience is required. \nThursday 19 November 2026\, 10am–4pm with hour lunch break \nIntermediate & refresher course \nMembers: £108\nNon-members: £120\nMax. 6 spaces \nBook your space now.\nTickets for all Print Workshop Courses can be cancelled up to one month beforehand. Refunds will be given after this date only if the place is re-sold. \nAbout Heidi\nHeidi Sharp is a Colchester based illustrator\, printmaker and art facilitator. As a printmaker and illustrator\, she focuses her interests on the beauty within the mundane; often exploring the small\, everyday moments. These are often later developed and reimagined through silkscreen or risograph. Alongside her personal practice\, she works as an Associate Artist at Colchester Makerspace\, supporting the printmaking area there. Heidi is also a Print Technician at Gainsborough’s House Print Workshop. \n \nWebsite: heidisharp.co.uk\nInstagram: @heidirosesharp
URL:https://gainsborough.org/event/introduction-to-exposing-a-silk-screen-with-heidi-sharp/
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SUMMARY:Festive Wreath Making Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Get into the Christmas spirit with our Festive Wreath Making Workshop at Gainsborough’s House\, hosted by local florist Just Anne Flowers.\nEnjoy an afternoon of creativity as you craft a beautiful wreath for your home. All materials are provided\, plus a complimentary hot drink to keep you warm while you work. It’s the perfect way to celebrate the season and create something special. Book your spot today and make this Christmas truly magical! \nTickets £50\nMax. 10 spaces\nBook your space here.\nTickets for this Event can be cancelled up to one week beforehand. Refunds will be given after this date only if the ticket is re-sold. \nThis event takes place in the Hills Room. This space is only accessible via stairs and a stair lift. If you have any concerns about accessibility\, please contact us at mail@gainsborough.org. \nAbout Anne\nAnne has run and owned two successful flower shops over the past 12 years\, one in Sudbury and the other in Danbury. A couple of years ago\, she retired from her shops but continued her passion for flowers. She had a small studio built in her garden and thought\, “What shall I call myself\, as I’m just Anne these days?” And so\, Just Anne Flowers was born! \nNow working out of her garden studio\, Anne creates beautiful arrangements for weddings\, bouquets\, workshops\, and funerals. Surrounded by nature\, she enjoys her floral work without the day-to-day stress of running a shop. \n \nInstagram: @Just_Anne_Flowers
URL:https://gainsborough.org/event/festive-wreath-making-workshop-2/
LOCATION:Gainsborough’s House\, 46 Gainsborough Street\, Sudbury\, CO10 2EU\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Articulation: Discovery Day 2026
DESCRIPTION:Look\, explore\, present…\nGainsborough’s House is excited to be teaming up with Articulation to host this year’s Discovery Day in partnership with The National Gallery. \n– Develop your teamwork\, critical thinking & public speaking skills\n– Meet museum professionals and like-minded peers\n– Discover and learn about world-class art in your local area at Gainsborough’s House\n– Take the first step in the Articulation competition \nWhen\nWednesday 25 November\, 10am–2.15pm \nWho for\nKS5 (Year 12–13): Arts and Humanities \nWhere\nGainsborough’s House\, 46 Gainsborough Street\, Sudbury\, Suffolk CO10 2EU. Teacher and Travel Bursaries available on request. \nLet us know if you’ll be joining\, you can sign up for the event here.
URL:https://gainsborough.org/event/articulation-discovery-day-2026/
LOCATION:Gainsborough’s House\, 46 Gainsborough Street\, Sudbury\, CO10 2EU\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Events,Learning
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20261201T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20261201T160000
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SUMMARY:Solar Plate Intaglio Photopolymer Workshop with Rowan Collinson
DESCRIPTION:This workshop will explore the process of creating and printing intaglio photopolymer solar plates.\nOver the course of the day\, you will learn how to prepare your images and expose and develop your plate. You will then be shown how to ink and print the plate using a traditional printmaking press. \nThe solar plate process (also known as photopolymer/photogravure) is a printmaking technique which uses UV light and water to etch light sensitive plates. The technique does not use any harsh chemicals and is a more environmentally friendly alternative to traditional etching. It is particularly suited to photographic images or scanned drawings\, resulting in high-quality\, detailed outcomes. \nParticipants will leave with at least one A5 plate and a series of prints created throughout the day. \nWhat to expect\n\nLearn how to prepare your images and transparencies\nExpose and develop intaglio solar plates \nInk and print your plates \nCreate a small edition of prints\n\nWho is this for?\nThis workshop is aimed at photographers and printmakers with some experience working with intaglio/darkroom processes\, and people looking to expand their creative practice.  \nHow to prepare\n\nPlease send two black and white images (photographs or scanned drawings) as high-quality JPEGs or TIFFs to pws@gainsborough.org. These will be printed on acetate before the workshop.\nAll materials will be provided.\n\n  \nTuesday 1 December 2026\, 10am–4pm with hour lunch break \nIntermediate & refresher course \nMembers: £108\nNon-members: £120\nMax. 6 spaces \nBook your space now.\nTickets for all Print Workshop Courses can be cancelled up to one month beforehand. Refunds will be given after this date only if the place is re-sold. \nAbout Rowan\nRowan Collinson is a photographic artist and printmaker based in East Anglia. Her work focuses on natural spaces and the connections between people and place\, particularly within the rural landscape of her local area. Sustainability is an important aspect of her practice\, and she uses natural materials to reduce the environmental impact and create work which directly engages with and responds to the land. \nRowan is a graduate of Norwich University of the Arts and her work has been exhibited across the UK\, including with the London Alternative Photography Collective at the Bristol FolkHouse. She has been published in a range of books\, zines and online platforms\, and was the featured cover artist for The Unfold Project 2025. Her first solo exhibition\, A Field Study\, will open in June 2026 at Mill Tye Gallery. \nRowan is an experienced arts educator\, and has led and facilitated workshops with Canon UK\, FolkEast and EFDSS. She works as a Print Workshop Technician at Gainsborough’s House. \n \nWebsite: rowancollinson.com\nInstagram: @rowan_collinson
URL:https://gainsborough.org/event/solar-plate-intaglio-photopolymer-workshop-with-rowan-collinson/
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SUMMARY:Life Drawing with Sue Marsdon – 5 December 2026
DESCRIPTION:Join Sue Marsdon with the life drawing group on the first Saturday of every month.\nEnjoy 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. \nA perfect way to refine and refresh your life drawing skills! \nBook your space now.\nTickets for this Event can be cancelled up to one week beforehand. Refunds will be given after this date only if the ticket is re-sold.  \n£25 per person\n10am–4pm (with an hour lunch break)\nPlease bring your preferred drawing materials. \nThis event takes place in the Hills Room. This space is only accessible via stairs and a stair lift. If you have any concerns about accessibility\, please contact us at learning@gainsborough.org. \nExtra information\n\nThis is a quiet drawing session.\nAccess to the Hills Room (black door) from Weavers Lane – between our Shop and The Watering Place café.\nA small table and chairs will be provided for propping drawing boards up and holding your materials. If you prefer working with an easel\, please bring this with you.\nThe Hills Room will be open from 9.45am to set up in advance.
URL:https://gainsborough.org/event/life-drawing-with-sue-marsdon-5-december-2026/
LOCATION:Gainsborough’s House\, 46 Gainsborough Street\, Sudbury\, CO10 2EU\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Art classes,Events
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SUMMARY:Gainsborough at Home
DESCRIPTION:In 2027 the National Centre for the artist Thomas Gainsborough (1727–88) – Gainsborough’s House in Sudbury\, Suffolk – will mark his tercentenary with a landmark exhibition at his birthplace\, Gainsborough at Home.\nThe exhibition will celebrate Gainsborough’s extraordinary artistic achievements with an emphasis on Suffolk—the landscapes and portraits he made in his home county and the profound influence Suffolk exerted on his art throughout his life. It will\, however\, encompass the full arc of his career and artistic development. \nStaged in award-winning new galleries\, the exhibition will bring together over 90 paintings\, prints and drawings by one of Britain’s most influential artists. \nIt will be complemented by further displays of his artwork\, personal artefacts in the adjoining house where he was born and contemporary responses by artists Claire Partington and Daniel & Clara. \nHighlights of the exhibition will be the iconic paintings\, Mr and Mrs Andrews (c. 1750) and Cornard Wood (1748)\, kindly lent by the National Gallery\, London. Both capture the woods and fields surrounding Sudbury just visible from the top floor of the museum. It will be the first time they have been publicly exhibited in Gainsborough’s hometown. \nThe National Gallery have also generously agreed to lend Portrait of the Artist with his Wife and Daughter (c. 1748)\, and the Painter’s Daughters with Cat (c. 1760–61). \nFurther key loans have been secured from Tate Britain\, the Royal Collection Trust\, The National Galleries of Scotland\, the Ashmolean Museum\, Kenwood House\, the Fitzwilliam Museum\, Colchester + Ipswich Museums\, Waddesdon Manor and a number of significant private collections. \nGainsborough at Home is an unprecedented opportunity to see a large-scale exhibition of Gainsborough’s work at his birthplace\, surrounded by the historic market town and countryside that inspired him. \nIt will be accompanied by a full programme of activities and events and happen in tandem with a major Gainsborough exhibition at Tate Britain. Further details about the season will be announced in the autumn. \nCalvin Winner\, Director of Gainsborough’s House said “Thomas Gainsborough is a much-loved artist whose paintings are rightly celebrated across the globe. His great innovation was to paint his own Suffolk landscapes rather than idealised classical scenes. Gainsborough was therefore a pioneer of the landscape art tradition in Britain. His second great innovation was to paint portraits of people as they wanted to be seen rather than in some invented classical pose. We are delighted to mark the 300th anniversary with a landmark exhibition\, here at the birthplace of this great British artist.” \nImage (detail):\nThomas Gainsborough (1727–88)\nMr and Mrs Andrews\, c. 1750\nOil on canvas\nNational Gallery\, London \n 
URL:https://gainsborough.org/event/gainsborough-at-home/
LOCATION:Gainsborough’s House\, 46 Gainsborough Street\, Sudbury\, CO10 2EU\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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