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Artworks 25th Annual Exhibition at Blackthorpe Barn

Artworks celebrates twenty five years at its spiritual home (where it all began!) at Blackthorpe Barn, with the opening of Artworks 25th Annual Exhibition in September 2025.

Artworks 25th Annual Exhibition
13th to 28th September 2025
Blackthorpe Barn at Rougham Estate
Rougham, Nr Bury St Edmunds
Suffolk
IP30 9HZ

An established annual event in the East Anglian art scene, Artworks welcome thousands of visitors to its annual exhibition, where elected Artworks members and guest artists showcase new & recent work. This is a wonderful opportunity to see fresh, contemporary art in the form of paintings, prints, textile art and sculpture by 28 East Anglian artists all under one roof.

  • Over 300 new & original artworks
  • Daily opportunities to meet the artists
  • Mini Artworks Prize Draw in support of EACH
  • Refreshments at Roots Café, open 9am – 4pm
  • Free entry, free parking
  • Nature trails on the Rougham Estate

Artworks Shop: greetings cards & smaller artworks that you can purchase & take away on the day. Wooden browsers (racks) throughout the exhibition display original drawings, prints & paintings, all at unframed prices – art for every budget.

Exhibiting artists: Valerie Armstrong, Lillias August, Lyn Aylward, Hazel Bradshaw, Terry Bryan (shop only), Sue Caddy, Louise Chapman, Martin Coe, Nicola Coe, Gillian Crossley-Holland, Cathy D’Arcy, Nicci Dedman, Janet French, Chris Gamble, Judith Glover, Jazz Green, Julia Groves, Simon Kimmins, Lucy Lutyens, Christine McKechnie, Kit Price Moss, Joe Pattison, Lucy Perry, Eileen Revett, Elisabeth Rutt, Rick Tomasi.

Artworks 25th Annual Exhibition
Saturday 13th to Sunday 28th September 2025
Blackthorpe Barn, Rougham, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP30 9HZ.

TWO WEEKS, THREE WEEKENDS.

Exhibition open daily from 10am to 4pm* (please note earlier closing time, in line with other businesses on the Rougham estate).

How to find us: Tap IP30 9HZ into your SatNav or follow the signs from Junction 45, east of Bury St Edmunds on the A14. Look out for the entrance gates at the ‘White House’ T junction, and the tree-lined avenue that leads up to Blackthorpe Barn with visitor parking signposted on the right-hand side.

Visit the Rougham Estate website for more information on the location, including the café & garden shop, crafts fair, local public transport & other amenities.

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Contact us via artworkseast.com/contact with any queries or follow us @artworkseast on Instagram for regular exhibition news & updates.

Valerie Armstrong: New Solo Exhibition EXPLORATIONS at 142 Gallery, Felixstowe

A solo exhibition of new mixed media paintings by Artworks’ Valerie Armstrong opens today at 142 Gallery in Felixstowe:

“I am excited to be having a solo exhibition in the lovely 142 Gallery in the centre of Felixstowe.

I am a collage artist, and I love to create my own transparent collage papers using stamps, stencils, drawing materials, etc. on wet strength hardwearing tissue and teabag papers.

As artists we are encouraged to work in the gallery during our time exhibiting, so my plan is to use the time to experiment with my gelli plate. A gelli-plate is a base made from flexible gelatine. It is a unique way of making mono-prints which can be simple colour studies or complex layered artworks. “

Art Exhibition Poster
Valerie Armstrong EXPLORATIONS
17 - 23 July 2025
142 Gallery
Hamilton Road
Felixstowe
IP11 7DS.

EXHIBITION OPEN today 11am – 5pm, daily for one week to next Tuesday, with half day opening on the last day, Wednesday 23rd July, closing at 1pm.

PRIVATE VIEW Valerie warmly welcomes friends & followers to the opening party tomorrow evening, Friday 18th July, from 6 – 8pm.

Valerie Armstrong EXPLORATIONS
17 – 23 July 2025
142 Gallery
Hamilton Road
Felixstowe
IP11 7DS.

ARTWORKS: Summer Exhibition at Artspace, Woodbridge!

Artworks at Artspace Woodbridge, our one week summer pop-up show, has just opened.

We are delighted to be back at Artspace Woodbridge, a beautifully restored & light-filled gallery, previously the house of an apothecary with impressive double-fronted windows that face onto the Thoroughfare, so the exhibition can be viewed out of hours!

Artworks at Artspace Woodbridge
Thursday 10th July to Wednesday 16th July 2025.
Artspace Gallery, Apothecary House, 64 Thoroughfare, Woodbridge, IP12 1AL.
Open daily 10am to 5pm. FOR ONE WEEK ONLY!

There will be a changing display of original & unique artworks to browse – all work is for sale and can be purchased & taken away on the day.

The exhibiting artists: Valerie Armstrong; Lyn Aylward; Hazel Bradshaw; Terry Bryan; Louise Chapman; Martin Coe; Nicola Coe; Cathy D’Arcy; Gillian Crossley-Holland; Nicci Dedman; Judith Glover; Jazz Green; Julia Groves; Janet French; Simon Kimmins; Christine McKechnie; Joe Pattison; Elisabeth Rutt, Rick Tomasi.

This one week summer pop-up exhibition is a prelude to Artworks 25th Annual Exhibition in September 2025 at Blackthorpe Barn.

Artworks 25th Annual Exhibition
13th to 28th September 2025
Blackthorpe Barn
Rougham
Suffolk
IP30 9HZ

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