Sunday 9th October 2022 is the final day of ARTWORKS 22nd Annual Exhibition at Blackthorpe Barn! We have enjoyed sharing our art with hundreds of visitors & supporters over the last two weeks. However, we have ONE more weekend to experience & enjoy all the art on display! We also have the Artworks Miniworks Prize Draw on Saturday afternoon (more details below).

We hope visitors to ARTWORKS enjoyed the addition of eight guest artists this year: Terry Bryan; Tom Charles; Martin Coe; Nicci Dedman; Simon Farr; Judith Glover; Simon Kimmins; Ann Lee. Their art has added variety & vitality to this year’s exhibition – we hope some of them will join us again next year. See full list of thirty exhibiting artists here.

FINAL WEEKEND: We are open Friday, Saturday & Sunday from 10am to 5pm. Visit before 2pm on Sunday 9th October to enjoy the exhibition in full. A browse through the shop or the ‘browser racks’ for unframed works on paper is highly recommended if your favourite works on the walls or plinths are red-dotted! Art buyers can collect their exhibition purchases from 4pm on Sunday (remember to bring your receipt). We have two teams to assist on the closing day – on the sales desk and in the packing/collection area.

Selected original artworks in the Artworks Miniworks Prize Draw 2022

The Artworks Miniworks Prize Draw raises money to fund an artist to work in a local school, with a proportion of remaining funds donated to the Eden-Rose Coppice Project in 2022. Tickets are £2  each – the draw takes place at 3pm on Saturday 8th October 2022 at Blackthorpe Barn.

Just a reminder for those of you who have only recently discovered ARTWORKS, we hold our annual exhibition for two weeks only at Blackthorpe Barn, Rougham, Suffolk, IP30 9HZ. Follow the yellow AA road signs from Junction 45 of the A14, or use SatNav IP30 9HZ.

Entry to the exhibition is free. Blackthorpe Barn is on ground level with easy access, extensive free parking for all visitors, coach parties welcome. Blackthorpe Barn’s Courtyard Café will be open 10am to 4pm.

Although the ARTWORKS exhibition is drawing to a close for another year, we encourage you follow the ARTWORKS blog on this website to receive occasional art news straight into your email inbox.

For those of you happier with mobile app technology, follow us on Instagram @artworkseast for an informal mix of art & exhibition news throughout the year. Follow & share our exhibition hashtag #artworkseast.

For any queries or feedback about the ARTWORKS exhibition, write to us via the CONTACT page on the ARTWORKS website.

Thank you from all the team at ARTWORKS!

ARTWORKS 22nd Annual Exhibition
Saturday 24th September to Sunday 9th October 2022
Blackthorpe Barn, Rougham
Bury St Edmunds
Suffolk
IP30 9HZ

Exhibition open 10am to 5pm. All work in the exhibition is for sale. We accept all major credit/debit cards.

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Visitors to ARTWORKS in 2022 have the opportunity to meet all the the artists in the exhibition, with one or two artists setting up a mini ‘studio’ or work area in the main thatched barn each day. Other ARTWORKS artists are also on duty at the reception desk to welcome visitors to the exhibition.

‘Meet the Artist’  Demo Days at the ARTWORKS Exhibition in 2022:

Saturday 24th September 2022 Laurie Rudling: Printing Collagraphs and Etchings

Saturday 24th September 2022 Judith Glover: What inspires me – my creative journey

Sunday 25th September 2022 Eileen Revett: Woodcuts, the rhythm of time

Sunday 25th September 2022 Terry Bryan: Silver fox wipes again!

Monday 26th September 2022 Cathy D’Arcy: The faces of owl and the pussycat

Monday 26th September 2022 Christine McKechnie: Cut painted paper collages

Tuesday 27th September 2022 Valerie Armstrong: Wacky ways to use a Gelli-plate

Tuesday 27th September 2022 Katie Millard: Working with resists in watercolour

Wednesday 28th September 2022 Kit Price-Moss: Paper, paste and printmaking

Thursday 29th September 2022 Helen Dougall: Batik painting with wax and dye

Friday 30th September 2022 Lyn Aylward: Portraits and symbolism

Saturday 1st October 2022 Valerie Armstrong: Mixed media layers and glazing in abstract art

Sunday 2nd October 2022 Judith Glover: Working with soft pastels

Monday 3rd October 2022 Roger Gamble: Acrylics in action

Tuesday 4th October 2022 Valerie Armstrong: Wacky ways to use a Gelli plate

Tuesday 4th October 2022 Nicola Coe: Mark making with nature

Wednesday 5th October 2022 Roger Gamble:: Acrylics in action

Wednesday 5th October 2022 Cathy D’Arcy: The faces of owl and the pussycat

Thursday 6th October 2022 Helen Dougall: Batik painting with wax and dye

Thursday 6th October 2022 Kit Price-Moss: Paper, paste and printmaking

Friday 7th October 2022 Sue Caddy: Clay creations

Friday 7th October 2022 Christine McKechnie: Cut painted paper collages

Saturday 8th October 2022 Alison Jones: A brush with botanical beauty

Sunday 9th October 2022 Hazel Bradshaw: Etching and lino printing onto teabags

As each artist creates their art differently, the content & structure of each MTA day will vary.

ARTWORKS 22nd Annual Exhibition
Saturday 24th September to Sunday 9th October 2022
Blackthorpe Barn
Rougham
Bury St Edmunds
Suffolk
IP30 9HZ

Exhibition open daily 10am to 5pm. All work in the exhibition is for sale. Payment can be made by cash or major credit/debit cards.

Entry to the exhibition is free. The exhibition venue Blackthorpe Barn is on ground level with easy access, extensive free parking for all visitors, coach parties welcome.

The Courtyard Barn Café will be serving light refreshments.

Stay in touch with ARTWORKS via Instagram @artworkseast and follow our exhibition hashtag #artworkseast.

TWITTER: @artworkseast
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