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The ARTWORKS Annual Exhibition returns for its 21st year in 2021!

Our 21st Annual Exhibition opens at 10am on Saturday 25th September 2021 at the beautiful venue of Blackthorpe Barn in Rougham, Suffolk, IP30 9HZ.

Artworks 21st Annual Exhibition, Saturday 25th September to Sunday 10th October 2021 at Blackthorpe Barn

Join us for a celebration day on Saturday 25th September, the ‘first day’ of the exhibition. This is an all day ‘open day’ to provide a safe & enjoyable experience for visitors & artists. The artists will be present at different times during the open day. The rural setting of Blackthorpe Barn has ample space to mingle & chat outside as required.

‘Fireworks’ by Zoë Rubens

We welcome back Janet French and Helen Dougall, who were both on a ‘sabbatical’ from Artworks in 2020. Nicola Coe is now a full elected member of Artworks, having been a guest artist in 2018 and 2019.

At the beginning of each year, we invite professional artists (via open call) to join us as guest artists. In 2021 we welcome back guest artist Zoë Rubens, joined by five new guest artists: Louise Chapman painter, Antonia Hockton stone carver, Iona Howard printmaker, Evelyn Polk mixed media artist, and Laurie Rudling printmaker.

‘Depicting heads’ by Cathy D’Arcy

ARTWORKS 21st Annual Exhibition
Saturday 25th September to Sunday 10th October 2021
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 with free parking for all visitors. The Ivy Café will be serving light refreshments following Covid guidelines.

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

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Blackthorpe Barn

Artworks News: Artworks 2020

A Message from our Chair, Gillian Crossley-Holland:

This autumn’s Artworks exhibition 2020 has been cancelled in response to Coronavirus.

December afternoon, Thelnetham fen, by Gillian Crossley Holland

Artworks is held in September and I trust, by then, our choices will be much improved. However, so much work and planning usually goes towards our exhibition during these summer months, that we felt it would be wiser to start afresh in 2021 when, hopefully, all restrictions will have been lifted.

The cancellation of our exhibition is disappointing for all of us, but particularly so for some of this year’s guest artists who have long wanted to exhibit with the Artworks group at the venue of Blackthorpe Barn. We therefore decided that the kindest thing would be to offer all current guest artists a second year with Artworks.

I am therefore pleased to welcome: Louise Chapman, Iona Howard, Evelyn Polk and Laurie Rudling – who are all 2D artists; and Jacquelyn Hindle, Antonia Hockton and Jim Racine, who are 3D artists.

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Lady with a Jade necklace by Antonia Hockton

I am also pleased to welcome Zoe Rubens back for a return visit, and delighted to say that Nicola Coe is now a full member of Artworks and she is keen to make the group as ecologically sound as possible.

Artwork By Nicola Coe

Helen Dougall and Janet French would have been on sabbatical in 2020, but as we are now all on sabbatical this year it might be difficult to tell.

Silver Birch circle I by Janet French

As artists we are all still working one way or another, but without forthcoming exhibitions and deadlines, many of us are using this strange lacuna to think, reflect and experiment – and like many others – to spend a great deal of time gardening!

Earth/Bound by Jazz Green

We will still be sharing our latest works and progress on the Artworks blog and the Artworks Instagram @ARTWORKSEAST, so please follow us.

I look forward to meeting all our visitors in 2021 when Artworks will be holding its 21st exhibition.

Gillian Crossley-Holland
Artworks chair

You can contact ARTWORKS via the CONTACT page, or contact individual artists via their profile pages.

ARTWORKS 21st Annual Exhibition will return in 2021!

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SMALL WORKS Exhibition, Artspace Woodbridge: Jazz Green, Elaine Nason & Colin Slee

SMALL WORKS, an exhibition of paintings, prints and sculptures by fifteen artists from The Suffolk Group.

This art exhibition includes work by Artworks’ members Jazz Green, Elaine Nason & Colin Slee.

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The SMALL WORKS art exhibition opens today, Friday 18 October 2019, at Artspace Woodbridge, open daily 10am to 5pm (including Sunday) for one week only to Wednesday 23 October 2019.

Tomorrow, Saturday 19 October 2019 between 11am and 1pm, there will be an informal ‘Meet the artists’ event. You are welcome to join us on Saturday, or visit any time on Saturday or during the following four days, up to & including Wednesday 23 October 2019, 10am to 5pm.

The Suffolk Group was established in 1990, with its 1st Annual Exhibition at Buckenham House Gallery in Southwold, opened by the Suffolk author, Ronald Blythe. The Suffolk Group Annual Exhibition is now held each May at The Peter Pears Gallery in Aldeburgh.

Artspace Woodbridge is a contemporary light-filled art gallery with large double windows facing the pedestrianised thoroughfare. The exhibiting artists are excited to be bringing their work to a new art venue in Suffolk.