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Artworks 24th Annual Exhibition at Blackthorpe Barn

Artworks 24th Annual Exhibition at Blackthorpe Barn
Saturday 21st September to Sunday 29th September 2024
Open daily 10am – 5pm FOR ONE WEEK ONLY

Artworks at Blackthorpe Barn

A highlight of the East Anglian art scene, Artworks members and guest artists will be showcasing their latest works.

This is a great opportunity to see contemporary paintings, prints, textiles, ceramics and sculptures by some of East Anglia’s established and popular artists.

The setting for the Artworks exhibition is the spectacular thatched, late medieval Blackthorpe Barn in the heart of rural Suffolk, part of the Rougham Estate with its newly opened and welcoming Roots Café.

  • Daily opportunities to meet the artists
  • Win one of our Mini Artworks
  • Artworks shop selling cards and smaller items
  • Free admission & parking, exhibition open 10am to 5pm
  • Refreshments available at Roots Café

Links to the exhibiting artists:

Artworks 24th Annual Exhibition
Saturday 21st to Sunday 29th September 2024
Blackthorpe Barn on the Rougham Estate, Rougham, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP30 9HZ
Exhibition open daily 10am to 5pm.

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Entry to the Artworks Exhibition is free. Extensive free parking on site. Visit the nearby Roots Café on the Rougham Estate for all day refreshments (café open 9am to 4pm).

Artworks shop: greetings cards & artworks that you can purchase & take away on the day. Wooden browsers (racks) throughout the exhibition display original drawings, prints & paintings.

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

ARTWORKS Call to East Anglian Artists: Apply now to exhibit in September 2024

APPLY NOW to exhibit at Artworks 24th Annual Exhibition at Blackthorpe Barn in September 2024!

We invite new artist applications from professional artists living and working in the counties of Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex and Cambridgeshire. Spaces are limited, hence the requirement to have a selection day to view work of all applicants. There are no fees to apply, just fill out an application form, email it & then bring along a selection of your art for consideration by the group.

All contemporary fine art is considered, including painting and drawing, 2d mixed media, fine art printmaking, sculpture and 3D work – including bronze, stone, glass, ceramics, metalwork and mixed media.

We are looking for professional artists whose work will enhance the high standard of artworks we showcase in our annual exhibition.

Visit the Apply page for more information and an application form. After receipt of your application form, you will be invited to present a portfolio of recent work at our Selection Meeting.

No images or lists of works are required for the application form – you will be invited to bring recent examples of work to the selection meeting on Saturday 24th February 2024.

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Please note, the selection day is not selecting individual works for exhibition – it is a ‘presentation’ of work to enable the group to select new artists based on the body of work presented.

Deadline for application forms – Saturday 10th February 2024.
Selection Day – Saturday 24th February 2024.

More details with links to download the application form & supporting documentation at: https://artworkseast.com/apply-membership

ARTWORKS: now & next year, a pop-up exhibition at a new venue!

This would have been the closing weekend of the Artworks exhibition in 2020, and this would normally mean a whole year before our next show. However, we have some good news: our next Artworks exhibition (all being well) is not a whole year away but will be opening at Artspace Woodbridge in May 2021.


New Year’s day afternoon by Nicola Coe

This pop-up exhibition – away from our usual venue of Blackthorpe Barn – was originally planned for 2020 as part of Artworks 20th Anniversary celebrations. Now, however, the exhibition at Artspace offers us a wonderful opportunity to gather together, show new work and celebrate the start of Artworks 21st year of exhibitions.


Summer Fireworks by Zoë Rubens

We hope you will find time to appreciate the work of our Artworks artists, either online or in the real world.


Greenwood by Jazz Green

Nicola Coe, Jazz Green & Zoë Rubens are now offering their art for sale online via their own websites and on social media.


Wave 1 by Carol Pask

Other Artworks artists are exhibiting more locally as galleries reopen for business. Carol Pask is currently exhibiting ceramic sculptures at the Quay Gallery at Snape Maltings until 14 October 2020, with Alfie Carpenter’s new exhibition ‘The Tide of All Things’ opening the following week, 15-21 October 2020, at the same venue.


Alfie Carpenter, detail of new work

Our artists are still creating, with many sharing glimpses of new work in progress, from Lyn Aylward, Sue Caddy, Valerie Armstrong and Gillian Crossley-Holland – you may also discover new articles about their artwork or exhibitions here on the Artworks blog.

As always, none of our exhibitions would be possible without the many wonderful visitors, supporters, sponsors and guest artists who have enabled Artworks to prosper for the last twenty years.

Our thanks to you for helping us to shape a positive vision for the future success of Artworks as we look forward to our next run of exhibitions.

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