Earsham Street Gallery, Bungay

Group exhibition opening 1st December: click on image to enlarge

Guild Exhibition

The Great Yarmouth Guild of Artists and Craftsmen
invite you to their  Annual Exhibition at Great Yarmouth Library
from 20th to 27th 10am till 5pm and Sat 28th morning only

John Dashwood exhibition

The Sacred and Secular Art of John Dashwood

Friday 20th July – Friday 3rd August, 2012
at the Minster Church of St. Nicholas, Great Yarmouth

BA Design Degree Show

The degree show of UCS Lowestoft College BA Design  students in ceramics, textiles, graphics and 3D is open to the public from 7th – 15th June 10am – 5pm. 
Late night Thurs 7th June 7pm.  Closed Sunday.
Address: UCS Lowestoft, St. Peter’s Street, NR32 2NB.  01502 5835321. www.ucs.ac.uk

SPAN – CALL FOR ARTISTS

SPAN: OPEN SUBMISSION EXHIBITION  1 SEPTEMBER – 22 SEPTEMBER 2012
at the Minster Church of St Nicholas, Great Yarmouth

This year will see the first annual Great Yarmouth Arts Festival: A festival to celebrate and exite.

As a major element of the festival we are organising an open submission exhibition to be selected by three highly respected artists who have links with Norfolk.: Jonathan P Watts, Ivy Smith and Lee Grandjean

The exhibition will be organised and curated by Rebecca Weaver

The deadline has been postponed to 6th August 2012, forms to Sarah Campling, 2 Trinity Avenue, Gorleston, Great Yarmouth, NR31 7DD

email address: span@greatyarmouthartsfestival.co.uk

Please note that SPAN is a truly open exhibition

Flyers with information and entry form have been distributed to local libraries and you can also download the  Entry Form from www.greatyarmouthartsfestival.co.uk

Broadlanders art club Spring Exhibition

Fisher Theatre, Bungay

Just to let you know about a few exciting shows we have coming to the Fisher Theatre during next month.
We begin with The Story of Ellen Terry, which is a brand new play by Cambridge Devised Theatre which chronicles the extraordinary life of the Victorian actress Ellen Terry on Monday 2ndApril at 7.30pm. That Saturday we have the ever popular band X-Men coming back to perform on the 7th April. The following Wednesday 11th April we have another lunchtime concert where HarmonieMusik will be performing music for piano and winds to present an entertaining programme. On Monday 16th April the theatre is showing the ‘heart-breaking, explosive, top-notch’ film Oranges & Sunshine at 7.30pm. Two days later the art exhibition launch of Stuart Green who will be exhibiting landscape paintings throughout the month of April. Very few places are left for our extremely popular Italian Evenings, with the next one not being until the end of August (!). Thursday 19th April (BOOKING ESSENTIAL). Friday 20th April, Mad Dogs & Englishmen come to present the Charles Dickens’ classic tale David Copperfield. Something for the children the next morning, Aesop’s Touring Theatre Company are presenting The Adventures of the Gingerbread Man, two shows 11am & 1.30pm on Saturday 21st April. The award winning all original Brotherhood of Man share their hilarious secrets and take you on a fun packed romp through the Seventies recalling the fabulous songs. Tickets are selling fast for this performance on Friday 27th April with our final band performing on the following night. Saturday 28th Aprilwe see (& hear!) Midnight Train who offer a selection superb musicians behind an exceptional vocalist. More information can be found online at www.fishertheatre.org about all forthcoming productions & performances.

The Fisher Theatre. 10 Broad Street, Bungay, NR35 1EE
Tel: 01986-895367 (Office)
Tel: 01986-897130 (Box Office)

Easter events at the Museums

Events at the Time and Tide Museum for Easter 2012 include:

Science ‘Eggs-perimiters’: Tuesday 3rd April and Wednesday 4th April – a 2 day event fuill of scientific experiments and demonstrations that will amaze and inspire children of all ages.

Identify Yourself: Wedensday, 11th April – exploring masks from the museum collections on display in the YOU ARE HERE exhibition, and creating own masks.

The YOU ARE HERE exhibition in the temporary gallery is on from 31st March to 11th November 2012 and explores the journeys of people and objects to Great Yarmouth, celebrating both the cultural diversity of the museum collections and the communities that shape the town in the 21st Century.  Entrance to the exhibition is free with normal museum admission.

The Tolhouse Museum with its historic Gaol and the 16th Century Elizabethan Museum are also open from 1st April.  If you visit any one of these museums, there is a discounted entry to the other two.   For further information about Great Yarmouth Museums, including opening times and admission prices,  go to www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk  or email yarmouth.museums@norfolk.gov.uk or tel. 01493 743930. 

The Nelson Museum at 26 South Quay is open  February to November Monday – Friday 10am – 4pm and Saturday & Sunday 1pm – 4pm.  For more information go to  www.nelson-museum.co.uk/.  The wonderful English Heritage Great Yarmouth Row Houses next door on South Quay are open from 1st April Monday to Friday 11am – 4 pm, closed Saturday and Sunday except Good Friday and Easter Monday (but not Easter Sunday), open 11am – 4pm and other holidays.  For more information click here for the Great Yarmouth page on the EH website.

Museums at Night 2012: on Friday 18th May, the museums will be opening their doors for free from 6-10 pm with lots of special evening events and activities for all ages.

Broadlanders Art Club Autumn Exhibition

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Sea View

Great Yarmouth Masterpieces

Saturday 1 October to Sunday 4 March 2012

Sea View by J.S.Cotman, c1810-20

Discover Great Yarmouth through the eyes of the Norwich School of Artists in this exhibition of paintings and drawings.

This delightful exhibition of paintings and drawings from Norfolk Museums & Archaeology Service collections includes atmospheric views of local landmarks – the beach, jetty and quay side – by artists such as John Sell Cotman, John Crome and Joseph Stannard.

In the 19th century, Norfolk was home to this close-knit group of painters, who formed the first regional group of artists in England. They were inspired by Great Yarmouth, with its bustling quay side and growing popularity as a holiday destination. And as many potential patrons and benefactors lived by the quay, some of the artists chose to make Yarmouth their home.

A programme of talks and family activities complements the exhibition.

For details visit www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk

Admission to the whole Museum £4.80 adults / £4.10 concession / £3.50 Young person (4-16yrs) / under 4’s FREE / Adult in family group £4.00

Opening Times

Until 31 October: Mon – Sun 10am – 5pm

From 1 November: Mon-Fri 10am – 4pm, Sat & Sun 12noon-4pm