Art + Play at the Time and Tide Museum

Art + Play, showing until Sun 24 Feb

A fun exhibition created with pre-school children in mind. Without a ‘do not touch’ sign in sight, you can climb into the Crown of Plenty, bang on Bangs and handle an array of colourful, artwork made from hot water bottles, elastic bands and sponges.

Wriggly Worms and Colourful Creatures,
Sundays 6 Jan – 24 Feb, 12 noon – 4pm
Snake your way around our Art and Play exhibition and make a playful pal to take home!

To find out what else is on in museums in Norfolk, click here

Friday Talks, 11.30am – 12.30pm, £2.50 or free with admission
11 Jan – Wings Over Norfolk, Find out about pioneering air photographers with Derek A. Edwards.
18 Jan – Come Up and See My Etchings! Artist, Nick Ward takes you on a journey of unlikely local landmarks illustrated in pencil and print.
25 Jan – Gulls and Water Birds of Great Yarmouth, Learn about the town’s extraordinary ornithological wildlife with Peter Walton.

Great Yarmouth Arts Festival

The Great Yarmouth Arts Festival will run from 1st to 22nd September 2012.

The SPAN visual arts exhibition will be showing in St. Nicholas Minster from the 1st September featuring work by local and regional artists selected by Jonathan P Watts, Ivy Smith and Lee Grandjean.  The exhibition has been curated by Rebecca Weaver.  Also to be viewed is the installation “Constellation” made specially for the occasion by Liz McGowan.  Admission is free.

Concerts include an opening performance on Saturday 1st September by the wonderful Great Yarmouth Brass at St. Nicholas, tickets £5, starts at 7.30pm. James Galway will be performing with the Orchestra of St. John’s on 6th September, tickets £16, starts 7.30 pm.  The Cavick String Quartet will perform on 12th September, tickets £5, starts 7.30 pm.  Translated by Reeds, the newly commissioned work of contemporary and traditional songs and words about the land and people who live on the banks of the rivers Waveney and Blyth, commissioned by Waveney and Blyth Arts will be performed on September 22nd, starting 7.30 pm, tickets £10/£8.

Scratch Handel’s Messiah will be performed on September 15th at 7.30 pm.  All singers welcome, rehearsal is at 2.00 pm and refreshments will be available at tea break but please bring your own food.  John Stephens will be conducting and vocal scores will be available on the day!  £5 to sing or £5 for tickets to enjoy the performance!

Free organ recitals can be enjoyed on Wednesdays  12th September and  19th September at 12.30pm with a recital by David Dunnett, Norwich Cathedral organist, on Wednesday 5th September, 7.30 pm, tickets £5.

On Thursday 20th September, 7.00 pm in St. Nicholas, there will be a talk by Rev. James Stewart on “The community which does not sing is not the community”, with wine and singing by Cantus Orientissimus.

Other events include a Flower Show at the Minster, poetry and literature on Friday 14th September at Somerleyton Hall, a Preservation Road Show at St. Nicholas on 17th September, 10.00-16.30 hrs where advice is available on the care of treasured family heirlooms, whether they are paper, photographs, film, textiles, militaria, ceramics, leather and so on.

There will be forty herrings displayed around the town, created by students at Great Yarmouth College and an arched installation in front of the church created by young people attending workshops over the Summer led by Matthew Harrison.

To see the full list of events, including an illustrated talk by James Steward at the Time and Tide Museum on “Bridges and Images”  on 11th September, 6.30 pm and heritage talks and trails, please go to the website www.greatyarmouthartsfestival.co.uk or pick up a flyer or programme at St. Nicholas and other venues around town.

Tickets for events can be purchased in advance at the Tourist Information Office, Maritime House, Marine Parade, or St. George’s Theatre Box Office, Drill House, York Road, or from the Minster Church of St. Nicholas, or telephone 01493 843816.

Artists are also being asked to open their studios, details will be provided at www.greatyarmouthartsfestival.co.uk, and if you are interested in opening your studio for the Arts Festival, even if just for one day, email to info@greatyarmouthartsfestival.co.uk.

The major sponsor of this event is Gardline, but funding has also been provided by Great Yarmouth Arts Grant, NCC Arts Grant, and sponsorship from H2Creative, SPP Digital, Great Yarmouth College, Shell Energy and many others.  Hugh Sturzaker has co-ordinated the event, supported by St. Nicholas Church Preservation Trust, the staff of St. Nicholas and the many artists, musicians, poets, participants and volunteers who have contributed to making this first Great Yarmouth Arts Festival possible!

More volunteers are always welcome!  Information is provided on the website about volunteering opportunities at the Festival.

You are Here: The World in Great Yarmouth

Explore and Celebrate Great Yarmouth’s Links with the World.
Time and Tide Museum, Blackfriars Road, Great Yarmouth, Saturday 31 March – Sunday 11 November 2012.   

 You are Here: The World in Great Yarmouth tells of the town’s relationship with the world.  The story is revealed through the rich and diverse collections held at the museum which reveal traces of Great Yarmouth’s global connections through sailors and explorers in days gone by and through the fascinating testimonies of recent settlers to the area.  The international influences that are so much a part of Great Yarmouth’s history have helped shape the unique cultural identity of the town today.

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.

29 November-10 December – ‘La Sexualitè de Connexion – Transitio Momentum’ – An exhibition by Tom Thompson.

‘La Sexualitè de Connexion – Transitio Momentum’ – An exhibition by Tom Thompson at Greyfriars Art Space.
Tom will be showing an innovation exhibition of ceramic sculpture, combined with photographic imagery.
Open: Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Preview: Monday 28 November 6.30-8.30pm.
Free admission. For more information tel:0751 7147444

Greyfriars Art Space, 43 St. James Street, (opposite Greyfriars Tower), King’s Lynn, PE30 5BZ

ICECREAM

An exhibition of paintings by Jane Hall at The Gallery Cabinets and the Cafe/Bar, The Assembly House, Norwich from 1st-30th April 2011.

Delicious Icecream, by Jane Hall

No trip to the seaside would be complete without a 99, or Knickerbocker glory, and having lived by the seaside for most of her life, it is no surprise that Norfolk-based artist, Jane Hall, makes ice cream a central theme in her work. She grew up in Clacton before moving to Great Yarmouth as a teenager – both traditional British seaside resorts – and now just lives just a two-minute walk from Great Yarmouth’s busy seafront, with its numerous ice cream sellers and beach-side cafes.

“I first started taking an interest in ice creams while planning my first major solo show last year,” Jane explains.

“I want to capture the fun of the seaside, painting popular culture, while at the same time evoking the nostalgia we all feel for the British seaside holiday. For me ice creams are a symbol of the British holiday and of the seduction of adverts, which is a key theme in my work. All the ice creams I paint I have eaten and enjoyed; except the plastic ones”.

Jane will also be exhibiting at the Fisher gallery in Bungay for the month of July and in Great Yarmouth library. 19th September -1st October. www.jane-hall.co.uk

Jason Parr exhibition at the Library

Jason Parr is exhibiting his work at Great Yarmouth Central Library.  This interesting exhibition includes sculptures and spoons carved in wood and stone, uniquely carved chairs, drawings, prints and writing.  It opens Monday, 21st  to 26th March 2011.  For more information about Jason click here

  Suffering Time, walnut, yew, marble, by Jason Parr

At Wickhampton Farm Barn near Reedham

“THROUGH THE MAGIC OAK DOORWAY”

An exhibition celebrating the enjoyment of Nature here and in other parts of the World. Contemporary artists from New Zealand, Poland, Spain, Norfolk .

A day out with a difference. Wickhampton Farm Barn invites you to take a step into a more relaxed and rural world, and appreciate with us some of the amazing enchantments of Nature. Our private Gallery in a converted barn offers you stress-free, rural hospitality. Browse a large variety of exhibits, both handmade and computer images, cards and crafts.

Stay for as long or short a time as you wish- Refreshments are available, for which a small donation towards sea conservation would be most welcome.

You can also go for a ramble in the surrounding countryside, or visit the nearby church to see the historic wall paintings – and come back for another cuppa!

  Drawing by Elizabeth Kozmian – Ledward

If you wish to view this ever changing exhibition – OR – come for a workshop,  please call Elisabeth and Peter on 01493 700008 or email mailto://tree_402@fsmail.net.

83rd Annual Exhibition

Great Yarmouth and District Society of Artists are holding their  annual exhibition at the Library Galleries, Central Library, Tolhouse Street from 11th -18th September 2010, open 10.00 -16.00 hrs daily, except closed Sunday. 

Where the River Bends, oil by Eddie Bush

“A Duck out of Water”, ink, by Susan Marshall

Other exhibitors are Ginette Amis, John S. Applegate, Margaret Carver, Colin Challis, Geoffrey Chatten, John Dickson, Bill Ditcham, Fiona Gowen, Liz Haddleton, Sunarni Puji Lestari James, Jenna Kemp, Angela Lankester, Julian Macey, John R. Parke, Vivien Robinson, Paul Shreeve, Wilfred Sutton, Rachel Thomas, Lanyu Wang-Kemp. 

For more information about the society, how to become a member, see paintings by members or find out about the society’s work in the community,  click here

Broadlanders Art Club

The club has been active since March 2001 and meets every Tuesday from 7pm to 10pm.

They meet at the Shrublands Community centre in Gorleston, Great Yarmouth.  

Artist Philip Harvey is the tutor who has covered many aspects of art and various mediums. The group began from members of U3A and

started with 16 people. It now has 32 members and there are  at present 21 people on the waiting list to join. They have 3 exhibitions a year and a regular course of workshops throughout the year.

A number of painting days out are arranged weather permitting. Also a regular critique of work is undertaken by Philip Harvey.

For further information please contact the Chairman Chris Jones on 01493 669695

Their next exhibition on July 18th is being held as part of  an annual exhibition by the Bradwell Gardeners club at the same venue. See previous post.