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

To take part you must complete and return an entry form by Monday 23rd July 2012 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

Assembly House Art Show 2013

Submissions are requested for Art Alive, 1st to 31st August 2011, the second curated exhibition of Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire 2D and 3D art at the Grade I listed, Georgian Assembly House in the centre of Norwich.  Deadline for submissions : 30th June 2012.  The curators are John and Yvone Millwood.

There will be an emphasis on contemporary art but the overriding criteria for selection will be quality not genre. All work must be for sale. The Assembly House will charge a commission of 35% including VAT. Please note that work should be original and not have been displayed previously at any other venue. Selection will be on the basis of proposals submitted by Friday 30th June 2012.

For further information and proposal forms email to artshow@assemblyhousenorwich .co.uk or write to Yvonne Millwood, Curator, Assembly House, Theatre Street, Norwich, NR2 1RQ Website: www.assemblyhousenorwich.co.uk/artshow

Upstairs Gallery, Beccles

The Upstairs Gallery presents StigmARTa, May 16th – 31st.
A thought provoking look at arts and service users, arts and their uses in therapy and inclusion, and peoples opinions of the words Mental Health and the stigmas attached.   Share some of the experiences that service users go through, and share some of the understanding at the Open Evening on Wednesday 16th May, 7pm. Reply info@theupstairsgallery.co.uk

Following exhibitons:
June – Beccles Arts Show
July – Paul Garrod
August – Official Olympic Artist KEVIN WHITNEY, Olympian Arts Show. We are currently seeking sponsors for this event. If you are interested please place sponsor in the subject header when emailing info@theupstairsgallery.co.uk

We have spaces available in all galleried rooms for artists and craftsmakers, why not enquire today on 01502 717191. Limited spaces for the Olympian Show.

The Upstairs Gallery, Exchange Square, Beccles Suffolk NR34 9HH  telephone 01502 717191 www.theupstairsgallery.co.uk

Art Prize: Holt Festival 22-28 July

Holt festival is proud to announce a new art prize for 2012. Artists are encouraged to enter their works for the opportunity to win £1,500. In addition the winning piece will go on to be exhibited at The Fine Art Society (FAS Contemporary), New Bond Street , London . The panel of judges will select between 15 and 20 works to be exhibited at The Ben Nicholson Gallery in Holt.

The winner will be announced by John Hurt CBE (panel member) at the Private View on the evening of Monday 16th July. The exhibition will be open to the public from Tuesday 17th, and run throughout the festival until Saturday 28th July. Deadline for submissions is midnight Sunday 24th June 2012. 

The works will be judged on Wednesday 27th June and the shortlisted artists will be informed by email on Thursday 28th June. Full details and entry forms can be found on the website by clicking www.holtfestival.org/art-prize-2012.html

Broadlanders art club Spring Exhibition

Norwich Castle Open Art Show

Norwich Castle Open Art Show 2012 (20 October – 9 December)

 Norwich Castle Open Art Show 2012 will be one of two related exhibitions showing at Norwich Castle this Autumn.  Shown in conjunction with Cedric Morris and Christopher Wood: A Forgotten Friendship (20 October – 31 December 2012), the broad theme for this year is Vision & Reality. This phrase is taken from the words of Cedric Morris who became one of the region’s most influential artistic mentors through establishment of the East Anglian School of Painting and Drawing. We hope this opportunity will provide real inspiration and a unique opportunity for artists to show and sell their work at Norwich Castle.

Submissions are invited from artists who live in and are inspired by East Anglia, reflecting the considerable talents of the region’s vibrant visual arts community. An experienced panel of distinguished artists will make the final selection, we are delighted that the panel will be chaired by John Wonnacott.

Norwich Castle Open Art Show 2012 is presented in partnership with East Anglia Art Fund.

All works will be for sale. Submission fees and commission on sales will be retained by East Anglia Art Fund (reg. Charity No.1014349) to support the art programme at Norwich Castle.

 The closing date for submissions is FRIDAY 8 JUNE 2012.

Full details can be downloaded along with the Call for Entries form from the NMAS website homepage at www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk.

Bruer Tidman Show

In Attendance, by Bruer Tidman, 1996-2012, 170×152 cm

Bruer Tidman will be showing drawings and paintings at the Exhibition Galleries, Great Yarmouth Central Library, from 21st April to 9th May 2012, Monday to Saturday, 10.00-17.00 hrs.    Bruer’s work always look particularly radiant in this space – an exhibition not to miss!

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)

Art and the Sea Conference

Titian’s Diana and Actaeon

Titian’s Diana and Actaeon 1556-59 on tour from the National Gallery  It’s here and it’s magnificent!

Titian’s 16th century Venetian masterpiece is on show at Norwich Castle until 15 April. Don’t miss this fantastic opportunity to see close up, one of the most remarkable paintings of the Italian Renaissance.  Titian special admission just £2/£1 (Conc.)  For more information click here

There’s still time to buy tickets for the Art Fund lecture on Wednesday 28 March. Douglas Skeggs of the National Association of Decorative and Fine Art Societies talks on Titian: The First Modern Artist.  The event runs from 6 – 8pm and tickets cost £12, including a glass of wine and private view.  To book , tel. 01603 495897