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New area reps, Lisa Henshall and Chris Reeve

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Lisa Henshall is area rep for Harleston along with Nicky Stainton.

I’m an artist and a teacher and I run a pop-up gallery in Harleston.  As a massive fan of WBA,  I’m really excited to help promote and explore the opportunities in and around my local area.

My background is a traditional art school background, I studied Fine Art at Loughborough University and then Art Education at Cambridge University and I’ve painted and taught art since the late 90s in a variety of settings.

Sharing and promoting creativity is fundamental to my life and I see representing and supporting W&BA as an extension of this.  Thank you for this fantastic opportunity.

Chris Reeve is area rep for Bungay along with Ann Woolston.

I’m delighted to be asked to join the committee of W&BA, having been involved with the Guided Walks in the summer months for a number of years, and thoroughly enjoyed organising them.

My career has been as a Museum Curator, and for twelve years I was Keeper of Art  for St. Edmundsbury Borough Council. I took early retirement in 2000, and settled in Bungay taking a part-time role as Community Project Officer with Waveney District Council and then the Lowestoft Community Forum. This got me involved with many local groups assisting them with grant funding applications, and getting intergrated  into the welcoming, and vibrant ethos of our warm-hearted town.

 

 

 

 

 

Grace Adam

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Grace Adam has written a great article for the fabulous Folk Features website. Folk Features is full of feel-good, interesting and inspirational stories about the good folk of Norfolk and Suffolk.
Link to Grace’s article here:
https://folkfeatures.co.uk/bringing-still-life-to-life/

Mill Street Etching

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SUMMER ETCHING COURSES AT MILL STREET ETCHING STUDIO ON 30/31 JULY & 26/27 AUGUST 2023

NEXT Course/Workshop on the 30/31 July with Catherine Greenwood will be exploring new ways of using Sugar Lift, Aquatint, Soft Ground Techniques and bringing colour into your prints using the wonderful array of Cranfield and Charbonel etching inks.

The following workshop on the 26/27 August with David Stubbs will focus on the production of colour prints, using multi-plate etching and/or collagraphy. Multi-plate colour etching uses separate plates to carry each colour. These plates are produced and printed in registration so that where colours overlay a full spectrum can be created.

Please email Caro to reserve a place for either of the courses coming up in July and August 2023.

enquiries@millstreetetchingstudio.co.uk

Ballroom Arts

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Field and Flower.

 

Claire Oxley is excited to be returning to the Courtyard Gallery for the fifth time, with Field and Flower – a collection of fresh, visually stimulating paintings. Claire’s work is distinctive through its colour intensity and rhythmic mark making. Taking inspiration from surrounding landscapes, her starting point is often the passing seasons and wide, changing moods of her East Anglian home.

‘I make paintings that chart and describe the skies, seas, moons, fields, flowers, and foliage of the area: canvases of energy and flux. They are are felt and heard as much as seen, stirring memories and experiences from these vast counties. Unexpected colour combinations stimulate, and bring energy to interior spaces.’ Recently Claire has been exploring abstract forms in flowers, which has proved to be an exciting addition to her portfolio.

Claire lives in Norwich, Norfolk, and studied at the Norwich School of Art, and the Universities of Lancaster and Oxford, reading both art and music. A synaesthete (which, in Claire’s case, means that colour and sound are experienced interchangeably) shifting hues, brushstrokes, and abstract patterns are at the heart of her works.

Claire regularly exhibits in Norfolk and Suffolk, London, and across the UK. Her paintings are bought by global collectors.

Commissions, in a wide variety of sizes, are available.

Gallery Open:
31 May 1500 – 1900
1 – 6 June 1100 – 1800
Courtyard Gallery
Thursday 31st  May- Tuesday 6th June
Instagram; ClaireOxleyStudio

The Seagull Theatre

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For the last few months, TopCats and Squawk have been working on this fabulous new show…
TopCats are our wonderful neighbours who do amazing work supporting children and young adults with a range of learning and physical disabilities. Squawk is our weekly singing and dance group for adults with Learning disabilities, and together they have developed a fantastic evening of entertainment.
Inspired by their favourite movies and soundtracks, the folks from both groups have devised a night of songs and dances which will fill you with excitement, awe and the desire to get up and dance! https://theseagull.co.uk/

The Seagull Theatre

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The Suffolk Miracle
Sunday 27th May – 7.30pm.
A squire’s daughter is sent away by her father after she falls for a lowly horseman.
But can love find a way to reunite the couple?
This musical drama of forbidden love, presented as a collaboration between Open Space and Syzewell Gap, is based on a centuries-old Suffolk folk myth.
If you enjoy the type of production offered by Eastern Angles, then this production by Open Space will be right in your court. Written by the talented Beverley Bennett, this tale of romance and class fuses musical numbers with folk inspired drama to deliver and evening of high class entertainment. https://theseagull.co.uk/

Pakefield Singers

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GLORY AND GRANDEUR – Pakefield Singer’s next concert
The sound of many voices and grand organ combining to fill St Peter Mancroft’s unique and beautiful spaces. Saturday 24th June.
For our next concert we will be singing in the grandeur of St Peter Mancroft Church in Norwich, and the programme has been chosen to showcase both the renowned Collins organ and the glory of choral singing within this magnificent building.
The main work is Vierne’s majestic Messe Solennelle, for choir and two organs, which is rarely performed as few venues boast two quality instruments. At St Peter Mancroft we have the luxury of two splendid organs and so this is a unique opportunity to hear this glorious work.
The programme also includes motets and anthems by Mendelssohn, including O for the Wings of a Dove and the Easter Hymn from Mascagni’s Cavalleria Rusticana. Our soloist is Katalin Pentice an international prize-winning soprano who will perform Mozart’s exquisite Exsultate Jubilate.
The augmented choir will be conducted by the charismatic and highly experienced vocal specialist and choir trainer Vetta Wise, with Tim Patient at the organ.
Tickets – £12.50 (age 16 and under free)
Book now at www.ticketsource.co.uk/pakefield-singers
See www.pakefieldsingers.com and follow on Facebook

Waveney Arts & Crafts

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An exciting series of one day workshops for beginners or watercolour painters who want to progress from basic techniques to special effects, creating vibrant and exciting paintings along the way.
The next workshop is “Wet in Wet” with GILLI MARKLEW 12 May 10-4.30pm.
Tuition through step by step demonstration, discussion and practice by students. Individual needs of the group will be taken into account.
Tea/coffee provided please bring your own pack lunch. Car parking on site.
Please see www.waveneyartsandcrafts to book, or email
helennottage483@btinternet.com

The Seagull Theatre

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Everyone’s got a story! Why does a 50-year-old man spend all his days at a bus station?
Armed with an acoustic guitar, The Busker entertains the passing masses, hoping for a pound or two to be dropped into his expectant hat. No-one knows how he ended up there, because no-one has ever bothered to ask.
But like most people we meet in our everyday lives, he has a past, and a story worth telling. And all is not as simple as it seems…
Greg Powles is a regular contributor to the life of the Seagull, and we are thrilled that he is bringing his latest one man show to us in May. If you enjoy a good tale, with twists and turns and told in an engaging style, then you will love this new production.
Book yourself a seat now and join us for some great quality theatre.
The Seagull Theatre, Lowestoft. http://www.theseagull.co.uk/
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