Member Organisations

Great Yarmouth’s only all-year-round theatre will soon be back.

St. George’s Theatre is preparing to open the doors, raise the curtain and turn on the spotlights as live entertainment returns to Great Yarmouth. From top class comedy and amazing musicals to professional plays and community drama – we have everything in place for you to enjoy a safe and thrilling theatre visit.

We’re also taking bookings for events in our fabulous Grade 1 listed building for weddings, conferences, indoor markets, antiques fairs, beer festivals and product launches. Find out more at StGeorgesTheatre.com

Beyond the Image Photographers’ Gallery is a unique place of opportunity in the heart of Suffolk.

Established in 2005, the gallery is a not-for-profit organisation run by a group of like-minded photographers who exhibit their own work through quarterly themed exhibitions. The gallery space also allows the group to give something back to the community in the form of guest exhibitions in any media, photo-shoots and courses.

Situated on the beautiful Thornham Walks estate in Suffolk, a visit to the gallery can be combined with all that the estate has to offer, including 12 miles of woodland walks. Refreshments are available from the Forge tea room and the Coach House restaurant.

Exhibition Space
Exhibitors in any media are welcomed and have a choice of three exhibition areas to show their work.

Photo Shoots
Photo shoots are lead by gallery members and offer a day of creativity and inspiration with like-minded photographers.

Events
Beyond the Image gallery is proud to be involved in a number of local community events throughout the year.

Gallery Friends
‘Friends of the Gallery’ support Beyond the Image and benefit from discounts, discussions and social events.

http://beyondtheimage.gallery
General enquiries: info@beyondtheimage.gallery
Exhibitions: exhibitions@beyondtheimage.gallery
Photo-shoots: photoshoots@beyondtheimage.gallery
Friends: friends@beyondtheimage.gallery
Telephone: Patrick Foster: 07973 688997

CRAFTCO is an outlet for contemporary crafts and applied arts from East Anglia, with changing exhibitions in our upstairs gallery.

The Great Eastern Craft Co-operative, or CRAFTCO for short, began in 1987 when ten local craftspeople formed a co-operative and opened a shop and gallery in Southwold Market Place. Five years later they bought a house in the High Street, originally a forge, which is now CRAFTCO.

With about 100 associate members, a core group runs and organises the shop. We meet monthly to discuss co-op business and consider newly submitted work. We are always interested in encouraging new makers. Our aim is to provide a permanent showcase for contemporary applied arts from East Anglia. Come and see our unique prints, ceramics, jewellery, textiles and toys. If you are interested in ordering any item, please phone 01502 723211 during opening hours.

Easterly Artists formed in 2018 as a mutually supportive group, to promote the practice of local visual artists and encourage awareness and appreciation of their work. Members are all practising artists living and/or working within a 20-mile radius of Ness Point, the most easterly part of the UK. The group encompasses work across a range of media from oil paints to drawing, printmaking to ceramics and artistic wood-turning to sculptural assemblages using found objects.

www.easterly.org.uk

If you feel that the world today could do with more of the insights that poetry can bring, if you read it, write it, would like to write it but don’t know where to start, if you want a place where your voice might be heard, or if you simply love the stuff, then think about joining us – Suffolk Poetry Society. You’ll find a friendly community based on a shared passion and an inclusive programme that will meet your needs, wherever you are on your poetry journey.

Are you interested in sharing your poetry with others? Do you like listening to poetry? Would you like to find constructive criticism for the poetry you write? Would you like to participate in a wide range of Suffolk events with poetry at their heart? Suffolk Poetry Society is the place for you. This thriving group offers a warm welcome to poets and poetry lovers.

SuffolkPoetrySociety.org.uk

The Voice Project is an open-access singing project offering a whole range of creative ways to use your voice. The Voice Project was created by singers Sian Croose and Jonathan Baker in 2008 and since then they have involved hundreds of singers in unique performances of new vocal music as well as workshops designed to build vocal confidence and explore a wide variety of uplifting and inspiring vocal music.

Website: www.voiceproject.co.uk

The Arts Festival grew out of an idea of trying to raise money for the Great Yarmouth Minster Preservation Trust but, at the first meeting with a group of artists, one of them said “You will not make money out of art”. Nevertheless, plans expanded to include not only visual art but music, theatre, films and heritage. The aims were to encourage people to develop an interest in art in all its forms and to take an active part in them. We want to show what remarkable talent exists in the Borough, to bring the various communities together, for the local population to develop a sense of pride in their town, to raise the aspirations of the young and to encourage more visitors to the town.

The first Festival was held in September 2012 and lasted 3 three weeks. In 2014 we moved to the beginning of June and reduced the length to ten days. We also started a Carnival procession which has grown in size and colour each year.

The Arts Festival belongs to the local people and we are very grateful to the many volunteers who work tirelessly to put it on. We are also very grateful to the sponsors and Great Yarmouth Borough Council who help us financially, with gifts in kind and with advice.

Facebook: Great Yarmouth Arts Festival

Twitter: @GYArtsFestival

Website: www.greatyarmouthartsfestival.co.uk

Pakefield Singers is an amateur choir based in Pakefield near Lowestoft, Suffolk. We are a unique choir with an extensive and varied repertoire and performance history, spanning all types of music. We rehearse at Pakefield Church on Wednesday evenings throughout the year, with a short summer break, and perform up to five concerts a year across the region, both by ourselves and in conjunction with soloists, other choirs and orchestras. To join email Judith at pakefieldsingers@gmail.com

Cut Editions is a silk-screen printmaking workshop specialising in the production of limited edition original prints. 

Our aim is to collaborate with fine art practitioners and designers who wish to work in print but may not have the facilities or technical knowledge to do so. We can make editions for artists, collaborate with them in the making of their editions, or they may prefer to book time in the studio and make work with a minimal amount of assistance from us. We give as much or as little help and advice as required.

Established in 2017 by Ni and Ben Gooding, the studio is situated on the ground floor of the prestigious Cut Arts centre, in Halesworth, Suffolk.

https://cut-editions.co.uk/