Ipswich Art Society part of the ipswich town art trail
A selection of Members of Ipswich Art Society is holding an exhibition in St. Clement’s Arts Centre as one of the ten venues of the Ipswich Town Art Trail, in one of the important buildings open for Ipswich Heritage Open Weekend. Both events, held over the weekend of the 12th and 13th September are not to be missed – displaying the significant human and built heritage of the Ipswich.
Ipswich Art Society is one of the longest established and foremost art societies in the country. It is open to all interested in art, bringing together professional, amateur, and non-practicing artists. It holds several exhibitions each year, including the Annual Open Exhibition which invites entries from the non-members as well as its own members.
St. Clement’s Art Centre is Ipswich’s Maritime Church, having catered for visiting and resident dock workers for hundreds of years. It is to be found behind Fore Street swimming baths on Star Lane IP4 1JZ.
Email: ipsartsoc.enquiries@gmail.com
Website: ipswich-art-society.org.uk
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Art & Performance event
Event for John Constable’s 250 years Celebration at Old Hall, East Bergholt. 7th June
John Constable painted Old Hall in 1801 and 1817, and an Elm tree in Old Hall grounds. The Elm is no longer there - the artist lamented its loss in 1835. Views seen from the garden were also depicted by Constable.
Artists are invited onto the land that was taken by the Manor (now Old Hall) during Constable’s lifetime. The land featured in ‘A Celebration of the General Peace’, painted while it was still held under common rights. https://www.ebsoc.org.uk/constable-painting/celebration-of-the-general/
The general public are invited to Old Hall from 2.30pm, to enjoy a performance by Justin Hopper and Tom Eglington, originally commissioned for the National Gallery.
Writer and performer Justin Hopper will present his 45 minute piece A Celebration of the General - a haunting lament and fiery sermon inspired by histories of the enclosure movements, religious dissent and landscape art of the fields around East Bergholt and Dedham Vale.
For further information please visit https://www.eastbergholt.org/in-our-view/
art on the prom 2026
Art on the Prom Celebrates 20 Years with Exciting Opportunities for Artists and Visitors Alike
Art on the Prom is delighted to announce that registrations are now open for artists and
craftspeople across East Anglia, as the event celebrates its landmark 20th active year on
Sunday, 6th September 2026.
This much-loved and now iconic event will once again transform Felixstowe’s Promenade into a
vibrant open-air gallery, welcoming over 100 talented artists and makers to showcase and sell
their work. What began as a volunteer-led community initiative has grown into a professionally
curated, high-quality art and craft fair, firmly established as a highlight of the region’s cultural
calendar.
Each year, Art on the Prom attracts between 9,000 and 11,000 visitors, generating over £60,000
in sales for participating artists in a single day. With traders travelling from across East Anglia,
from Lowestoft to London, the event continues to champion regional creativity while bringing
significant economic and cultural value to the town.
For more information contact:
Iona Hodgson
Lead Producer & Co-Director of Art on the Prom
07719 281078
Change in Charcoal
Valerie Irwin Archive Project
An artist's response to the demolition and construction at Cranfield's Flour Mill at the Ipswich Dock between 2004 and 2009.
This powerful piece of art amounts to 4,050 drawings and 25 sketchbooks. Many of these were quick responses, gestural, action and multi-layered as well as observational drawings.
The Valerie Irwin Archive Project charity intends to raise funds to ensure public access to the collection through the including:
- Costs involved involved in preservation of the drawings
- Purchase of archive suitable storage files and boxes
- Cost of digitising particular selections and sequences of drawings which would be of particular interest to the public.
All work with cataloguing, packing, oral history compilation and organisation will be conducted by volunteers under the guidance of the Suffolk Record Office.
Below are a few images from the collection showing a mixture of construction and demolition.
For further information and to contribute to this archive visit www.valerieirwinarchiveproject.co.uk
Article in suffolk magazine
