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To celebrate 150 years of the Ipswich Art Society in 2024, let’s all come together and be creative. 

Let’s make something which can be used to draw attention to the annual exhibition venue, now St Clement’s Arts centre, Star Lane, Ipswich for a number of years: lots of A4 size flags (like prayer flags) attached to bunting tape.

Materials: one piece of unbleached canvas per participant provided, size A 4 plus (20 x 35 cm), both sides can be designed using waterproof materials (acrylic or oil paints, emulsion, water-resistant inks, biros, Posca pens, stitching using all sorts of threads and textile/ plastic materials, …) 

Designs: anything from figurative, decorative to abstract. Bolder designs might be better visible from a distance. Be colourful because making art is fun - paint, draw, stencil, print, sew, embellish, …

Timings: 

1. Collect one piece of canvas during the Open Exhibition May-June 2024 (Hopefully you have done it. If not cut your own piece of canvas – see dimensions above)
2. Hand back your creation: last day is Saturday, 8th February 2025 at The Frame workshop, St Nicholas street, Ipswich, 4-6pm, ( Private View “Perspective on Drawing”).
3. Otherwise contact me before that, please.
4. Sewing will be organised by Evelyn & Amanda and the flags/ bunting will be ready for the next Annual Open Exhibition in May 2025.

Do’s:

• use the A 4-piece portrait format, please 
• Fraying = no problem, it could be part of the design, and painting the edges should stop further fraying
• Use weatherproof materials of all sorts (for example household emulsions/ tester pots work well)
• Both sides should be painted/ designed – remember both sides are visible (one side could be plain/ simple)
• Sign your creation if you want

Hints:

• What is the top of your design? – if not obvious, please label: pin a piece of paper to the top: TOP
• To avoid canvas rolling up when working with paints: clip/ pin canvas to a stiff board

Please do not:

• Change the A4 shape and size, cut off material or add extra materials like long tassels
• Use Water colour paints or similar non-weather proof materials
• Make heavy and bulky designs

We hope you will have fun and be part of that creative process. The result will be very visible – hopefully – in 2025 outside St Clement’s Arts Centre. Let’s look towards the future and the sky! Thank you!

You can contact Evelyn via email: e.planitzer@lineone.net