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
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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
