Ipswich Art Society - Online Art Trail
Visit our online interactive Art Trail
To celebrate 150 years since the Society's inception we have created a printed Art Trail and to accompany this we have also created an online/interactive version. This enables you to virtually walk around the town and see the locations where artists from Ipswich Art Society have created works for public display over the years. Alongside this you can also compare locations that appear in artworks in the Borough Art Collection with public art commissioned from Art Society members. Why not use this to plan a walk around town to visit and see some of the work?
Click on the numbers to see 'Then and Now' views of the town.
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Ipswich Art Society 1874 - 2024
An engaging and unique history of Ipswich Art Society by art historian Bill Crow.
Art Trail Map
Discover the sites of art works in Ipswich by Society members from 1874 -2024 with the Art Trail map.
BORDERS - A 72 page book is still available, featuring a selection of works from the exhibitions along with descriptions showing how our mutual border continues to inspire artists today.
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Price £10, including postage.
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PUBLICATIONS FROM THE ARCHIVES
An A4 perfect bound book of 76 pages containing a catalogue of paintings, drawings and sculptures representing 100 years of the Art Club’s work.
There is an Introduction by Michael Webber with a 20 page history of the Art Club (as it was then known), Chronological List of Officers, List of Exhibits, Lenders List, Biographies, List of Members and 35 b/w images.
An invaluable resource for art collectors, anyone trying to find out more about the artist of a painting they’ve bought, or those who are interested in the cultural history of the town.
Price £3.99
Exhibition catalogues
A retrospective loan exhibition covering 67 years, featuring oils, water-colours, pastels, etchings and drawings.
A size A4, 20 page saddle bound catalogue with Introduction by Patricia Butler, List of Lenders, List of Exhibitors, Biographical Notes on other Artists, Methods of Etching, by Leonard Squirrell, Lists of Art Club Officers and 9 b/w images.
Price £2.99
A retrospective loan exhibition of oils, watercolour, woodcuts and drawings.
A size A4, 16 page saddle bound catalogue with introduction by Anthea Durose, a List of Exhibits and 7 b/w images.
Price £2.99
A retrospective loan exhibition of oils, watercolours, pastels, etchings and drawings.
A size A4, 24 page saddle bound catalogue with introduction by Michael Webber, Chronology of the Chief Events in Anna Airy’s life, List of Works in Public Ownership, Lenders, List of Exhibits and 13 b/w images.
Price £2.99
Anna airy
The story of the life and work of
Anna Airy, one of the few women war artists in Britain during the early 20th century and President of the Ipswich Art Society for almost 20 years.
£9.99 (£7.99 for Members and Friends).
Author Andrew Casey throws a light on the breadth of her work from depictions of nature and the everyday lives of working people to her work as one of the first female war artists.
The encouragement of young artists was very important to her and her continuing legacy is the Anna Airy Award, established to support young artists from 16 - 20 years old.
The Anna airy award winners exhibition catalogue
The Anna Airy Award Winners Exhibition Catalogue
Anna Airy was the first woman president of the Ipswich Art Society, having been elected in 1945. She served for almost 20 years until her death in 1964. Shortly afterwards, the Anna Airy Award was established to continue her great work in encouraging younger artists.
Digital Perspective by Maria Balanuca
Anna Airy Award Winner 2016
Tree, Norwegian Spruce form by Jevan Watkins Jones
Anna Airy Award Winner 1993
A Gentleman of the Road by George Hunt
Anna Airy Award Winner 2017
The Exhibition is now a high profile event showcasing the outstanding work produced by students in local schools and colleges. This catalogue by Andrew Casey and Jan Watson acknowledges the past winners of the Award and highlights the work of 18 past winners showing in the exhibition.
£4.99 (£3.99 for Members and Friends).
The annual Airy Award Exhibition continues to flourish thanks to the generous sponsorship of the Arts Society South East Suffolk (the local branch of the organisation formerly known as the National Society of Decorative and Fine Arts (NADFAS)). In 2018 the Arts Society South East Suffolk celebrates its fiftieth anniversary and this year's exhibition will be a focus for their Golden Jubilee celebrations.
the Ipswich art society gift collection
An illustrated book by Andrew Casey with artists' biographies published to celebrate the gift of 35 works to the Ipswich Museum.
£4.99 ( £3.99 for Members and Friends).
This collection of works by past and present members began in 1980 and had grown to 35 by 1993 when it was gifted to Ipswich Museum for safekeeping and public display.
Artists represented include Leonard Squirrell, Harry Becker, Anna Airy, Cor Visser, Bernard Reynolds, Judith Foster, Colin Moss, Malcolm Mosely and Arnoldus de Soet.