We are delighted to welcome two new team members to Suffolk Artlink this month – Jess Browne and Kasia Don-Daniel. They join us as our trusty project officer Carrie Phoenix takes some time out on maternity leave. This month, we’re introducing you to Jess. Fresh from the Tate, via Japan, we are looking forward to […]
Archives for March 2018
Suffolk Open Studios artists support Suffolk Artlink
This year, for the first time, we are being generously supported by Suffolk Open Studios, who will be holding a prize draw at their forthcoming open exhibition to support our work. In advance of the main Open Studios, a highlight of this year’s Suffolk Open Studios programme will be the “Inspirations” exhibition of paintings and […]
We’ve been awarded £100,000 Arts Council funding to combat rural isolation in Suffolk
Today we are celebrating the fantastic news that, along with DanceEast and the Rural Coffee Caravan, we’ve been awarded £100,000 from Arts Council England towards an arts programme aimed at supporting older people living in rural areas across the county. This is pretty special, because we are one of just 16 partnerships in the UK […]
Meet the Artist: Vicki Johnson
Our artist of the month for March is a Norwich-based freelance artist specialising in illustration, printmaking and arts education. Vicki Johnson is currently bringing a bit of creative joy to our carers taking part in Around the Table and care home residents and school children as part of Lowestoft Folk. Name: Vicki Johnson Can you […]
Cyanotype magic
With just one week left to go, everyone is very busy making images of some of their favourite things from Lowestoft Museum – and this week it was particularly magical, as artist Vicki Johnson introduced the group to the mysteries of cyanotype printing.
Fishermen and porcelain dogs
Back in February, the children visited Lowestoft Museum, where they drew images of their favourite characters and took photographs of items in the collections. They shared these images with residents at Broadlands and, with the help of artists Caitlin Howells and Vicki Johnson, the group has now made a series of modern-day puppets, including fishermen, […]