• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • Home
  • About Us
    • About Us
    • Annual Reviews
  • News
  • Our Work
    • Our Work With Older People
    • Our Work With Young People
    • Our Work With Family Carers
    • Our Work With People With Learning Disabilities
  • Gallery
    • Gallery
    • Films and Audio
    • Reminiscence Booklets
    • Publications
  • Resources
  • Support Us
    • Support Us
    • Donate Now
    • Give regularly
    • JumpstART Storytelling Shop
    • Fundraise for us
    • Thank You
  • Contact Us
  • Donate

Suffolk Artlink HomepageSuffolk Artlink

Making Creative Connections

You are here: Home / 2019 / Archives for June 2019

Archives for June 2019

A fond farewell to Lowestoft Folk

June 19, 2019 by Suffolk Artlink

Participants in Lowestoft Folk

Next month we say a fond goodbye to our fabulous intergenerational project, Lowestoft Folk. It’s been a resounding success, bringing children from three primary schools in Lowestoft together with their older neighbours to explore their shared folk heritage. Over two years, both young and old have had a great time learning more about each other’s […]

Filed Under: News

Suffolk Artlink heads to First Light Festival

June 19, 2019 by Suffolk Artlink

See you at First Light Festival! Lowestoft 22 & 23 June. See you on the beach?

As the summer solstice approaches, we’re getting ready to head to Lowestoft to take part in First Light Festival this weekend, and we’d love to see you there. Starting at 12 noon on Saturday 22nd June, First Light Festival is a brand new, 24-hour festival for the UK. With more than 100 free events, why […]

Filed Under: News

Meet the Artist: Mary Lovett

June 19, 2019 by Suffolk Artlink

Mary Lovett

Musician, Mary Lovett, brought a touch of musical magic to Lowestoft Folk this year, and we’re glad that she too experienced moments of magic by being part of our intergenerational success story. Can you tell us a little bit about your own practice? I am a musician, performer and composer with a background in early […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Meet the Artist

Rocking all over the place

June 19, 2019 by Candida Wingate

A toddler sitting on her mothers lap at the electric drum kit

It’s been a really busy few weeks for Rock On, with sessions in Felixstowe, Leiston, Saxmundham and two venues in Lowestoft. In Felixstowe, we’ve just completed a 6-week mini project, in which DJ and singer/ songwriter Sophie Tott introduced young adult residents at the Foyer to the joys of mixing their favourite tunes. She also […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: CYDS, Felixstowe, Leiston, Lowestoft, Music, Rock Up, Saxmundham Youth Booth, Young People, Youth Club

Tote bags and stitched pictures

June 19, 2019 by Candida Wingate

A decorated canvas tote bag, the top half a vivid blue with the words Lowestoft Folk and the bottom half a sunrise of brilliant oranges and yellows

This week, there was great excitement as the residents ripped the masking tape and letters off their bags, to reveal the beautiful patterns underneath; they all declared they were very pleased with the result and the children were well impressed. Whilst at the Maritime Museum the previous week, the children drew some of the folk […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Lowestoft, Lowestoft Folk, Lowestoft Maritime Museum, Older People, Reminiscence, School, Visual Art, Young People

Pickled Queenies and Molgoggers

June 19, 2019 by Candida Wingate

The image shows a pair of hands, obviously of an elderly person, delicately placing a sticky-backed letter on to a bag as she spells out the word Lowestoft

On 7th June, the children went off for a trip to the Maritime Museum, where Kate and Lynn sent them off to draw items of folk art and collect weird and wonderful sounding words.   Back at Hildesley, Caitlin helped the residents make their very own tote bags – something they had always wanted to […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Lowestoft, Lowestoft Folk, Lowestoft Maritime Museum, Older People, Reminiscence, Visual Art, Young People

Celebrating four more years of creativity for adults with learning disabilities

June 11, 2019 by Suffolk Artlink

This week we are celebrating an award of £376,309 from the National Lottery Community Fund to deliver a new creative arts course for people with learning disabilities in Suffolk. Brave Art will offer students in Bury St Edmunds, Lowestoft and Ipswich the opportunity to develop their creative, life and leadership skills through year-long arts courses. […]

Filed Under: News

Primary Sidebar

Archives

  • December 2020
  • November 2020
  • October 2020
  • September 2020
  • August 2020
  • June 2020
  • April 2020
  • March 2020
  • February 2020
  • January 2020
  • December 2019
  • November 2019
  • October 2019
  • September 2019
  • August 2019
  • July 2019
  • June 2019
  • May 2019
  • April 2019
  • March 2019
  • February 2019
  • January 2019
  • December 2018
  • November 2018
  • October 2018
  • September 2018
  • August 2018
  • July 2018
  • June 2018
  • May 2018
  • April 2018
  • March 2018
  • February 2018
  • January 2018
  • December 2017
donate Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Facebook Visit our Vimeo Channel sign up

Footer

Morag

The Machine of Random Art Generation. Suffolk Artlink has created a web site for people wishing to do their own creative activities.
Visit Morag

Company Information

Registered charity number 1110898
Data Protection No: Z2348150
Company number 05354844

Suffolk Artlink

Units 13 & 14 Malt Store Annex,
The Cut, 8 New Cut, Halesworth,
Suffolk, IP19 8BY

T: 01986 873955
F: 01986 875388

enquiries@suffolkartlink.org.uk

Keep Up To Date

Get information about forthcoming events. Sign up to receive our newsletter

Privacy and Cookie Policy
Accessibility

© 2021 · Suffolk Artlink

This website uses cookies to improve your experience. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish. Learn MoreCookie settingsACCEPT
Cookie Notice

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorised as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyse and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience.
Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorised as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyse and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience.

Necessary Always Enabled

Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.

Non-necessary

Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.