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Brave Art, artwork, cat and flowers Blog posts

Brave Art spring and summer 2023

For summer 2023 we are making big changes to our Brave Art programme, with each of our three locations taking a different approach to better reflect people and place

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Dr Plop, Clown Doctor Hatty Ashton Artists' stories

Suffolk Artlink welcomes Dr Plop to the Clown Doctor Team

Dr Plop, an expert in the field of faux flatulence, enjoys long rides on tiny bicycles, hiding in plain sight and a good ol’ beak wag with their numerous chickens. Dr Plop’s alter ego, Hatty Ashton, is an actor, children’s author, and co-founder of Bring Out Your Dead Productions.

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An old monotone photograph of three women stand side by side, they are dressed in vertically striped long sleeved shirts, light coloured shorts and wearing bonnet-like caps on their heads. News

Extra Time & International Women’s Day 2023

As well as producing munitions at Garretts factory in Leiston during WWI, women also played a full part in sporting activities – including the football team.

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Wild About Kirkley out door cooking Blog posts

Wild About Kirkley’s Open Garden Celebration

We were able to make the most of early spring with open fire cooking and catching up in the garden. Inside the Pantry, visitors were welcomed with a warm cup of tea and nature-based offerings, including foraged ink drawing and seed bomb making.

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Drawing of Willow Owl by Adam (Willow Phoenix) News

Friends Around the Table – Warm Rooms

Friends Around the Table is offering free artist-led sessions to Warm Rooms schemes across Suffolk this February and March.

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Left Sally Connick (Literacy Trust) Centre : Kasia Don-Daniel (Suffolk Artlink) Right : Sheryl Rumble (Morrisons) Blog posts

Wild About Kirkley: New Children’s Reading Corner at The Pantry

Last week we were very excited to install our new bookshelf complete with brand new books to create a children’s reading area at The Pantry food bank in Kirkley. 

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11 students and staff on Lowestoft Beach waving their hands to the camera. It was a cold day so everyone is dressed in warm coats and hats. Blog posts

Brave Art, Illustration and Design Course 2023

We are excited to welcome back our students for the new term of Brave Art in 2023.

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trustee, Mike James Blog posts

Trustee Mike James bids a fond farewell to Suffolk Artlink

Mike James, Suffolk Artlink’s longest serving trustee and treasurer, bids a fond farewell to Suffolk Artlink

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