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 […]
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Rocking all over the place
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 […]
Tote bags and stitched pictures
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 […]
Pickled Queenies and Molgoggers
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 […]
Celebrating four more years of creativity for adults with learning disabilities
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. […]
A big thank you to Suffolk County Council
We’ve had a great twelve months as Suffolk County Council’s Chairman’s chosen charity, and as the year ends, it’s only left for us to say a huge thank you to Chairman, Michael Ladd, and his colleagues for their support. From staff quizzes and Christmas fayres to sponsored runs and raffles, the generous folk at Suffolk […]
Developing the arts, culture and health sector in the East
As Creativity and Wellbeing Week approaches in June, we’ve been busy working on events that aim to help develop the arts, culture and health sector in the East. Earlier this month, our Co-Director, Alex Casey, led the very first Culture Health East Network event, which took place at the Jerwood DanceHouse, and focussed on the […]
Ships – and messages – in a bottle
Last Friday at Hildesley Court, the Lowestoft Folk worked with artist Kate Munro, to create their very own message – and ship – in a bottle. First, everyone thought about what sort of message they would like to write – messages of hope, encouragement and best wishes for the future. Working in pairs, everyone then […]
It’s nearly time for our Suffolk Open Studios Exhibition
It’s just two weeks until we hang our Suffolk Open Studios exhibition at La Tour Cycle Café on Ipswich’s Waterfront! From Thursday 6th June until the end of the month, we’re showing a variety of joyful, inspiring and moving mixed media works created by our participants and students, including family carers, school pupils, care home […]
Meet the Artist: Leo Burtin
Possibly one of the UK’s only ‘theatre chefs’, this month’s artist loves to use food and cooking as a way of sharing stories and provoking conversations. He’s full of exciting and tasty ideas – this year he will be inviting family carers taking part in our Around the Table project to ‘bake their biography’! Name: […]