We’ve been working with community artist, Caitlin Howells, for many years now, and our collaborations never fail to produce beautiful results, both in terms of our participants’ creative experiences and the artworks they produce together. Name: Caitlin Howells Can you tell us a little bit about your own practice? I am a community artist, I […]
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Creative summer socials for older people in rural Suffolk
We’ve got a fantastic summer of creative get-togethers ahead for older people in rural Mid Suffolk and Babergh as part of our Make, Do & Friend programme. All free of charge, and covering a wide variety of creative pursuits, there’s something for everyone! Why not dip your toe in the water this summer and, if […]
Booking for Brave Art now open
Booking is now open for our new year-long art courses for adults with learning disabilities, which take place in Bury St Edmunds, Ipswich and Lowestoft from this September. Brave Art is an exciting new programme of year-long art courses, during which students will learn new creative, life and leadership skills supported by professional artists and […]
Lowestoft Folk summer activities
Our regular sessions may have finished, but we’ve got a really exciting programme of FREE storytelling and creative activity sessions happening in Lowestoft this summer. No booking is required – all the creative activities run on a ‘drop-in’ basis and are limited only by the number of chairs we can get round the table. Stories […]
Lowestoft Folk; the final session
Friday was the final regular session in our Lowestoft Folk programme – and it was such fun, all the artists cried. First off, Lynn got everyone thinking about what the project meant to them, the things they had done and what were their favourite bits. Then they had to come up with a really short […]
Coppice has talent – lots of it
Last night, Coppice Court organised a Talent Show for the residents and Rock On tutors Matt and Candida were delighted to support the young people as they demonstrated their musical skills and abilities. It takes a lot of confidence to stand up and sing in front of people you know – often it’s more daunting […]
Embroidered boats and singing circles
Our penultimate session – and it was all hands on deck to finish off the embroidered boats, securing them in their circular frames and writing messages on the back; one pair went so far as to write a short-long poem, the last verse of which goes: – But I know the ship will Come back […]
Sticky moments and marvellous music
The group has been busy stitching textile pictures of seascapes and this week their task was to make a circular frame for their pictures, like the ones the children had seen at the Maritime Museum; this is how they did it. Everyone was given a sheet of grease proof paper plus an assortment of crayons […]
A fond farewell to 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 […]
Suffolk Artlink heads to First Light Festival
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 […]