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Easterly Artists are hosting their exciting new 26-hour exhibition Art NOW!, specially commissioned for First Light Festival, in a marquee conveniently located beside the boating lake in Lowestoft’s Kensington Gardens, Kensington Road, Lowestoft NR33 0HYL.

15 EA members are taking part, with an exciting display of new work in an awe-inspiring variety of mediums, ranging from painting in oil and acrylics, screen prints, mixed media collage, digital illustration and ceramics to less well-known art forms such as Dorodango and sculptural assemblages using found objects.

Click here for an artists’ line-up and further details.

Darren Breeze is demonstrating his skills and exhibiting many of his new pieces this weekend 14-15 May, at this year’s Weird & Wonderful Wood.

Weird & Wonderful Wood takes place at Haughley Park, Nr Wetherden, Stowmarket IP14 3JY. Opening times are: Saturday 10:30am-6pm, Sunday 10:30am- 5pm.

Click here for more details and directions.

Hilary Barry is taking part in Suffolk Open Studios’ Spring exhibition at the Pond Gallery in Snape Maltings.

The show features work by 90+ Suffolk Open Studios members and runs Saturday 7 – Tuesday 17 May. Opening times: 10am-4pm.

The Pond Gallery is at Snape Maltings, Snape, Suffolk IP17 1SP. Click here for more details.

Malcolm Cudmore and Paul Zawadzki are taking part in the Harleston & Waveney Art Trail (HWAT) over the weekends 21-22 and 28-29 May.

18 members are taking part this year: for a full list of participating artists and an interactive map, visit www.hwat.org.uk. Opening times are 10am-5pm daily.

Malcolm Cudmore and Paul Zawadzki are exhibiting with the Norfolk & Norwich Art Circle at The Forum in Norwich, 6-13 May.

The Forum is at Millennium Plain, Norwich NR2 1TF; opening times are Monday-Saturday, 8am-11pm.

Mark Burrell is taking part in the Waveney May Day People’s Festival, next Monday 2 May at the United Reform Church, London Rd North, Lowestoft, NR32 1HB.

The festival is FREE and open to all, midday – early evening. Meet outside the church before midday for a Coming Together with Graham McGrotty, who describes himself as “just a busker from Norwich”.

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Bill Haward and Tricia Davidson are exhibiting with Ni Gooding and Jean McIntosh at The Aldeburgh Gallery, 21-27 April.

The Aldeburgh Gallery is at 143 High Street, Aldeburgh IP15 5AN; open daily 10am-5pm.

Vivienne Burns is taking part with 50+ local makers in Anglian Potters’ Spring Exhibition at The Undercroft Gallery, Market Square Norwich. The exhibition runs Saturday 9 – Sunday 24 April; opening times are 10am-4.30pm, daily.

More details at www.anglianpotters.org.uk.

Peter Rodulfo’s new exhibition Here Comes the Sun opens on Saturday 23 April at the Chappell Gallery in Chappell, Essex, with the Private View taking place 12 noon – 5pm.

Here Comes the Sun runs Saturday 23 April – Sunday 22 May. The Chappel Gallery is at Colchester Rd, Chappel CO6 2DE; opening times are Wed-Sun, 10am-5pm.

More details at www.chappelgalleries.co.uk

Simon Wilde’s new show Origins: An exhibition of new paintings exploring the roots of connection opens on 7 April at The Art Gallery in Lowestoft.

About his work, Simon comments: “Giotto di Bondone said that every painting is a voyage into a sacred harbour. It is in this spirit that I hope to create a space where the viewer can touch upon the mystery and magic within themselves.”

Origins runs Thursday 7 – Sunday 30 April; the Private View is 2-4pm, Sunday 10 April.

The Art Gallery is at 102 High Street, Lowestoft NR32 1XW; opening times are 11am-3pm, Thursday-Saturday. More details at www.the-art-gallery.co.uk.