Easterly Artists’ Launches Summer Exhibition “Heritage!” In Old High Street, Lowestoft

Presenting a face-to-face exhibition in Lowestoft for the first time in two years, Easterly Artists’ Summer Exhibition Heritage! opens on Friday 10 September at The Art Gallery in the Old High Street.

"Pink Silence" by Easterly Artists member Paul Zawadzki.
Pink Silence

Housed in the much missed and recently reopened historic mid-16th Century Merchant House Gallery, now given a new lease of life as The Art Gallery, Heritage! forms part of this year’s Lowestoft Heritage Open Days celebrations – see www.heritageopendays.org.uk for details.

The exhibition runs from Friday 10 till Sunday 19 September (closed Monday 13 September). Opening times are 10am – 5pm and entry is free. The Art Gallery is at 102 High Street, Lowestoft NR32 1XW.

Click here for more details.

New Easterly Artists’ exhibition “Moving On” opens at the Anteros Gallery in Norwich, 8-19 June.

Following the success of their two previous “virtual” art exhibitions, “Moving On” provides the first opportunity in over a year for Easterly Artists members to display their work in a physical space.

Everyone knows lock-down has been difficult for all artists, both financially and creatively – but, with restrictions easing after so many months of uncertainty, perhaps it’s at last time to peer over the parapet and allow hope to flourish again. With work ranging across painting, print-making, leporello, ceramics, digital illustration, dorodango and artistic wood-turning, this latest show represents that new spirit of hope and optimism.

Click here for details of participating artists and opening times.

Eastern Edge at Aldeburgh Gallery

Three Easterly Artists members are taking part in a new Eastern Edge group exhibition at The Aldeburgh Gallery, 22-28 April 2021.

Bill Haward, Tricia Davidson and Ni Gooding among others will be on hand daily to show examples of and talk about their latest work.

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

Easterly Artists on Radio Suffolk

Please make a date (and tell your friends) to listen out for the Radio Suffolk interviews featuring  six Easterly Artists members for the duration of the “In Isolation” exhibition. at 7.45pm every Tuesday and Wednesday evening.

To hear a recording of the interview(s), visit each artist’s individual page.

Tue 12-May Hugh Davies
Wed 13-May Marilyn Jackson
Tue 19-May Bill Haward
Wed 20-May Mark Burrell
Tue 26-May Malcolm Cudmore
Wed 27-May Rosalind Bieber

Coming Soon “In Isolation” an online exhibition.

 “In Isolation”

An online art exhibition opening 6.30 pm on Friday 8th May and closing at 6.30pm on Sunday 31st May

 “In Isolation”. The exhibition features some of the most creative artistic talents in Lowestoft and the surrounding area. Over a dozen artists are presenting their work, all based on their own interpretation of what it means to live through, deal with and continue to create in a period of prolonged physical and social isolation.

A key feature of the exhibition is that all the artists are donating their work for nothing. As a result, all the pieces will be available for the public to download completely free of charge. For simplicity, they will all be in A4 format, making it easy for visitors to download and print them on a home computer and printer.

Click here to visit the gallery

Covid 19

Due to the Covid 19 Coronovirus Pandemic monthly meetings of Easterly have been replaced with online video conferencing.

Planned exhibitions including participation in First Light Festival and WBA Potton Hall have been cancelled. Online activities are being considered.

People Power: Heritage Open Days Exhibition

People Power

For 4 weeks only, Lowestoft’s old Poundstretcher building transforms into an exciting pop-up contemporary art gallery, with a fantastic exhibition of paintings, drawings, prints, collagraphs, ceramics, wall hangings in wood, sculpture and other creative works presented by local artists group, Easterly Artists.

Anjelique Fraser-Mackenzie, Bill Haward, Darren Breeze, Harvet Bradley, Patricia Davidson, Hilary Barry, Hugh Davies, Joam Murray, Lorry Cudmore, Malcolm Cudmore, Marilyn Jackson, Neil Whitehead, Mark Burrell, Ni Gooding, Claire-Louise Dowson.

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Easterly Open Studio Trail

After the successful inaugural Easterly open studios event last year members of Easterly will be again opening their studios  in June this year as part of the Easterly artists trail.  This year the trail has grown to feature twelve local artists.

This event coincides with Suffolk Open Studios of which a number of the Easterly artists are also members.

Check out our Open Studios pages for full details of opening dates and times and participating artists.