Info about visual art in Norwich and Norfolk - a directory to galleries and groups plus listings.
Pick up a hard copy Art in Norwich booklet at galleries and venues such as the Sainsbury Centre, Mandell's Gallery, Houghton Hall and many art info racks (see here for a list of stockists) or download pdf here and watch Twitter for updates @artinnorwich
This page is magazine style - please scroll down for info on longer running exhibitions and click on images for more details
If you are interested in including your events please read here. If you would like to sign up to occasional updates click here.
If you are interested in including your events please read here. If you would like to sign up to occasional updates click here.
Basics
A new edition of Art in Norwich is due out mid-August 2022. You can view the Issuu version of the current edition here.
And download a copy here Click here for a list of places where you can pick one up. And you can also order copies by post - click the link. If you have something to include in the next booklet click here. 
To get a hard copy of Art in Norwich & Norfolk by post click here To download a PDF copy click here About Art in Norwich
About Art in NorwichEditions of Art in Norwich come out twice a year, spring and autumn. It contains listings and info about most of the visual arts activity in and around Norwich and parts of Norfolk for the next six months. It is available as a download from here, and is also available from partner and arts venues, arts info spinner racks and the Tourist Information Centre in the Forum. The listings are put together as a collaborative venture by the Norwich Visual Arts Forum and all of the partners contribute to the production and distribution which is coordinated by Marion Catlin of Culture Shift. It offers an overview of venues, organisations and events throughout the year and is great for tourists and visitors as well people who live in and around Norwich. Donate to Art in Norwich
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Great idea
https://www.a-n.co.uk/news/artist-house-45-new-home-and-job-going-for-artists Article Susan Jones writes about how we should be supporting creativity Norfolk project Moveable Estates nominated for Turner Prize
Norfolk project Moveable Estates by Cooking Sections is nominated for the Turner Prize 2021. This project, curated by East GalleryNUA, launched just at the beginning of lockdown last year. It is an audio work in the dunes at Winterton-on-Sea. You need to go to Winterton! 
Callout to artists with a rolling submission process, Paint Out Norfolk will be held in July 2022 at a range of locations.
Read about Paint Out Norfolk here 
Become a member of East Anglian Art Fund to support great art in Norfolk. Membership £25 a year with free access to Norwich Castle exhibitions, talks, trips and discounts. Join here
Art in East Anglia https://www.artineastanglia.com 
40 years of South Asian Decorative Arts & Crafts Collection (SADACC)
Long-running exhibition at The Old Skating Rink Gallery, Country & Eastern, Bethel Street
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ExhibitionsYare Gallery, South Quay, Great Yarmouth
Norwich University of the Arts Graduate Showcase -- a virtual exhibition of 2022 graduating students' work.
This year’s showcase contains works of remarkable creativity and ingenuity. These students have developed their ideas and given form to their creative vision through the uncertainty of the pandemic. They have risen to the many challenges this environment has presented, and have proven themselves to be both resourceful and resilient -- a truly unique cohort of graduates. Read more here
Mandell's Gallery, Norwich
16 July – 25 August 2022
Summer Exhibition Mandell's Gallery, Elm Hill, Norwich Open Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 5pm Returning for the first time since 2019, the Mandell's Summer exhibition, an eclectic mix of traditional and contemporary fine art, celebrating the quality and diversity of art in our region. Read more GroundWork Gallery, King's Lynn West Norfolk
16 July – 30 September 2022
(closed 27 August to 1 September) Extraction: Loss and Restoration : An evolving exhibition and artist in residence projects Featuring works by Darren Almond, Onya McCausland, Chris Drury, Shaun Fraser, Kaitlin Ferguson, Anthony Powis, Frankie Turk, Sara Grisewood, Kathryn Maguire, Aindreas Scholz Contemporary & Country at Houghton Hall, West Norfolk and The Granary in Norwich
At the Sainsbury Centre this spring and summer
Nefertiti (Black Power), Awol Erizku, 2018 © The Artist, Courtesy Ben Brown Fine Arts
Coming soon to the Sainsbury Centre
Visions of Ancient Egypt 3 September 2022 - 1 January 2023 On the Mezzanine Scottish Women Artists Transforming Tradition brings together exciting historical, modern and contemporary works from the Fleming Collection that span over one hundred years of social transformation, innovation and individualism. Selected from the Fleming Collection’s extensive holdings of Scottish art, and supplemented by further loans, this exhibition celebrates the professional careers of over thirty artists, who have received honours and commendations for the quality of their work and their outstanding contribution to the arts. Scottish Women Artists aspires to serve as a ‘curatorial corrective’ for the historic absence of women artists in academic narratives and artistic institutions. See more here Our Sculpture Park is open during daylight hours. Latest works: Usagi Kannon by Leiko Ikemura and Goodwood Steps by Anthony Caro Anthony Caro's Goodwood Steps - A monumental new addition to the Sculpture Park and one of Caro's most significant works, spanning over 33 metres in length. Occupying the space between art and architecture, Goodwood Steps offers an interactive experience as visitors can walk through the middle of the sculpture. |
Notices
Artpocket Spoon Carving Workshop
St Margaret's Church of Art, St Benedict's Street, Norwich
Please note that the church is currently closed for renovations by Norwich Historic Churches Trust. When it reopens, it will have a new tenant, and the hope is that it will continue to be available for art exhibitions in the future. More news soon! 
Consultation alert!
Norwich City Council have a plan to improve Hay Hill in central Norwich (between Next and Primark). However, this includes removing the public artwork Homage to Sir Thomas Browne by French artists Anne & Patrick Poirier. They are running a consultation until 25 March 2022 - even though that date is past, you can send letters to zoetebbutt@norwich.gov.uk to say what you think.You can find out more about the artwork, Thomas Browne and the consultation here The Art Society Norwich
The Art Society programmes monthly lectures which start at 7pm at the John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Colney Lane, Norwich NR4 7UH. Lectures are free for members. Visitors are welcome to attend for a donation of £7 please. More here Royal Drawing School classes
New term of art classes for young people run by the Royal Drawing School. Click photo for more information about dates and costs
Norfolk Open Studios 2022
Norfolk Open Studios 2022 will run from Saturday 24 September to Sunday 9 October.
The scheme annually sees hundreds of artists opening their studios to the public to share their creative processes, show their work and sell their art, and for the second year running the event will take place in early autumn. Artists at all stages of their careers are invited to take part, from school and college students through to emerging artists, groups, established and professional creators and makers. As well as opening their studios, many artists get together to host art trails, events and demonstrations. norfolkstudios.org.uk Telephone: +44 (0)1603 877762 Main Office: +44 (0)1603 877750 The main office number is monitored daily. Leave a message and we will get back to you. EAAF Artist Profiles
East Anglian Art Fund have published a series of artist profiles during Lockdown - you can see them here |
Art in Norwich is a printed booklet and website produced by Culture Shift and the Norwich Visual Art Forum to promote visual art in and around Norwich and Norfolk.
The header image is a section from 'Coastal Picture' by Alfred Cohen
The header image is a section from 'Coastal Picture' by Alfred Cohen