EAAF in lockdown update 2 February 2021
Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery is currently closed again until we are allowed to open! Perfect time to read about some of the artists profiled by EAAF during lockdown - use the dropdown menu to access them or follow the links below
Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery is currently closed again until we are allowed to open! Perfect time to read about some of the artists profiled by EAAF during lockdown - use the dropdown menu to access them or follow the links below
Lockdown challenge : Opportunity for artists | Somewhere Unexpected
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As 2021 begins, we find ourselves in a new relationship with the landscape that surrounds us. Somewhere Unexpected invites artists to submit work that acknowledges the significance of our immediate environments in the shifting context of a global pandemic. The call is open to artists working in East Anglia and welcomes a wide variety of approaches, including new media and performance.
Somewhere Unexpected will be shown in the Timothy Gurney Gallery at Norwich Castle as part of the bicentenary celebrations marking the birth of John Crome, a founder of the Norwich School of Artists. The selectors for the show are Amanda Geitner, Rosy Gray, Henry Jackson Newcomb and Danny Keen. Somewhere Unexpected is the 6th Norwich Castle Open Art Show supported by EAAF - please help spread the word by forwarding this message! To enter work, visit the East Anglia Art Fund website or CLICK HERE |
Through lockdown, EAAF has been profiling artists from the region
See the dropdown menu for each profile - a few are sampled here
Jane Hodgson
June Gentle
Tobias Arnup
Walton Bridges 1806 is one of several paintings made by Turner in 1805/6 of the second bridge to cross the Thames at Walton, during a period in which he lived in nearby Isleworth. Turner kept a boat and made many excursions on the river to draw and paint - this work is believed to be the first painted by Turner en plein air, placing the artist at the forefront of the trend. The painting has a strong visual relationship with works by the Norwich School painters in the Castle's collection. Indeed, it is known to have been on public display in London during the 19th century in the collection of John Leicester, and it is thought highly likely that it was seen there by John Crome (whose bicentenary we will celebrate next year).
Tickets must be pre-booked online: no tickets will be available on the door.
To book your tickets CLICK HERE
For now, only the ground floor of the Castle is accessible, but happily that includes most of the art galleries. The café and shop remain closed.
Looking After You
Norfolk Museums Service (NMS) have put in place a range of measures to ensure your visit can be as safe as possible. These include reducing visitor numbers by only offering timed entry tickets; access to hand sanitiser and hand-washing facilities and encouraging social distancing through recommended visitor routes and signage. Please be aware that face-coverings are now compulsory for visitors when inside a museum.
NHS Test and Trace:
For your safety NMS are required by the government to collect contact information for all visitors. If there is anyone in your group, who does not live at the address you use to book your ticket, the museum staff will ask for their name, address, phone number/email address when you visit.
Tickets must be pre-booked online: no tickets will be available on the door.
To book your tickets CLICK HERE
For now, only the ground floor of the Castle is accessible, but happily that includes most of the art galleries. The café and shop remain closed.
Looking After You
Norfolk Museums Service (NMS) have put in place a range of measures to ensure your visit can be as safe as possible. These include reducing visitor numbers by only offering timed entry tickets; access to hand sanitiser and hand-washing facilities and encouraging social distancing through recommended visitor routes and signage. Please be aware that face-coverings are now compulsory for visitors when inside a museum.
NHS Test and Trace:
For your safety NMS are required by the government to collect contact information for all visitors. If there is anyone in your group, who does not live at the address you use to book your ticket, the museum staff will ask for their name, address, phone number/email address when you visit.
