Events
- Waveney Springs Art Trail September 2011
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Our fourth Art Trail opens on September 1st with the preview of our exhibition at The Stables Gallery in Diss which highlights the work of all the artists and continues until the 16th September. For the second year running we are also featuring Art in Shop Windows in the town with an accompanying map which we hope you will all enjoy. (Please see the list below to find out where we all are.)
The artists’ individual studios will be open for two weekends in September and the entrance is free, the dates being 10th 11th and 17th 18th. Here the artists will be happy to show visitors their work and discuss techniques and inspirations. There will be a wide range of media including drawing, painting, sculpture, textiles and printmaking.
All studios will be open Saturday and Sunday from 10.00am to 5.00pm unless otherwise stated. Most studios should have disabled access, please check before your visit.Download the brochure on the ‘Home’ page or
brochures will be available at The Stables Gallery, Tourist Information and Libraries etc.‘September 2010 Art Trail‘
Our 2010 Art Trail during September was a great success. Members of The Waveney Springs Art Collective opened their studios, hung work in local Diss shops and had an exhibition in The Stables Gallery.This built on the Trails of 2008 and 2009, which were very well recieved, and encouraged us to expand our ambitions to include displaying work in the local shop windows.
South Norfolk MP Richard Bacon, walked part of the ‘Art in the shops’ trail, to highlight the month-long event. He said:
“The Waveney Springs Art Trail 2010 is an excellent collaboration between local shops and artists which will help increase awareness of art in everyday life. I congratulate the members of the Waveney Springs Art Collective for bringing this exciting event to Diss and the Waveney Valley”.
Saturday 31 July 2010Local celebrity Rick Wakeman said:
“I whole heartedly support the Waveney Springs art trail and the local shops collaborating with the local artists. It’s a fact that as I get closer, Diss appears. Art – purely life. No art, no life!”
Friday 30 July 2010‘September 2009 Art trail‘
The exhibition and workshops held at The Stables Gallery in Diss were well received. There was great interest in the art and all the workshops were fully subscribed. These covered a variety of approaches, oil painting by Peter Knights, portraits by Jacqui Petrie, imaginative landscape by Becky Whatley, drawing by Dave Sumner and hand held sculpture by Liz Waugh McManus. It was extremely pleasing to see so many people having enjoyed creating their own works of art and the members of Waveney Springs are delighted to have been a source of inspiration.The Art Trail followed the exhibition and as with the workshops it was a pleasure for the artists to show members of the public around their studios and explain their various approaches to their art.
Redgrave & Lopham Fen Exhibition ‘Source of Inspiration’
Our Exhibition, Easter 2009, at Redgrave and Lopham Fen visitors centre was a huge success. It was opened by Richard Mabey and we had an average of 130 visitors every day. We had fantastic feed back and sales too! The workshops also managed to draw in other people and helped to raise the profile of Waveney springs.