All events take place in the Gallery unless otherwise stated. The Gallery is pleased to welcome groups to exhibitions and organisers are advised to book in advance. The Gallery also encourages visitors to work in the space if they wish and an informal introduction to the exhibition can often be provided on request.

PLEASE NOTE: AS SPACE IS LIMITED BOOKING IS ESSENTIAL FOR ALL EVENTS, TALKS AND WORKSHOPS. CHILDREN AGED 8 YEARS AND UNDER MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A PARENT OR GUARDIAN

2008 is the Year of Opportunity for people aged over 65 in Suffolk. To celebrate this Suffolk County Council initiative, the Gallery is providing an exciting programme of activity during October with support from Suffolk Artlink. 



Bury St Edmunds Art Gallery is an official ARTS AWARD WELCOME organisation and through this scheme provides opportunities to young people aged between 11 and 25. To find out more about getting involved in the Arts Award scheme visit www.artsaward.org.uk

Heritage Open Days – Free to Explore
Thursday, 11 – Saturday, 13 September
FREE


Curious about the history of your town?  Find out more about the intriguing history of the Market Cross building and the people who have haunted it.  Entry to the Gallery is free and a new history guide is available over this long weekend whilst, for teachers, there will be free packs focussing on how to make the most of school visits.  

Organised for local people, Heritage Open Days is England’s biggest and most popular voluntary cultural event, attracting over one million visitors last year.   It celebrates England's fantastic architecture and culture by offering free access to properties which are usually closed to the public or which normally charge for admission. 
www.heritageopendays.org

Fabulous Fairies and Bewitching Wizards

If you are aged 5 to 7 years and want to be a fairy or a wizard, come and meet the magical storyteller, Meg Clibbon.  Meg and her daughter, Lucy, are the creators of the enchanting ‘Imagine you are ......’ series of children’s books.   Each session runs between 11 am and noon and children are welcome to come dressed up.  Coffee and fairy-cakes for accompanying  parents and a goody bag for each participating child.  Signed books and cards by Meg & Lucy Clibbon will be available to buy.

Wednesday, 13 August
BEWITCHING WIZARDS
11.00 am to 12.00 noon
children aged 5 to 7 years
members £3, non-members £5

Wednesday, 20 August
FABULOUS FAIRIES
11.00 am to 12.00 noon
children aged 5 to 7 years
members £3, non-members £5

WORKSHOPS

Monday 1 September
STITCHED STORIES:  ELISABETH RUTT
11.00 am to 4.00 pm
adults aged 16+
members £22, non-members £25


Come to the gallery and stitch a story! It could be very personal to you or a favourite fairytale.  We will use hand stitching and a variety of fabrics and threads.  Basic sewing skills will be helpful for this day. Please bring a packed lunch.




THE BIG DRAW: MY IDEAL PLAYGROUND
Saturday 11  October 2008
11.00 am to 1.00 pm   2.00 pm to 4.00 pm
Families and children aged 6-11 years
FREE – JUST DROP IN!

Choose you spot in Bury St Edmunds on our largescale town centre map and design and draw your ideal playground for the townspeople and visitors.  You could feature climbing frames, slides and swings amidst a landscape of trees and rolling hills or perhaps a theme park with a rollercoaster soaring through the busy streets.  A Big Draw family event sponsored by Swaingrove Print and led by artist Rosie Copeland.






Monday, 27 October
PRINTMAKING AND THE LANDSCAPE
10.30 am to 4.00 pm
adults aged 16+
members £22, non-members £25


The unique flora and fauna and the strange structures that dot the Suffolk coastline provide the inspiration in the work of artist and printmaker, Clare Curtis.  Join Clare in this day long workshop and represent the landscape through relief printmaking. Most materials are included, please bring a packed lunch.

TALKS

Tuesday, 26 August, 7.00 pm
SUFFOLK FOLKTALES
Members £3, non-members £5

Clive Paine gives an engaging talk on tales and myths originating from historical events such as the Green Children of Woolpit and Black Shuck and those from European fairytales such as Tom Tit. Talk ends at approximately 9.00 pm.

Wednesday, 3 September 2008, 7.00 pm
THE WITCHCRAFT TRIALS OF 1645-47
Members £3, non-members £5

A fascinating talk by Clive Paine on the witchcraft trials which were led by Matthew Hopkins.
talk ends at approximately 9.00 pm

Tuesday, 21  October 2008, 7.00 pm
WHO OWNS NATURE?:  FRASER HARRISON
Members £3, non-members £5

Fraser Harrison reconsiders his 1986 essay, Who Owns Nature? exploring his relationship with the landscape and questions of value and ownership of the natural environment.  Fraser is an author based in Suffolk and is exhibiting in These Valued Landscapes.   

Tuesday, 9 December 2008, 7.00 pm
SEASONAL SPLENDOUR:  JO BUDD
Members £3, non-members £5

Internationally-renowned textile artist Jo Budd is known for her abstracted landscapes and striking use of colour. Her observations of the north Suffolk landscapes and waterscapes  are expressed through an experimental approach to stitch and colour using water and rust dyes on silk.  The results are complex, layered with meaning and rewarding to the eye.