18 November – 24 December 2006

Beautiful stylish gifts made by the country’s leading makers in association with Suffolk Craft Society.

30 September – 4 November 2006

Through lines and imprints on paper, on the landscape and in the gallery, these drawings and sculptures reveal the varied and often surprising inter-relationships between the movement of the eyes, the hand, the mind and the body. The unique marks are the evidence of a caught moment, a private performance, or a record of activity over a period of time and heighten the sense of our own physicality.

12 August – 23 September 2006

Paper cutting has been used by many different cultures throughout history to mark important events and religious occasions.  The exhibition will include loans from the Manor House Museum showing the historical use of paper cuts, alongside examples of their use in daily life.

8 July – 5 August 2006

Suffolk Showcase is the first open submission exhibition at Bury St Edmunds Art Gallery and is being run in association with Bury St Edmunds Art Society. All artists and makers from Bury St Edmunds, and within Suffolk, were invited to submit work for this exhibition.

13 May – 24 June 2006

A touring exhibition from the Devon Guild of Craftsmen.

The exhibition Elemental Insight was initiated by the Met Office as part of an arts commissioning programme to address concerns and explore ideas about the weather and our natural environment.  In partnership with the Devon guild of Craftsmen, the Met Office is encouraging and facilitating a productive dialogue between science and art.

28 March – 6 May 2006

A celebration of east of England’s newest creative talent.

Some of the east of England’s brightest new visual arts and design talent is being celebrated in Platform 6 – the annual survey exhibition of selected regional art and design graduates.  The exhibition will show the work of 23 artists, selected for their creative and artistic talent from final degree shows at universities in the region and through a national advertising campaign.  For more information on Platform visit www.platform-east.org

7 January – 28 January 2006
Emma Hamilton, Travis Hodges, Sarah Lynch, Richard Page, Léonie Purchas

Bury St Edmunds Art Gallery is pleased to present the 2nd annual Jerwood Photography Awards. Established in 2003 the awards have rapidly become a respected source for talented and innovative artists, identifying promising image makers who have recently graduated from visual art degree courses throughout the UK. The five artists showcased here use photography to address aesthetic, social, philosophical and political issues.