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Charlotte Stewart is exhibiting at the North House Gallery, Manningtree   April 1- May 5th.

Beryl Scott Printmaker is exhibiting at the Frame Workshop and Gallery, 22 St Nicholas Street, Ipswich IP1 1TJ, 4th - 28th April

“Back to the table and unexpected developments”

Beryl Scott’s preoccupation with contemporary and historical social issues has given way to speculation about the traditional association of women’s interest with all things floral. Prints contemplating flower arranging, gardening and botany are placed in imaginary containers using shape and colour inspired by nature. Beryl Scott will be at the exhibition from 10.30am to 4.30pm on: Saturday  7 April, Tuesday 10 April, Tuesday 17 April.

Ref: Catherine Horwood Gardening Women, Virago 2010  

Dorothea Eastwood, Mirror of Flowers, Derek Verschoyle, 1953

Peter Polaine Printmaker is exhibiting paintings and woodcuts at the Buckenham Galleries, Southwold. 26 May - 20 June. Opening times: Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday 10-5, Sunday 12-4 www.buckenham-galleries.co.uk

Ipswich Art Society Annual Open 2011

The Ipswich Art Society 134th Annual Open Exhibition has been a great success this year, starting with the preview attended by a large and interested crowd. The Exhibition was opened by the Mayor who chose Ted Gentry’s ‘Towards Westgate Street’ for the Mayor’s Award. He and the Mayoress set a wonderful example by making the first purchase!

Included alongside the wide-ranging 113 exhibits in the main exhibition were the fruits of the Inside Out Community Arts Workshops, which have widened the Society’s involvement with the town and created a lot of interest. The Chairman, Stephen Cassidy in his welcoming speech paid tribute to the many helpers who had provided support in so many different ways.

Anna Airy Award Exhibition 2010
Organised by the Ipswich Art Society

The Anna Airy Award Fund was set up in 1965 in memory of Anna Airy (1882 - 1964) a distinguished painter whose work is represented in many major national collections. She was President of Ipswich Art Club (as the Ipswich Art Society was then called) for nineteen years.

Anna Airy was also regarded as a brilliant and inspirational teacher by her students and, in the Art Club’s Annual Open Exhibitions, she always included a ‘student section’ to give young artists a chance to exhibit their work to the public in the setting of an art gallery.

Since 1993, Ipswich Art Society has mounted independent exhibitions of students’ work. It has recently extended them to include a section for mature students.

The Anna Airy Award 2010 Exhibition was held in the UCS Foyer exhibition space on the waterfront. Congratulations to the young artists whose exciting work, together with the stunning location, made this one of our most successful Anna Airy Award Exhibitions so far. Grateful thanks to the University for all their help, to NADFAS who generously sponsored the Anna Airy Award, and also to Coe’s for their financial help.

Special congratulations to :

Abigail Whittaker (Kesgrave High School) Winner of the Anna Airy Award 2010

and

Claudia Strange (St. Mary’s School, Cambridge) Winner of the Ipswich Art Society Award