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Showcase Exhibition | August – October 2026

We are delighted to welcome three local artists in the Showcase for August, September and October.

You can visit the Showcase any Thursday to Saturday 10am-5pm upstairs in the main building at designermakers21. All works on display are for sale.

Displaying their work are Lisa Atsumi, Laura Bos and Kevin M. Holmes.

Lisa Atsumi

“I’m a local artist based in Norwich, deeply inspired by my travels around the world, especially my time in Japan. My work spans various mediums and textures, reflecting the diverse experiences and cultures I’ve encountered.

I have a particular passion for  working on old, textured fabrics. This unique canvas allows me to blend the old with the new, creating art that tells a story and evokes a sense of history and place.”

Laura Bos

“I use pyrography on wood and mixed media. Inspired by the beautiful countryside, the folklore of the seasons and the stories within the landscape. These maybe found objects that hold memory or fleeting moments when wildlife has touched the verse of the day all is spun into the piece I create.”

Kevin M. Holmes

“I would describe myself as an Assemblage Artist in that I take a number of redundant or discarded objects which I then assemble, making one main piece, which often has a practical use, in the form of a lamp. My aim is always to create something that is intriguing as well as aesthetically pleasing to the eye. Each piece is often accompanied with a totally fictitious, yet hopefully amusing account as to the objects original function.”

Opening times: 10am-5pmThursdays to Saturdays

Location: First floor Showcase Gallery at designermakers21

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Student Exhibition | 4th – 13th June 2026

We have a wonderful exhibition coming up in June, showcasing the work of four students, made during workshops here at designermakers21.

Come along to see their work on display from 4th – 13th June, open every Thursday to Saturday 10am-5pm. Join the artists to celebrate the exhibition on Saturday 6th June 2-5pm.

The show will feature work made using a variety of materials and techniques including wax, metal, wood and painting. designermakers21 and designermakersCIO are excited to be hosting this exhibition by four talented young artists. 

Opening times: 10am-5pmThursdays to SaturdaysSpecial exhibition opening Saturday 6th June 2pm, all welcome.

Location: dm21Gallery, ground floor at designermakers21

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An exhibition of paintings by artist Andriy Nekrasov | 24th April – 21st May 2026

English-Ukrainian artist Andriy Nekrasov. Member of the Ipswich Art Society and the Ukrainian Union of Artists, Honored Artist of Ukraine and Artist-in-Residence at Fuller’s Mill Garden. 

I’ve been painting for 50 years. My sketchbook and canvases are always in my car. I live in Suffolk and have noticed that the rural landscapes are very similar to those in Ukraine!
The same endless wheat fields, forests, rivers, thatched-roof houses, and a sea with sandy beaches and clay cliffs as in Odessa on the Black Sea. In England, the skies are calm, and I can create – it’s creative bliss!

During my three years in the UK, I created about 300 paintings and sketches and held eight solo exhibitions in London and Suffolk. I participated in 15 joint exhibitions of English and Ukrainian artists. 
The nature of the United Kingdom and its historic cities inspire me, and I work with paint every day. I love the English landscape, the majestic, historic architecture, cathedrals, beautiful bridges, seaside coastlines, and picturesque Suffolk!

My family and I are very grateful to the English people for their support, for the opportunity to escape the war, and for the opportunity to paint! I always say that colour is life!

Exhibitions in Suffolk:
Ipswich Art Society-
Ipswich, Woodbridge. Diss – Corn Hall.
Wingfield Barns. Dennington Hall. Fullers Mill Garden. Stradbroke. Debenham.
Botesdale. Bury St. Edmunds.

Opening times: 10am-5pmThursdays to Saturdays. Private View Saturday 25th April 2pm, all welcome.

Location: dm21Gallery, ground floor at designermakers21

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Showcase Exhibition | February -April 2026

We are delighted to welcome three local artists in the Showcase for February, March & April.

Displaying their work are Kim Croysdill, Cathie Fiddling and Helen Maxfield.

Kim Croysdill

Kim Croysdill makes beautiful calm ceramics, including vases and mugs, all finished with her own glazes. Kim also enjoys raku and pit firing creating simple, desirable pieces.

Cathie Fiddling

Cathie Fiddling creates effective mosaics from broken ceramics, often incorporating special pieces of interest and text to form her work.

Helen Maxfield

Helen Maxfield creates limited edition linocuts. Her inspiration comes from sketching trips in the Suffolk countryside and along the coastline. Designs start with observational sketchbook studies and evolve through the printmaking process back in the studio. In her work Helen aims to achieve images that celebrate both the beauty of the place and the natural qualities of linocut.

You can visit the Showcase any Thursday to Saturday 10am-5pm upstairs in the main building at designermakers21. All works on display are for sale.

Opening times: 10am-5pm, Thursdays to Saturdays

Location: First floor Showcase Gallery at designermakers21

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Events Programme 2024

February

FREE ‘Have a Go’ afternoon, try out different Crafts with our members | 24.02.24 12pm-4pm

March/April

Print Exhibition | 21.03.24 – 20.04.24
‘Print in Action’ a day of demonstrations and workshops with our members and visiting artists | 13.04.24

May

Re-Use Exhibition | 02.05.24 – 25.05.24
‘On the Hoof’ Ceilidh at Roydon Village Hall, dm21 fundraising event | 03.05.24 (evening)
‘Have a Go’ day, try out different Crafts with our members | 04.05.24 11am-3pm
‘Re-Use in Action’ a day of demonstrations and workshops with our members | 11.05.24

June

Mosaic Workshop with member Joy Holden, dm21 fundraising event | 01.06.24
Diss High School Exhibition | 13.06.24 – 22.06.24

July

Design Nation East Anglia Exhibition | 04.07.24 – 27.07.24
Meet the Artists (Saturday), with process demonstrations | 20.07.24

August

Summer Expo ’24, Public Open Art Exhibition | 01.08.24 – 24.08.24
September/October
Artist Salon with Essex Cultural Diversity Project at designermakers21 | 07.09.24 11am-3.30pm
‘SILICA’ Exhibition at Diss Corn Hall | 14.09.24 – 19.10.24
‘SILICA In Action’, a day of demonstrations by our members and visiting artists | 28.09.24

November

SAORI Weaving Exhibition | 07.11.24 – 28.11.24
Christmas Craft Fair at designermakers21 | 30.11.24

December

‘Seeing Wonder’, an Exhibition by Anya Temple & Louise Thompson | 05.12.24-21.12.24