designermakers21Creative sessions at designermakers21:
Creative sessions at St Mary’s Church, Winfarthing:
Our summer open exhibition returns for it’s 6th consecutive year. Work by almost 60 East Anglian artists comes together to create a remarkable exhibition highlighting a cross section of diverse talents in our community.
We will be holding a celebration of this years ‘Summer Expo’ on Saturday 8th August, between 12-2pm, with drinks and nibbles, where you will be able to meet and chat with many of the artists.
Open Thursday, Friday and Saturdays 10am-5pm.
Location: dm21Gallery and the Elephant Room, ground floor, designermakers21
‘Have a Go’ Craft Activities with our members Saturday 7th February 11am-3pm
Wire Workshop with Nicci Dedman, Saturday 7th March, 10am-4pm
Cross Hatch, Incubator Fixed Term Residency Exhibition, 26th March – 2nd April
Hand-building Pottery Workshop with Sharon Williams, Saturday 28th March, 10.30am-3pm
Cross Hatch, Incubator Fixed Term Residency Exhibition, until 2nd April
Mosaic Workshop with Joy Holden, Saturday 4th April, 10am-4pm
Wire Workshop with Nicci Dedman, Saturday 18th April, 10am-4pm
Exhibition of Paintings by artist Andriy Nekrasov, 24th April – 21st May
Exploring Drawing Workshop with Melodie Cook, Saturday 25th April, 10am-1pm
Cuttlebone Casting Workshop with Poppy Jackson, Thursday 30th April, 10:30am-2:30pm
Exhibition of Paintings by artist Andriy Nekrasov, until 21st May
Exploring Drawing Workshop with Melodie Cook, Saturday 9th May, 10am-1pm
Exploring Drawing Workshop with Melodie Cook, Saturday 6th June, 10am-1pm
Student Exhibition, 4th – 13th June
Cuttlebone Casting Workshop with Poppy Jackson, Saturday 13th April, 10:30am-2:30pm
Incubator Fixed Term Residency Exhibition, 18th – 20th June
Make your own Watercolours Workshop with Harmony Shaw, Friday 19th June, 11.30am-2pm
Hand-building Pottery Workshop with Sharon Williams, Saturday 20th June, 10.30am-3pm
Diss High School A-Level Art Exhibition 26th June – 11th July
Diss High School A-Level Art Exhibition until 11th July
Stained Glass Weekend Workshop with Steph Parmee, 18th-19th July, FULLY BOOKED
Clay Workshop for Raku Firing, Saturday 25th July
‘Secondhand September’ Mending Workshop, with Oxfam & dm21 Saturday 5th September
Anglian Potters Event, Friday 11th -Saturday 12th September
‘Creatives Connect’, Friday 18th September 10:30am – 12pm
FREE Heritage Open Days activities & workshops ‘Coins and Crosses: Seeking the Anglo-Saxons in Winfathing and Waveney’ project in collaboration with Winfathing Anglo Saxon Project Saturday 19th September
Incubator Fixed Term Residency Exhibition 24th September – 26th September
Mosaic Workshop with Joy Holden, Saturday 3rd October
‘Have a Go’ Craft Activities with our members Saturday 17th October 11am-3pm
‘Creatives Connect’, Friday 23rd October 10:30am – 12pm
Stained Glass Weekend Workshop with Steph Parmee, 24th – 25th October
SAORI Weaving Exhibition 5th – 26th November
Hand-Building Pottery Workshop with Sharon Williams, Saturday 7th November
Wire Workshop with Nicci Dedman, Saturday 5th December 10am-4pm
Incubator Fixed Term Residency Exhibition 17th – 19th December
‘Creatives Connect’, Friday 11th December 10:30am – 12pm
Stained Glass Festive Workshop with Steph Parmee, Saturday 12th December
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-5pm, Thursdays to Saturdays
Location: First floor Showcase Gallery at designermakers21
designermakers21 are delighted to invite Anglian Potters to take part in the first Anglian Potters’ Pop-Up Ceramics Event hosted here in Diss, on Friday 11th and Saturday 12th September, 2026, 10am – 5pm.
The Event will take place in our two new galleries on the ground floor (there is one step / a ramp into each area) and outside in the courtyard. With work for sale by East Anglian based potters and ceramicists.
Designed especially for those working from home or in solo studios, the group offers a chance to connect with like-minded creatives for conversation, encouragement, inspiration and support.
Meeting every six weeks at designermakers21 in Diss, 10:30am–12 noon. Each session will begin with a short informal talk from a guest creative, followed by time to chat over drinks and cake.
Upcoming dates: 18th September, 30th October, 11th December, 22nd January
£5 per meeting includes refreshments and supports designermakers21 fundraising. No booking required.
designermakers21 will be hosting our sixth Summer Open Exhibition from August 6th to 29th. This year, the exhibition will occupy two spaces on the ground floor; we are delighted that this will ensure the exhibition is accessible to all.
Submissions are invited from artists and makers 18+, professional or amateur, in any medium. This will be a friendly, fun and inclusive event celebrating local talent, so why not come and make an exhibition of yourself!
For Entry Requirements and how to submit an artwork, please click here or read below.
Please email the following details to joy@jhmosaics.co.uk and kateweltonceramics@gmail.com
We look forward to hearing from you!
designermakers21 welcomes back Diss High School A-level art students, with another fantastic showcase of work.
Come and visit the exhibition from 26th June – 11th July, open Thursdays to Saturdays 10am-5pm.
Join the students to celebrate at the private view on Friday 26th June from 4-6pm, all welcome.
An exciting exhibition, showcasing the work of our second cohort of Incubator Fixed Term Residency Artists.
Come along to see their work on display from 18th – 20th June, open 10am-5pm. Join the artists to celebrate the exhibition on Friday 19th June 5:30-7:30pm,
The exhibition brings together the work of Norfolk and Suffolk artists Steph Baker, Harmony Shaw and Poppy Jackson. Through painting, mixed media and contemporary art practice, the exhibition explores landscape, body, memory, texture and personal narrative through three distinct creative voices.
Opening times: 10am-5pm, Thursdays to Saturdays. Preview evening Friday 19th June 5:30-7:30pm, all welcome.
Location: dm21Gallery, ground floor at designermakers21
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-5pm, Thursdays to Saturdays. Special exhibition opening Saturday 6th June 2pm, all welcome.
Location: dm21Gallery, ground floor at designermakers21
We are delighted to welcome three local artists in the Showcase for May, June & July.
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 Rob Rutterford, Emma Verity and Kirstie Steadman.
Rob Rutterford
Rob creates attractive, humorous and delightful stoneware for house and garden. many works are fired using the Raku technique.
Emma Verity
Emma is displaying her art paintings and prints, alongside her exquisite crystal and copper necklaces, talisman objects, herbal mists and herbal rescue remedies.
Kirstie Steadman
Kirstie is a talented bird and wildlife artist with a passion for the natural world. Her work is mostly oil on canvas, and she is displaying a range of originals and a selection of framed prints.
Opening times: 10am-5pm, Thursdays to Saturdays
Location: First floor Showcase Gallery at designermakers21
