designermakers21Come and try your hand at a variety of Crafts practiced at designermakers21 for FREE.
Explore our unique community of makers and learn a new skill.
Activities include: making a community mosaic, printmaking, making a collaborative ‘clay-scape’, concertina sketchbooks, making a community quilt, metalwork and weaving.
No booking required, however at busy times you may be asked to wait before taking part in an activity.
FREE ‘Have a Go’ Craft Activities with our members Saturday 15th February 11am-3pm
‘Teenage Kicks’ – Exhibition by local artist Richard Scoulding 24th April-10th May
‘Teenage Kicks’ – Exhibition by local artist Richard Scoulding until 10th May
Summer Artisan Fair Saturday 21st June
Diss High School A-Level Art Exhibition 27th June – 12th July
Diss High School A-Level Art Exhibition until 12th July
Summer Open Exhibition 7th – 30th August
Heritage Open Days, history/heritage displays and workshops 11th – 20th September
Besom Making Workshop Saturday 13th October 11am-3pm
‘Where The Wild Hearts Are’ Exhibition of Photographical Work by local artists Fay Jones & Kally Davidson 4th -25th October
‘Have a Go’ Taster Craft Activities with our members Saturday 25th October 11am-3pm
SAORI Weaving Exhibition 6th – 27th November
Winter Artisan Fair Saturday 29th November
The exhibition showcases a collection of paintings, natural sculptures, screen-prints and mixed medias pieces, that reflect the artists’ deep connection to the natural world.
Visit the exhibition in the upstairs gallery at designermakers21 from the 5th -21st December, open Thursdays to Saturdays 10am-5pm.
We are delighted to welcome three local artists in the Showcase for November, December and January.
Displaying their work are Karen Bek, Proche – Maggie Gospel and Fehmi Gokes.
Karen Bek Willow – Karen is skilled in traditional and contemporary basketry. With exquisite baskets of all shapes and sizes, basket bags with leather handles and much much more including willow sculptures and Christmas decorations.
Proche – Maggie Gospel has a stunning display of ‘eco print’ sij scarves, shawls, cushions and cards. These are quite remarkable with rea variety and intensity of colour. Maggie also makes lovely framed textile artworks.
Fehmi Gokes Mosaics – Fehmi has shown with us before and is arriving next weekend. His mosaics are incredibly original and beautifully produced. Abstract tiles through to calm seaside scenes, something for everyone.
Visit the Showcase upstairs at designermakers21 every Thursday to Saturday 10am-5pm.
James Collier – Pargetting
Roz Barnett – Textiles
Mark Papworth – Leatherwork
Yvonne Pratt – Textile/Embroidery
Heather Richards – Ceramics
Marna Alberts – Textiles
Sue Marsham & Sarah Francis – Weaving
Sue Hulme – Feltmaking
Charlotte Todd – Collage Artworks
Diane Boden – Quilling
Becky Whatley – Needle Felting, Pyrography & Paintings
Visiting Glass Artists, alongside our Associate Members will be demonstrating their processes at designermakers21 between 11am-3pm.
This event runs in conjunction with Silica, A celebration of Glass in its many guises, an exhibition at The Corn Hall in Diss from 14th September to 19th October 2024.
designermakers21 will be open on Sunday 22nd September 10am-4pm, for Diss Heritage Transport Festival.
Over 200 heritage vehicles will be in attendance, with the event running from 10am-4pm. The whole of the town centre will be closed to through traffic to make a safe place for visitors to wander and see not only the cars, but also the Morris Dancing, Jive/Lindy Hop display, street theatre and the musical acts planned for the day.
designermakers21 in collaboration with The Corn Hall, Diss.
14th September – 19th October
Open Monday to Saturday 10am-4pm.
This exhibition draws together an eclectic group of artists, each utilising the compound ‘Silica’ in their individual ways. Encompassing a myriad of processes, the spectrum of glass is displayed in all its colourful glory. Running in conjunction with the exhibition will be ‘Silica in Action’ on Saturday 28th September, a day of demonstrations of processes by glass artists held at designermakers21.
Essex Cultural Diversity Project runs a programme of Salons, which are networking events offering professional support, insight and training to creative practitioners, professionals and organisations working in diversity, in collaboration with partners across the East of England.
The next Salon takes place on Saturday 7 September hosted by designermakers21 in Diss and provides an opportunity for creative practitioners in the area, and those engaged with their communities who want to develop creative projects, to bring their ideas for projects, programmes and collaborations, and access some advice and information sharing in a supportive environment. We will discuss making applications to Arts Council England and other funders, and discuss any relevant local opportunities.
Pictured above: Creatives at the Salon event in Rochford, 2023
About Essex Cultural Diversity Project
Programme
The programme for the day will include a session on applying for Arts Council England Project Grants. This includes:
Who Should Attend?
The event will be aimed at emerging or more established artists/arts organisations, or representatives from organisations who want to develop creative projects. Ideally based in South Norfolk or the wider East region, attendees may have had little or no prior experience of accessing funding support for Culturally Diverse work in the region.
To book:
For more information and to book your free place, email jo@essexcdp.com
