A home for gifted crafts people
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 present a sale of Art created by artists well know, known, and known well by some, in a variety of mediums.
All work has been freely donated by supporters of designermakersCIO to raise funds for the ‘Save Our Story’ campaign.
The entire collection will be on display at The Corn Hall, Diss on Friday 12th and Saturday 13th May, after which it will move to designermakers21.
The Sale will commence at 6.30pm at our ‘Jig ‘n a Gig’ to be held at The Corn Hall on Saturday 13th May.
Postcards will cost £25 each and the sale will continue until Saturday 27th May when the purchased postcards will be available to collect from designermakers21. The artists will all remain anonymous until the end of the sale.
A solo show by ceramicist Keeley Chapman
‘Wife, mother and artist creating interpretative sculpture by harnessing the raw elements of nature: earth, fire, air and water. Beautifully unique and decorative pieces forged in the ancient art of raku.
Keeley evokes fragility in her art and uses materials which have been weathered naturally. Often this involves firing clay at lower temperatures and using glazes which, over time, can react to their environment. This natural decay hints at the circle of life: from the earth, of the earth, and back to the earth.’
Visit the exhibition every Thursday to Saturday 10am-5pm. Join us for the Open Evening Friday 9th September 6-8pm.
Join Keeley on Saturday 17th September for a demonstration and ‘have a go day’.
In collaboration, designermakers21 and The Cornhall Diss are putting together 4 exhibitions in Constructed Textiles from 21 May – 26 June.
At The Corn Hall there will be exhibitions by Margo Selby, a celebration of Weave (a collection of artists practising weave) along with Yoshi Shionagawa, a photographer.
Open Monday – Saturday 10 – 4pm.
At designermakers21 a vibrant and colourful exhibition by local SAORI weavers.
Open Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays 10 – 5pm.
This exhibition unites SAORI weavers showing the boundless and creative potential that exists within and connects us all.
