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Events Programme 2023
February
‘Big Sell’, Window Display by artist Jacqui Petrie raising funds for designermakersCIO | 02.02.23 – 11.02.23
Local Appeal Public Presentation, The Gallery Upstairs | 04.02.23, 11.30am and 2pm
FREE ‘Have a Go’ Day, workshops and demonstrations by our members throughout the day | 11.02.23
March
Print Exhibition, The Gallery Upstairs | 02.03.23-01.04.23
‘Print in Action’, a day of workshops and demonstrations with our members and visiting artists | 11.03.23
April
Thornage Hall Art Exhibition, The Gallery Upstairs | 06.04.23-29.04.23
May
10aciousdm21, a Retrospective Exhibition, The Gallery Upstairs | 04.05.23-27.05.23
Jig ‘n’ a Gig, Fair Green Ceilidh band & Solana, The Corn Hall, Diss | 13.05.23 6.30pm
June
Grand Auction (evening event), The Gallery Upstairs | 15.06.23
Diss High School Exhibition, The Gallery Upstairs | 22.06.23-01.07.23
July
Ceramics Exhibition, The Gallery Upstairs | 06.07.23-29.07.23
‘Ceramics in Action’, a day of workshops and demonstrations with our members and visiting artists | 08.07.23
August
Art Expo ’23, public ‘open’ exhibition, The Gallery Upstairs | 03.08.23-26.08.23
September/October
Surface Textiles Exhibition, exhibition held in The Gallery Upstairs & The Corn Hall | 02.09.23-14.10.23
‘Textiles in Action’, a day of workshops and demonstrations with our members and visiting artists | 07.10.23
October/November
Focus on Drawing, The Gallery Upstairs | 19.10.23-25.11.23
‘Have a go Drawing Day’, The Gallery Upstairs | 11.11.23
The next Showcase will run throughout November, December and January. We are excited to welcome two local artists and a local charity to the showcase exhibition space, which is located on the first floor at designermakers21.
Delicate textile embroidery by Yvonne Pratt, brilliant range of leather work by Mark Papworth, and wonderful Bird, Hedgehog and Owl boxes by Street Forge.
Visit the Showcase from the 3rd November during our opening hours Thursday to Saturday 10am-5pm.
As part of Norfolk Open Studios, we are holding a FREE ‘Have a Go’ day on Saturday 24th September between 11am and 3pm. Come along and try your hand at a variety of different crafts with our talented members.
Have a go at: Mosaic, Aluminium Sheet Metal Work, Cyanotype Printing, Saori weaving, Clay, Sashiko and Spinning.
No booking required, however at busy times you may be asked to wait before taking part in an activity.
The next Showcase will run throughout August, September and October. We are excited to welcome three local artists to the showcase exhibition space, which is located on the first floor at designermakers21.
Beautfiul prints by Sue Welfare, bold textiles and mixed media pieces by Jo Rolfe, colourful mosaics by Cathy Fiddling.
Visit the exhibition from during our opening hours Thursday to Saturday 10am-5pm.
An exhibition of art by local people, celebrating their talent and creativity.
Featuring a wonderful variety of work including: paintings, prints, illustrations, ceramics, sculpture,
constructed textiles, mixed media.
Visit the exhibition every Thursday to Saturday 10am-5pm from the 11th to 27th August.
designermakers21 will be taking part in Norfolk Open Studios this Autumn, we look forward to welcoming you to the studios!
The studios and galleries will be open as usual every Thursday to Saturday 10am-5pm, as well as two additional Sunday openings on the 25th September and 2nd October. Members will be working in their studios, and available to answer questions about the processes involved in their work.
Our rolling Showcase Exhibition will be on display upstairs in the main building, and we will be hosting a FREE ‘Have a go Day’ on Saturday 24th September, where members will be demonstrating and offering mini workshop sessions. Check the website and social media for more details over the coming months.
‘Elephant in the Room’- DM21 on tour.
In this eclectic exhibition members and friends interpret the expression “Elephant in the Room” in a variety of craft disciplines and perspectives.
The exhibition will be on display in the Lower Gallery at The Corn Hall in Diss, and open Monday-Saturday between 10am and 4pm.
The next showcase will run throughout November, December and January. We are excited to welcome three local makers to the showcase exhibition space, which is located on the first floor at designermakers21. Exhibiting work will be Rob Rutterford, Danielle Wade (Polly’s Textiles) and Sarah Burt.
Rob Rutterford – Ceramics
Potting and teaching in East Anglia for 30years creating large stoneware outdoor sculptural single fired forms and smaller raku pieces. Inspiration grows from gardens, the natural world, historical reference, the local coast and friends. I have been involved with the Halesworth Gallery and Association of Suffolk Art Teachers over many years and exhibited widely home and abroad.
Danielle Wade (Polly’s Textiles) – Textiles Hand dyed and printed fabrics, designs produced from original artwork and constructed by hand into an assortment of products such as aprons, bags, cushions and purses. Processes include hand dyeing natural fabrics, screen printing with standard and specialist inks, and embroidery.
Sarah Burt – Needle Felting Contemporary Textile Art, originals, prints, greetings cards and handcrafted corsages made from British-milled wool. The artwork is made by a form of dry needle-felting, based on fine art principle.
Fay Jones Solo Exhibition
An opportunity to see this wonderful show for an extra week – the exhibition has been extended until Saturday 9th October 2021.
Fay Jones is pleased to present her first solo show, in the Upstairs Gallery at designermakers21. The exhibition will be open from Thursday 9th September during gallery hours Thurs-Sat 10am to 5pm.
“Breckland is a place of long mysteries and small wonders. Ignoring modern boundaries it is a strongly defined landscape that allows for deep thought and contemplation. By keen observation and many exploratory wanderings, the lands wild undercurrents become apparent.
Using the rich natural resources of this stark environment, the many notional fragments are now collected into a whole. Made in wood, bark, chalk and bone, with nods to the ways of earlier times by using experimentally cast bronze, wild plant fibres and natural dyes.”