Harleston & Waveney Art Collective
Harleston and Waveney Art Collective. Cuckoo Hill Shadows Katharine Wallace.

Harleston & Waveney Art Collective, based in the picturesque Waveney Valley on the border of Norfolk and Suffolk, will be exhibiting at St Margaret’s Church in October.

The event is a rare opportunity to see this diverse group’s work in Norwich in one location.

Visitors will be able to see more than 300 works from 30 artists who ordinarily host an art trail through the Harleston and Bungay area each summer.

Exhibition organiser Jayne Wurr said: “The exhibition is about more art and less trail this time. Traditionally visitors have come from Norwich to us, so we are going to Norwich to return the favour.

“This is a new departure for us, artists will be able to exhibit numerous works and we expect to see more than 300 artworks on show.

“We are a diverse group of people and we felt we needed to head to the city, the time has come!”

The range of work on show will include painting, sculpture, textiles, printmaking, illustration, mosaic, batik, photography and bookbinding.

Harleston and Waveney Art Collective
Harleston and Waveney Art Collective. Work by Nel Close.

A number of demonstrations will take place throughout the exhibition including embroidery by Christina Greathead, book binding by Lark Images, rag rugs and woven tapestry by Dinny Turner, sculpture by Bobbie Watchhorn and a talk by Nicky Stainton about her latest body of work.

During the exhibition the group will be selling tickets to raffle off a small artwork from each of the participating artists. Tickets will be sold throughout the week at £1 each. The final draw will take place on the Sunday 27th with winners being informed via email.

Harleston and Waveney Art Collective
Harleston and Waveney Art Collective. Orange Longstitch Leather Book Valarie Wheele.

Visitors will also be able to vote for their favourite artwork with the incentive of winning a copy of the group’spopular book Waveney Reflections.

The exhibition is open from Tuesday 22nd October until Sunday 27th October, 11am – 6pm (except Sunday which is open 11am – 5pm).

The majority of works will be for sale at the event which takes place at St Margaret’s Church of Art, St Benedict’sStreet, Norwich, Norfolk, NR2 4AQ.

For more information and details about the workshops, talks and demonstration please visit www.hwat.org.uk

Harleston and Waveney Art Collective. Moth neckalce by Scribbly Roo.

Demonstration details

Christina Greathead, (Embroidery)
Chris will be inviting visitors to watch or take part in a demonstration of simple embroidery stitches. Cost £1 per person (material cost only) 30 mins

Lark Images – (Book Binding)
Have a go at making a simple book from scratch. Cost £3 per person (material cost only) 45 mins

Dinny Turner – (Rag Rugs and Woven Tapestry)
Demonstrations & Workshops. Cost £12 per person (material and tuition)

Bobbie Watchhorn – (Sculpture)
Demonstrations of the early stages of how to construct a sculpture.

Nicky Stainton – (Painter)
Talks about her series of drawings, prints and paintings titled ‘From Somewhere to Here – Grandmothers, Ghosts and Guardians’.

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