Waveney & Blyth Arts
Waveney & Blyth Arts (WBA) connects people and places along the Norfolk/Suffolk border through creativity, promoting the special qualities of this beautiful area through arts events and activities.
WBA was established in 2010 and is now a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). Covering the areas around Halesworth and Southwold in the Blyth valley, and the Waveney valley from the river's source near Diss to the coast at Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth. WBA's programmes shine a light on the culture, landscape, wildlife, history and people of this area. The main activities are walks, workshops, talks, bookish events under the Two Rivers banner, and outdoor sculpture.
SANDLINGS SUMMER SCULPTURE SHOW Waveney and Blyth Arts presents the Sandlings Summer Sculpture Show, an extended residency in the grounds of Potton Hall (IP17 3EF) between Westleton and Blythburgh, which will run for 3 months from June 20th to Sept 22nd. Entrance is FREE.
A wide range of sculptures, assemblages and installations are for sale including works in marble, bronze, steel, glass, clay and galvanised wire – all made by our creative members.
Potton Hall and its grounds are open daily between 10 am and 5 pm, so bring family and friends to make the most of what’s on offer. There’s a tree house for young children to enjoy and the unique Yurt Bistro for light lunches, moreish bites and a wide range of refreshments throughout the day. Well behaved dogs are welcome too.
ARTS & EATS AT THE FEN On Wednesday July 31st, between 2.30 & 4.30pm, Simon and Judith Raven invite you to an exploratory and discursive afternoon at their home (2 Fen Cottages – IP19 9NF) on the edge of Dunwich Forest, just off the Blythburgh to Westleton Road between the Walberswick and Dunwich turnings.
Over the years Simon has added strange ‘assemblages’ to the garden which he characterises as “ideas in search of an artist”. Whether or not this is a fitting description is for the visitor to decide. Now there are well over 60 such ‘objets’.
And that’s not all! In amongst the home-grown pieces there is a collection of grown-up ART featuring local regional creatives as well as several by a local boy “who’s done exceptionally good”. But who is this mystery person?
We suggest that you aim to arrive as close to 2.30pm as possible so that you have time to wander (and wonder?) before sitting down to share your thoughts and opinions, especially answers to the essential question – “yes, but is it art?”. Simon describes himself as a ‘creative bodger’ rather than an artist so he’s intrigued to discover how others might view his creations!
Refreshments (coffee/tea/soft-drink & buns) will be available from about 3pm onwards. Please book via the link below – members £6 / non-members £8 / children free. No dogs please – we have our own terrier and the garden doesn’t have secure boundaries!
We live very much ‘off road’. Sat navs tend to identify our track as Dunwich Road. It isn’t – it’s a sandy track leading off along the edge of a field and over several cattle grids down through heathland for about 200 yards. Please drive carefully (especially over the last hump) and park sensibly when you finally arrive at our ‘encampment’.
Contact Simon at simon@thefen.org if you need any further information. If you get lost trying to find us, please phone Simon on 07748132558.
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Waveney & Blyth Arts