This group exhibition celebrates the spirit of Suffolk-based artists. It is not just a display; it’s a dialogue between artists and audience, a shared experience of the diverse tapestry that is a piece of Suffolk’s art scene today.
For Folk Sake (FFS) is the debut curatorial endeavour by artists Rebecca Riess and Alexander Costello, with selected work by 34 artists, including established household names and national award winners alongside unrepresented artists, and artists working under the radar. FFS is an exhibition and curatorial concept deliberately pulling together work by artists from across the breadth and depth of Suffolk, from Lowestoft to Leiston, Saxmundham to Sudbury, Diss and everywhere in between, as a means to link up, unite and celebrate the dynamic and diverse artist practices that populate and lift the cultural landscape of the county, all under one roof. FFS has no overarching theme other than an ambition to bring together a rich mix of significant artists from across the region, as if a kind of maintenance of sorts; a snapshot of current ideas, thinking, concepts, media and materials, punctuating this time; and delivering such outcomes to a broader national/international audience while supporting and creating the conditions for an acknowledgement and further development of artist practices that continue to grow, share, and expand, For Folk Sake.
Artists: Renata Adela, Amanda Ansell, SE Barnet, Les Bicknell, Bob Bicknell Knight, Susan Brinkhurst, Emily Cannell, Jo Chapman, John Christie, Max Clements, Alexander Costello, Graham Crowley, Karen Densham, Annabel Dover, Edgefield, Laurance Edwards, Hayley Field, Poppy Jackson, Abigail Lane, Sarah Lucas, Jane K Morter, Clare Mynott, Sian O’Keefe, Clare Palmier, Ruth Philo, Rebecca Riess, Tom Scannell, Hannah Stageman, Michael Stubbs, Srinivas Surti, Jevan Watkins Jones, Simon Wilde, Jane Watt, Emma Withers.
Exhibition dates: 12th October – 9th November 2024.
Opening reception: 2 – 4pm on the 12th October.
Address: The Cut, New Cut, Halesworth, Suffolk IP19 8BY.
Galleries open: Tuesday – Saturday 10am – 4pm. Free entry