The Arts Club Aldeburgh Beach merges elements of the Chelsea Arts Club and Gertrude Stein’s Arts Salon. Our 280 or so members are amongst the most exciting and influential arts people in Suffolk.

MEMBERS’ BULLETIN

Here are this month’s Members’ Notices. All are also displayed on the website. New work can also be viewed if you visit the online shop.

We are thrilled to welcome many new members over the past few months and look forward to us all meeting and mingling and collaborating.

See you all soon,

Caroline x

MONTHLY ARTS CLUB LUNCH

The Arts Club Lunch, Wednesday 2nd November | 1pm @ The Lookout

The monthly Arts Club lunch is always on the first Wednesday in the month, so please diarise. It is often in the Lookout or sometimes in a member's house or studio. Please let me know if you would like to host a lunch - everyone brings food and drink to share! It's a good way for us all to visit members' studios and view their work.

This months focus is on Jane Beaumont

Hi, I’m Jane Beaumont and I’ve recently joined The Arts Club. I’m based between Bury St Edmunds and Diss.
My fascination with the medium of collage embodies my journey through life - a mosaic of experiences that have challenged and shaped who I am today.
I draw from a rich source of life-routes: as an educator, a play therapist (working with children who have experienced trauma and setbacks), a creator and trainer of programmes for children and teachers in the world’s most vulnerable communities and as an interior designer. And it’s only in the past 2 years that I’ve been able to turn my attention fully to my art journey - which has been a complete joy and liberation.
My work is mostly abstract in style, using acrylic and mixed media on canvas. As well as my own practice I’m also passionate about helping and encouraging others through collage workshops, to invest in their powers of imagination and rich creativity.
I believe creativity is core to human flourishing and that art has a way of bringing us home to ourselves.

LOOKABOUT AT THE LOOKOUT

LOOKABOUT at the LOOKOUT

Starting Monday 14th November 10am - 1pm

Learn how to take fabulous photos as we explore the gems of Aldeburgh. The Lookout welcomes Aldeburgh based photographer Dominic Whiten who will be our guide for a series of photo walks and workshops, dedicated to you and your camera. The sessions will be an opportunity to be creative and inspired by new surroundings and fellow photographers. Throughout each session, you’ll be encouraged to explore different approaches and techniques.

Special discount for Arts Club members!

Follow the link to book now!

LOOKOUT COOKOUT

LOOKOUT COOKOUT

Viewing party, Saturday 12th November, 11am - 1pm

Just like good art, good food can be simple and comes from knowledge, practice, imagination and love. Thirty-nine artists who adore the Lookout share their recipes and their art.

The fabulous cookbook, LOOKOUT COOKOUT, will be out in time for Christmas. An online version will be ready soon for you to peruse and reserve your copy.

Meanwhile, the art works are being auctioned in aid of the Lookout on Saturday 26th November. You are invited to a champagne viewing party on Saturday 12th November, 11am - 1pm at the Art House, where some of the recipes will be served.

You may also view the works online and place your bids (or buy now) at https://airauctioneer.com/lookout-cookout

POETRY IN ALDEBURGH

Alex Helm invites us to ART | POEM | PARTY

PLATHITUDE IN THE TOWER

Friday 4th November and Saturday 5th November

On Friday 4th November and Saturday 5th November there will be lines of poetry by Sylvia Plath in the Tower.

Either: Which poems do they come from?

Or: Can you draw/sketch/paint/cartoon a response which encapsulates the line?

Prizes: After Sylvia Plath edited by Sarah Corbett and Ian Humphrey’s.

BREAKFAST MEETING

Saturday 5th November | South Lookout Tower, 8.30am - 9.30am

How can we use language to write about the smells, the sounds, the taste of the sea? The Breakfast Meeting is a practical workshop exploring poetic techniques while listening to the sounds of the sea over coffee and croissants in the base of the South Lookout Tower surrounded by Regine Bartsch's work. You will be encouraged to write about your experiences in or on the sea and a sea journey you have made. We shall explore existing poems, one by an amateur and others by established poets such as Sylvia Plath and Alice Oswald. Bring a pen and notebook and dress warmly!

ART | POEM | PARTY

Saturday 5th November | Seaflower, 32 High Street, Aldeburgh, 6pm - 7.45pm

To coincide with the Poetry in Aldeburgh Festival, Alex Helm is hosting a between-events party to which Arts Club members are warmly invited. Bring something to share, whether food or drink; art or a poem. We may be lucky and see fireworks on the beach too.

Alex has studied at Chelsea College of Art and Design and Central Saint Martin's. She lives in London, where she teaches part-time, and has been coming to Aldeburgh since the 1980s. Aldeburgh has always held a sense of freedom and space for her. Some of Alex's current thinking and exploratory work can be found on Instagram @alexandrahelm_artist.

MAKING WAVES POETRY COMPETITION

Deadline, Sunday 6th November 6pm.

We are looking for poems about the sea that are original, surprising and/or moving.

Some ideas: bring your notebook and come and contemplate the waves at the top of the Lookout, write an ekphrastic about Regine Bartsch's work, describe an incident when you were frightened at sea, capture the sound of the sea, be political, critical, witty…

First prize - Free ticket to next year's festival.

Runners Up - Signed copy of one collection of poetry from the festival.

Place your entries on paper in the box in the Lookout Tower

POET IN THE TOWER

Saturday 6th November | 10am - 4pm

On Sunday 6th November there will a poet in the South Lookout Tower every hour from 10am to 4pm. Bring along a poem you are working on and have a one-to-one workshop with your head in the clouds.

You can sign up on the chalk board at the foot of the Tower or contact Vanessa Raison in person at vanessa.raison@btinternet.com

Click the link below to view the full programme:

https://www.poetryinaldeburgh.org/festival-programme

REGINE BARTSCH AT THE LOOKOUT

Friday 4th - Sunday 6th November | The South Lookout

Regine Bartsch shows her latest paintings at the Aldeburgh Beach Lookout during Poetry in Aldeburgh Friday 4 - Sunday 6 November. Meet Regine and view her paintings over drinks at the Lookout from 4.30pm on Friday 4th November.

The poet, Lynne Nesbit, is inspired by Regine's paintings and writes poems and sings them live at 11am on Saturday morning 5th November. All welcome!

MEMBERS’ NEWS

Bill Pryde x Bermondsey Project Space

Opening reception Wednesday 2nd November | 6pm - 9pm @ Bermondsey Project Space

A fully illustrated catalogue to accompany this exhibition will be available online via Bermondsey Project Space!

Abbey Hall 2022 Christmas Fair

Late night Friday | 11th November, 4pm - 9pm

All day Saturday | 12th November 10am - 6pm

Our Christmas fair is back! Wreath and floristry, antiques and collectables, jewellery, candles, Christmas decorations, chocolate, festive food and drinks and a lot more!

Head over to their website or contact Olivia Pomp at olivia@oliviapomp.com

Aldeburgh Documentary Festival 2022

Hold the Date | 18th, 19th and 20th November

The DocFest team are busy working on a though-provoking and enjoyable programme. Click here to find out more.

Aldeburgh Music Club are having a party

Saturday 19th November | 7.30pm at Snape Maltings Concert Hall

We would love to welcome you back as Aldeburgh Music Club returns to Snape Maltings to celebrate their 70th anniversary.

Join us for an exciting evening of celebration and musical delights, including Vaughan Williams' Serenade to Music, Britten's Hymn to St Cecilia, Delibes' Flower Duet from Lakmé, and Parry's I Was Glad.

At this time of great change, we will be embracing our roots in our founder Benjamin Britten and looking forward to another 70 years of music making - starting with an exciting new commission. Our choir will enchant you with a concert of favourites both old and new, serene and triumphant.

Click here to book tickets.

Perienne Christian at The Fry Art Gallery

November 19th - November 20th | 12pm - 4pm

Perienne has a busy Autumn. She is running her drawing and poetry courses online. Perienne is delighted to have four paintings in the Fry Art Gallery annual exhibition and sale. She will also exhibit in The Architecture of Trees at Gallery East, Woodbridge.

Click here to find out more!

Wonderful Beast Presents Once Upon a Time

Sunday 27th November 4pm

Join the celebrations for an evening of entertainment with highlights from a quarter century of Wonderful Beast - the theatre company of myths, legends, folk and fairytales for all ages.

SUBMITTING A NOTICE

Don't forget to send me an image of yourself and a paragraph about you for the ARTS CLUB MEMBERS page of the Aldeburgh Beach Lookout website. The easiest way to submit a notice is to send it to caroline@carolinewiseman.com.

Submit a Notice