October 2023
The Arts Club Aldeburgh Beach goes from strength to strength. Our 340 or so members are amongst the most exciting and influential arts people in Suffolk.
Sir PETER BLAKE RA, Sir HUMPHREY BURTON, LIZ CALDER,
EILEEN COOPER RA, EMMA FREUD, RYAN GANDER RA, JILL GREEN, MAGGI HAMBLING, Lady PATTY HOPKINS, ANTHONY HOROWITZ, IAN MCMILLAN, BLAKE MORRISON, BEN PRESTON, LIBBY PURVES, DIANA QUICK, JANICE TURNER, ALISON WILDING RA, ROGER WRIGHT, HELEN ATKINSON WOOD, DEREK WYATT
Here we are in Tuscany on our Arts Club trip- making art and having fun!
Arts Club Trip to Tuscany!
This booked up straight away so if you would like to join us on our trip to the renowned Cyprus College of Art (alumni include Terry Frost and Rachel Whiteread) in September ‘24 please contact me ASAP by clicking HERE! Our art trips are a fantastic combination of art making and fun making!
MEMBERS’ BULLETIN
This bulletin highlights a selection of art happenings this month in and around Suffolk. New works of art for sale, books, and tickets for events can be viewed on the online shop.
Let’s meet, mingle and collaborate this month!
See you all,
Caroline x
MONTHLY ARTS CLUB LUNCH
Monthly Arts Club Lunch, Wednesday 6th September 1pm @ the Lookout
This month, the Arts Club lunch will be held as usual in the Lookout. Please bring food and drink to share!
Advanced notice! Next month’s Arts Club lunch will be held at Sophie Sophia’s home in Woodbridge on 1st November, please RSVP to me and I will send you details.
Shaun Caton Mini Retrospective
You are invited to the private view on Saturday 7th October 11-4pm in the Lookout and the Arthouse
LOOKOUT COOKOUT recipe tasting!
Shaun Caton Fruits de Mer Chilli Style Sunday 8th October 12 - 2pm
Arts Club Aldeburgh Beach Member spotlight
EMMA FREUD
We are pleased to welcome Emma Freud as an honorary member of the Arts Club, here she is at home in Walberswick.
Click here to read all about Emma on her website
National Poetry Day at the Aldeburgh Beach Lookout
National Poetry Day Thursday 5th October Lynne Nesbit of the Suffolk poetry society, invites us to the Lookout for poetry readings. We think the times are 12-2pm but please check their website.
Judy Goldhill Lookout Cookout Recipe Tasting
Saturday 14th October 12-2pm all welcome!
MEMBERS’ NEWS
Arts Club Member Ruth McCabe Shore lines solo show at The George Farnham Gallery Saxmundham 3-21st October There is a Private View on Thursday, 5th October from 6 - 8pm and an Open Day on Saturday, 14th November from 11am - 3pm.
Heads & Tails
Arts Club Member Roger Hardy Exhibits in Kings Lynn in October
The Cut
As part of this show, The Cut will be showing Arts Club member Eileen Haring Woods’ new film made with Bruce.
The Cut, New Cut
Halesworth, Suffolk IP19 8BY
Dan Cruikshank stayed with us at the Lookout with his wife the artist Marenka Gabeler during her residency here in 2013.
An Evening with Dan Cruickshank
Friday 13th October 2023 at 7.30pm at Jubilee Hall Aldeburgh
An evening with the cultural historian and television presenter on why architecture matters.
Arts Club Member Susan Brinkhurst Pieces of Infinity at The Cut
17TH OCTOBER 2023 - 21ST NOVEMBER 2023 10AM - 4PM
Water, life’s essence, is vital for human existence. Human actions disrupt its cycle, stressing ecosystems. Acknowledging these elements underscores responsibility for nature’s harmony. By examining muddy river rivulets, Susan Brinkhurst reveals hidden beauty amid tide cycles and interventions.
An exhibition in support of WaterAid.
On the Edge & Beyond
The Aldeburgh Arts Collective pursue their exploration of transitional spaces or transitory states of mind, with new works that evoke moments of wonder, rites of passage, death and rebirth; and feature boundaries, thresholds, portals…
You are warmly invited to the private view at Courtyard Gallery in Aldeburgh on Friday 20th October 5.00pm-8.00pm.
Nadia Lasserson 80th Birthday Concert
Concert pianist Nadia Lasserson plays at Aldeburgh Church Monday 23rd October 12 noon in aid of Save the Children - All welcome!
SAVE THE DATE!
Jenny Hall invites us to SHAKE Festival 2023 October 7th and 8th Aldeburgh Jubilee Hall and Cinema.
SHAKE Festival, the celebration of Shakespeare which began in Halesworth in 2019, is moving to Aldeburgh Jubilee Hall this year for a fascinating weekend of talks, performance, comedy, music and sculpture!
The festival includes performances of new plays inspired by Shakespeare, comedy improv, talks by leading international directors, actors and academics, workshops, film, music, and performance art/ sculpture. Books will be on sale courtesy of Aldeburgh Bookshop.
Get your tickets here.
SAVE THE DATE!
Aldeburgh Documentary Film Festival - 18th-19th November
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