September 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
Happy 10th Anniversary to all members of the Arts Club Aldeburgh Beach!
MEMBERS’ BULLETIN
This bulletin highlights a selection of art happenings this month in and around Suffolk. You can also read this on our website. 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
Claire Zakiewicz
Boudicca's Daughters
At the Lookout from: Thurs Aug 31 - Sun Sept 3
Performance of Boudicca's Daughters Friday September 1, 7-8 pm. Join Claire Zakiewicz at her site-specific performance, Boudicca’s Daughters at Aldeburgh Beach Lookout as part of the Lookout Cookout series. From August 30 - September 3, 2023 Claire will stage a compelling re-imagining of the story of Boudicca, her daughters and their fight for justice in the local Aldeburgh area two thousand years ago.
Plus, Claire will invite local women to sit for her, asking them to discuss some (or all) of the following themes, which have been selected for their strong resonance with the story of Boudicca: Generation, Inheritance, Motherhood and Daughters.
DeathVideo Projections: Thurs/Fri/Sat 8pm - 10pm
For more information about Claire click here www.clairezakiewicz.com
LOOKOUT COOKOUT recipe tasting!
Claire Zakiewicz Strawberry Surprise Mess Saturday 2nd September 12 - 4pm
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!
Arts Club Open
Approx 100 people visited each day and nearly a third of the pictures sold, so not too bad considering everything!
Aaron Kasmin and Sarah Shane
Links and Connections
Wednesday 13th Sep - Sunday 17th Sep Opening hours tbc or contact Caroline
Private View Sunday 17th September 12-2pm with Lookout Cookout tasting of Chocolate Mousse.
Drinks will be served
Arts Club Trip to Tuscany
22nd - 29th September
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!
Beautiful views at our Tuscan Villa
BBQ in the sunshine on our Cyprus trip 2018!
MEMBERS’ NEWS
The Cut
For his solo show, the legendary Scottish sculptor Bruce McLean is showing sculpture, painting, ceramics, films, a flag, the design and making of a school, posters, records of performance -all examples of his extraordinary range of art activity over the last 60 years. Bruce will be in The Cut on September 9th for the Private View, with hospitality sponsored by Fishers Gin. And as part of this show, The Cut will be showing Arts Club member Eileen Haring Woods’ new film made with Bruce. A signed, limited edition of the show poster will be available.
The chapel-like interior of the Dovecote Space was the inspiration for this exhibition. At the core of the show are three large drawings on vintage nautical charts memorializing the last 12 fishing boats gradually disintegrating on Aldeburgh beach. Further groups explore the themes of coastal loss to the sea and Caroline's visual interpretation of the Shipping Forecast alongside a group of paintings based on the ex-voto model boats found in seaside churches and chapels across Europe.
CONTACT
devi@devisingh.com
cmcadamclark@hotmail.com
carolinemcadamclark.com
piersfeethamgallery.com
Stephen Cooper invites us to his exhibition at The Aldeburgh Gallery
14-20 September 9-5pm daily
PV with prosecco on Thursday 14th and Friday 15th 5-7pm
Arts Club Member Stephen Cooper holds his first Aldeburgh show, Inspired by Venice at the Aldeburgh gallery. All members are welcome.
Stephen’s handmade collages conjure his beloved ‘City of Waters, poised between Rome and Byzantium, between Christianity and Islam’ Stephen layers pigments, pastel, encaustic, gold leaf and gilder’s paste over an array of papers. He then hand-tears and assembles the collages, including ephemera such as stamps, photographs, vintage banknotes, chocolate wrappers, antique and reproduction prints and newspapers.
Changing Times - FlipSide @ 10
Saturday 23 September, Yew Tree Farm
Standard tickets £80+ booking fee
We're 4 weeks out from our celebration of ideas and encounters in the beautiful grounds of Yew Tree Farm. Read about two more of our stimulating sessions in this newsletter, then make sure to get your tickets through the link below!
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.
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