Contemporary and Country (C&C) present contemporary art and handmade craft by established artists and makers based in East Anglia in pop-up exhibitions that celebrate our rural surroundings. C&C's artists and makers live and work in the towns and villages throughout the east of England. Most live in rural areas. They bring about a closer understanding of the countryside, encouraging greater consideration for nature, as its appreciation and preservation becomes ever more prescient to our time.
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HANDMADE FOR THE HOME
Unique Gift Ideas from East Anglian Artists and Makers-
Karen Bek
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Carolyn Brookes-Davies
Carolyn Brookes-Davies graduated from Goldsmiths College, London University in 1980 with a BA honours degree, followed by an MA at The Royal College of Art graduating in 1982. Carolyn is a multi-media artist and maker who lives and works in North Norfolk. She works using repetitive processes, constructing three dimensional objects by conscious sourcing, gathering, collecting and assembling material. -
Steve Gore-Rowe
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Kathryn Hearn
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Stewart Hearn
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Katharina Klug
Katharina Klug describes herself as a potter, artist, business woman and maker and is based in Cambridge. Originally, from Austria and brought up to work with clay - her mother being a well known potter in Austria. Her work as a ceramic artist focuses primarily on the exploration of shapes on the pottery wheel. -
Stephen Murfitt
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Tim Plunkett
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Ella Porter
Ella Porter is inspired by both the urban landscape and coastal features of North Norfolk. Graduating from the Royal College of Art with an MA in Contemporary Ceramics, she continues to base herself in London. Her present interests stem from a background in painting, printmaking and ceramics. -
Layne Rowe
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Yve Slater
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Cecilia Willis
Twenty more years in Asia has given Cecilia Willis a profound appreciation of the aesthetic and influenced all her creative work. Cecilia has a need to make; from jewellery she turned to clay and has been throwing at the wheel for 17 years. Returning to England in 2014 she set up her studio in Norfolk.
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EXHIBITION FOR SPRING 2024
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GATEPOST
Latest news: artist activities, studio and gallery visits, exhibitions and events-
The Gallery at Butley Mills Studios, Suffolk
The Wanderer – group exhibition inspired by the Anglo-Saxon elegy 30 November, 2023On the first frosty day this autumn we visited "The Wanderer", a group exhibition inspired by the Anglo-Saxon elegy of the same name at The Gallery, @butleymillsstudios, before it closes on the 6th of December. -
Handmade from the East
Unique Gift Ideas from East Anglian Artists and Makers 9 November, 2023For C&C’s winter collection 2023 we have put together a seasonal selection of contemporary art and handmade craft made by the East Anglia’s finest artists and makers. Selected with your needs in mind in the quest to source a matchless gift for someone special. -
Farewell to King's Lynn
Thanks to all our visitors 29 October, 2023We are delighted to have welcomed visitors to see the work of artists from Norfolk and Suffolk in the Fermoy Gallery and Shakespeare Barn. Having opened on September 9 we have averaged just short of 70 visitors a day. -
Inviting the next generation in
King's Oak Primary School Visit 19 October, 2023Arriving at 10am the pupils entered the two spaces to view the work. As they began, their teacher Rebecca along with newly appointed Learning and Engagement Officer, Jane Hamilton were asked to simply walk calmly through the galleries and look at the exhibits. -
Spotlight: Rosie Phillips
Capturing the narratives behind the sitter 12 October, 2023Rosie Phillips is a self-taught painter. Creativity was always a part of her childhood, but it wasn’t until she completed A-Levels in 2019 that she began practicing art professionally, taking on commissioned work and exhibiting locally. -
What kind of animal are you?
Opening Weekend of Heads and Tails 10 September, 2023Our latest exhibition "Heads and Tails' is now open in the Shakespeare Bark and Fermoy Gallery, King's Lynn. It brings together a group of artists who have all been working with the many narratives that inform their work and have given rise to this exhibition exploring teh interspecies bonds formed between people and animals. -
C&C's latest exhibiton Heads and Tails launches
Picturing People and Other Animals 6 September, 2023Heads and Tails will be a group exhibition of ten artists exploring the interspecies bonds formed between people and animals and how they look within the home, the workplace or in the wild. The artists propose various disciplines that engage with human as well as animal behaviour and how that is represented in art now. Heads and Tails will open Saturday 9 September, until Saturday 28th October 2023. It will be open Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 11am to 4pm with FREE ENTRY. It takes place at The Fermoy Gallery and Shakespeare Barn, St. George's Guildhall, 29 King Street, King's Lynn, PE30 1HA. -
Ceramic forms imbued with a true sense of place
Marsh Mud Glazed Vessels by Ella Porter 1 July, 2023Drawing upon the unique landscape of Stiffkey Salt Marshes; this collection of works reflect on a sense of this special place through memories of costal walks and observations of the landscape shifting and changing through seasons.
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MEDIA COVERAGE
View editorial advertising on C&C events in print, digital and broadcast media-
Country Life - Heads & Tails makes it as an Unmissable Event
Unmissable Events 11 October 2023We are grateful to the editorial team at Country Life for giving us a mention in the 'Unmissable Events' section on p47 of this week's edition. -
What's On in Norfolk - October Issue
Heads & Tails in The Fermoy and Shakespeare Barn 22 September 2023 -
Arty Facts in North Norfolk
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Gallery: Art with a tail to tell
15 September 2023Ian Burt captured the essence of the many tales spun into the artworks on display in the galleries in St George's Courtyard, off King Street, King's Lynn. See Gallery images... -
Going Out - with a fair few animals included
7 September 2023Big thank you to the Places and Faces team for including mention in 'Going Out' column. Our new exhibition 'Heads & Tails: Picturing People and Other Animals' is open in... -
ArtRabbit on Heads & Tails
6 September 2023Norfolk Spotlight: Heads & Tails. Picturing People and Other Animals We are grateful to Vivi and her team at ArtRabbit for this feature on our new exhibition in the heart... -
ArtsEast: Heads and Tails at The Guildhall, King's Lynn
5 September 2023A huge thank you to Sarah Veness and her tteam aat ArtsEast for running an article about our current show 'Heads & Tails: picturing people and Other Animals' currently openn... -
Lynn News: Heads and Tails opens in King's Lynn
5 September 2023Thanks to jeremy Ransome of Lynn News for running an article about teh opening of our new exhibition 'Heads & Tails'. See link below to view online https://www.lynnnews.co.uk/whats-on/heads-and-tails-exhibition-9329014/ -
Heads & Tails exhibition opens in King's Lynn
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Sean Scully and East to East at Houghton Hall
27 March 2023We are thankful to Dominic Castle and his team at Norfolk Magazine for covering the build up to the opening of Sean Scully - smaller than the sky and our... -
An Arty Weekend in North Norfolk
23 March 2023We were delighted to get a mention in the Guardian on 23 March for 'EAST TO EAST' This year promises to be a wonderful opportunity to see lots of art... -
Art & Culture in Norwich and Norfolk
13 March 2023The new brochure promoting art and culture in Norfolk and Norwichhas been published outlingin all the events and activities for residents and visitors across Norfolk including the City of Norwich....
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