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Humans – Strength and Frailty
Spring Art Show in Norwich
and this exhibition at the Yare Gallery, Great Yarmouth reflects
Over the last two years, we have all coped with the pandemic in different ways. Some of us have grown, others have struggled,
Artists from across the East of England will be exhibiting at the
the broad range of
Spring Art Show in the heart of Norwich city centre. The exhibition,
physical and emotional
a staple event in Norfolk’s art calendar, will return for its ninth
states we experienced,
outing this April. The show, taking place in the Atrium at the Forum
through portraiture and
between April 6th and 10th, will gather together an eclectic mix of
sculptural pieces, created
artists working in a range
by over sixty artists from
of art forms and styles.
across the UK.
Organised by Norwich
The gallery’s three storeys
artist Brian Korteling, the
are bursting with stories to tell in paint, photography, sculpture
exhibition annually
and drawing. The walls are hung with portraits and other
attracts thousands of
pictures, many of which are very personal to the sitter and artists,
visitors. The original
showing strength and frailty, and some exhibiting grief and loss.
works and prints on show will all be for sale. Brian Korteling said:
All the artworks are thought provoking, and some may be
‘After the past couple of years it's great to be back in the Forum
challenging. In the projection room, a film created by students
showing art. This year’s show will see more than 50 artists
from East Norfolk College, uses stills of paintings of East Anglian
exhibiting some really exciting and sometimes challenging work.
NHS workers, created by local artists for this project. There are
With some well-known and some lesser well-known artists all from
also a small number of works depicting local NHS staff kindly
the East of England, the exhibition will be a real celebration of local
loaned back for this exhibition. Two of the artists taking part are
creativity and talent.’ www.springartshow.co.uk
NHS staff themselves. www.yare.org.uk
Samuel Thomas: Dreamscape Norfolk-based artist Samuel Thomas, renowned for bringing us his Pop art celebrations of Norfolk, brings us a new collection of surreal artworks titled Dreamscape. During a trip away to travel the world, Samuel Thomas began work on a new collection of artworks. These drawings from his sketch book, now finished digitally, form this new collection of artworks titled Dreamscape. ‘Sometimes I sketch to make sense of all of the ideas, hopes and frustrations that exist in my head,’ says Samuel. ‘During my travels, when my mind was open and I had left behind everything that felt stable and familiar, sketching was a daily activity. I began to see life from a different perspective. Ultimately I learnt that the hopes and dreams we have in life are the things that save us. This collection of drawings in black and white and sepia offer us a glimpse at some of those intangible things we are all seeking to obtain.’ You can explore the stories and see this new collection of limited edition prints at www.samuelthomasart.co.uk
