Calendar of Events
Tutored Painting courses
Professionally tutored two day, small group painting courses
From April to September, we are running a series of courses for beginners to experienced artists in the Workshop at Snape Maltings. Sketching and painting courses are run and tutored by professional artist and tutor, Christine Lester. Take advantage of this unique opportunity to be guided by a professional artist and to capture the timeless landscape and waterside activities at the Maltings. For bookings telephone 01277 354412 www.artbreakseastanglia.com
We now have a stunning new workshop and exhibition venue available for a variety of events. Ranging from exhibitions to childrens parties, this stunning venue on the quay is perfect for you to hire and enjoy. For enquiries please ring 01728 688303 or email nikki@snapemaltings.co.uk
James Allen Watercolours
James Allen is one of Suffolk’s most prolific and collected water colour artists. During May we have an informal retrospective collection of his work in the Gallery at Snape Maltings.
James Allen was born in Framlingham, Suffolk and is the youngest son of one of the town’s butchers. From an early age, he had a keen interest in sketching both landscape and wild life.
He joined the Army and served with the East Anglian Regimental Band and it was during this time that he started to study oil painting. On leaving the Army he settled in Norwich and in 1977 he decided to go it alone as a professional artist concentrating on local landscapes, wild life and more recently still life.
His work has been exhibited throughout East Anglia and also in London and has been chosen for display by the Royal Academy and the Royal Miniature Society. Many of his pictures are in collections in the UK and abroad.
So why not come along to the Gallery and enjoy recognising some of your favourite Suffolk scenes and places interpreted by James Allen?
Dawn Chorus and Breakfast
Join us for this very special Dawn Chorus walk from the Maltings. Departing at 5.30 am our guide Malcolm Farrow will lead us for a magical morning walk as the wildlife awakes.
Where better to experience the music of nature than a location that inspired one of our most respected composers? Join us for an early morning walk and enjoy two hours of bird listening, rather than bird watching. We’ll help you to hear and identify the many varieties of bird song found in the beautiful River Alde valley. Our walk will be followed by a hearty cooked breakfast at the Snape Maltings Cafe 1885, which is included in the price of this event.
5.30am start. 19th May. Duration about 2hrs. Price £15
Sally Anne Fitter
Strong composition and imaginative colours are a hallmark of Norfolk-based Sally Anne’s still lives.
Sally Anne Fitter will be exhibiting here in the Gallery at Snape Maltings from Saturday 2 June to Thursday 5 July . Sally Anne delights in painting still life with familiar objects, framed within windows and interiors, and her landscape paintings are both creative and imaginative. We are delighted to have her work here in profusion as we head into summer.
We love the strong colours and numerous painting techniques she uses, combined with a strong sense of design and composition that invites the viewer to look again at the ordinary and familiar. She has an imaginative eye for colour, with a warm, rich colour palette that adds a vivid and recognisable feel to her paintings.
After moving to Norfolk, Sally Anne paints full time, and regularly exhibits in galleries, around the country.
She will be here in the Gallery to celebrate the launch of her exhibition with drinks between 12 and 3pm on Saturday 2 June. Please do come and join us – no invitation is required.
Jubilee Royal Icing Workshop
Royal icing is set for a huge revival, as John Dean from the New Round House, Saxmundham will explain.
At the end of this wonderful workshop you will have created a beautiful iced sampler using all the basic skills learnt and used during the day.The day will give you the opportunity to understand:
- How to make royal icing
- The effective use and types of colour
- Making paper bags and using a range of icing nozzles
- Basic piping skills: dots, snail trail, scrolls, simple lettering and runout, piped flower blossoms
This one day beginners course at £50 per person (including all equiptment, ingredients and afternoon cream tea) is a real Royal Jubilee treat to kick-start a new hobby!
Emily Rae Manning
Launching Snape Maltings’ own brand with local artist Emily Rae Manning
Emily Rae Manning is a talented young Suffolk-based artist and printmaker. As you can see from her work above, her style is simple but detailed, with a clean graphic feel that reflects the spirit of place here at Snape Maltings.
Over the past few months, we have been developing a unique range of Snape Maltings products using Emily’s designs, featuring reeds, avocets, and barley amongst the many images that she has developed uniquely for us. The mugs and notelets are now in stock, and look out for textiles, delicious chocolate, and many more exciting developments on our own brand lines using Emily Rae Manning’s designs.
To launch the new ranges, a collection of Emily’s original work will be featured in the stairwell of the Granary block here at Snape Maltings, and prints and signs like the one above will be available to purchase from the Gallery.
Exhibition runs in the stairwell of Granary block from 2 June – 20 July.
June Farmers’ Market
Come and enjoy one of Suffolk’s finest food markets, a wonderful array of fresh produce and delicious artisan products all under one roof.
Vintage Market
The wonderful vintage market comes to the Maltings with over 50 stalls where the emphasis is on unusual, high quality, one-off pieces. Sometimes handmade, other times refound. Expect to find vintage clothes, antique furniture, Twentieth Century designs in a relaxed and social atmosphere.
Regular Guided Walks
Everyone is welcome to enjoy walks along the Alde Estuary following the choice of footpaths on both river banks from the Maltings.
A Snape Warren Circuit
Join us for a wonderful guided walk to explore the landscape and wildlife of the beautiful River Alde valley. You’ll discover an extraordinary estuary, amazing marshes and a heavenly heath – all in the space of two hours! Find out how the landscape we see today has been shaped by centuries of human activity and see some of the wildlife that lives in this special place. Each walk starts and finishes at Snape Maltings and last approximately two hours.
A walk in the footsteps of St Botolph
Join us for a leisurely guided walk to St Botolph’s Church Iken, along the tranquil southern shore of the River Alde. Discover some of the secrets of this ancient landscape and hear tales of Saints and Saxons, Vikings and mythical monsters. We’ll also look for some of the amazing wildlife to be found along the river.
Walks are £5 per person and please allow approximately 2 hours. For bookings please click through to our bookings page
