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Contemporary and Country present art and the handmade by established artists and makers based in the east of England in pop-up exhibitions held in non-gallery spaces celebrating rural surroundings.

On a recent trip to Scotland we visited the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Modern One, to see what actually am...
11/01/2025

On a recent trip to Scotland we visited the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Modern One, to see what actually amounts to a mini-retrospective by internationally acclaimed Scottish artist Bruce McLean. This exhibition has now been extended and closes on 23 November 2025.

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We have just received new works by Norfolk based artist Claire Cansick. You will find these added to our online collecti...
03/12/2024

We have just received new works by Norfolk based artist Claire Cansick. You will find these added to our online collections of paintings and works on paper. Take a look through for yourself. All the work is available for purchase online. By supporting the artists we work with, you will be celebrating the creativity and craftsmanship that make this region so unique.

Nature is a consistent theme running through Claire Cansick's work. She tends to paint on wooden panel as well as canvas in a non-formulaic way, following a train of thought that gives her work coherence. She does not repeat images but does re-visit her subjects expanding upon similar ideas or colours. She exhibits a quiet confidence in these powerful canvases. Clare says of her approach: 'Motivation to create comes from a desire to relate to others on a deeper level, something I can’t seem to put into words as I’m quite an introvert and I have been told my lone figures that sometimes enter my landscapes express that.'

Claire's paintings and drawings embrace a mysteriousness while depicting poignant memories of places near and far and the rural landscape on her doorstep. The drawings show the wild winds swirling across the landscape whipping up the smoke from fires we are not sure are under control, these for@ part of her study of natural and man made disasters. For her compelling views of the North Sea - both from in it as well as from shore or boat, she uses her own photos taken whilst wild swimming and exploring the North Sea off the coast of East Anglia.
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We visited an exhibition by Norfolk based artist Martin Battye on November 30th. Martin has had a long career as a respe...
02/12/2024

We visited an exhibition by Norfolk based artist Martin Battye on November 30th. Martin has had a long career as a respected abstract painter, as well as an industrial designer, producing large-scale abstract paintings, that have attracted a loyal audience to his work over the decades. Overseen by curators and cultural producers Kaavous Clayton and Julia Devonshire of based in Primeyarc, Great Yarmouth.

Paul Barratt (Curator at C&C) first came across his work in one of the prestigious John Moores exhibitions in the early 80s at the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool. His ability to work at scale using an all embracing sense of colour was mesmeric. Martin's use of colour is still prismatic, the paint sprayed or filtered in layers creating depth of field, as if the elements have atomised and the paint has taken on properties of molecular light.

He began painting on beer mats more than five years ago. Beer drinkers collect beer mats because they can be beautifully designed, or present a particular product the collector has bought into. It is a relatively common activity, but Martin has taken this everyday object - transforming it with paint and abstract pattern into an object of precious beauty that celebrates that moment of indulgence that a drink in a familiar and friendly pub affords. The resulting paintings are like little gem stones, cut square, round or hexagonal, perfectly regular. Sometimes the printed message on each beer mat is partially visible, on others totally obscured under thick vibrant layers of colour. Some have been masked by a mesh that creates a three dimensional pattern.

All proceeds from sales go to support Herring House (who support homeless people recovering from addictions) in working with Original Projects to present an exhibition at PrimeYarc in March 2025.

Ends 22 December 2024 in PrimeYarc, Market Gates Shopping Centre, Great Yarmouth. More in our blog online

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Last-Minute Holiday Shopping? We’ve Got You Covered.If you are searching for that perfect gift, now’s the time to place ...
25/11/2024

Last-Minute Holiday Shopping? We’ve Got You Covered.

If you are searching for that perfect gift, now’s the time to place your order! With just about a month left until Christmas, there’s still plenty of time to secure a fabulous gift, but we recommend getting your orders in within the next week or two to ensure they arrive in time before the holiday.

Discover our collection of original art and handmade objects inspired by the breathtaking landscapes and unique features of the East Anglian landscape. Contemporary and Country's current collection showcases the creativity that thrives in this part of the country.

Take a look through our selection for 2024. All the work is available for purchase online. By supporting the artists we work with, you will be celebrating the creativity and craftsmanship that make this region so unique.

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Featured image: "All Your Dreams" (detail) by Norfolk based painter Claire Cansick

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Last-Minute Holiday Shopping? We’ve Got You Covered.- https://mailchi.mp/2e76ed04f11d/art-fair-east-17438842  If you are...
25/11/2024

Last-Minute Holiday Shopping? We’ve Got You Covered.
- https://mailchi.mp/2e76ed04f11d/art-fair-east-17438842 If you are searching for that perfect gift, now’s the time to place your order! With just about a month left until Christmas, there’s still plenty of time to secure a fabulous gift, but we recommend getting your orders in within the next week or two to ensure they arrive in time. See original art and handmade objects inspired by the breathtaking landscapes and unique features of East Anglia.
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Norfolk based portrait artist Rosie Phillips featured in last night's episode of Sky Portrait Artist of the Year. Rosie ...
21/11/2024

Norfolk based portrait artist Rosie Phillips featured in last night's episode of Sky Portrait Artist of the Year. Rosie triumphed and reached the semi finals - huge congratulations to her...

Stephen Mangan presented the programme in their search for a star portrait artist, alongside returning judges, artist Tai Shan Schierenberg, independent curator Kathleen Soriano and art historian Kate Bryan.

The sitters included Heather Mills, Kevin McCloud and Martha Kearney. contemporaryandcountry.com

c. Pictures Rosie Phillips and SkyArts. contemporaryandcountry.com

See more works by Rosie Phillips in our online gallery: contemporaryandcountry.com

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Road trip to Scotland and more...Woke up in Edinburgh and couldn't wait to meet friends in their new home in Leith - a m...
16/11/2024

Road trip to Scotland and more...

Woke up in Edinburgh and couldn't wait to meet friends in their new home in Leith - a magnificent Georgian town house, both majestic and elegant - a fitting home for their vision to create a hub bringing music, art and politics together with a dynamic future very much in mind. The city itself is a European capital with a sense of Paris, Scandinavia and more.

We took in the and discovered the work of the remarkable Everlyn Nicodemus. Her joyful artworks are a response to the global oppression of women, the profound impact of racism and her personal trauma and recovery. Her work asks us to explore and question our understanding of identity, belonging and faith. More: https://www.nationalgalleries.org/exhibition/everlyn-nicodemus

We soon made a b-line for "I Want my Crown" by tucked away round the back weirdly but definitely worth the search. In the same afternoon we also took in exhibition near the Observatory off the Rio if Prince's Street with spectacular views across the city.

Onwards to Northumberland and wide open white sands and huge skies.

More about our plans for 2025 coming soon contemporaryandcountry.com

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Huge congratulations to Norfolk based painter Claire Cansick who has had three of her paintings chosen to be part of an ...
05/11/2024

Huge congratulations to Norfolk based painter Claire Cansick who has had three of her paintings chosen to be part of an exhibition called "Can The Seas Survive Us?" to be shown at Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts - due to open in March 2025

We are proud to include Claire's work in our online gallery. See our website for more.

Photo of SCVA © Pete Huggins

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Our last exhibition "Lay of the Land" in King’s Lynn, Norfolk may have closed now but we have produced a digital brochur...
04/11/2024

Our last exhibition "Lay of the Land" in King’s Lynn, Norfolk may have closed now but we have produced a digital brochure laying out the work of all 34 artists and makers from across Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire.

https://issuu.com/sugarfreedesign/docs/lay-of-the-land-brochure-2024-lr?fr=sYmE2YzY0ODI2MjE

Use this link to view the brochure where you will be able to link to art and the handmade works available to buy ... in time for Christmas!

"Wonderful exhibition, loved the Caroline Mackintosh and other smaller works in particular"
Alan and Ivy, Royston, Cambridge

"Beautiful show of colour that works so well, thanks so much"
Kathryn Hearn, artist

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Our recent exhibition celebrating the East Anglian landscape has come to an end. We would like to thank the 34 artists a...
28/10/2024

Our recent exhibition celebrating the East Anglian landscape has come to an end. We would like to thank the 34 artists and makers who contributed to the success of the show, the Borough Council of King's Lynn and West Norfolk for hosting it, and to all those who came to see it.

We had 1400 visitors!

"An absolutely amazing exhibition of the landscape through different eyes - inspirational" Anna, North Norfolk; "So much stunning work, thank you!" Annie, Suffolk; "Great exhibition", Darren, King's Lynn

Please access the PDF brochure online by clicking on a link on our home page. Join our mailing list to be the first to hear about our 2025 programme.

Works are still for sale on our website contemporaryandcountry.com

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"Lay of the Land" ends today at 4pm... From our latest blog... Tessa Newcomb's painting 'Woman on the Edge' features a m...
26/10/2024

"Lay of the Land" ends today at 4pm...

From our latest blog... Tessa Newcomb's painting 'Woman on the Edge' features a marginal figure wandering through the dunes, barely in the picture frame.

Each of Paul P Smith's paintings provides the viewer with a surfeit of visual information - it is a challenge to take it all in.

Mike Dodd' work "Kett's Oak" is commonly mistaken is being a black and white photograph. A reference to an uprising in 1549 by William Kett opposing the enclosure of common land into private hands, nine of the objectors were hung from this tree when the rebellion was suppressed.

Will Cutts has an approach that is based upon quick observation in the landscape, 'en plein air'. His intricate, and beautifully observed paintings depict the byways of Norfolk and Suffolk.

Some of Helen Derbyshire' textile works start with either a sketch or using a simple photographic or under-painted tonal schematic. She uses thread to stitch in the vegetation, sometimes on a machine other times by hand.

Each drawing by Nessie Stonebridge is sparsely laid out with skirmishes of incident, in this case birds engaged in territorial defence or attack, diving at each other. One could be the aggressor, the other its prey.

Works for sale in The Fermoy Gallery and Shakespeare Barn located at St George's Guildhall Courtyard .guildhall at 29 King Street, King's Lynn, PE30 1HA. Open 11am to 4pm.

See more about the artists and makers involved online: contemporaryandcountry.com

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Artists who explore the East Anglian region are featured in our exhibition "Lay of the Land". We close tomorrow, Saturda...
25/10/2024

Artists who explore the East Anglian region are featured in our exhibition "Lay of the Land". We close tomorrow, Saturday 26 October at 4pm. In the meantime, here are some of the painting and drawing highlights available to buy and add to your collection. Take a trip to king's Lynn to view in The Fermoy Gallery and Shakespeare Barn located at St George's Guildhall Courtyard .guildhall at 29 King Street, King's Lynn, PE30 1HA. Open 11am to 4pm.

See more about the artists and makers involved online: contemporaryandcountry.com

"East Anglia is an unfixed place of give and take, a land in continual argument with water, a marine fetch of counties, yet each with deeply interior and almost Continental airs and all edged to the west by a soggy one-time swamp." The Beauty of East Anglia - From Country Life

Thank you for your support and we look forward to welcoming you to one of our events in 2025. Join our mailing list online

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Friday and Saturday this week mark the end of our exhibition "Lay of the Land". Here are some of the highlights of the w...
24/10/2024

Friday and Saturday this week mark the end of our exhibition "Lay of the Land". Here are some of the highlights of the works available to add to your collection. Take a trip to king's Lynn to view in The Fermoy Gallery and Shakespeare Barn located at St George's Guildhall Courtyard .guildhall at 29 King Street, King's Lynn, PE30 1HA.

See more about the artists and makers involved online - with examples of their work for sale. Open until Saturday 26 October, 11am to 4pm.

"East Anglia is an unfixed place of give and take, a land in continual argument with water, a marine fetch of counties, yet each with deeply interior and almost Continental airs and all edged to the west by a soggy one-time swamp." The Beauty of East Anglia - From Country Life

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Just 3 days left to visit our exhibition "Lay of the Land" - here are more of the smaller works we have for sale from th...
23/10/2024

Just 3 days left to visit our exhibition "Lay of the Land" - here are more of the smaller works we have for sale from the 34 artists and makers exhibiting with us at the Fermoy and Shakespeare Barn in St George's Guildhall Courtyard .guildhall at 29 King Street, King's Lynn, PE30 1HA.

See more about the artists and makers involved online - with examples of their work for sale. Open today as well as Thursday, Friday and Saturday this week, 11am to 4pm.

"East Anglia is an unfixed place of give and take, a land in continual argument with water, a marine fetch of counties, yet each with deeply interior and almost Continental airs and all edged to the west by a soggy one-time swamp." The Beauty of East Anglia - From Country Life

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There are just 4 days left to see "Lay of the Land: East Anglian Landscape Now". We close this Saturday 26 October at 4p...
22/10/2024

There are just 4 days left to see "Lay of the Land: East Anglian Landscape Now". We close this Saturday 26 October at 4pm.

Displayed in the Fermoy Gallery and Shakespeare Barn at the beautiful Grade I listed Guildhall of St George, this inspiring showcase features a diverse range of artwork such as paintings, sculptures, photographs, ceramics, turned wood, glass, and shell work.

VISITORS FEEDBACK
"Sensational show. Thank you!" Dee, Suffolk
"So much stunning work" Annie, North Norfolk
"Great exhibition" Darren, King's Lynn

This is an exhibition celebrating the features that make the East Anglian landscape so distinctive. It will encompass recent work by artists and makers who show us why the east of England has maintained an enduring appeal among present day creative minds, how the landscape is changing, and the way it is represented in material terms in the work they produce.

The Fermoy Gallery and Shakespeare Barn, St George's Guildhall 29 King Street, King's Lynn PE03 1HA. (Open 11am to 4pm daily)

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CONTEMPORARY AND COUNTRY unearths the many creative people of this inspiring region and provides often isolated talents with an opportunity to showcase their work in pop-up exhibitions and online sales.

We exhibit a diverse range of works in relaxed and eclectic pop-up events. We combine works by artists, designers, ceramicists, textile designers, photographers, furniture makers and craftspeople.

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