Exhibitions | anterosarts

Exhibitions run Tuesday - Saturday, 10am-5pm.

On the last day of an exhibition the gallery will close at 4pm

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Meet The Anterians

26th September - 8th October 2023

Open View: Thursday 28th September 6-8pm. Artist and Anteros Trustee Helen Wells will be saying a few words at 6.30pm.

Meet the Artist: Artists will be working in the Main Gallery throughout the exhibition. Keep an eye on our social media for details.

Sensitive Indicator: Sunday 1st Oct, 12-1 and 2-3pm Helen Wells will be performing her new one woman show Sensitive Indicator in the Main Gallery.

We're delighted to once again be a part of Norfolk Open Studios. Anteros is home to a thriving community of resident artists and supports many other local artists through our exhibitions and gallery shop. Norfolk Open Studios is a chance for us to showcase much of this work.

This year, we're also hosting a special exhibition in our Main Gallery of work by our resident artists, volunteers, trustees and staff – all the Anterians! We look forward to seeing you here! Check which studioholders are open to visitors every day during Norfolk Open Studios and look out for details of Meet the Artist events.

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Suggested Narrative

26th September - 8th October 2023

Open View: Thursday 28th September 6-8pm.

Meet the Artist: Rachel will be working in the Front Room gallery throughout the exhibition (except Thursdays)

Using printmaking and drawing, Rachel creates work as an emotional response to their surroundings. Their eclectic work may be about highlighting the richness of the natural environment, foregrounding elements of identity and being, or feature portraits of people and images of crows. These subjects are rendered with a sketchy line, movement and energy.

Rachel invites people to create their own narrative when viewing the work. They hope others will scrutinize, analyse, explore connections and reach their own understanding.

Rachel graduated in 1990 from Central Saint Martin’s School of Art with a BA (Hons) in Fine Art – Printmaking and Photo Media. They have continued to make work since then, consolidating their practice, developing techniques and extending their repertoire of media and subjects.

Coming soon...

"...Also Light" by Simon Boyd

10th-21st October
MAIN GALLERY & FRONT ROOM

Simon Boyd was born in London in 1978 and has had strong family links to Suffolk for many years to the present day.

He studied Fine Art for four years at Middlesex University in London, and his love of the wide open Suffolk and Norfolk skies formed the beginning of a quest to convey the harmony of nature; echoed in the work portrayed in this exhibition.

"….. Also Light" reflects an emotional rapport and sense of magic that underpins nature. The 'circle of time is a constant theme in his work, and the urgent need of humanity for peace and contemplation.

Simon has been very influenced by the work of the poet and visionary, William Blake.

A key inspiration for the colour and depth of his work is the South American landscape of La Pampa, where many of these paintings were created. Simon's use of palette echoes the sense of vitality and purity the landscape there evokes.
"When I am looking at the immense flatness of La Pampa and the profound stillness evoked, an awed sense of the infinite comes to me; that seems to take me back to the very source of being and creation. If I can portray that in my paintings, I have hopefully succeeded in touching a vibration deep within the core of each of us; a salve to counterbalance the negativity that often leads to a sense of hopelessness".

Dimensions: Taking the First Steps into a Larger World by Cameron Murphy-Lennox

24th October-4th November
MAIN GALLERY

A 3D printing and modelling exhibition.

Cameron is a local artist currently studying Animation & Visual Effects at NUA. Whilst much of this work is digital, Cameron has developed workshop practices away from screens — requiring tactile modelling, paint, and finishing skills. He thus achieves a balance between the virtual and physical worlds.

“I’ve always been interested in Star Wars and the original ethos that great effects can be achieved with a limited budget and lots of imagination. I did a prop modelling workshop at Pinewood Studios using silicon moulds and bought a small 3D printer to make my own helmets or ‘buckets’. Using online templates, I printed out my first three-dimensional models and worked out ways to assemble, paint, and finish them in a way that looks used and individual. It is an absorbing practice that needs patience, problem-solving abilities, and attention to detail.”

Cameron is keen to demonstrate the possibilities of 3D modelling as an accessible, therapeutic, and imaginative art form; and to open up the medium to new audiences taking their own first steps into this larger world.

Pending by Hannah Ayres

24th October-4th November
FRONT ROOM

Open View: 26th October 6-8pm
Meet the Artist: 4th November 2-4pm

Pending… The moment between moving on.

Inspiration often comes from unexpected places. For me, it all started with three little dots—ellipsis that creates part of my logo and sparked my curiosity. What could these dots mean beyond their grammatical use? I wanted to explore this further. Questions led me to create my exhibition, "Pending…".

Photography has always been at the core of my art. It's been my way of capturing moments, emotions, and stories that resonate with me and my audience. But in a fast-changing world that keeps updating its technology and media I felt the need to pause, step back, and reflect on my artistic journey.

One of the main themes of "Pending…" is repurposing everyday materials. In a world filled with disposable objects and digital content, I found beauty and potential in things like junk mail, food packaging, and instruction manuals. These ordinary materials became my canvas, where I combined my photographic work with various mediums. I used my computer, printer, typewriter, letterpress letters, stamps and watercolours to blend images. The result is a blend of textures, colours, and stories that feel timeless in our fast-paced world.

"Pending…" showcases a range of artworks, each with its own unique story and perspective. From badges and T-shirts that let you take a piece of my vision with you, to iron-on photographs that invite you to be part of the art, to handmade books, prints, postcards, and framed or unframed works—all of these are affordable because I believe art should be accessible to everyone.

"Pending…" isn't just an exhibition—it's a celebration of reflection and renewal, a testament to the power of the artistic process in a world that never stops changing. I hope you find inspiration, connection, and meaning in these works because art is for everyone.

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Women & Water by Helen Vine & Genevieve Rudd

7th-18th November
FRONT ROOM

Women & Water is a collaboration between two local artists: Community Artist & Wild Beach Leader Genevieve Rudd and Poet and Actress Helen Vine. The exhibition will explore various art forms, both visual and literary, creating nature-inspired artwork sparked by the artists and brought to life by women from local deprived coastal areas who face social disadvantages and experience isolation. Sustainable materials will be used to inspire reflection on the themes of grief, loss, waterways, flora, Autumn, the wild and ecology, from a female perspective. The exhibition will include live art.

Connections by TOPstitch

21st November - 2nd December
MAIN GALLERY

Open View: 23rd November 6 - 8PM

Textile Connections (a talk by Helen Durrant): 25th November 2-3PM - See our Other Events page for details

“CONNECTIONS”
Is presented by TOPstitch, the well-known Norwich based textile art group.

With new members, since last exhibiting at Anteros, each has been inspired to create a connected series to display. From classical to abstract, traditional to contemporary, using hand and machine embroidery and mixing media, the pieces showcase the divergent talents of the textile artists.

The group then converges with a jigsaw presentation of stitchery where individual personalities can be seen.

Members may be present throughout the exhibition, will be at the open view on Thursday 23rd November (6-8pm) and on Saturday afternoon, 2nd December, come and meet them.

Hear about the textile connection and techniques members have used to create the unique pieces at the “Textile Connections” talk on Saturday 25th November (2-3pm).