... takes place on Sunday September 4th from 10am to 4pm and is free to the public. Official Opening by the Mayor of Felixstowe, Cllr Doreen Savage, is at 11am at the Art on the Prom tent at the bottom of Bent Hill. Admission to Art on the prom is free.
ART
This year will see 86 stalls from the Pier towards the Spa Theatre and beyond. Over 100 artists will be displaying and selling a wide range of original art, including painting, photography, ceramics, glass, wood, sculpture, fibre, textiles, jewellery and graphics. Artists come from all over Suffolk as well as from Beds, Birmingham, Essex, Norfolk, Northampton, Wales and Yorkshire.
Look out for the art installations. "Beached Bodies" (featuring work by local artists and students from Orwell High School) and "You've Been Framed" (an installation by students from University College, Suffolk) are on the beach near the Spa Theatre. "Lost and Found in Felixstowe" is in the Gardens just beyond the Spa Theatre car park.
Art workshops, open and free to all, will be in the marquees in the Gardens. You can drop in at any time between 10 am and 3pm to try your hand at monoprinting, willow sculpting, sea theme stone painting, a decorative rocking boat or Crazy Clay Faces. All workshops are led by qualified and experienced artists and there are facilities to support those with disabilities.
Display of schools' work - Portray a Piece of the Sky
Don't miss this stunning display near the art workshops . Art on the Prom artists held workshops with children from Grange, Trimley St Mary and Trimley St Martin Primary Schools and Beacon Hill and Thomas Wolsey Schools.
ENTERTAINMENT will be provided by The Ipswich Hospital Band, Tutti Frutti Voices, the Portable Barrel Organ, Angie the Hula Hooper and Jay the Magician. Contemporary Bands, featuring Songs from thr Blue House, Hohum, Anita Maj, Adam Moss and Alex Body, will be playing in the gardens near The Hut from 1pm onwards.
REFRESHMENTS
Check out the News Page to see more about the Fairtrade Stall, David Barnard's Hog Roast, and Food From Around The World provided by The International Women's Club.
ART
This year will see 86 stalls from the Pier towards the Spa Theatre and beyond. Over 100 artists will be displaying and selling a wide range of original art, including painting, photography, ceramics, glass, wood, sculpture, fibre, textiles, jewellery and graphics. Artists come from all over Suffolk as well as from Beds, Birmingham, Essex, Norfolk, Northampton, Wales and Yorkshire.
Look out for the art installations. "Beached Bodies" (featuring work by local artists and students from Orwell High School) and "You've Been Framed" (an installation by students from University College, Suffolk) are on the beach near the Spa Theatre. "Lost and Found in Felixstowe" is in the Gardens just beyond the Spa Theatre car park.
Art workshops, open and free to all, will be in the marquees in the Gardens. You can drop in at any time between 10 am and 3pm to try your hand at monoprinting, willow sculpting, sea theme stone painting, a decorative rocking boat or Crazy Clay Faces. All workshops are led by qualified and experienced artists and there are facilities to support those with disabilities.
Display of schools' work - Portray a Piece of the Sky
Don't miss this stunning display near the art workshops . Art on the Prom artists held workshops with children from Grange, Trimley St Mary and Trimley St Martin Primary Schools and Beacon Hill and Thomas Wolsey Schools.
ENTERTAINMENT will be provided by The Ipswich Hospital Band, Tutti Frutti Voices, the Portable Barrel Organ, Angie the Hula Hooper and Jay the Magician. Contemporary Bands, featuring Songs from thr Blue House, Hohum, Anita Maj, Adam Moss and Alex Body, will be playing in the gardens near The Hut from 1pm onwards.
REFRESHMENTS
Check out the News Page to see more about the Fairtrade Stall, David Barnard's Hog Roast, and Food From Around The World provided by The International Women's Club.
