Artspace on the Prom will open on 12^th April for the first exhibition of 2023. This will be ‘Perspective’, showing work by staff and students from the BA Fine Art course at Norwich University of the Arts.

Our 2023 programme includes work by emerging practitioners as well as established contemporary artists from East Anglia and beyond. Full details of the programme are on the website.

We are very fortunate to have been promised a grant from the Norfolk Coast Partnership of £20,000 towards an access ramp, which we very much hope to be able to install before Easter, subject to a last few hurdles.

We are most grateful to the Norfolk Coast Partnership for their support. They work with Defra to make our protected landscapes more accessible to people of all ages and abilities.

However we will have to pay a further £5,000 towards the ramp. Please consider helping us by donating. If everyone on the mailing list gave us £10, we would be almost there! You can donate through the website using the button below.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY!

The website will go live for bids on 24^th April when the Auction Show opens at Artspace on the Prom. Get ready to put in your bids! We have already had most generous donations from artists, including some well-known names. However, as it is a secret auction, you will need to bid successfully before you know whose work you have acquired. We can still receive works for the auction and details of how to donate artworks are on the website.

Here are some of the volunteers who ‘adopted’ pictures around the town to look after over the winter.

It seems that volunteering for Cromer Artspace brings out the smiles!!

If you would like to explore the possibilities for volunteering, please come along to the Afternoon Tea at Cromer Community Hall at 2pm on 18^th March to find out more.

This spring volunteers are also helping with distributing leaflets, painting display boards, supporting guided walks, spring cleaning and staffing exhibitions at Artspace on the Prom, as well as contributing skills in keeping up the website, using the Three Rings management system, installing artworks, designing posters, making refreshments….

The next films will be on:

• Monday March 20^th: Living Knowledge Network Exhibiting Excess Food through Art and History
• Monday April 24^th National gallery talks Van Eyck, Rembrandt ,Turner’s Fighting Temeraire

Films run from 3- 4 with a break for tea and coffee.

These guided walks will be a great way to find out more about the pictures around town. Watch out for details on our website. Walks are usually led by Siri Taylor, (shown here, on a rather chilly day, talking to friends and volunteers about The Fighting Temeraire).

Cromer Artspace is pleased to enable links and connections between artists and arts organisations.

James McDermott, who read at Cromer Library as part of our 2022 Autumn Festival will be back to host a poetry reading and writing group at the library on 13^th and 27th March 10.30 – 12.30. To book call the library on 01263 512850

Margie Britz, who exhibited at Artspace on the Prom last year, will be in conversation with fellow artist Liz McGowan and Phil Barrett at The Venue in Holt on 15^th March, 7- 8.30/9pm. This is part of a series of monthly interviews/conversations with Norfolk based artists. To book: contact The Venue on 01263 713427 or email: [email protected]

See you soon!

We look forward to seeing you at a Cromer Artspace event or at Artspace on the Prom.

If you can, please consider a donation to our access ramp appeal - it really will make all the difference.   Thank you.