A unique print-making exhibition celebrating the work of people from 13 countries is now open in Ipswich.
Oyster Community Press, a pop-up arts organisation, launched "Eye for Ipswich” at the County Library in Northgate Street, with guest of honour Clare, Countess of Euston, the Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk. Ipswich Borough Council's Central Area Committee is one of the funders of the community project.
The exhibition, open in time for National Refugee Week, has been created by people from all over the world who now live in Ipswich. The artists share with the public what Ipswich means to them and hold a spotlight up to shared civic values, such as freedom of speech and respect for others.
The exhibition is the culmination of The "Eye For Ipswich" Community Printmaking Project, which brought 24 people from different cultures and backgrounds in the Norwich Road area together over eight weeks, to learn the common visual language of print-making. Art students and teachers from Westbourne Academy and Ipswich School also took part in the project, which was delivered in pop-up premises donated by the Ipswich Furniture Project in St Matthew’s Street.
Alison Smyth, Director at Oyster Community Press CIC, said: “The standard of artwork created by our artists in just eight weeks is amazing and we think that the public will find 'Eye for Ipswich' an entertaining and informative exhibition of printmaking which shows Ipswich in new lights.”
Photo: Then deputy mayor of Ipswich Bill Quinton with members of Oyster Community Press, Ipswich Furniture Project, Ipswich Borough and Suffolk County Councils at the launch of project in May.
