Wednesday 31 July 2013

July Round-Up: The Bank Arts Awards and Looking Ahead to August

Hello all!

July brought some very exciting times for The Bank, including our first ever showcase of young artistic talent from East Anglia and beyond. The Bank Arts Awards featured some beautiful works, and four awards were given to the best pieces.

And here's a small selection of the work we've been featuring throughout July...


This piece, by Joseph Daniel, was awarded 'Best in Show'. The panel loved the concept, and the fantastic detailing of the figure. 


Sophie Chittock's fantastic piece was awarded with best use of technical skill.


Ella Odams's pastels won 'Most Promising Artist'. Absolutely stunning!

And finally, our award for 'Best Use of Imagination and Concept was awarded to Joff Bullock for his two imaginative films, one of which has been embedded below: 


The judges loved his beautiful Suffolk night sky time lapse. It not only showcases Joff's skills as a filmmaker, but also the stunning night sky we have in this county. 

As well as our award winners, several other artworks have been featured during July - our Facebook album features many examples of the work we've featured. 

Our next exhibition is currently being curated, and we'll be back with updates very soon (and a small look at some of the artworks/poetry we'll be featuring on our walls. 

Also, we have published our programme of events for August. It can be accessed here.

We have also joined Twitter recently, so do follow us if you're a Twitter user (@bankartscentre)

More updates coming soon, so keep a watch on our upcoming events and performances!

The Bank

Saturday 13 July 2013

A Boat in The Bank

Here at The Bank, we love a broad range of artworks. Now we have curated our largest piece ever featured in any exhibit. 



Created by a student of Hartismere High School in Eye, this boat has graced the waters and now graces the main hall of The Bank - with it's mast four inches away from the ceiling! It's impossible to get the whole thing into a picture, due to it's vastness, but it really does need to be seen. 

It's safe to say we raised the bar with this piece (and the sails). It's featured as part of the The Bank Arts Awards, and we hope you will love it as much as we do!

And to round off this post, a little look at the boat in action before it reached us...


(h/t to Richard Bullock for this fantastic picture)

The Bank

Sunday 7 July 2013

Upcoming in July 2013

Hello everyone,

July has brought with it some sunshine (finally) and Andy Murray's win at Wimbledon. And upcoming at The Bank this month, we have some fantastic events and exhibits heading to Eye!
Exhibits

The 'Fabric in the Building' exhibition has come down, and we're currently curating the 'The Bank Art Awards' showcase, which will be hung very soon. It's a fantastic opportunity to come along and see the upcoming artistic talent we have in Suffolk and surrounding areas. We'll be offering a sneak peek right here on The Bank Blog once the exhibit is finished, so watch this space for this feature! The showcase will run until 28th July, so come and check it out!

Other Newsworthy Things

The Bank has recently been featured in the Wortham and Burgate newsletter, available here (scroll down to page 16 to read our piece). 
Also, Carl Goldspink has begun a new radio show on our community radio. We are also in talks to get more content brought to the radio, and are always open to suggestions. So if you have anything you'd like to hear/broadcast, we are willing to hear what you have for us.
We have recently set up an Instagram profile and you can follow us @thebankgrams
We'll be back in a few days time, with our feature on the new exhibition. In the mean time, keep enjoying our lovely arts centres offerings and keep checking back for further updates. 
The Bank