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Theatre project transforms lives through art
Participants have praised the life-changing impact of a creative wellbeing programme at Ipswich's New Wolsey Theatre, designed to support people with multiple health conditions.
Award-winning photographer adds new portraits to Ipswich exhibition
Internationally renowned photographer John Ferguson has unveiled a new series of portraits celebrating female artists from Suffolk at his exhibition in Christchurch Mansion.
Museum renovation project turns construction site into public art gallery
The temporary scaffolding around Ipswich Museum has been transformed into an outdoor exhibition space, showcasing local artistic talent during its #MammothMakeover project.
How Ipswich's football heritage inspired modern take on £7.8m masterpiece
As Ipswich Town prepares to face Manchester United, a local artist has connected the town's football history with one of Britain's most valuable sporting artworks. Simon Farr's reimagining of L.S. Lowry's Going to the Match adds modern touches while paying homage to the original's celebration of matchday culture.
Local bookshop backs MP's Christmas card competition
An independent Ipswich bookshop is supporting young artistic talent by providing prizes for Ipswich MP Jack Abbott's constituency Christmas card competition, with the winning design set to reach thousands of local homes.
Football fan art to brighten empty shop windows in Ipswich town centre
Empty shop windows in Ipswich town centre will be transformed with large-scale football fan art ahead of each Ipswich Town FC home game. The first posters have already appeared in the former H&M building ahead of Saturday's match against Leicester City.
Suffolk County Council launches £500,000 fund to boost local culture
Suffolk County Council has unveiled a new £500,000 Culture Project Fund to support arts and museum projects across the county. The initiative offers grants ranging from £1,500 to £50,000 for various cultural endeavours.
Free street art walk and graffiti workshop in Ipswich this weekend
Ipswich residents can explore local street art and try their hand at stencilling this weekend with a free guided walk and workshop.
Free screening of acclaimed graffiti documentary airs at King Street Cinema tomorrow
Ipswich's King Street Cinema will show the acclaimed graffiti documentary Style Wars for free at 6pm on Friday, September 20, as part of the Wild Walls Festival.
Ipswich unveils East Anglia's largest mural, complete with poetic tribute
A stunning new mural, the largest in East Anglia and one of the biggest in the UK, now graces Ipswich's waterfront, accompanied by an unexpected poetic tribute.
Sizewell C launches artist residency programme to document nuclear history
Artists from the region are invited to capture the past, present, and future of Sizewell's nuclear power in a new three-year creative programme.
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