Port to Port is an ambitious, travelling installation project by artist Sophie Giller.
Travelling to Felixstowe September 2026
More details coming soon!
Save the date!
Sax Arts Fest, Saturday 13th June, 2026
More info coming soon!
Fun Free Family cooking sessions!
Gain essential kitchen skills and cook nutritious, budget friendly meals!
Book now! Sessions start 4th February – 11th March 2026
PhotoShed is a weekly photography session, led by photographer Richard Allenby-Pratt. Meeting on Fridays in Saxmundham.
PhotoShed Exhibition
Join us to celebrate our talented PhotoShed community photographic group exhibition
Friday 19th December
5pm – 8pm
Old Bank, 24 High Street, Saxmundham, IP17 1AJ
Festive Makers Market
Saturday 6th December
3pm – 7pm
Old Bank, 24 High Street, Saxmundham, IP17 1AJ
Come along and enjoy wreath making, artisan stalls, children’s activities and a warming festive drink from Saxmundham Community Fridge!
Want to browse before you bid?
View artworks up for bidding in our Silent Auction at Old Bank, 24 High Street, Saxmundham.
info@theartstation.uk / 0792770421 to arrange a viewing.
Our Silent Auction is open from Monday 17th November until Wednesday 17th December.
In our Silent Auction, the minimum bid on each artwork goes directly to the artist, ensuring they are fairly supported for their creativity.
Anything beyond that minimum bid goes to The Art Station, helping fund our free Arts and Learning Programme and keeping creative opportunities accessible to all in our community.
Another chance to see the inspiring project by Helen Gilbart, consisting of two artists’ books of nearly 800 small, mixed media paintings on playing cards made from the first lockdown in March 2020 to September 2021 at the Poetry in Aldeburgh Festival 2025!
Artist in Residence Sharing Events!
Friday 31st November, 6-8pm
Saturday 1st November, 2-4pm
A chance to meet the artists and find out what they’ve been up to during their residency with us!
Port to Port returns!
Monday 20th October – Thursday 30th October
The Hold, 131 Fore Street, Ipswich, IP4 1LN
10am – 5pm
Essex Cultural Diversity Project’s Artist Salons are free workshop and networking opportunities for creative practitioners and community organisers.
Tuesday 14th October
11am to 3pm
The Old Bank, 24 Old Bank, Saxmundham, IP17 1AJ
The Creative Environment – Walking as Discovery
Saturday 11th October
10.30am – 1pm at Aldeburgh Parish Church Hall, IP15 5DY
Art Exhibition Private View : Friday 3rd October 6pm – 8pm
The show continues weekdays from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm and Saturdays from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm, until Saturday, October 25th.
Special Event 18th October.
MEET OUR ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE!
Artists in Residence 2025 in partnership with Young Artists In Suffolk
1st October – 31st October
End of residency sharing event, Saturday 1st November 2pm-4pm, Art Station, 48 High Street, Saxmundham. All welcome!
Art Station Film LAND is back!
Join us for an exciting collection of films by artist filmmaker Emily Richardson.
Fri 26th September, 7 pm
Social Bar, Saxmundham
The Creative Environment – Shifting Perspectives
Saturday 20th September
10.30am – 1pm at Saxmundham Market Hall, High Street, Saxmundham, IP17 1AF
Art + Bus = TOUR returns for 2025 with another unmissable day exploring contemporary art across three venues, in beautiful East Suffolk.
Join us for a day exploring our exhibition, LAND, through poetry and artists responses, in partnership with Poetry in Aldeburgh.
Saturday 13th September, 10.30am – 5pm
In our Old Bank Riverside Garden, Saxmundham
Port to Port Art Workshops!
The Hold, Ipswich.
Join artists Sophie Giller and Holly Schofield in creative workshops for adults and families
Click here to see all the workshops!
You’re Invited!
Join us after the launch for refreshments in the Old Bank Garden, 24 High St, Saxmundham IP17 1AJ from 3.30pm to 4.30pm
Take part in our insect costume competition! FREE workshop 1.30pm to 3.30pm in Old Bank Garden making insect costumes!
LAND TOO
The second part of our major contemporary art exhibition, exploring our shifting relationship with nature
The Old Theatre, Framlingham
PRIVATE VIEW: Saturday 23rd August
Exhibition open 23rd August – 20th September
6 days of fun and creative holiday activity days with artists, dancers and makers this summer with The Art Station!
A Major Contemporary Art Exhibition Exploring Our Shifting Relationship with Nature
PRIVATE VIEW: Saturday 12th July
Exhibition open 12th July – 27th September
British composer, performer and improviser Laura Cannell presents an intimate, un-amplified and site specific performance for LAND.
Saturday 12th July at 6pm
Market Hall, Saxmundham.
Book tickets now!
Over the coming months The Art Station, Saxmundham presents The Creative Environment event series sharing presentations, discussion and creative activity, to explore the impact and possibilities of creative engagement with our natural environment for the wellbeing of our community and natural heritage.
Art Station Film presents a new documentary film by filmmaker, Matthew J. Harrison.
Saturday 14th June at The Seagull, Lowestoft.
In Conversation: Karen Densham, Tessa Peters & Crispin Kelly
Saturday 24 May, 2–4pm
The Market Hall, Saxmundham
Exhibitions open 10am–5pm at The Old Bank & The Art Station
We really appreciate the support for Poor Form from Arts Council England and Henry Moore Foundation.
Open Call!
Art Station Artist Residency in partnership with Young Artists In Suffolk
Application deadline: Midnight on Friday 30th June 2025!
The Art Station is proud to present Poor Form, a solo exhibition by acclaimed sculptor Karen Densham. A new body of work bringing an innovative and provocative approach to ceramic sculpture, redefining traditional boundaries with wit and satire.
Two fun packed days of creative activities for children based around our upcoming ceramics exhibition, Poor Form by Karen Densham
Join us for our first In Conversation of 2025. Rebecca Riess will be in conversation with Dr. Susan Barnet about her current exhibition Scenes From A Place Called World
We are thrilled to announce that we are doing a Crowdfunder with Big Give Arts for Impact – raising funds for our free Art and Learning programme. This means that every £1 we raise between March 18–25, 2025 will be matched pound for pound—up to £10,000.
Scenes From A Place Called World, an exhibition of new paintings by Rebecca Riess. 8th Feb – 5th April 2025.
An exciting morning of tree planting, creative activity and gardening with Benhall Primary School
First Light Festival and The Art Station are delighted to present two immersive, digital film installations by artists Henry Driver and Emily Richardson at The Battery of Ideas, in Lowestoft. 27th Nov – 19th Dec 2024.
Exciting new Risograph Printing workshops this October half term, with Ellie Rodwell!
Booking required.
A very special evening vigil of installation, light, music, documentary teaser by Nigel Askew, and warming refreshments in the surroundings of our arresting new exhibition, Hedging Around Our Heritage.
An exciting collection of films presented by artist filmmaker, Rhea Storr, curated by Emily Richardson. Fri 18th Oct, 7 pm.
PhotoShed is a weekly photography session, led by photographer Richard Allenby-Pratt. Meeting on Fridays in Saxmundham.
Hedging Around Our Heritage, a compelling new installation by artist William Wallace. Open event: Sat 5th October, 12 – 5 pm, The Old Theatre, Framlingham.
Two Welcome Walks across beautiful Suffolk, where we explored the environment, made new friends and stopped for creative activities along the way.
Art Station offered 3 free community walks stopping at highlights along the river Fromus in Saxmundham, where experts talked about wildlife, biodiversity, with creative activities along the way.
An exciting selection of films presented by filmmaker Phil Coy, curated Emily Richardson. Friday 6th Sep, 7 pm.
Art + Bus = TOUR returns for 2024 with another unmissable day exploring contemporary art across three venues, in beautiful East Suffolk.
PhotoShed is a weekly photography session, led by photographer Richard Allenby-Pratt. Meeting on Fridays in Saxmundham.
Four days of creative making & movement inspired by THREAD COUNT our contemporary textile exhibition
Join Professor Freddie Robins and Art Station Director Clare Palmier, in conversation with artists Woo Jin Joo and Sophie Giller. Sun 21st July at 2pm, The Old Theatre, Framlingham.
An exhibition of contemporary textile practice in two parts, co-curated by Professor Freddie Robins and The Art Station. Launching Sat 6th July 2024 at The Old Theatre, Framlingham.
Art Station Film June edition
An exciting selection of films from our current Thread Count artists and others curated Emily Richardson.
Book your tickets now to see PERHAPS CONTRAPTION! Saturday 8th June, 8pm at The Market Hall Saxmundham
An exhibition of contemporary textile practice in two parts, co-curated by Professor Freddie Robins and The Art Station.
8th June – 31st August 2024.
An exhibition of contemporary textile practice in two parts, co-curated by Professor Freddie Robins and The Art Station.
Launching Sat 8th June, 2024.
Calling all photographers! Submit your photos for the opportunity to be included in a one-day community photography exhibition, Saxmundham Now, at Sax Arts Fest Sat 8th June.
Art Station Film is delighted to be showing films by artist filmmakers Karen Densham, Terry Bond, Jack Wormell and Kerry Baldry.
Fri 3rd May 2024, 7 pm
Scenaria, an exhibition of work by three Fine Art graduates from University of Suffolk. Open event Sat 27th April 2024, 12 – 4 pm.
Plaything, a solo exhibition of new work by Rebecca Riess, in the vault space at The Old Bank, 24 High St, Saxmundham. Open event Sat 27th April 2024, 12 – 4 pm.
PhotoShed is a weekly photography session, led by photographer Richard Allenby-Pratt. Meeting on Fridays in Saxmundham.
Two exciting days of activities over Easter holidays! Book your place now! 8 FREE subsidised places available each day, please email us to book these: info@theartstation.uk
Exciting new Risograph Printing workshops this March, with Georgia Green!
Booking required.
Art Station Film, March edition is ecited to announce we will be showing a selection of films from the Slow Film Festival, London!
Art Station Film is back for an exciting progamme of events in 2024!
Starting with award winning film maker, photographer and sound artist, Bill Jackson.
PhotoShed is a new weekly photography session, led by photographer Richard Allenby-Pratt. Meeting on Fridays in Saxmundham.
Recommences Fri 9th Feb 2024.
A first look at exciting new game Silhouette by Henry Driver, made in collaboration with students and alumni from West Suffolk College and University.
We are thrilled to present I Never Promised You A Rose Garden, an exhibition stand featuring the works of artists supported by Art Station, at the London Art Fair 2025
A FREE celebratory evening of performance, film installation, live music, and dance, in partnership with Saxmundham’s Victorian Xmas Fayre.
Fri 1st Dec 2023, 4 – 8 pm
A FREE creative and enjoyable walk at Minsmere Nature Reserve, Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, led by Ruel Fox and artist Anna Ilsley.
Sat 21st October 2023.
Tilt, is a large-scale textile installation by Emily Cannell, which repurposes an ex-military parachute into a monumental shelter.
14th – 29th October 2023, Weds – Sun, 12 – 4 pm, at The Old Theatre in Framlingham, Suffolk.
A fascinating talk between Professor Freddie Robins and writer, Julia Blackburn. About our current exhibition ‘Head & Tails’, and Julia’s book about the extraordinary life of John Craske.
Join Abigail Lane and The Art Station for drinks on Saturday 16th September, and see this fascinating exhibition, Heads & Tails.
A FREE creative and enjoyable walk, along the Suffolk coastline, Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, led by Ruel Fox and Anna Ilsley.
Art + Bus = TOUR returns for 2023 with another unmissable day exploring contemporary art across three venues, in beautiful East Suffolk.
Four days of music, dance with Dance East and creative making with The Art Station.
Art Station Film is a monthly film event showing artists’ film and moving image, programmed by filmmaker Emily Richardson in conjunction with exhibitions in the gallery.
A brilliant new body of work by Abigail Lane using thread, embroidery, the surface of textiles, cast forms, and constructed boxes. Art Station acknowledges the generous support of Henry Moore Foundation and East Suffolk Council, Shared Prosperity Fund who have funded this exhibition.
A new and exciting free festival of art and music is happening in Saxmundham. A joyful celebration of arts and culture in our historic market town, in East Suffolk.
Join Max at Saxmundham Library for our Wednesday after school drop-in club.
Running every Wednesday 3 – 5 pm during term time.
Just drop-in, no booking or materials required.
FREE, CREATIVE, FUN!
Player Piano is a group exhibition showcasing six UK based artists who explore different forms of technology in their work, curated by Bob Bicknell-Knight. Art Station would like to express our appreciation for funding from East Suffolk Council Events, Arts and Culture Grant (UK Shared Prosperity Fund).
Art Station Film is a monthly film event showing artists’ film and moving image, programmed by filmmaker Emily Richardson in conjunction with exhibitions in the gallery.
Two full days packed with lots of new creative activities for children aged 7-13 yrs!
Come and have some fun!
Materials and lunch provided.
A fascinating exhibition exploring viewpoint, vision, ways of seeing – by two recent graduates Patrisiya Banova, Melisa Novotna – selected to exhibit through Art Station University of Suffolk Graduate Award. Art Station would like to express our appreciation for funding from East Suffolk Council Events, Arts and Culture Grant (UK Shared Prosperity Fund), and Arts Council England.
Two gentle community coastal walks with informative creative session led by artist Jevan Watkins Jones.
Gentle walks around our local area with artist Anna Ilsley followed by a creative session at The Art Station, materials provided.
Join us for gentle walks around our local area plus a creative session led by artist Jevan Watkins Jones, materials provided.
Art Station Film is back for 2023!
A monthly film event showing artists’ film and moving image, programmed by filmmaker Emily Richardson in conjunction with exhibitions in the gallery.
A community exhibition, including pieces produced during workshops with local groups, as well as artists’ work – inspired by the 1950’s game show Animal, Vegetable, Mineral where a panel of experts were asked to describe and classify an artefact of unknown origin.
Curated by Annabel Dover & Karen Densham and opening at The Art Station on Friday 2nd December from 6-9pm.
Join us for the opening of our winter exhibition; Animal, Vegetable, Mineral
Two live performances by our artist in residence Theo Alexander: 6.30pm & 7.30pm.
Art Station Film will also be screening a selection of beautiful handmade films selected by Emily Richardson.
A very special afternoon of Raku firing at Butley Mills Studios, lead by artist Richard Oliver.
Join us to find out more about the Raku firing process with hands on demonstrations plus a unique opportunity to tour the Butley Mills Studios and learn more about the artists working there.
Space is limited, please pre-book your place.
Relax and sit back on the bus as Art Station takes you on this summer’s unmissable tour of contemporary art, navigating the beautiful East Suffolk landscape from Saxmundham to Lowestoft.
Join us on Sunday 4th September at The Old Theatre, Framlingham for an insightful discussion between artist and DIRTY WORK part ONE curator William Cobbing and DIRTY WORK part TWO artist Clare Twomey.
Space for this event is very limited, please book ahead.
In DIRTY WORK Part TWO artists draw the audience into various forms of intimacy either through direct interaction or unspoken dialogue. Featuring a new participatory work by Clare Twomey and ceramic works by Karen Densham, Ali Hewson and Richard Oliver.
Launching at The Old Theatre, Framlingham on Sat 3rd Sept with live performances by William Cobbing, and running until Sun 18th Sept.
DIRTY WORK Part ONE presents a diverse range of ceramic works, from sculpture to video, which push the boundaries of the medium in a subversive way.
Curated by William Cobbing and featuring works by Salvatore Arancio, Caroline Achaintre, Anne Wenzel, Ryan Gander and Nicholas Pope.
Launching at The Art Station on Thu 25th Aug with live performances by William Cobbing.
An exhibition of contemporary ceramic practice co-curated by William Cobbing and The Art Station.
Taking place across two venues and featuring artists including Clare Twomey, Nicholas Pope, Anne Wenzel and Ryan Gander – plus live performances, workshops and events happening throughout the summer.
Four fun-filled days of creative activities this August – join us for drawing / painting / collage / printmaking / music plus outdoor games and healthy food provided.
For ages 4 – 12, with free places available.
An exhibition of new and existing artist flags including work by Rose Finn-Kelcey, Don Brown, Abigail Lane, Graham Crowley, John Christie, Yoko Brown, Russell Marsh, Emily Cannell and Callum John.
Launching on Thursday July 7th and running until 14th August at The Art Station.
For the May half term, we’re offering one full day PACKED with lots of new creative activities! Including drumming, drawing and Risograph printing! For ages 4 – 12 years.
Alexander Costello fights paper. The bigger the paper, the harder it is to get his arms all the way around.
On Friday 20th May Alexander Costello performed A Priori ( Following Alex Costello’s ‘A Priori’ (or It’s Not About The Thing. It’s About All Of It And Doing Things) at The Art Station.
Following the performance the huge coloured paper forms are on view at The Art Station.
To celebrate 750 years of Saxmundham The Art Station will be flying a vibrant collection of new printed flags designed by local artists, community groups and schools, and displayed along Saxmundham High Street for the summer.
On Sunday 24th April The Art Station is welcoming a panel of talented creative women for In Conversation at The Art Station – with writer Emma Hill, architect Livia Wang and artists Annabel Dover, Fiona Grady, Mahal de Man and Helen Gilbart.
We are running 4 creative activity days this Easter holiday for children and young people, with a packed schedule of fun activities and full lunch provided
On Saturday 26th March The Art Station will be hosting a fundraising lunch in support of Ukraine, in partnership with Friends of Refugees Suffolk
An awe inspiring digital experience, inviting the viewer to explore vivid and complex visual environments and learn more about the nature of connectivity – on show in The Art Station lobby space until 1st April
On Friday 4th March, 2022 The Art Station will be launching a new digital work by artist Henry Driver. Unseen & Unceasing is an awe inspiring digital immersive experience, inviting the viewer to explore incredibly vivid and complex visual environments and learn more about the nature of connectivity.
A series of family friendly community walks followed by a creative workshop.
These sessions were led by local artists to inspire families to look at nature in a new and surprising way.
We are looking for funding to develop this workshop idea further.
The Art Station and First Light Festival are joining together for a new Creative Residency in 2022. Hosted at The Art Station in Saxmundham, this exciting opportunity will provide dedicated space and mentoring for an artist/creative in coastal East Suffolk.
Connection Points is a large scale public facing installation of coloured vinyl across the windows of the Art Station building, a former 1950s post office in a prominent position on Saxmundham High Street
Art Station is hosting some great hands-on creative workshops for children aged 8+ in October Half-Term 2021.
Hayfever Dream was an exhibition of work by young creatives aged 16-24, curated and organised by our young work placement team to explore the joy and challenge of growing up in Suffolk.
A group exhibition of contemporary Suffolk-based artists who connected through our peer network crits led by artists Rebecca Riess and Alex Costello.
Experience the past and future of communication technology in Saxmundham’s Telephone Exchange.
PhotoShed was a men’s social group focused around photography. A pilot workshop which met on Thursdays at The Art Station, the group headed out to take pictures in the local area and share the results. We are looking for funding to develop this further.
A whistle-stop tour of contemporary art, heading up the beautiful East Suffolk coast by rail from Melton to Lowestoft.
Edgefield Dance Company invite you to take a leap into 2021 and join in with a fun taster workshop of dance, movement and form…
A new dance performance work by Edgefield Dance Company, as part of HERE exhibition.
OVER THE WALL is a short dance piece inspired by a photo by Don McCullin taken in 1971 “Gangs of Boys Escaping C.S. Gas Fired by British Soldiers, Londonderry, Northern Ireland.”
Our launch exhibition HERE celebrates new and recent work by emerging and established contemporary artists with a strong connection to Suffolk and East Anglia. HERE runs June 26th to Aug 15th.
The Waiting Place is a collaborative project and group exhibition curated by Ann-Marie James and Emily Godden. It combines mail art, a physical exhibition at The Art Station, an Instagram account and an online exhibition in a unique online environment.
Artists with a mix of practices and career stages meet monthly in a supportive peer group to discuss and gain feedback on their work.
An online exhibition by Suffolk New College art students showcasing work in a variety of media including: printmaking, fine art, painting, fashion and textiles and photography.
A group exhibition by five final year BA (Hons) Fine Art students from University of Suffolk, showcasing new work by Shauna King, Ella Lockwood, Michaela Shorb, Elgin Thwaites, and Kieran Wilson through a virtual exhibition.
Beyond is a large suspended sculpture by Suffolk-based artist Fred Lankester. Installed in our ground floor entrance foyer, it is visible from outside, illuminated as night falls it creates reflections of light from Saxmundham High Street..
Art in a Bag is an Art Station project commissioned by a group of community organisations across Saxmundham, Aldeburgh and Leiston and funded by East Suffolk Community Partnerships.
20-30 mins creative fun activities for children: make, paint, shape and draw!
Downloadable 10 minute videos for children 5-11 and families.
Create your yoga animal shapes and start the day with a stretch.
Whispered Sculptures by artist and writer Maddie Exton follows the journey of a fictional sculpture through a game of digital ‘Chinese whispers’.
The old bank house flat, a former 1865 merchant’s house, became the location for UNBOXED. Artists were asked to work with, within and/or deliver works that could both be boxed and unboxed.
Mal Watson turned the station waiting room into a camera obscura viewed from the platform enabling station users to witness 24hours in the life of a rural station.
Clare Palmier and Jane Watt worked with Saxmundham Museum to use images from their archive of the market town in the nineteenth century. They created backlit silhouette and pinprick festive images on the station waiting room door.
Using 360 filming, 3 Suffolk landscapes were created within the waiting room and experienced by the audience using VR headsets and projected as a live stream on the walls.
The Art Station is looking for an experienced printmaker to join us in developing a new print space.
MAKE YOUR OWN MINI ARCADE GAME. VIDEO TUTORIAL
Artists Emily Godden and Ann-Marie James, have taken inspiration from Dr Seuss’s Oh The Places You’ll Go! to help you make your own mini arcade game using Microsoft MakeCode Arcade.