Ipswich arts organisation Art Eat, responsible for painting eight murals on Ipswich Waterfront since 2018, is organising a series of exciting activities and events this spring including three new murals inspired by young people in Ipswich. Part of Hullabaloo22 and funded by Suffolk County Council’s Covid Continuity Fund for Culture.
Three New Murals for Ipswich and Invitation to Paint
Workshops have been taking place since February led by artists Lily Hammond, Frederico Ramos, Keith Hopewell, Nikki Goldup and Verity Slade for young people from local organisations including Acycle (African and Caribbean Youth Creative Learning Experience), Karibu Supplementary School, The Kurdish Mosque, The Hive on Norwich Road and Eastern Angles Centre. The workshops were designed to gain ideas for the artist’s final artwork, giving the young people involved an opportunity to inspire people in Ipswich through public art.
The murals will be painted during two weekends in May on the hoardings on St. Peters Dock, the entrance to Ipswich Waterfront; Friday 13th to Sunday the 15th May and the following weekend Friday the 20th to Sunday the 22nd of May. Everyone is welcome to come and take part and can register online for time slots via the Eastern Angles website, or phone 07990802776, passers by will be welcome to join in if there is space available.
An official launch of the murals will take place in the morning of Saturday the 28th May 2022, at 10am at St.Peters Dock. – Press are invited to join, please come! – Everyone is invited to celebrate the new street art for Ipswich Waterfront with Art Eat along with special guests, artists and workshop participants.
7305 Outdoor Photography Exhibition
Two students from the University of Suffolk, photographer Dylan Winstone and curator Patrisiya Banova have produced an outdoor exhibition celebrating the Stoke Bridge Skate Park users, the exhibition is available to see in the courtyard behind Dance East, connecting the Waterfront and Quay Street. Head down there to see great photos of Ipswich skate culture.
“As a skateboarder myself, skateboarding has made a big impact on who I am. I’ve made so many great friends through skateboarding. I love to photograph skateboarders to show the amazing communities skateboarding creates, which many people wouldn’t associate with skateboarding.” Says Dylan.
The exhibition celebrates 20 years of Stoke Bridge Skatepark and the local Skate community: 7305 exhibition is a positive reflection of youth and skate culture, connecting people and organisations across Ipswich through skating. Providing a view into the skate community through the lense of photographer and skater Dylan Winstone, growing awareness of the positive effects of skating to a wider audience, the exhibition has been commissioned by Art Eat and is part of the town wide activities of Hullabaloo22 presenting exciting and energetic youth culture in Ipswich.
Stoke Bridge Skatepark Paint Jam
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Stoke Bridge Skatepark, Art Eat are hosting a Paint Jam on Saturday the 21st May, where members of the youth and skate communities of Ipswich are invited to come along and get creative. Materials will be provided and artists will be on hand to support anyone who wishes to make a mark to celebrate the 20th year of the park and its community. More information will be available closer to the time on www.arteatevents.com and on Art Eat social media channels @arteatevents on Facebook and Instagram. Everyone is encouraged to turn up on 21st May from 11am, let their creativity flow and help make new art for the Skate Park.
20 Years of Stoke by Skate Suffolk & HOAX
To celebrate the park and its community, Skate Suffolk & HOAX will be hosting a skate event. There will be prizes, music, cake and celebrations. This exciting event will take place on Saturday 28th May, after the St Peter’s Dock mural launch. Art Eat is working with skatepark users and Skate Suffolk to develop a series of activities for all ages throughout the day. More
information will be available closer to the time on Skate Suffolk, HOAX and Art Eat social media channels
‘Streets with Attitude’ Workshops on Wheels with Dulce Duca
The final element of this project is a series of exciting workshops for anyone on wheels; skateboarders, roller skaters, BMXers and wheelchair users. This is an opportunity for creative collaboration and immersion into the possibilities of the world on wheels. This project is led by Dulce Duca an actress and circus artist for the last 17 years, originally from Portugal, she is based in Great Yarmouth, East Anglia’s original Circus Capital.
Free workshops will take place from 4-8pm on Monday 30th of May to Friday the 3rd of June in the RW Paul’s Building on St.Peters Dock, Bridge Street, Ipswich IP4 1BF. Workshops are open to anyone willing to be creative on wheels, ages 12+. For registration and more info contact Dulce by email [email protected] or phone 07523243654.
‘Streets with Attitude’ Final Performance
Workshop participants will have developed a collaborative street performance which will take place in two shows on Saturday 4th of June between 12pm to 5pm, on Orwell Quay (Outside Cult Cafe, University Avenue, Ipswich, IP3 0FS) So please pop that date in your diary and make sure you don’t miss this finale to the Art Eat contribution to Hullabaloo22 – an unusual and unique public performance made by Ipswich for Ipswich, complimenting a fantastic full day programme presented by Cult Cafe.
These projects have been funded by Suffolk County Council’s Covid Continuity Fund for Culture and are part of a series of collective activities for young people in Ipswich taking place this year called Hullabaloo22. Hullabaloo22 is a collaboration between partners in the Ipswich Cultural Education Partnership (ICEP) network. Taking place between March and August, it brings together children and young people to co-produce a wide range of education, arts and community activity in Ipswich. Hullabaloo22, whose central theme is ‘Tell Your Story’, gives young people and children the chance to express themselves, develop skills and have
a voice through creative and cultural experiences.
