Groundwork Gallery

Farewell Water Rising. It has been a pleasure and a privilege to show so much beautiful thoughtful work. It has stimulated many conversations about what we have to face, that we need to learn how to live better with water & studying the work of these artists really helps us to confront some of the challenges. I have loved all my exhibitions for those reasons that they have been great for thinking in stunning company. So as with all the others it is just farewell not goodbye a...nd there will be new life on the gallery’s forthcoming new website ( this month’s task is to edit it all- eek) #waterrising #waterrisingmay #artandenvironment @peter_matthews_artist @lisson_gallery @annieturnersuffolk @stewarthearn @sophiemarritt @rogercoulam @lynndennison @discoverkingslynn @love_west_norfolk @amandakdenison @judymccaig @msj.jewellery @ Groundwork Gallery
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Very happy to be living with Water Rising - the exhibition that is. I guess we are all living with the phenomenon of ever-rising water levels. The art helps us envisage and plan for its consequences - in positive and creative ways. Much to admire and celebrate - and be just a bit worried about. Come and visit and talk about it. And come to the conference on 17th May and help to think about what we can do.

A sneaky look between lets at GroundWork’s Penthouse. A spacious designer holiday rental Stay peacefully & comfortable with lovely views less than an hour to Cambridge and less than 2 to London. And help the gallery to thrive. Book via Airbnb or Sawdays, special places to stay, or direct via website. #designerholiday #designerrental #stayinanartgallery @ptolemymann.art @ptolemymann.rugs

Come and join us! Friday March 8th. Open House. Come and drink and buy One Water and help their global projects for water safety and availability.

Works arriving for Water Rising. Ollands bringing Susan Hiller's Rough Moonlit Nights from Lisson Gallery, it being condition checked by Helen Lindsey and then waiting to be hung by David Rees. Peter Matthews sea painting and underwater durational drawings hung. Annie Turner unpacking her work Flotsam , and it installed on the wall next to Simon Faithfull's film Going Nowhere 1.5. All taking shape beautifully. Come to the opening on Friday 8 March - 6-8. Open House & drink & support @One Water.

Happy 4th Birthday to Mona restaurant, Jerusalem and thanks for generous hospitality - just as it should be. Made our anniversary very special and a lot of fun. @monarest #jerusalem #jerusalemfood #anniversary

Very pleased to be showing Peter Matthews ( his work of course, but here is he at his current show at Beers Gallery off Old St, London) at GroundWork he will show drawings and paintings made in and with the Pacific and Atlantic oceans as part of Water Rising. Opening March 8th. His work is at Beers till Feb 22. Great show ‘the real deal’ as one of his followers said. @peter_matthews_artist @beerslondon #waterrising #ocean #oceanpainting #artistpicture #artandenvironment

Here is the result of Sarah Caputo’s garden archaeology project in our pop up exhibit yesterday. Fascinating, and lots of potential for all kinds of spin-off projects, so we plan to do more. #gardenarchaeology #archaeology #sarahcaputo #soil #finds #dereham @love_west_norfolk

Work in progress at GroundWork Gallery this week - artist Sarah Caputo's pop-up exploration of her garden archaeology takes spectacular shape. Inspired by discussions with a museum archaeologist, she had dug a metre cube of earth as a test pit in her garden in Dereham. She asked if she could borrow the gallery during its closed period to lay out her finds. Well, who would have thought ordinary rubbish could be so beautiful? We are all inspired to pursue this idea further in f...uture. Tomorrow Sarah will rearrange the finds into a different format.
On Friday afternoon, 25 January we have an open house from 2 till 6 to share the results. Come along and share a drink and chat and help us think how to take this idea forward - lots of potential for more artistic archaeology. If you want an extra treat, stay-over and book the Penthouse via mail@groundworkgallery.com for the night or weekend afterwards!!!
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For week of 21 Jan, GroundWork is hosting a pop-up project and show by Sarah Caputo: GRTF994135 all about her excavations and finds sorted from a metre cube pit dug in her garden in mid-Norfolk. She will be classifying finds all week (visit by appointment) or come to the open house & launch on Friday 25 Jan 2-4. #sarahcaputo @norfolkcontemporaryartsociety @discoverkingslynn @love_west_norfolk #archaeology #gardenarchaeology #gardenarchaeologist #archaeologyart #metrecube

Laura Huston large geometric ceramic vase on display as part of Theories of the Earth just till Sunday 16 December. #ceramics #vase #blackandwhite @laurahustonceramics

Our window is full of limited edition, small press, rarely available artist's books, cards, ceramics & gifts, all relating art+environment.

The next event at GroundWork - a lovely impromptu free informal evening of talks with artists, organised and hosted by work-experience students from College of West Anglia. Come and support them - and the 7 distinguished artists who will be there to talk to us about their work.

Pleased with our new gallery window display. Lots of artist’s books from £10, including herman de vries, Alec Finlay, Anne Geene, Chrystel Lebas, Tucker and Tarlo. Cards from 50p. Not to speak of Laura Huston’s ceramics from £22-£290 and Jessica Perry’s recycled bike inner tube jewellery from £8. Come and browse. As they say, when it’s gone, it’s gone. #artistbooks #artcards #limitededition #ceramics @laurahustonceramics @judithtuckerart @chrystel_lebas @love_west_norfolk #presents

Come to this unmissable event on 30 November. Find out about the latest theories about how we understand the earth as artists and scientists, and how we are forming a layer of plastic as part of the next geological era.....It will be held at one of King's Lynn's superb historic venues, and there will be a lovely healthy home-made lunch included...