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Mary Potter OBE lived in Aldeburgh for 30 years, and used her immediate surroundings to inspire her work. This exhibition features a selection from the extensive personal collection of Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears.
Best known for his picturesque architectural and landscape paintings, John Piper was one of Britain's leading abstract artists during the 1930s. He was part of Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears’ creative circle, and they worked together for over a quarter of a century, including on designs for Britten’s most famous operas.
Please join filmmaker Emily Richardson and collaborators for an evening to celebrate the premiere of a new film, Immaterial Terrain, made along a seven-mile stretch of the Suffolk coast between the site of the proposed new nuclear power station at Sizewell and the mythic drowned city of Dunwich.
The Stable Block, Snape Maltings
Artist Emily Richardson documents the fragile landscape of Sizewell, with sound by Chris Watson and LOOM.
Best known for his picturesque architectural and landscape paintings, John Piper was also one of Britain's leading abstract artists during the 1930s. He was part of Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears’ creative circle, and they worked together for over a quarter of a century, including on designs for Britten’s most famous operas.
Twenty years after Alison Wilding's sculpture Migrant was first installed at Snape Maltings, and to celebrate its proud new setting in the reedbeds, the artist returns to the Aldeburgh Festival with a show of both new and existing works. Sculptures will land in several locations and will include Terrestrial (above) made as a counterpoint to Migrant, and first shown in the Peter Pears Gallery in Aldeburgh in 2003.
Katherine Jones RA, one of the youngest artists ever to be made a Royal Academician, is known for her lyrical and expressive prints inspired by diverse literary influences and contemporary ecological issues.
During the Aldeburgh Festival, two exhibitions will be drawn from the Archive’s hugely varied collections.
Explore the life of the outstanding British artist closely connected to Benjamin Britten, in this fascinating documentary screened at the historic Aldeburgh Cinema.
Aldeburgh Cinema
Twenty years after Alison Wilding's sculpture Migrant was first installed at Snape Maltings, and to celebrate its proud new setting in the reedbeds, the artist returns to the Aldeburgh Festival with an ambitious solo show. In this talk she discusses her work with Rosie Cooper, Director of Wysing Arts.
Peter Pears Recital Room, Snape Maltings
