Award Winning Gallery, East Anglia Opening Daily 10 - 4.30pm Closed Sun/Mondays only
Welcome to the UpStAiRs Gallery - The Largest Commission Free Gallery on The Sunrise Coast
The Textile Show
JULY SHOWING OF VESSELS, FELT, SILK, BEADING, EMBROIDERY
Alison Couchman
So Far Wanted
Claire Turner
Mary Smith
Sheila Ford
Also in the July Textile Open:
Rosemary Simpson, Claire Innocent, Claire Turner, Rainedancer, Mary Standley, Victoria Hook, Carol Gibbons, Kirstie Williams
Claire Innocent
Karen Conroy
In all other galleries:
Jan Houchen, Mark Ward, David Leathers, Louise Maclaren, Josie Fiske, Paul Griggs, Paul and Ryan Edwards., Roger Crockford, Joel benjamin (Illustration) Tracy Kemp (Illustration) Lara (medieval Jewellery design) Eliz Dwyer (jewellery) Karen Conroy (jewellery) Alsion Powell (ceramic) Peter Farrington, Gillian Wu, Penny Brooke
Lara - Medieval Jewellery Design
The UpStAiRS Gallery has won best small attraction in the Sunrise Coast Tourism awards
Hosted by Hon. Hugh Crossley, and attended by British Tourism Association, we are proud to be recognised as award winning gallery, come along to see why..
British Crafts and Gifts - Sourced from UK Artists and Craftsmakers
with 15 Rooms of arts and crafts over two floors, we are the largest commission free gallery in East Anglia
Coming to our gallery soon, one giant duck!
Quayside Conservatories have sponsored a duck to be handpainted and embellished by award winning artist - Michelle Payne.
A series of 12 giant ducks can be found floating around the Beccles area throughout August 2009
Follow the duck trail - visit the gallery for more information
Newsflash: Find us in June issue of VOGUE
Newsflash: a BIG thank you to the support of BECCLES TOWN COUNCIL
Find us in the centre of Beccles, opposite Twyfords Cafe and patisserie, close by the Kings Head Hotel, we are above Lloyds Bank. Entrance on ground floor.
If you are an artist wishing to exhibit your works, please read the Artist Information page.
Would you like further details on special offers or future events in your area? Please use the contact from below:
For more artists please view artworks for sale and events pages.
What you will discover:
We are a commission free gallery with 15 rooms of arts and crafts, two floors of artspace with paintings, art materials, design, casting services and crafts made in the UK. We support the ARTS! Exhibitions are over two floors of a beautiful grade II listed building. No disabled access
Exhibition Change every two weeks - Don't miss out
Casting services at The UpStAiRs Gallery:
A lifecasting service is available at the gallery with fastcast and body cast rooms available
Our lifecast artist Michelle payne is an award winning artist, lifecaster and member of The Association of Lifecasters International (ALI)
Castings are a celebration of life, commissioned for reasons such as newborn celebration of birth, weddings - joining hands together forever, trophies and awards, weight loss and weight gain, mastectomy/breast reconstruction, terminal illness, pregnancy and bellycasts, torso, bodybuild casts - see our lifecast galleries for more information.
(samples above from left to right include, Babies hand and foot, sibling hands, mother and child, hairdresser award, dad and children.)
Visiting today?
Our fastcast room is now open. You may have your handscast during your visit, this service is available for child casts, babies hands and feet and couples hands upright only. For larger castings please book an appointment with our lifecaster, call the gallery now on 01502 717191
Business Speakers and events
Michelle Payne, Lifecaster and Artist .
Guest Speaker for events and networking. Enterprising women member, nominee for woman with a conscience, enterprising women awards, Finalist in EDP and Archant local business awards. Recent works include The Boudica Within, The Boudica Tour for breast cancer awareness. recent speakers events include Norwich businesswomens networks and Lilac ladies, Keeping abreast, BNI.
Would you like Michelle to attend your event? Please contact the gallery for further information or email bigartgallery@aol.com
Pricelists - click our castings gallery
Would you like further information on special events, artists or discounts? please enter your email address below..
A BIG THANK YOU TO THE SUPPORT OF WAVENEY DISTRICT COUNCIL
Member of The Association of Lifecasters International. Member of The Guild of Professional Wedding services Norfolk.
Business Services and Networking events.
Support our artists by sponsoring an event.
Have a private exhibition evening with your business logo on all advertising, light refreshments and show your clients that you support creatives in our area. The gallery provides a more relaxed atmosphere for networking prospects, with ready tailored conversation links. Daytime and evening rates apply.
Friends of the gallery
The gallery is not funded by any government body or independent, our artists support the gallery. We need your donation to become a friend of the gallery to keep running costs viable.
You will receive newletters/emails about important events, new artists, personal invitations to private viewing evenings, gallery information, and your own gallery mug for a small donation from £20 per annum.
Contact the Gallery and request to be a friend,
The Upstairs Gallery
01502 717191
Exchange Square, Beccles, Suffolk
NR34 9HH