Our gallery is commission free, and offers a variety of professional services to all clients, artists and businesses.
Featured Gallery, lower floor
Galleried rooms on the Upper floor
Cabinet room...Lower floor Cards and Gifts, reception room
About our gallery..
In a bustling market town, close by the river, surrounded by beautiful countryside, we are close to Southwold, Lowestoft, Bungay, Norwich and Great Yarmouth.
Our building is spread over three floors, with our entrance on the ground floor. It is a grade II listed building, a maze of delight, sorry no disabled access.
Supporting local artists
We support students, emerging artists, craftsmakers, professionals and established artists from Norfolk and Suffolk only.
By offering this service to those in our counties, we ensure that our artists can be seen, and we eliminate dealers from renting our space.
We offer a retail arts gallery accessible and affordable for all. The gallery is supported by rental artspace from as little as £5.00 per week, and can support 39 artists at any one time.
Galleries are encouraged to visit and see the array of artists on display, being inspired and selecting those they wish to exhibit.
ARTISTS
There are no commission fees on rental space. By eliminating these fees we can display promotional material directing your customers on to you for further work, through phone, website and email, and we thoroughly would encourage them to do so. We work for you.
VISITORS
Exhibitions change every two weeks, changing the dynamics of the gallery and rotating the displays, this makes the gallery totally different every time you visit.
We offer a full lifecasting service for newborns, children, couples, clients and patients. Lifecasting is a wonderful way of capturing life in a 3d sculptural element. It is also used as therapy and bonding sessions for those with family problems, and those with low self esteem/confidence issues, or those that may lose someone dear to them.
Michelle Payne is qualified as a mentor, and can offer a mentoring service to schools and colleges. The gallery also supports those students that wish to be enterprising and further their career as an artist.
BUSINESSES
Sales
Recent studies have shown that products benefit with increased sales when marketed with fine art. Professionals who display good fine art in their places of business experience that their clients and customers view them as having more authenticity, authority and professionalism. Restaurant owners know that art helps bring in customers, not just decorating but real art.
Events and networking.
Sponsoring an event.
Hold an event for your customers. Private viewing evenings are available. Put your logo on all advertising materials and hold an event that has a ready made network conversation. Your clients will be in a relaxing atmosphere, light drinks and refreshments are available*.
Are you a business that would be interested in investing in the arts?
Book a private appointment with the gallery free of charge. Contact gallery team member Michelle on 01502 717191
*there will be a charge for providing refreshments, please speak to a gallery team member 01502 717191
The Boudica Within, 2007/8
As seen in The Sunday Times November 2007
GMTV LKToday March 2008
Living Statues at gallery opening 1st Customers
The Upstairs Gallery opened in November 2007, and has already had success stories for both artists and commissioned projects, with considerable media coverage with EDP, Archant publications, Norfolk Journal, Suffolk Journal, ARTSEAST, East Magazine, Paint Magazine, Radio Norwich 99.9fm and more.
Commissions for The Boudica Within, The Royal College of Surgeons, Inside Live and Mentor.