UPSTAIRS GALLERY

2007 - ?

UpStairs Gallery at Exchange Square, Beccles, Suffolk was opened in 2007 with Michelle Payne as gallery owner and manager. It has been featured in many publications since its beginning and grew to win seven awards, including Pride in the Community, Suffolk County Council and Waveney Chamber of Commerce–Growth and Redevelopment, and Barclays Trading Places Top 100 business. The Upstairs Gallery is situated on the upper floors of a grade two listed building with fifteen rooms of artists solely from the region of East Anglia, and an ever-changing exhibitions. There were fourteen volunteers who helped maintain and keep the gallery open for visitors, clients and visitors. The ethos of the gallery was to allow all artists to participate in exhibiting their work, artists could display their works commission free, which allows them maximum revenue for their skills and development. Student, emerging, established, and professional artists could exhibit, giving the exhibitions a variety to select their choice and prices. Suffolk artists who have exhibited with the UpStairs Gallery include Rinat Baibekov; David Buck; Claire Dowson; Ania Hobson; Theronda Hoffman; Paul Janssens; Annie Mclean; Rob Negus; Richard Nejranowski; Marion Newcombe; Jess Parker-Andrews; Michelle Payne; Annie Rice; Clare Rizzo and Paul Zawadzki. This gallery has now closed.
Website: https://www.theupstairsgallery.co.uk

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