Starting the 19th of March 2025 from 6pm onwards, Mary Blue is hoping to welcome like minded artists, writers, poets, musicians, filmmakers, architects, curators, publishers and creative thinkers to get together and talk about what they do creatively.
Mary would like to encourage active discussion about the present day creative arena, in the same informal way that Gertrude Stein hosted Saturday evening salons at her Paris apartment. These drew in the European avant-garde artists whose works hung in her home, as well as the American writers and thought leaders she was among. There will be no formal presentations or lectures. She really hopes people will want to get together and enjoy each other's company and the exchange of ideas in a comfortable setting.
Mary Blue:
"Even though it's not the early 20th Century, and much has changed culturally, I long for meeting people in real life - not just chats on social media. I've met with the team at the Suffield Arms and they've agreed we can use their Upstairs Saloon Bar for Art in Conversation."
"No lecture, no agenda, just bring your creative hearts."
Schedule for 2025:
Wednesday, 19th of March
Wednesday, 16th of April
Wednesday, 14th of May
Wednesday, 18th of June
Wednesday, 16th of July
Wednesday, 13th of August
From 6pm
Food and drink can be ordered at the bar downstairs. The Suffield Arms closes at 11pm.
Address: 393 Station Rd, Lower Street, Norwich NR11 8UE
Phone: 01263 586858
Taking the train from or towards Norwich the Suffield Arms is right across from the train station at Gunton. If you are driving, turn off the main road (A149) and follow the signs to the station, you will see the pub on your left. There is plenty of parking to the side the of building.
Please RSVP to Mary Blue a week or two before the date to: marybluecreates@gmail.com
Gertrude & Friends
As a feminist pioneer and literary anarchist, she hosted avant-garde authors and artists such as Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald and in her Paris apartment. Among those whose careers Gertrude helped launch were painters Henri Matisse, Juan Gris, and Pablo Picasso.
More about Gertrude Stein here:
https://mtishows.co.uk/people/gertrude-stein
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PAUL VATER
Paul conducts studio visits to maintain strong relationships with artists, designers and craftspeople who show their work with us. He manages the main C&C website and has developed the online shop where selected works are presented for sale.
Paul established his design company, Sugarfree, in 1990 and quickly gained a reputation for delivering fresh, effective marketing campaigns and brand identities for clients including Save the Children Fund, United Nations Association and UNHCR. Over the years those added to the roster include IPC Magazines, Arts Council England, The Roundhouse, Barbican Centre, Arts Marketing Association, Look Ahead Housing and Care, Paddington Waterside, BBC Worldwide, Commonwealth Foundation, Prestel, City of London Corporation, Baker Street Quarter, Victoria BID and the University of East Anglia.