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Literary Ipswich 2013
Literature takes centre stage in Ipswich from Wednesday 2 to Sunday 6 October 2013. Literary Ipswich, having evolved within the annual Ip-art Festival, becomes a stand-alone event this Autumn. Au...
Posted on: 08 May 2013
Celebrity Soprano and Military Wives Choir to perform at Film Night Spectacular
Celebrity Soprano, Laura Wright, and Wattisham Military Wives Choir to perform at Film Night Spectacular Suffolk born Laura Wright, best-selling soprano, is announced as the special guest ar...
Posted on: 15 April 2013
2013 Ip-art tickets on sale
This year Ip-art sees a positively pulsating programme of local, national and international talent make up an exciting and stimulating summer of festivities for Ipswich in 2013.  Tickets ...
Posted on: 08 April 2013
New date for Indian Summer Mela
Ipswich Borough Council and the Ipswich and Suffolk Indian Association today confirmed the annual Summer Mela will be taking place on Bank Holiday Monday 27th August. The event had been due ...
Posted on: 19 July 2012
WINNERS OF THE SHORT STORY PRIZE ANNOUNCED
Winner: Ric Hardacre Runner-up: Ed Broom Some 60 people gathered in the Spiegeltent in Christchurch Park on Friday evening to hear the result of the Ip-art Short Story Prize. Before the p...
Posted on: 02 July 2012
Short Story Prize shortlist announced
The shortlist of the Ipswich Arts Festival Short Story Prize is announced. We congratulate the following ten shortlisted authors - Natalie Armitage, Carl Bennett, Matthew Blackbeard, Ed Broo...
Posted on: 11 June 2012
2012 Ip-art Festival Brochure
For those that still prefer to thumb than click … The Ipswich Arts Festival Brochure will be available to pick up from Tourist Information Centres  and arts venues across Suffolk in the...
Posted on: 08 May 2012
126 stories submitted to Short Story Prize
As the deadline passed for submissions for the short story competition, we were delighted with the record number of entries from all parts of East Anglia. The three first round judges meet t...
Posted on: 03 May 2012
Spiegeltent confirmed for Festival
Spiegeltent (schpea·gael·tent), n. 1. an amazing mirrored tent coming to Christchurch Park this summer. 2. Packed full of daytime workshops and spectacular evening events, E.g. absolutely unmi...
Posted on: 27 April 2012
Watch out for the Tardis!
The Time Lord is coming! Doctor Who's Tardis will be hurtling through time and space from Colchester Castle, Kings College Cambridge to London Liverpool Street and Portman Road ahead of Town...
Posted on: 15 April 2012
Short Story Prize 2012
The Ipswich Arts Festival and University Campus Suffolk are pleased to announce the 2012 Short Story Prize. You are invited to enter a 500 word story on the theme of 'RECOVER' Final Judge:...
Posted on: 01 March 2012
Caron Wheeler Confirmed!
Caron Wheeler confirmed for Club Classics concert, she will be joining Jazzie B as part of the Soul II Soul line up! Keep on Movin', get your tickets!
Posted on: 14 June 2011
Go Skyride
This Sunday the 12th June is Skyride Ipswich Participants can  make the most of cycling through Ipswich taking in the landmarks and stopping off at the shops and cafes whilst roads alon...
Posted on: 06 June 2011
FREE DIVA TICKETS FOR SUFFOLK YOUNGSTER
A fantastic opportunity for Suffolk schoolchildren to learn a love of classical music is being provided by Ipswich Borough Council with the offer of thousands of free tickets to a top summer e...
Posted on: 23 May 2011
The Never Ending Mural-Assistant Artists Briefing
The Never Ending Mural - an ambitious community project that will transform the face of Ipswich invites everybody to make their mark. Artwork created by the community will be installed at a nu...
Posted on: 06 May 2011
Ipswich Music Day 2011 Stall Applications
20th Ipswich Music Day Sunday 3rd July 2011 The application process is now open for stall holders to apply,and be part of the 20th Ipswich Music Day.   Please note...
Posted on: 27 April 2011
Festivals Suffolk
Festivals Suffolk launch their new website featuring information on jam-packed days and nights of music, carnival and comedy; theatre and literature; dance and drama. http://www.visitsuffolk...
Posted on: 04 April 2011
Harvest At Jimmys Line Up Teaser
Well festival fans the sun is on its way and the festivals are sending out the line ups of the bands that will have you dancing all summer long. Here is a little teaser from Harvest At Jimmys t...
Posted on: 15 March 2011
New website and event line up to be announced soon!
New website and event line up to be announced soon! We'll be launching our new website soon and with it an exiting new line up of events for 2011! If you want us to notify you when the sit...
Posted on: 21 January 2011
Katherine Jenkins
One of the world's greatest singers, Katherine Jenkins, is coming to Christchurch Park next year for one of the town's biggest ever concerts. The classical diva will sing "The Last Night of...
Posted on: 13 December 2010
Music Day applications now open!
20th Ipswich Music Day Sunday 3rd July 2011 The application process is now open for all talented music artists and bands to apply. Download an application pack her...
Posted on: 29 October 2010
Royal Opera House in Ipswich
See Simon Boccanegra broadcast live and FREE tonight in Christchurch Park http://www.ip-art.com/what's-on/summer-big-screen--live-from-the-royal-opera-house.aspx  
Posted on: 13 July 2010
Rockin' and Rollin' and What Not
Tonight Greae (pg) in the Park! Student Standby £4 on the door with ID get down to Christchurch Park for 7.30pm!
Posted on: 08 July 2010
A Nearly Naked Student Standby
Tonight at 7.30pm Hardeep Sing appears as the Nearly Naked Chef. Student Standby for tonights event, tickets available on the door for £6 for all those presenting valid student ID. more in...
Posted on: 07 July 2010
Short Story Award
Last night at the Ip-art Short Story Adult Award Kate Pullinger, the Festival's finalist judge, announced the winners of the 2010 competition. First prize went to Kate Thurlow for her story Wo...
Posted on: 06 July 2010
Great Expectations
Great Expectations Tonight, 7.30pm, Christchurch Mansion Lawn "Take nothing on its looks; take everything on evidence. There's no better rule." as Dickens put it. Ip-art are offering...
Posted on: 06 July 2010
What are the T-Birds talking about?
Duurh! Grease in the Park this Thursday of course! I hope you've all got your tickets!  
Posted on: 02 July 2010
"Speak low if you speak love."
Much Ado About Nothing Tonight, 7.30pm, Christchurch Mansion Lawn "Speak low if you speak love." as Shakespeare put it. Ip-art are offering Student Standby for tonight's event. Tick...
Posted on: 01 July 2010
Any Arts Questions
Any Arts Questions Thursday 1 July, 1pm Museum Street Methodist Church (entrance in Blackhorse Lane) The BBC is filming Any Arts Questions' as part of the Politics Show - subject 'Funding fo...
Posted on: 30 June 2010
Gospel choir records song for local charity
Gospel choir records song for local charity Ipswich Community Gospel Choir has recently recorded a charity song in support of the EACH Tree House Appeal called "I'll be there". The song ...
Posted on: 29 June 2010
The Mill Lighting Launches Ip-art
The Mill Project For Ip-art 2010, The Mill Project is lighting up the tower at Cranfield's Mill, inside and out. This magical illumination, going live from dusk 25th-27th June- at around 10...
Posted on: 25 June 2010
Street Fair This Sunday
Saints Summer Street Fair St Nicholas and St Peter Street come alive with Illustration, hand made goods, contemporary design, vintage fashion and hopefully a shed load of cakes and other ba...
Posted on: 22 June 2010
Listen to Jackie Kay on Radio 4
Listen to Jackie Kay talking about her memoir, Red Dust Road to Jenni Murray on iplayer www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00snm7h
Posted on: 21 June 2010
Film Change
Grease is the word A last minute change to an Ip-art festival park screening has been made. The film "Sex And The City" was to be shown in Christchurch Park on Thursday 8th July but an Ip...
Posted on: 17 June 2010
Paul Sussman joins panel of authors
Paul Sussman joins the panel of authors for the Literary Tea at Arlingtons Sadly, author Ariana Franklin has had to withdraw from the Literary Tea at Arlingtons Brasserie on Saturday 26 June...
Posted on: 14 June 2010
12 shortlisted in our Short Story Competition
Gemma Anderson, Barry Baddock, Jane Bailey, Jenny Barnett, Ed Broom, Ruth Fitzgerald, Angela Lawrence, Rebecca Moore, Angela Petch, Sheila Preston, Hannah Rowe, Kate Thurlow. Over 80 entr...
Posted on: 26 May 2010
Save with Ip-art and Ipswich Central!
Download and save with Ip-art and Ipswich Central! The team at Ipswich Central the people responsible for the town centre business improvement district, have put together a new online FREE ...
Posted on: 24 May 2010
Food & Drink Festival
We were lucky enough to sample some tasty treats this afternoon in Ipswich Town Centre as Don Quinn of the Ipswich Food and Drink Festival was in town promoting this weekend's event! Ipswi...
Posted on: 19 May 2010
Our New Van
Our new Ip-art van has just arrived! Thanks to Collease for giving us a van for a whole 6 weeks! We think it looks fab and will be out and about in it untill 11 July if you spot it, emai...
Posted on: 18 May 2010
Ip-art Press Launch
We launched our programme of events today at Christchurch Mansion. Pull-up and flags dressed the venue as guests arrived to pick up the first brochures, hot off the press, while sampling som...
Posted on: 11 May 2010