Norfolk & Norwich
Art Circle

Latest News & Events

The Forum, Norwich : Norfolk and Norwich Art Circle 210th Art Exhibition

8 – 15 May 2026 | 10am – 5pm

Private View 8th May from 6pm onwards.

Selected members artworks will be on display at the Forum, please all come along and enjoy this fabulous exhibition.

Plein air paint out at Mendham Mill

Wed 8 July 2026

NNAC members have been offered a chance to paint in the grounds of the birthplace of Sir Alfred Munnings, Mendham Mill, Mendham, Harleston IP20 0NN. A fee of £5 will be payable on the day. Contact hazelpidsley@hotmail.com

Carole Massey : Acrylic, gels, mediums, palette knives

23 May 2026 l 2 - 4pm

Carole has been a professional, self employed artist all her working life. She studied art at St Albans School of Art and then at Leicester Collage of Art & Design (now the Montford University) before following a successful career as a commercial artist running her own design business for 25 years

About Us

Founded in 1885 as the Norwich Art Circle, the group continues the rich artistic tradition of Crome and Cotman’s Norwich Society of Artists. It later became the Norfolk and Norwich Art Circle after merging with the Woodpeckers Art Club, and its membership quickly grew.

Over the years, the Circle has included artists of national and international recognition. Today, it welcomes anyone over 17 with an interest in the visual arts and connections to East Anglia — from trained artists to enthusiastic amateurs.

We run a varied yearly programme of lectures, workshops, sketching outings and exhibitions, offering members opportunities to learn, share ideas and exhibit their work. The Circle is democratically run, with an elected Council guiding its future.