THG Annual Open Exhibition Wildlife – Ipswich 28 November – 9 January 2010

Many previous annual exhibitions had posed themes of inviting a range response about the ‘changing’ face of Ipswich, ‘impressions’ of the town and it’s people. This year Town Hall Galleries held the exhibition based on the ‘wild side’ of Ipswich.

The theme involved the idiosyncratic characters that lurk and inhabit around the streets and the arbitory animals and creatures that everyone observes everyday, either living or adorning in built surroundings.

Interpretations were brought from across a wide variety of artists, from all generations, who managed to bring together a extraordinary display of around eighty pieces of artwork, of everyone’s own interpretation of their observations of wildlife in and around Ipswich.

The exhibition had a wide yet significant range of Artwork and media; some were beautifully done in a traditional approach to the natural form such as drawing, painting, sculptures and printmaking, as well as modernised contemporary and experimental or new interactive methods, including detailed graphic design, new media, and performance.
The annual exhibition provided fantastic opportunities for the public to view the range of local talent we have among us in our midst.