It’s hard to believe that this summer will see the fourth groving  project across the town centre in Bury St Edmunds.  For 2022 a fantastic range of artists will make small works  in response to the theme ​Relic. Each day for two weeks in August a new work will appear on the streets, and people can enjoy them, move them,  or take them home. Each work and it’s site is posted on social media and the groving blog, along with thoughts by an invited poet or writer. 

 In 2021 the theme was Monument and all of the works, photos in their location and the written responses are posted on the grove blog. 

We are in conversation with several artists who will be grove artists in residence and we hope to continue the exciting programme next year. You can see the work of previous grove artists in ​Projects.

grove is a flexible, supportive opportunity for artists to concentrate on making new work  and test ideas. The purpose is to enable artists to concentrate for a short period on developing or trialing  work, with the use of a large garden, project space and digital equipment. Artists are invited to work with grove and are provided with accommodation, working space, promotion and an event. Hosted artists are not asked to necesssarily complete work or to mount an exhibition. Emerging ideas and proposals for work can be tested and shared with an invited audience in any way appropriate. The project space is particularly suitable for immersive installation, film and sound. Follow grove @grove_projects.

grove is curated by artist and curator Barbara Dougan and situated at 1 Grove Road, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP33 3BE.