About the event

Bradfield Woods Arts and Crafts Group is a collective of artists and makers inspired by the rich history and traditions and beautiful landscape of Bradfield Woods. 

The Group was formed in the mid-1990’s by students who came on woodland craft courses at Bradfield and wanted to keep practising the skills they had learnt. By kind permission of SWT, the group meets once a month all year round in a purpose-built Craft Area near the main entrance to the woods. The craft area is the group’s “woodland studio”. It has a roof, but no solid walls; this retains the feel of being in amongst the trees and is a cool and shady place to work or visit in June. It’s a bit more of a challenge in January, however!

The group includes Green Woodworkers, who make everyday items for the home and garden using freshly-felled, “green” or unseasoned timber; textile artists and makers, and painters and print-makers who use several different media.

This year, the group is participating in Suffolk Open Studios. This involves more than 130 artists and makers all over Suffolk who open their private working spaces to the public on weekends in June, allowing people a peek behind the scenes at the creative process in action. 

Bradfield Woods Arts and Crafts Group’s amazing woodland studio will be open to the public from 11:00 to 5:00 pm on Saturday and Sunday 6th and 7th June, and again on 13th, 14th June. There will be craft demonstrations and work for sale and, of course, a chance to witness first-hand the “creative chaos” of artists and makers at work. 

As a thank you to SWT for the help and support we have received over many years, some members of the group will be donating a portion of the proceeds of sales they make during Open Studios to SWT, which is, of course, a registered charity.

You can find out more on the group's Instagram page: @bradfield_woods_acg