The Walton Art Network - The Arts Trail
The Walton Art Network is the name of the festival arts trail around locations in Walton on the Naze. Most of the art will be displayed in the windows or interiors of shops and venues around the town centre, with some art in the churches and boat yards. Over 30 participating artists are showing their work over the weekend and are listed here and on the festival map (when available nearer the weekend). Many more are taking part in group exhibitions during the festival. The Walton Art Network can be seen from the afternoon of Friday 20th September until Sunday 22nd September. Start the arts trail at 'The Lighthouse' (Six Relete), 13 Old Pier Street CO14 8AW.
My Favourite Record Sleeve Exhibition
Format's favourite album sleeves and the stories behind them. Not necessarily classic or iconic designs, just the sleeves that Format love. Be prepared to be surprised. Visitors are invited to list their exhibition favourites and a Between the Tides TOP TWENTY will be produced.
Venue: Format Music, 8 High St, CO14 8BQ
Contact: formatmusicessex@outlook.com
01255 761362
Times: Friday to Sunday (the exhibition will be up for a couple of weeks after the festival)
Paintings by Duffy Tomei
Illustrated Bible Passages - Old Testament
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Venue: All Saints Church, High St, Walton-on-the-Naze CO14 8BU
Contact: Facebook - Duffy Tomei Artist
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Times: Thursday 19th to Monday 23rd September (closes 4.30pm)
Cartoons, Illustrations & Paintings
by Malcolm Batty
​Whimsical images on hessian, inspired by poems
and stories.
Venue: 10 High Street, CO14 8BQ
Contact: s.battybatty@btinternet.com
Times: Friday to Sunday
Window Installation by Jane Stewart
Title: Jeff the Whale and friends & Whalewords
​Venue: The Old Walton Rock Shop, 12 High Street.
Contact: www.janestewartartist.com Instagram: @Janestewart.art
Time: Friday 20th to Friday 26th
Dolly's Doilies by Shane Waltener
Needlecraft hack using shop stock installed in the window.
Venue: Dolly Daydreams, 18 High Street, CO14 8BH
Contact: @shanewaltener Instagram: #dollydaydreamwalton
Time: Friday to Sunday and a week after
Egg in the Landscape by Eggar Tist
Small paintings and mono prints.
Venue: High St Cafe, 51 High St,
Walton On The Naze CO14 8BD
Instagram: @peculiarperhaps
Times: Friday to Sunday
TINPANART by Claire Day
Exhibition of photography and original artwork, celebrating the breathtaking local sea and sky landscapes, the wonderful wildlife world in the
Walton Backwaters and the Naze.
Venue: Bianca’s Coffee House, 59 High Street.
Contact: www.tinpanart.co.uk
Times: Friday to Sunday and a week before.
What Can You See? by Dee Noble
​Inspired by its location at the opticians on the high street, a display of objects to find in the space, some of them ceramics, made by the artist and representing the flotsam and jetsam left between the tides.
Venue: Arnold’s Opticians Portobello House, High Street, CO14 8BB
Instagram: @deenoble2024
Mobile 07377939485
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Time: Friday to Sunday
Paintings by Natasha Pearson
Myfika Art Exhibition. Natasha began painting to ease her mind it’s now a way of life. She will be sharing her work and how painting has helped her find a sanctuary in the chaotic world we find ourselves in.
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Venue: The Forum, 61 High St, CO14 8BD
Times: Friday to Sunday.
Private View Friday 6pm-8pm by invitation.
Nines by Paul Garcia
Collected photographs from industrial spaces and coastal towns around Essex and beyond. All images shot on 35mm film and printed in materials mirroring those found in commercial locations.
Venue: Walton Hard, Mill Lane.
Contact: Paul-garcia.co.uk
Instagram: @songsofthesatellites
Times: Friday to Sunday
Wind Drawings & Objects
Artist: Sara Bannerman-Haig
Drawings and objects made by the wind installed in the Yacht Basin.
Venue: Bedwell and Co Boat Yard, Walton & Frinton Yacht Basin
Contact: sebh222art@gmail.com
Friday to Sunday
Animal Art by Lesley Lord
Paintings and drawing demonstrations.
Venue: Heady's Hobbies, 69 High Street, CO14 8AB
Facebook: Lesley Lord Professional Artist
Times: Saturday and Sunday 11am until 3pm
Reflections of the Sea
Artist: Sarah Stratford Wright
Reflections of the Sea reflects many aspects of the beauty and fascination of beach life, the sea and the elemental surroundings along with myths attached to the sea. Our glorious beaches, teaming with amazing creatures, never cease to give enjoyment to children and adults alike.
Venue: Asya Nails and Spa, 73 Walton High Street, CO14 8AB
Contact: artisticoart.co.uk
Times: Friday to Sunday
Ketchup Clothes by Karen Dennis
Making Good Use of The Things That We Find: a collection of garments made from recycled and found fabrics. Handcrafted streetwear for the environmentally conscious consumer, helping to make textile and clothing waste a thing of the past. Why throw away when you can remake?
Venues: St Helenas, 99 High Street, CO14 8AA,
and Walton Market Stall.
Contact: https://ketchupclothes.com/
Instagram@ketchupclothes
Times: Friday to Sunday, and Walton Market on Saturday 21st September.
Emersion by Simply Twisted
A dynamic sculpture woven, twisted and ‘drawn’ with English willows from the Somerset Levels. The ancient craft of willow work, with a modern twist…
Venue: Front garden, High Street.
Contact: www.simplytwistedwillow.co.uk
Instagram: @simply_twisted_willow
Time: Friday to Sunday.
The Old Walton Wall at Jo-jo's
A collection of historical Walton photographs and memorabilia.
Venue: Jo-jo’s, 123 High Street, CO14 8AE.
Contact: Facebook - Jo-jo’s
Times: Friday to Sunday
Serenity Art by Nadine Lisa
Window and in-shop exhibition of ethereal, abstract and landscape art using acrylics.
Venue: Hikari, 48 High Street, O14 8AE.
Instagram: @serenityartbynadine
Time: Friday to Sunday
Let's Go Girls by Glenda Wakeman
​Paintings, mainly oils and acrylics, from tonalism to bright contemporary works, all from the artist's imagination.
Venue: The nOse, 28 Newgate Street, CO14 8AL.
Instagram: @glendawakeman
Times: Friday to Sunday
A Look Back in Time by Olivia Knight
Photographic story documenting musician Evy Frearson.
Venue: The nOse, 28 Newgate Street, CO14 8AL
Contact: oliviaknightphotography@gmail.com
Instagram: @oliviaknightphotography_
Times: Friday – Sunday
Walton Folk Festival
Photographic billboard by Malcolm Batty and an exhibition of Walton Folk Festival festival programmes, memorabilia and costumes lent by Liz Bruce and Frinton and Walton Heritage Trust.
Venue: The nOSe, 28 Newgate Street, CO14 8AL
Instagram: @nosenaze
Times: Friday to Sunday
Mended Paper Bags by Celia Pym
Used paper bags from Walton-on-the-Naze shops and Icelandic wool.
Venue: Freddies of Pinewood window. 23 Old Pier St, CO14 8AH
Instagram: @celiapym
Times: Friday to Sunday
The Sun to the Deep Blue Sea
Watercolours, acrylics and sea glass art by Catherine Griffin.
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Venue: East Coast 5, Old Pier Street, CO14 8AN
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Instagram: @kitesareskittishthings
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Times: Friday to Sunday
Anna's Dress by Angenita Teekens
At Lacings you will find a Cyanotype dress. It is an ode to Anna Atkins, Victorian botanist and photographer. Anna Atkins was the first person to produce a photographic book picturing British Seaweed. The artist collected seaweed in Walton-on-the-Naze to produce this dress in honour of Anna’s work.
Venue: Lacings, 4 Old Pier Street, CO14 8AW
Contact: arteekens.weebly.com
Instagram: @angenita_teekens
Times: Friday to Sunday
Odes to the Ocean by Catherine Shrubshall
A music and film installation inspired by the sea and the lives it touches. Artists: Catherine Shrubshall & Richard Kett (composers) and Sally Child (film maker). There will also be art work by Anna De Pass, featured as part of the ocean themed installation.
Venue: 13 Old Pier Street, CO14 8AW. Times: Friday to Sunday
In addition there will be a Live Performance on Sunday under Walton Pier at 10-10.45am with Catherine, Cydnei Baines and Georgie Ferraro.
Contact: c.shrubshall@gmail.com
​​Instagram: #catherineshrubshall #herandhermusicians More about Odes to the Ocean
Websites: catherineshrubshall.co.uk and her&her
Poetic Mosaic by Eliza Johnson
Seaside Mosaic Works on wood.
Venue: 13 Old Pier Street, CO14 8AW
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Times: Friday to Sunday
Angry Drunken German Wasp
​Artist: James Barnard
'Angry Drunken German Wasp' arose from a headline in a tabloid this summer. It is a comment on the ease with which we can be led towards unthinking prejudices.
Venue:13 Old Pier Street, CO14 8AW
Contact: jsbearduk@yahoo.co.uk
Times: Friday to Sunday
Angry German Wasp by James Barnard
Walton Flax Exchange with Shane Waltener
Community project led by artist Shane Waltener
An exhibition showcasing Walton-grown flax, tools for processing it into textiles and artworks by associate artists involved in the project. Visitors at the exhibition will be invited to process this year’s flax harvest into thread.
Venue: 13 Old Pier Street, CO14 8AW
Contact: @shanewaltener #flaxexchange
Times: Friday to Sunday
A5 Multiples - Various Artists
Exhibition of entries from the Between the Tides, A5 Multiples competition. Open to everyone of all ages and ability, the instructions are to make an artwork in A5 size on the theme of Between the Tides in any medium.
Venue:13 Old Pier Street, CO14 8AW
Instagram: @nosenaze
Times: Friday to Sunday
Time and Tide by Emma Eagle
Window installations informed by tide tables from the River Thames 1684, River Orwell 2014, and Walton-on-the-Naze 2024.
Venue: Meta-Lite Tackle Shop (Metcalfe’s), 15 Newgate St, CO14 8DT
Contact: @emma_eagle2023
Times: Friday-Sunday
Woman Artist German
Living as an artist in Hitler’s Germany and beyond: exhibition showing the thoughts and art of Polly Bracegirdle (formerly Annette Caspar).
Venue: Bruff basement Bar, 29 The Parade, CO14 8EA
Contact: Stephanie Condron
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Times: Friday, September 20. 7pm to 11pm, Saturday, September 21st. 11am to 11pm. Sunday 11am-11pm
Entry: Buy a drink at the bar.
Illustrated Bible Passages - New Testament
Artist: Miranda Boxall
Paintings in oils.
Venue: Emmanuel Church, New Pier St, CO14 8EB
Contact: Facebook - Miranda Boxall Art
Times: Friday to Sunday
The Stories in Stone by Ian Noble
In Norwich Cathedral there are almost a thousand stone carvings of bible stories. The pictures exhibited are interpretations of these carvings in watercolour, linocut, screen print and digital images - a testimony of the artist’s fascination with the simplicity and naivety of mediaeval art.
Venue: Emmanuel Church. New Pier St, CO14 8EB
Contact: iannoble1954@gmail.com @iannoble3887
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Times: Saturday to Sunday
Cats Portaits by Ann Preen
The golden age series. Acrylic paintings of our furry friends.
Venue: Access Dignity Window, 34 Newgate Street, CO14 8AL.
Contact: 01255 422 353
Times: Friday to Sunday
By the Sea. Paintings by Janet Wright
Mixed media paintings of the sea.
Venue: The Queens Head
Contact: alwayswright37@yahoo.co.uk
Times: Friday to Sunday
Beaumont Marshes by Maggie Walshaw
Pastel on paper
Venue: 13 Old Pier Street, CO14 8AW
Contact: 07786 333 520
Times: Friday to Sunday
Naze Tower at 20 - Mixed Show
Autumn Exhibition celebrating 20 years of Art at the Naze Tower, including 25 local artists celebrating our local area including paintings, sculptures, ceramics, glass, photography, jewellery, willow sculptures, textiles and wind drawings.
Venue: Naze Tower
Contact: www.nazetower.co.uk @nazetower
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Times: 10am-5pm until 3rd November.
For admission costs please see the website
Wonders of Walton
Artists: Various
Entries from the ‘Wonders of Walton’ school’s art competition. 
Two categories ‘Under 11’ and ‘Under 19’. The winning entries are displayed in The Naze Tower. Organised by the Rotary Club of Frinton on Sea.
Times: Saturday and Sunday, 10am-4pm
Venue: Essex Wildlife Trust, Education Room

"Ma Mere La Mer" by Lau Bo
"Ma Mère La Mer (My Mother the Sea)"
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Handmade ceramic tiles celebrating our relationship with nature, inspired by medieval cosmology, eastern mysticism, folklore and legends. The world of dreams, feelings, and how the human soul looks up to the stars.
Contact: @bodolajberart
Venue: Walton and Frinton Yacht Club, Mill Lane
Vegetarian Pastafarian Altar
Artist: Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster
Consecrated pop-up Vegetarian Pastafarian Altar
Venue: 13 Old Pier Street, CO14 8AW.
Times: Friday to Sunday
Mermaids Tears by Clive Wakeford
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'100 Beachcombing Trips searching for Mermaid's Tears'.
100 small glass jars with sea glass collected from Walton and Frinton beaches.
Contact: artbyclive@yahoo.co.uk
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The Lighthouse, 13 Old Pier Street.
Times: Friday to Sunday
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Puzzle Fabric by Karla Shoebridge-Hart
Puzzle fabric design made from assorted materials.
Contact: lacings@zoho.com
Lacings, 4 Old Pier Street.
Times: Friday to Sunday
Whirlwind of Faith and Love​
​A reflective display by the Rev. Steven Sutton on the work and writings of Julian of Norwich. Paintings based on her book ‘Revelations of Divine Love'.
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Contact: steven.sutton@methodist.org.uk
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Emmanuel Church, New Pier St, Walton on the Naze CO14 8EB
Times: Friday to Sunday
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