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<!-- EDIT BELOW THIS LINE -- Smiths Row, formerly Bury St Edmunds Art Gallery,is an award-winning contemporary art gallery in the heart of historic Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk. Housed in an impressive Grade 1 listed building by Robert Adam, the Gallery show's work by leading and emerging British and international artists and makers in a free programme of curated exhibitions and public art projects. Smiths Row also offers an extensive programme of tours, talks, workshops outreach activities. The Gallery's contemporary craft shop showcases work by local and British makers. Smiths Row is supported by Arts Council England, Suffolk County Council and St Edmundsbury Council.

Architecture
Smiths Row operates from the first floor of a Grade I listed building in an area of the town known as The Market Cross. This building was remodelled by Robert Adam, a leading architect of the Georgian period. The Gallery building was designed as a theatre in the 1770s and has retained its high ceilings, Georgian façade and elegant arched windows. At the centre of the space is a pair of magnificent Venetian crystal chandeliers.

Education and Artist Development
The Gallery is a registered educational charity, established in 1972, and the centre for contemporary craft in the East, working with audiences across West Suffolk. The Gallery runs outreach projects in community venues in the neighbouring areas of Barningham, Stowmarket, Ingham and Moreton Hall. Smiths Row supports the early careers of artists and makers through one-to-one artists surgeries, and is a “ladder” gallery for emerging artists who then go on to exhibit in national galleries like Tate.