Exhibitions
Catch what's new in our exciting changing programme of exhibitions and collection displays.
Contact Details:
Address: Southampton City Art Gallery
Civic Centre,
Commercial Road,
Southampton,
Hampshire,
Postcode: SO14 7LP
Telephone: 023 8083 4563
Email: art.gallery@southampton.gov.uk
Details of service:
The Art of Water – Open Exhibition
July 18 – September 7
Galleries 1-4
The ‘Open’ exhibition returns this year and promises to deliver many delights and surprises. The theme of the exhibition is the Art of Water, and local artists will make a creative response to this theme. The exhibition is an important platform for artists looking to promote and sell their work. All the artworks are submitted by residents of Southampton and the surrounding South Coast region. The Open Exhibition is a popular with many collectors and first-time buyers. With over 200 works of art on display, this display provides an interesting overview of creative practice in the region. Amongst this year’s exhibition selectors will be Dan Hays, we are delighted to have involvement from such an outstanding young British artist.
Men in the Wall - 3D film installation
Directed and choreographed by Liz Aggiss and Billy Cowie
July 18 – September 7
Gallery 6
Men in the Wall is a funny, lyrical and engaging large-scale film installation. Special glasses are provided to watch this 3D world of four men, whose shared framed lives reveal a public quartet of private differences. The piece runs on a continuous 25 minute loop.
Cast: Jeddi Bassan, Sebastian Gonzalez, Thomas Kampe, Scott Smith. Text Billy Cowie, costumes Holly Murray.
This video installation and live performance has been organised by The Point Eastleigh and further film screenings continue in October to the Bargate Monument Gallery. The Point Eastleigh has commissioned the first-ever retrospective of choreographer Liz Aggiss and film-maker Billy Cowie’s 25 year collaboration.
Further collection displays are listed below:
Main Hall: Treasures: From Gainsborough to Gormley
An opportunity to view a new selection of historical and modern British and European paintings from Southampton’s renowned art collection. Amongst the important artists on display in the Treasures exhibition are well-known names, such as Gainsborough, Lowry, Sickert, Monet and Renoir.
Baring Room: Burne-Jones, Perseus Series
Gallery 5: Renaissance Paintings from the Collection
Gallery 7: The Birth of the British Modern Movement: Early 20th Century Painting
Gallery 8: Dream Sequence
Past Exhibitions
Welcome to the Past Exhibitions section of the Southampton City Art Gallery website. Please follow the links below to find out about our previous shows.
Future exhibitions
Discover what new art exhibitions have been programmed for later in 2008 and 2009.
Last updated: 17 July 2008
