Exhibitions
See what's new in our 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:
From 22 June - 13 September
The Truth About Faeries:
From Midsummers Night's Dream to Lord of the Rings
The Gallery is delighted to present artworks by old and new fairy and fantasy artists, including Brian Froud, who was born in nearby Winchester, his wife Wendy Froud, Alan Lee, and Patrick Woodroffe.
Brian Froud is best known for a series of illustrated fairy books, which have been adapted into several successful motion pictures including The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth. Alan Lee was awarded an Oscar for his work on Lord of the Rings.
The exhibition explores different themes, looking at how artists have responded to Shakespeare’s faeries and J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan. A highlight of the show is the distinctive The Flower Fairies of Cicely Mary Barker and Margaret Tarrant form a theme in their own right. There will be bad faeries (goblins), as well as good faeries and even fake fairies (the Cottingley Fairies).
Southampton City Art gallery has borrowed artworks from public and private collections to create an exciting exhibition that will appeal to a wide audience. Culminating in a faerie 'experience' created with the sculptures of Wendy Froud, you will discover the 'Truth about Faeries' and perhaps even come to believe in them!
Image credit: Tinkerbell, watercolour by Brian Froud, copyright the artist 2009
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.
Gallery 3: Modern British Painting
Baring Room: Burne-Jones, Perseus Series
Gallery 5: Renaissance Paintings from the Collection
Gallery 7: Self Portraits from the Collection
Gallery 8: French 19th Century paintings and sculptures
Future exhibitions
Discover what exciting art exhibitions are programmed for later in 2009.
Last updated: 9 June 2009
