Find out more about the new exhibitions and displays by joining a guided tour.
To book please call 023 8083 4536 or 2705
Friday Touch Tours: for gallery visitors with visual impairments
25 May/ 10.30am – 12.30pm / FREE / Art Gallery Booking essential 023 8083 2758
Visual impairment is no barrier to the appreciation of art and heritage. ‘Touch Tour’ sessions explore the collections and exhibitions and include handling, discussion and insights into history and techniques. Led by Jo Bresloff.
Clare Woods in Conversation
Sun 1 July / Art Gallery / 2 -3pm / £7
Join Clare Woods and the Gallery’s Curator of Art, Tim Craven, in conversation. Take a walk with them through this major exhibition and explore the ideas and techniques of Woods’ practice. The artist will also discuss the paintings she has chosen from the permanent collection that accompany this show.
Exhibition Talk: Rapid Formations curated by Neil Jefferies
Sun 12 Aug / Art Gallery / 2-3pm FREE TALK
A unique opportunity to hear from curator Neil Jeffries about this special collection show and the decisions behind the works he has chosen.
Conservation Tour
Tues 3 July / Art Gallery Conservation Depart / 10.30 – 11.30am / £5.50 / £4.50 conc
Gain exclusive access behind the scenes of Southampton City Art Gallery Conservation Studio. Learn about the fascinating techniques, treatments and processes involved in conserving paintings and their frames, including works from the collection and current projects.
An Introduction to Southampton City Art Gallery’s Collection
Sun 5 August & 2 Sept / Art Gallery / 2 -3pm/ £5.50 / £4.50 conc
Join artist and gallery guide Melanie Rose as she discusses the fascinating history behind Southampton City Art Gallery and its impressive collection.
Study Day: An Introduction to Landscape Painters and Painting
Sat 18 Aug / Art Gallery Lecture Theatre / 10am – 4pm/ £24
Led by Jennie Spiers, this informal day will be spent exploring and comparing the art of some of the greatest and most innovative landscape painters in Art History. We shall be looking at several of the works of Turner, Constable, Monet, alongside paintings by more modern artists - Cy Twombly, David Hockney and Clare Woods - and learning how to read these works so that we can gain the maximum amount of enjoyment and understanding of them. There will be a tour of the Clare Woods exhibition in the afternoon. This course will suit beginners as well as art lovers with more knowledge of the history of art.
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