What's On: What's On

Sat 26 April 2014

8:00AM - 5:00PM

Lindsay Stemp Retrospective this will be a first exhibition at Michaelhouse for Lindsay Stemp

8:00AM - 5:00PM

Sula Rubens is currently working as Artist in Residence at The Michaelhouse. You are welcome to talk to her about her work.

9:00AM - 6:00PM

Art exhibition

SURFACE – An exhibition of contemporary abstract prints by Patricia Grant and Susan Mealing

9:30AM - 6:45PM

Now & coming time

In 2013, courtesy of the trustees of the Williams estate and October Gallery, the English Faculty Library at the University of Cambridge installed two paintings by the Guyanese artist Aubrey Williams (1926-1990).

10:00AM - 4:00PM

Ediacaran Enigmas: resolving the fossil record of early animals

This new display is a snapshot of the research taking place in the department of Earth Sciences at Cambridge on fossils from the 540-580 million year old Ediacaran Period, known as the 'Ediacaran Biota'.

10:00AM - 4:00PM

Sea monsters to sonar: mapping the polar oceans

This exhibition traces the development and use of maps of the Polar oceans and coastlines. The gallery space will be transformed into a trail of discovery revealing imagined and established trade routes, and journeys made for scientific discovery.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

From root to tip: Botanical art in Britain

This exhibition brings together a selection of watercolours from the Fitzwilliam’s outstanding collection of botanical art. It draws on over 300 years of work by both professional and amateur artists, tracing a history of flower drawing in Britain.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

The Rampant Lions Press: A letterpress odyssey

This exhibition displays a beautiful selection of books produced by The Rampant Lions Press since their last retrospective exhibition at the Fitzwilliam Museum in 1982.

10:00AM - 6:00PM

Highlight Follow the Fellow: A Multimedia Art Project

The project ‘Follow the Fellow’ started in 2010. It is led by the Austrian writer and performance artist Elke Papp, the French photographer and art historian Genevieve Guetemme and the Finnish photographer and video artist Anna Maija Kesonen. All three are followers themselves and met in Cambridge.

10:30AM - 4:30PM

Chiefs and governors: art and power in Fiji

A major exhibition of Fijian Art at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, drawing from its historically significant collections

11:00AM - 4:00PM

1989-2014 and counting: Lynne Strover Gallery celebrates 25 years

From 18 April to 5 May 2014 Lynne Strover Gallery in Fen Ditton will be celebrating twenty five years in the contemporary art scene in Cambridge with a special exhibition, featuring much-loved pieces collected during the gallery’s quarter century. Over the years Lynne has built strong relationships with artists, including several featured in Cambridge museum collections.

11:30AM - 5:00PM

Art & life

Art & Life: 1920-1931 Ben nicholson, Winifred nicholson, Christopher Wood, Alfred Wallis & William Staite Murray

2:30PM - 4:30PM

Highlight Women of the world festival Cambridge

WOW Cambridge is a festival that celebrates the achievements of women and girls and also looks at the obstacles women face across the world. There is an arts and science programme, and a whole range of talks and debates on topics ranging from fashion and feminism, quotas, domestic violence, race, sex, food, women bishops and more in sessions for women, men, boys and girls.

4:30PM - 5:30PM

Highlight Charlotte Hodes: in conversation with Nina Lubbren

With an international reputation as an artist working through collage across different media, this new work by Charlotte Hodes has been informed by the influential 1856 book The Grammar of Ornament by architect Owen Jones, one of the most important design theorists of the 19th century.

WHAT'S ON

Events open to the public from the University of Cambridge

Sat 26 April 2014	8:00AM - 5:00PM	Lindsay Stemp exhibition Lindsay Stemp Retrospective this will be a first exhibition at Michaelhouse for Lindsay Stemp
	8:00AM - 5:00PM	Sula Rubens- artist in residence Sula Rubens is currently working as Artist in Residence at The Michaelhouse. You are welcome to talk to her about her work.
	9:00AM - 6:00PM	Art exhibition SURFACE – An exhibition of contemporary abstract prints by Patricia Grant and Susan Mealing
	9:30AM - 6:45PM	Now & coming time In 2013, courtesy of the trustees of the Williams estate and October Gallery, the English Faculty Library at the University of Cambridge installed two paintings by the Guyanese artist Aubrey Williams (1926-1990).
	10:00AM - 4:00PM	Ediacaran Enigmas: resolving the fossil record of early animals This new display is a snapshot of the research taking place in the department of Earth Sciences at Cambridge on fossils from the 540-580 million year old Ediacaran Period, known as the 'Ediacaran Biota'.
	10:00AM - 4:00PM	Sea monsters to sonar: mapping the polar oceans This exhibition traces the development and use of maps of the Polar oceans and coastlines. The gallery space will be transformed into a trail of discovery revealing imagined and established trade routes, and journeys made for scientific discovery.
	10:00AM - 5:00PM	From root to tip: Botanical art in Britain This exhibition brings together a selection of watercolours from the Fitzwilliam’s outstanding collection of botanical art. It draws on over 300 years of work by both professional and amateur artists, tracing a history of flower drawing in Britain.
	10:00AM - 5:00PM	The Rampant Lions Press: A letterpress odyssey This exhibition displays a beautiful selection of books produced by The Rampant Lions Press since their last retrospective exhibition at the Fitzwilliam Museum in 1982.
	10:00AM - 6:00PM	Highlight Follow the Fellow: A Multimedia Art Project The project ‘Follow the Fellow’ started in 2010. It is led by the Austrian writer and performance artist Elke Papp, the French photographer and art historian Genevieve Guetemme and the Finnish photographer and video artist Anna Maija Kesonen. All three are followers themselves and met in Cambridge.
	10:30AM - 4:30PM	Chiefs and governors: art and power in Fiji A major exhibition of Fijian Art at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, drawing from its historically significant collections
	11:00AM - 4:00PM	1989-2014 and counting: Lynne Strover Gallery celebrates 25 years From 18 April to 5 May 2014 Lynne Strover Gallery in Fen Ditton will be celebrating twenty five years in the contemporary art scene in Cambridge with a special exhibition, featuring much-loved pieces collected during the gallery’s quarter century. Over the years Lynne has built strong relationships with artists, including several featured in Cambridge museum collections.
	11:30AM - 5:00PM	Art & life Art & Life: 1920-1931 Ben nicholson, Winifred nicholson, Christopher Wood, Alfred Wallis & William Staite Murray
	2:30PM - 4:30PM	Highlight Women of the world festival Cambridge WOW Cambridge is a festival that celebrates the achievements of women and girls and also looks at the obstacles women face across the world. There is an arts and science programme, and a whole range of talks and debates on topics ranging from fashion and feminism, quotas, domestic violence, race, sex, food, women bishops and more in sessions for women, men, boys and girls.
	4:30PM - 5:30PM	Highlight Charlotte Hodes: in conversation with Nina Lubbren With an international reputation as an artist working through collage across different media, this new work by Charlotte Hodes has been informed by the influential 1856 book The Grammar of Ornament by architect Owen Jones, one of the most important design theorists of the 19th century.