What's On: What's On

Thu 7 February 2019

9:00AM - 6:00PM

A sculptural exhibition across five plinths by Rachel Wooller

9:00AM - 6:00PM

This exhibition features five painters and one filmmaker whose work observes the eerie in the English landscape. Their work brings together different ideas of folklore, the unknown, the weird, science fiction or a sense of the supernatural.

9:30AM - 5:30PM

Reuse, appropriation and ownership: framing our understanding

A two-day colloquium exploring the ancient Egyptian concepts of ownership and appropriation

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Collecting and Giving: Highlights from the Sir Ivor and Lady Batchelor bequest

See highlights from the Sir Ivor and Lady Batchelor bequest, through the Art Fund, on display for the first time. Works include drawings by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, John Ruskin, William Orpen, Walter Sickert and Gwen John.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Enriching Collections: Recent acquisitions of prints and drawings 2009-2019

This exhibition is the first of two successive selections of works on paper to celebrate the outstanding generosity of benefactors and donors who have helped to enrich the collections. It will also highlight a number of exceptional works bought with funds raised or donated by individuals, charities, and other supporters.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

The Gentle Art: Friends and strangers in Whistler’s prints

To complement the major show on James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903), the Print Room is holding an exhibition of the artist’s etchings, drypoints and lithographs from the Fitzwilliam’s collection, focussing on people.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Whistler & Nature

Whistler & Nature casts a new light on the work of the great late-Victorian master, James McNeill Whistler. Born in America, but living in the UK for most of his life, he was known as an artist with a bold personality and a revolutionary attitude towards the natural world.

10:00AM - 6:00PM

Highlight Breast Cancer Art Exhibition 2019

An exhibition raising awareness of the experiences and treatments that those with breast cancer have and fundraising for the Breast Cancer Art Project and 6 breast cancer research and care charities.

11:00AM - 1:00PM

Pick of the month Visit The Old Library, Magdalene College

The Old Library, Magdalene College, will be open to the public for viewing in 2019 on the First Thursday of the month from 11am to 1pm.

11:00AM - 5:00PM

ARTIST ROOMS Louise Bourgeois

Louise Bourgeois (1911–2010)is widely recognised as one of the most important figures of modern and contemporary art. The selection of work at Kettle’s Yard includes sculptures, prints and drawings, reflecting different periods in Bourgeois’ life, and is drawn from the ARTIST ROOMS collection.

11:00AM - 5:00PM

Julie Mehretu Drawings and Monotypes

Julie Mehretu is among the most highly regarded artists working today.For this exhibition, Mehretu has made a new installation of richly layered drawings and monotypes, extending her dynamic exploration of the potential of drawing and mark making.

11:00AM - 5:00PM

Rose Garrard: Casting Room I

Rose Garrard’s ‘Casting Room I’ will be on display in the Research Space on the 1st floor of Kettle’s Yard.

12:00PM - 5:00PM

Anthea Hamilton: Projects

Anthea Hamilton installs her work, and works by other artists, in the House following Kettle’s Yard’s collaboration with the artist at The Hepworth Wakefield in 2016/17.

5:00PM - 7:00PM

Bloody Geography: injured spaces and the space of modern war: Professor Derek Gregory, University of British Columbia

Cambridge Geography celebrates 100 years with a series of centenary lectures by leading thinkers in the world of academic Geography.

7:30PM - 9:30PM

Visual Sounds: The Hermes Experiment

This is the first event in a new series exploring collaborations and combinations of different artistic mediums, in particular drawing inspiration from the New Hall Art Collection.

8:00PM - 9:30PM

Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective

A chamber music concert by Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective, in the Kettle's Yard House

WHAT'S ON

Events open to the public from the University of Cambridge

Thu 7 February 2019	9:00AM - 6:00PM	No Matter How Close A sculptural exhibition across five plinths by Rachel Wooller
	9:00AM - 6:00PM	Solitudes and Seasons This exhibition features five painters and one filmmaker whose work observes the eerie in the English landscape. Their work brings together different ideas of folklore, the unknown, the weird, science fiction or a sense of the supernatural.
	9:30AM - 5:30PM	Reuse, appropriation and ownership: framing our understanding A two-day colloquium exploring the ancient Egyptian concepts of ownership and appropriation
	10:00AM - 5:00PM	Collecting and Giving: Highlights from the Sir Ivor and Lady Batchelor bequest See highlights from the Sir Ivor and Lady Batchelor bequest, through the Art Fund, on display for the first time. Works include drawings by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, John Ruskin, William Orpen, Walter Sickert and Gwen John.
	10:00AM - 5:00PM	Enriching Collections: Recent acquisitions of prints and drawings 2009-2019 This exhibition is the first of two successive selections of works on paper to celebrate the outstanding generosity of benefactors and donors who have helped to enrich the collections. It will also highlight a number of exceptional works bought with funds raised or donated by individuals, charities, and other supporters.
	10:00AM - 5:00PM	The Gentle Art: Friends and strangers in Whistler’s prints To complement the major show on James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903), the Print Room is holding an exhibition of the artist’s etchings, drypoints and lithographs from the Fitzwilliam’s collection, focussing on people.
	10:00AM - 5:00PM	Whistler & Nature Whistler & Nature casts a new light on the work of the great late-Victorian master, James McNeill Whistler. Born in America, but living in the UK for most of his life, he was known as an artist with a bold personality and a revolutionary attitude towards the natural world.
	10:00AM - 6:00PM	Highlight Breast Cancer Art Exhibition 2019 An exhibition raising awareness of the experiences and treatments that those with breast cancer have and fundraising for the Breast Cancer Art Project and 6 breast cancer research and care charities.
	11:00AM - 1:00PM	Pick of the month Visit The Old Library, Magdalene College The Old Library, Magdalene College, will be open to the public for viewing in 2019 on the First Thursday of the month from 11am to 1pm.
	11:00AM - 5:00PM	ARTIST ROOMS Louise Bourgeois Louise Bourgeois (1911–2010)is widely recognised as one of the most important figures of modern and contemporary art. The selection of work at Kettle’s Yard includes sculptures, prints and drawings, reflecting different periods in Bourgeois’ life, and is drawn from the ARTIST ROOMS collection.
	11:00AM - 5:00PM	Julie Mehretu Drawings and Monotypes Julie Mehretu is among the most highly regarded artists working today.For this exhibition, Mehretu has made a new installation of richly layered drawings and monotypes, extending her dynamic exploration of the potential of drawing and mark making.
	11:00AM - 5:00PM	Rose Garrard: Casting Room I Rose Garrard’s ‘Casting Room I’ will be on display in the Research Space on the 1st floor of Kettle’s Yard.
	12:00PM - 5:00PM	Anthea Hamilton: Projects Anthea Hamilton installs her work, and works by other artists, in the House following Kettle’s Yard’s collaboration with the artist at The Hepworth Wakefield in 2016/17.
	5:00PM - 7:00PM	Bloody Geography: injured spaces and the space of modern war: Professor Derek Gregory, University of British Columbia Cambridge Geography celebrates 100 years with a series of centenary lectures by leading thinkers in the world of academic Geography.
	7:30PM - 9:30PM	Visual Sounds: The Hermes Experiment This is the first event in a new series exploring collaborations and combinations of different artistic mediums, in particular drawing inspiration from the New Hall Art Collection.
	8:00PM - 9:30PM	Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective A chamber music concert by Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective, in the Kettle's Yard House