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70 Years of New Hall & Murray Edwards College

70 years ago, New Hall opened as the third foundation for women at the University of Cambridge on a shoestring with just 16 students. This exhibition traces the history of a women's college,

Women & Water

Sat 7 October 2023 - Sun 25 February

Murray Edwards College

Artists: Wilhelmina Barns-Graham, Phoebe Boswell, Joyce W. Cairns, Eileen Cooper, Betsy Damon, Tracey Emin, Mary Fedden, Elisabeth Frink, Marcelle Hanselaar, Chloe Ho, Laura Knight, Sarah Lederman, Joanna Moss, Rachel Nicholson, May Stevens, Madinah Thompson, Janet White

For these artists, water represents both a source of pleasure and refuge and a threatening, foreboding presence. In their depictions of water, the artists reflect on family relationships, personal griefs and generational traumas. Water also becomes a symbol of new life, the passage of time and the possibility of renewal.

Women and water have a long association in the history of European art from the girlish Nymphs and dangerous Sirens of Greek mythology to the drowned women of Victorian art. Several artists in the exhibition reference these gendered myths and tropes, instead turning water into a metaphor for freedom and resistance. The artists experiment with water-based materials, from watercolour to coffee stains, capturing the visual effect of fluidity. Some works are informed by ‘hydrofeminism’, a concept pioneered by theorist Astrida Neimanis, which speaks to contemporary ecological concerns through the connections between human and non-human ‘bodies of water’.

Women & Water takes inspiration from the iconic architectural feature of the sunken Fountain Court which lies at the heart of Murray Edwards College. The works in the exhibition are drawn predominantly from The Women’s Art Collection and The Ingram Collection.

Curated by Naomi Polonsky, Associate Curator, The Women’s Art Collection, in partnership with The Ingram Collection.

Cost: Free

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No need to book.

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Timing

In person

10:00am-6:00pm daily from Saturday 7 October 2023 until Sunday 25 February

All times

Sat 7 October 2023 10:00AM - 6:00PM
Sun 8 October 2023 10:00AM - 6:00PM
Mon 9 October 2023 10:00AM - 6:00PM
Tue 10 October 2023 10:00AM - 6:00PM
Wed 11 October 2023 10:00AM - 6:00PM
Thu 12 October 2023 10:00AM - 6:00PM
Fri 13 October 2023 10:00AM - 6:00PM
Sat 14 October 2023 10:00AM - 6:00PM
Sun 15 October 2023 10:00AM - 6:00PM
Mon 16 October 2023 10:00AM - 6:00PM
Tue 17 October 2023 10:00AM - 6:00PM
Wed 18 October 2023 10:00AM - 6:00PM
Thu 19 October 2023 10:00AM - 6:00PM
Fri 20 October 2023 10:00AM - 6:00PM
Sat 21 October 2023 10:00AM - 6:00PM
Sun 22 October 2023 10:00AM - 6:00PM
Mon 23 October 2023 10:00AM - 6:00PM
Tue 24 October 2023 10:00AM - 6:00PM
Wed 25 October 2023 10:00AM - 6:00PM
Thu 26 October 2023 10:00AM - 6:00PM
Fri 27 October 2023 10:00AM - 6:00PM
Sat 28 October 2023 10:00AM - 6:00PM
Sun 29 October 2023 10:00AM - 6:00PM
Mon 30 October 2023 10:00AM - 6:00PM
Tue 31 October 2023 10:00AM - 6:00PM
Wed 1 November 2023 10:00AM - 6:00PM
Thu 2 November 2023 10:00AM - 6:00PM
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Sat 24 February 10:00AM - 6:00PM
Sun 25 February 10:00AM - 6:00PM

Venue

Address: Murray Edwards College
The Women's Art Collection
Huntingdon Road
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB3 0DF
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Telephone: 01223 762100
Fax: 01223 763110
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