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Sun 20 October 2013 Times TBC

Associate artists' weekend

A weekend of performances, talks and workshops exploring how these artists have responded to Kettle’s Yard.

9:00AM - 6:00PM

Paintings from Audley End and earlier work

Paintings from Audley End and earlier work by Tony Rothon and Sarah Nutley

10:00AM - 4:30PM

Landscapes of exploration

Landscapes of Exploration is a joint exhibition presented by The Polar Museum and the Ruskin Gallery.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Cambridge Greek Play symposium

A one-day symposium bringing together academics and theatre practitioners to reflect on the Cambridge Greek Play and on modern productions of Greek drama.

10:00AM - 6:00PM

Hilary Beauchamp & John Dawson

An exhibition of works inspired by the artist's experiences teaching at Holloway Prison

11:30AM - 5:00PM

Pedro Barateiro: we belong to the people when we're outside

Portuguese artist Pedro Barateiro has developed a new film taking as its starting point two particular objects, a letter from the artist Constantin Brancusi and the painting Composition, 1936 by Portuguese abstract artist Maria Helena Vieira da Silva.

11:30AM - 5:00PM

Sophy Rickett: objects in the field

In 2011 and 2012 Sophy Rickett made regular visits to the Institute of Astronomy at Cambridge University as an Associate Artist. Her new photographs are a response to meeting a retired fellow of the Institute, the scientist Dr Roderick Willstrop.

12:00PM - 5:00PM

Origins of the Afro Comb

Discover the extraordinary 6,000-year history of African hair combs in this joint exhibition between the Fitzwilliam Museum and Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Cambridge.

12:00PM - 5:00PM

Highlight The night of longing: love and desire in Japanese prints

An exhibition of Japanese woodcuts and books of the Edo and Meiji periods (18th and 19th centuries) depicting lovers from literature and life.

1:15PM - 2:00PM

Promenade concert

Enjoy a classical concert in the beautiful surroundings of Gallery 3 at the Fitzwilliam Museum

2:00PM - 5:00PM

The open gate by Maurice Cockrill, RA

An exhibition of paintings at Trinity Hall by Royal Academy artist, Maurice Cockrill

2:00PM - 5:00PM

Trinity Hall observed: doors and windows of an ancient college

Drawings by Colin Hayes (Trinity Hall 1962)

6:00PM - 6:25PM

Organ recital

To be performed immediately prior to Evensong by Kristian Andersen (Organist, Herning Church, Denmark)

7:30PM

Highlight Cambridge Philharmonic Orchestra concert

Music by Britten, Prokofiev and Shostakovich, conducted by Timothy Redmond with soloist Matthew Trusler