What's On: What's On

Wed 2 November 2022

9:00AM

Short (approx. 10 min) films taking viewers on a virtual wander around the Garden.

10:00AM - 12:00PM

An exhibition of the works of Will Carter OBE: a master craftsman - printer, typographer, calligrapher, carver of wood and slate - for whom good design was “a matter of seeing the simplest way of doing something, which is usually the best”. He is regarded as amongst the finest lettering artists of his generation and the post-war era.

10:00AM - 4:00PM

CLASSROOM COURSE Making a round basket

Learn how to make your own round stake and strand basket using willow in a range of rich colours on this two-day workshop

10:00AM - 5:00PM

A Feast for the Eye – an exhibition of paintings and collages by Jerry Scott

Clare Hall is delighted to present an exhibition of works by Jerry Scott, representative of the artist’s work over the last twenty years.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Defaced! Money, Conflict, Protest

This new exhibition is the first of its kind to examine the interplay between money, power and dissent over the last 200 years – with a key strand of the show exploring the role of the individual in protesting for rights and representation.

10:00AM - 6:00PM

Highlight Life is Still Life

Life is Still Life presents an exciting selection of modern and contemporary works by women artists in the genre of still life.

12:00PM - 5:00PM

Highlight GAVIN TURK: IN SEARCH OF ARIADNE

A new exhibition by artist Gavin Turk opens on 6 October 2022. In Search of Ariadne unravels the cultural meme of the reclining figure in art. What is the reclining figure? Why is this something that artists have been intrigued with for centuries and where does this form originate?

1:15PM - 2:00PM

Defaced! Experiments in Alchemy

Hilary Powell talks about her artistic practice: making visible visceral hidden stories and structures, combining material and meaning in collective acts of salvage and experimentation. Her work plays with ideas of value - who, what and where society overlooks, and why.

1:30PM - 4:30PM

Highlight Enslavement and Salvation at Queens’ College: an Old Library exhibition

Following two years’ research, this exhibition investigates Queens’ College’s links to the Atlantic Slave Trade, exploring the complex lives and worlds of a variety of Queens’ members through books and other objects they left behind.

2:00PM - 4:00PM

Highlight Will Carter - Man of Letters

An exhibition of the works of Will Carter OBE: a master craftsman - printer, typographer, calligrapher, carver of wood and slate - for whom good design was “a matter of seeing the simplest way of doing something, which is usually the best”. He is regarded as amongst the finest lettering artists of his generation and the post-war era.

5:30PM - 6:30PM

Highlight 2022 Annual Race Equality Lecture

Beyond Buzzwords: Opening the Anti-Black Box of Technology & Society

6:30PM - 8:00PM

Defacement and Protest: Evening Panel

Join us for an exciting discussion about the relationship between defacement and protest, with a fantastic panel: exhibition curator Richard Kelleher; British Museum curator Tom Hockenhull; collector Tim Millet; and artists Paula Stevens Hoare and artist Hilary Powell.

WHAT'S ON

Events open to the public from the University of Cambridge

Wed 2 November 2022	9:00AM	Wellness Wanders Short (approx. 10 min) films taking viewers on a virtual wander around the Garden.
	10:00AM - 12:00PM	Highlight Will Carter - Man of Letters An exhibition of the works of Will Carter OBE: a master craftsman - printer, typographer, calligrapher, carver of wood and slate - for whom good design was “a matter of seeing the simplest way of doing something, which is usually the best”. He is regarded as amongst the finest lettering artists of his generation and the post-war era.
	10:00AM - 4:00PM	CLASSROOM COURSE Making a round basket Learn how to make your own round stake and strand basket using willow in a range of rich colours on this two-day workshop
	10:00AM - 5:00PM	A Feast for the Eye – an exhibition of paintings and collages by Jerry Scott Clare Hall is delighted to present an exhibition of works by Jerry Scott, representative of the artist’s work over the last twenty years.
	10:00AM - 5:00PM	Defaced! Money, Conflict, Protest This new exhibition is the first of its kind to examine the interplay between money, power and dissent over the last 200 years – with a key strand of the show exploring the role of the individual in protesting for rights and representation.
	10:00AM - 6:00PM	Highlight Life is Still Life Life is Still Life presents an exciting selection of modern and contemporary works by women artists in the genre of still life.
	12:00PM - 5:00PM	Highlight GAVIN TURK: IN SEARCH OF ARIADNE A new exhibition by artist Gavin Turk opens on 6 October 2022. In Search of Ariadne unravels the cultural meme of the reclining figure in art. What is the reclining figure? Why is this something that artists have been intrigued with for centuries and where does this form originate?
	1:15PM - 2:00PM	Defaced! Experiments in Alchemy Hilary Powell talks about her artistic practice: making visible visceral hidden stories and structures, combining material and meaning in collective acts of salvage and experimentation. Her work plays with ideas of value - who, what and where society overlooks, and why.
	1:30PM - 4:30PM	Highlight Enslavement and Salvation at Queens’ College: an Old Library exhibition Following two years’ research, this exhibition investigates Queens’ College’s links to the Atlantic Slave Trade, exploring the complex lives and worlds of a variety of Queens’ members through books and other objects they left behind.
	2:00PM - 4:00PM	Highlight Will Carter - Man of Letters An exhibition of the works of Will Carter OBE: a master craftsman - printer, typographer, calligrapher, carver of wood and slate - for whom good design was “a matter of seeing the simplest way of doing something, which is usually the best”. He is regarded as amongst the finest lettering artists of his generation and the post-war era.
	5:30PM - 6:30PM	Highlight 2022 Annual Race Equality Lecture Beyond Buzzwords: Opening the Anti-Black Box of Technology & Society
	6:30PM - 8:00PM	Defacement and Protest: Evening Panel Join us for an exciting discussion about the relationship between defacement and protest, with a fantastic panel: exhibition curator Richard Kelleher; British Museum curator Tom Hockenhull; collector Tim Millet; and artists Paula Stevens Hoare and artist Hilary Powell.