What's On: What's On

Thu 3 November 2022

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?

1:30PM - 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 The Darwins and Cambridge

Charles Darwin and his family have a long and fascinating history with the city, from his grandfather Erasmus to the present day.

6:30PM - 7:30PM

Haunted Cambridge Ghost Tours

Cambridge guides' scariest storytellers take you to the darker byways of our city, where the spirits of the dead still hover ...

8:00PM - 10:00PM

Stephen Upshaw, viola and Richard Uttley, piano

Join us for a Chamber Music concert in the Kettle’s Yard House with Stephen Upshaw, viola and Richard Uttley, piano.

WHAT'S ON

Events open to the public from the University of Cambridge

Beyond Neoliberalism Conference 2025

Thu 3 November 2022	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?
	1:30PM - 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 The Darwins and Cambridge Charles Darwin and his family have a long and fascinating history with the city, from his grandfather Erasmus to the present day.
	6:30PM - 7:30PM	Haunted Cambridge Ghost Tours Cambridge guides' scariest storytellers take you to the darker byways of our city, where the spirits of the dead still hover ...
	8:00PM - 10:00PM	Stephen Upshaw, viola and Richard Uttley, piano Join us for a Chamber Music concert in the Kettle’s Yard House with Stephen Upshaw, viola and Richard Uttley, piano.