Thu 14 February 2019 | 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. |
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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. |
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10:00AM - 5:00PM |
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. |
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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. |
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10:30AM - 6:00PM |
Pop-Up Exhibition - Illuminating Cambridge Libraries ‘Illuminating Cambridge Libraries’ visits the Heong Gallery! Photographer Sara Rawlinson presents the latest instalment of her photographic series, exhibiting images from more than 24 College libraries. On display from 11-17 February 2019, 10:30am-6pm each day; private view Mon 11 Feb 6:30-8:30pm. |
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11:00AM - 5:00PM |
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. |
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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. |
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11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Rose Garrard’s ‘Casting Room I’ will be on display in the Research Space on the 1st floor of Kettle’s Yard. |
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12:00PM - 5:00PM |
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. |
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4:30PM - 6:00PM |
Nuclear Energy Lecture "An EdF perspective with a focus on nuclear development in the UK" The speaker from EDF, Manus O'Donnell, is currently leading the Generic Design Assessment in the UK for the HPR1000 Reactor in a joint venture between China General Nuclear (CGN) and EdF. His talk will provide an overview of EdF and cover some aspects of low carbon generation with a specific focus on nuclear developments in the UK. |
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6:00PM - 7:00PM |
Catherine Barnard: Brexit - how did we get here and what next? Join us for an evening with Catherine Barnard to to learn more about what may be next as the UK grapples with Brexit. |
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8:00PM - 9:30PM |
A chamber music concert by Maxwell String Quartet, in the Kettle's Yard House. |