FREE EVENT* as part of Forest of Imagination. Children’s author and illustrator Lauren Child MBE, creator of the hugely popular Charlie & Lola books, joins the Holburne’s director Chris Stephens to discuss art and creativity amongst children and adults. There will be a book signing after the talk. PDF with full programme details 21 to...
*FREE event as part of Forest of Imagination Contemporary ‘slogan’ artist Bob and Roberta Smith shares a reading from his new book UR an artist and discusses with Professor Anita Taylor the role of art in society through an open discussion with the audience, including young people. * This is an outdoor event with no seating....
Join art critic and BBC broadcaster, Alastair Sooke, in conversation with Holburne Director, Chris Stephens, as they discuss the work of 19th-century French painter, Édouard Vuillard, in celebration of our major exhibition, The Poetry of the Everyday. “For all their quiet modesty, and debt to traditional domestic interiors by Vermeer, Vuillard’s ‘intimiste’ paintings (as they...
Iain R. Webb In Conversation with Princess Julia and Christine Binnie - 1980s Fashion To complement Grayson Perry: The Pre-Therapy Years, fashion writer Iain R Webb, Neo Naturist founder member Christine Binnie and DJ and fashion writer Princess Julia explore the 1980s post-punk counter-cultural explosion, centred on clubs like Billy’s, Blitz, Hell, and Taboo and...
Join Nicholas Pope and curator George Vasey for a conversation on the artist’s current exhibition at the Holburne Portraits of a Marriage and recent projects with The Sunday Painter and Roche Court. George Vasey is an independent curator who has recently worked with organisations including The Welcome Collection, BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, and Chapter...
Hornet, hailstone, crab eye, aerodrome…(etc) presents the results of a recent anagama kiln firing by British artists Aaron Angell (b. 1987) and Steven Claydon (b.1969). Join the two artists In Conversation with Will Cooper, Curator of Contemporary Art at the Holburne, at 7pm on 9 December where they will discuss their display which is drawn...
Doors open 6pm, Garden Cafe open for drinks, Love Life exhibition open 6 to 7pm Award-winning film Director Bruno Wollheim in conversation with Chris Stephens, Holburne Director and curator of the critically acclaimed exhibition of David Hockney’s drawings Love Life, share what they have learned about David Hockney – the man and his art. Bruno...
Join artist Alberta Whittle In Conversation with curator Will Cooper for a discussion about the artist’s latest exhibition, Dipping below a waxing moon, the dance claims us for release. Drawing on their long-term working relationship, the conversation will explore Whittle’s practice of promoting self-compassion and collective care as key methodologies in fighting anti-Blackness, and how...
*Due to unforeseen circumstances this talk has been cancelled. We are working to refund all ticket buyers via their original method of payment. To coincide with the first museum survey of his works on paper, we are delighted to announce that Michael Simpson will be in conversation with one of his greatest admirers, the...
THIS EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT Lubaina Himid’s practice includes paintings, drawings, and installations through which she seeks to uncover marginalised histories, figures, and cultural expressions. We are delighted to welcome her to the Holburne to hear more about the influences on her work, particularly the Lost Threads installation currently on show. Lubaina will be...
HOLBURNE PRIDE Celebrating our Creative Community Friday 14 & Saturday 15 June The Holburne Museum is celebrating PRIDE for the first time... Over two days our PRIDE event aims to increase the engagement of the local community with Queer arts and culture through talks, creative workshops, films, cabaret, and silent discos. Exclusively programmed by the...
During these talks a member of the Holburne Future Collective will interview a panel of young queer artists. Featuring Matthew Dennis and Eryn McDonald the panel will give each speaker the opportunity to talk for fifteen minutes and will have a particular focus on the challenges and opportunities which young queer artists face. Giving viewers...
