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Date: 30th May 2020
Location: STEAM, Fire Fly Ave
Swindon
SN2 2TA
Time: 14:00 - 14:30
This informal walk and talk will introduce visitors to artworks from Swindon’s modern and local art collections, which are currently on show at STEAM.
These include depictions of Swindon and its surrounding countryside from the 19th and early 20th centuries, which are included in displays of the GWR Offices. Visitors will also be given exclusive access to a display of atmospheric paintings and lithographs by Swindon artist Hubert Cook, showing life in the GWR Works in the 1940s.
The displays are part of Swindon Museum and Art Gallery’s Art on Tour project, which will take Swindon’s significant art collections to more places throughout the town in 2020.
These talks are free and visitors do not need to hold a STEAM admission ticket to attend. Please sign up at reception upon arrival.
Please get in touch with our Project Engagement Officer if you are interested in bringing a large group (10 or more) to one of these talks, or would like to arrange a talk for a group outside the specified times: Katie Ackrill – kaackrill@swindon.gov.uk
Cost: Free
Date: 20th June 2020
Location: STEAM, Fire Fly Ave
Swindon
SN2 2TA
Time: 11:00 - 11:30
This informal walk and talk will introduce visitors to artworks from Swindon’s modern and local art collections, which are currently on show at STEAM.
These include depictions of Swindon and its surrounding countryside from the 19th and early 20th centuries, which are included in displays of the GWR Offices. Visitors will also be given exclusive access to a display of atmospheric paintings and lithographs by Swindon artist Hubert Cook, showing life in the GWR Works in the 1940s.
The displays are part of Swindon Museum and Art Gallery’s Art on Tour project, which will take Swindon’s significant art collections to more places throughout the town in 2020.
These talks are free and visitors do not need to hold a STEAM admission ticket to attend. Please sign up at reception upon arrival.
Cost: Free
Date: 25th June 2020
Location: Swindon Museum and Art Gallery, Bath Road
Swindon
SN1 4BA
Time: 19:30 - 20:30
Over the past 100 years Bournemouth Arts Club (BAC) has responded to radical ideas and changing approaches in art.
Dr Gill Clarke will discuss BAC’s formation and how under its Presidents Sir David Murray, Henry Lamb, Richard Eurich and others, it sought to foster expertise through lectures, weekend schools, and exhibitions which were often held at the Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum. Exhibitions featured loans from nationally significant collections including in 1957 from the Swindon Collection which will also be highlighted. Members’ work to be featured will include Maxwell Armfield, Lucy Kemp-Welch, Harold Williamson and more recently Martin Brewster, Kenneth Hatts, Joy Parsons and Jennifer Surridge.
Friends of Swindon MAG talks take place at Swindon Museum and Art Gallery. Doors open at 7pm.
Tickets can be bought online, by calling 01793 466556 or in person at Swindon Museum and Art Gallery.
Cost: Friends of Swindon MAG - £6, General Admission - £8
Date: 26th June 2020
Location: Civic Offices, Euclid Street
Swindon
SN1 2JH
Time: 12:30 - 13:00
This exciting talk will give visitors information about artworks from Swindon’s collection, which are currently on display at the Civic Offices.
Highlights of the talk will include Claude Francis-Barry’s striking painting of Tower Bridge during the Second World War, Desmond Morris’ vibrant depiction of Diana Doors, and works by significant Swindon-born artists Roy Bizley and Harold Dearden.
The display is a part of the Art on Tour project, which will share artworks from Swindon Museum and Art Gallery’s collection with other venues in Swindon throughout 2020. It includes a vibrant cross section of works spanning a time frame of 1904 – 2019, and covers a broad range of subject matter and styles.
Please get in touch with our Project Engagement Officer if you are interested in bringing a large group (10 or more) to one of these talks, or would like to arrange a talk for a group outside the specified times:
Katie Ackrill – kaackrill@swindon.gov.uk
Cost: Free
Date: 23rd July 2020
Location: Swindon Museum and Art Gallery, Bath Road
Swindon
SN1 4BA
Time: 19:30 - 20:30
Artist Sarah Purvey will be discussing the evolving journey of her practice.
She will also share her growing fascination with drawing, in both 2D and 3D, and the recurring themes of self, belonging and rhythm explored within her practice.
Friends of Swindon MAG talks take place at Swindon Museum and Art Gallery. Doors open at 7pm.
Tickets can be bought online, by calling 01793 466556 or in person at Swindon Museum and Art Gallery.
Cost: Friends of Swindon MAG - £6, General Admission - £8
Date: 25th July 2020
Location: STEAM, Fire Fly Ave
Swindon
SN2 2TA
Time: 14:00 - 14:30
This informal walk and talk will introduce visitors to artworks from Swindon’s modern and local art collections, which are currently on show at STEAM.
These include depictions of Swindon and its surrounding countryside from the 19th and early 20th centuries, which are included in displays of the GWR Offices. Visitors will also be given exclusive access to a display of atmospheric paintings and lithographs by Swindon artist Hubert Cook, showing life in the GWR Works in the 1940s.
The displays are part of Swindon Museum and Art Gallery’s Art on Tour project, which will take Swindon’s significant art collections to more places throughout the town in 2020.
These talks are free and visitors do not need to hold a STEAM admission ticket to attend. Please sign up at reception upon arrival.
Please get in touch with our Project Engagement Officer if you are interested in bringing a large group (10 or more) to one of these talks, or would like to arrange a talk for a group outside the specified times: Katie Ackrill – kaackrill@swindon.gov.uk
Cost: Free
Date: 31st July 2020
Location: Civic Offices, Euclid Street
Swindon
SN1 2JH
Time: 12:30 - 13:00
This exciting talk will give visitors information about artworks from Swindon’s collection, which are currently on display at the Civic Offices.
Highlights of the talk will include Claude Francis-Barry’s striking painting of Tower Bridge during the Second World War, Desmond Morris’ vibrant depiction of Diana Doors, and works by significant Swindon-born artists Roy Bizley and Harold Dearden.
The display is a part of the Art on Tour project, which will share artworks from Swindon Museum and Art Gallery’s collection with other venues in Swindon throughout 2020. It includes a vibrant cross section of works spanning a time frame of 1904 – 2019, and covers a broad range of subject matter and styles.
Please get in touch with our Project Engagement Officer if you are interested in bringing a large group (10 or more) to one of these talks, or would like to arrange a talk for a group outside the specified times:
Katie Ackrill – kaackrill@swindon.gov.uk
Cost: Free
Date: 29th August 2020
Location: STEAM, Fire Fly Ave
Swindon
SN2 2TA
Time: 11:00 - 11:30
This informal walk and talk will introduce visitors to artworks from Swindon’s modern and local art collections, which are currently on show at STEAM.
These include depictions of Swindon and its surrounding countryside from the 19th and early 20th centuries, which are included in displays of the GWR Offices. Visitors will also be given exclusive access to a display of atmospheric paintings and lithographs by Swindon artist Hubert Cook, showing life in the GWR Works in the 1940s.
The displays are part of Swindon Museum and Art Gallery’s Art on Tour project, which will take Swindon’s significant art collections to more places throughout the town in 2020.
These talks are free and visitors do not need to hold a STEAM admission ticket to attend. Please sign up at reception upon arrival.
Please get in touch with our Project Engagement Officer if you are interested in bringing a large group (10 or more) to one of these talks, or would like to arrange a talk for a group outside the specified times: Katie Ackrill – kaackrill@swindon.gov.uk
Cost: Free
Date: 25th September 2020
Location: Civic Offices, Euclid Street
Swindon
SN1 2JH
Time: 12:30 - 13:00
This exciting talk will give visitors information about artworks from Swindon’s collection, which are currently on display at the Civic Offices.
Highlights of the talk will include Claude Francis-Barry’s striking painting of Tower Bridge during the Second World War, Desmond Morris’ vibrant depiction of Diana Doors, and works by significant Swindon-born artists Roy Bizley and Harold Dearden.
The display is a part of the Art on Tour project, which will share artworks from Swindon Museum and Art Gallery’s collection with other venues in Swindon throughout 2020. It includes a vibrant cross section of works spanning a time frame of 1904 – 2019, and covers a broad range of subject matter and styles.
Please get in touch with our Project Engagement Officer if you are interested in bringing a large group (10 or more) to one of these talks, or would like to arrange a talk for a group outside the specified times:
Katie Ackrill – kaackrill@swindon.gov.uk
Cost: Free
Date: 30th October 2020
Location: Civic Offices, Euclid Street
Swindon
SN1 2JH
Time: 12:30 - 13:00
This exciting talk will give visitors information about artworks from Swindon’s collection, which are currently on display at the Civic Offices.
Highlights of the talk will include Claude Francis-Barry’s striking painting of Tower Bridge during the Second World War, Desmond Morris’ vibrant depiction of Diana Doors, and works by significant Swindon-born artists Roy Bizley and Harold Dearden.
The display is a part of the Art on Tour project, which will share artworks from Swindon Museum and Art Gallery’s collection with other venues in Swindon throughout 2020. It includes a vibrant cross section of works spanning a time frame of 1904 – 2019, and covers a broad range of subject matter and styles.
Please get in touch with our Project Engagement Officer if you are interested in bringing a large group (10 or more) to one of these talks, or would like to arrange a talk for a group outside the specified times:
Katie Ackrill – kaackrill@swindon.gov.uk
Cost: Free
