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What’s On at The Wilson
HIGHLIGHTS Autumn - Winter 2016/17
EXHIBITIONS-04 COLLECTIONS-06 TALKS, TOURS & EVENTS-07 CALENDAR-10 VISITING US • Free entry, unless otherwise shown • For opening times please see our website cheltenhammuseum.org.uk Closed on 25 & 26 December, 1 January and Easter Sunday • Family trails available
02 INFORMATION THE WILSON
Welcome to The Wilson, Cheltenham's premier art gallery and museum. Here you’ll find just some of our highlight exhibitions, talks and events - follow us on Facebook and Twitter to get the full picture!
PLEASE SUPPORT US! The Wilson is a venue managed by The Cheltenham Trust, a charity dedicated to enriching the lives of residents and visitors through art, culture, heritage, sport, play and performance.
• The Wilson Shop
As well as The Wilson, The Cheltenham Trust is responsible for Cheltenham Town Hall, the iconic Pittville Pump Room, Leisure at Cheltenham and the Prince of Wales Stadium. Over 1 million people use our services each year. If you like what we do, and want to get involved with supporting us, please contact
[email protected]
• The Guild at 51
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• Floorplan guides available • Children’s Stay and Play area • Full disabled access • Toilets and baby changing facilities
• The Wilson Café • Concessions available - please ask
Cover image: Tracey Emin, The Simple Truth, 1995 Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre, London © the artist.
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CONTACT The Wilson Clarence Street Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 3JT 01242 237 431 cheltenhammuseum.org.uk visitcheltenham.com
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04 EXHIBITIONS THE WILSON
2nd & 3rd floor galleries 24 September 2016 - 8 January 2017 £5 adults, £3.50 concessions, free for 16s and under
EXHIBITIONS
The Last Word in Art? The Last Word in Art? explores how artists have referenced or been inspired by visual and verbal language in their work. Featuring artists from Cubism to today, there is work by Georges Braque, Ben Nicholson, Roy Lichtenstein, Richard Hamilton, Tracey Emin, Michael Dean and many more. Selected from the Arts Council Collection and the collections held at The Wilson.
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de Ferrieres Gallery and Friends Gallery 24 September 2016 - 15 January 2017
EXHIBITIONS
Cheltenham Illustration Awards 2016 Tales of Nonsense Organised by the University of Gloucestershire and enabled by the kind sponsorship of David Elyan, the Cheltenham Illustration Awards showcases works from emerging artists and university graduates. The Wilson is pleased to be welcoming back this annual exhibition which celebrates illustration and the role it plays in telling stories. The exhibition theme, Tales of Nonsense, is one which has been explored by illustrators, storytellers and poets for generations – notably Edward Lear and Mervyn Peake. This year, the Awards received inventive entries from countries all over the globe.
2nd & 3rd floor galleries 25 January - 5 March 2017 The Order of Things… Curated by artists Andrew Bick, Jonathan Parsons and Katie Pratt, The Order of Things examines the position of abstract art in our current world and how it relates to being human. Using painting, the principle medium of abstract pioneers working in the early 20th century, the exhibition explores how current practices are increasingly employing more interactive and kinetic forms to cross boundaries between art and science, art and social and political engagement and celebrating the value of things which are concrete rather than virtual. Organised in partnership with The University of Gloucestershire.
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The Arts and Crafts Movement Gallery contains internationally important pieces, including furniture, jewellery and ceramics. From October 2016, our new display Ingenious Woodwork explores the techniques of woodcarving and inlay in the Arts and Crafts Movement, featuring work by Ernest Gimson, Arthur Simpson and George Jack, and more.
Paper Store Archival Displays Displaying items from The Wilson’s fascinating archive collection relating to polar explorer Edward A. Wilson, Cheltenham and the Arts and Crafts Movement. 2016’s theme is Visits and Visitors - to celebrate 300 years of Cheltenham as a spa town. From November 2016 our new display, Illumination!, shows beautiful calligraphy, illuminated manuscripts and private press books drawn from the Emery Walker Library.
Field Roller (detail), Michael Ayrton, 1946. Permission of the Estate of Michael Ayrton
COLLECTIONS
Arts and Crafts Movement Gallery Ingenious Woodwork I New Display
Friends Gallery The Language of Landscape Display Series From February 2017 Showing work drawn from the fine art collection at The Wilson, The Language of Landscape embraces different ways of viewing landscapes by exploring mark-making, abstraction, and ways of expression.
TALKS, TOURS & EVENTS
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Arty Sundays
Tots & Tales
Monthly, last Sunday • 11am 1pm • All ages • £2 per child
Monthly, first Wednesday 10.30-11.15am • Drop in £2 per child
Feeling arty? Come and create at our free family art drop in sessions. Each session a different theme!
Enjoy fun stories and crafts for pre-schoolers and their parents and carers.
Extra Art
Filmmaking Masterclass
Monthly, third Thursday from 15 September • 4 - 6pm • 12+ • £5
26 and 27 October • 10am-5pm 14 - 25s • Free
A skills-based monthly workshop for 12 year olds and over interested in developing their skills as artists. Booking recommended.
Calling young filmmakers! We’ve invited filmmaker Barney Witts, from Fluxx Films, to support local young people to make short films. Learn about camera operation, editing, sound and lighting. No experience necessary. Booking essential.
Art Explorers Every Wednesday 3.45 – 5.15pm Ages 8 - 12 • £4 per child Come and create at our weekly art sessions for 8 - 12 year olds. Booking recommended.
Afternoon Teas Why not join us for morning coffee & cake, a leisurely lunch, or a delicious afternoon tea before or after your tour of The Wilson. *Afternoon tea for one £8.25 or 2 people £14.95 The Wilson tea party, includes petit fours and prosecco for 2 people £24.95 *please book in advance
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Concrete Poetry 22 and 29 October • 10.30am 12.30pm • £30 / £25 conc. As part of I Walk on Fire, Cheltenham's new Dylan Thomas festival, this two-part workshop uses the love letters of Dylan Thomas to inspire concrete poems. Led by acclaimed poet Anna Saunders and Printmaker/Illustrator Andrew Morrison.
Wilson Arts Collective Takeover S2. PLAY • 12 November 6 - 10pm • Free Music/Film/DJs/Art and more The second takeover event produced by young artists from the local area who will respond to this season’s ‘play’ theme. Expect pop-up performances, short films, loud music & incredible installations.
Half-term drop in
Poetry Writing
26 October 2016 15 and 16 February 2017 10.30am - 12.30pm and 1.30 3.30pm • All ages • £2 per child
12 and 26 November 10.30am - 1pm • Age 16+ £20 / £17 conc
Come along and get creative during Half Term holidays with our inspired drop in activities.
Pavel Büchler
Many poets have been inspired by art in their work. In this twopart workshop create an emotional response to The Last Word in Art?, working from draft to completed poem.
27 October • 6pm • £5 Artist Pavel Büchler will discuss his fascination with language, from cryptography to Google Translate.
The Art of Language in the Brain 3 November • 6pm • £5 Dr Nina Kazanina will discuss the complex process of understanding speech and language, and how we develop this as infants.
Writing for Performance and the Page 17 November • 6pm Age 16+ • £5 Join artist Sally O’Reilly in discussing writing for performance and the page, and how a practice that dashes between publishing, performance, video and opera sustains her ongoing concern with knowledge and power.
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Christmas at The Wilson 18th December Join us for Breakfast with Santa in the run up to Christmas, or celebrate the season with cocktails and canapes or a traditional sit-down menu in our fantastic event space. Please visit the website www.wilsoncafe.co.uk or email
[email protected] or call the team 01242 581486 for details and to book.
The Everyday Press: Publishing and Collecting Artists’ books 12 January • 6pm • Age 16+ • £5 Artist Arnaud Desjardin founded the Everyday Press in 2007 to publish visual artists’ work as printed matter.
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The Wilson Café
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Open Mon-Fri Located next to the museum, our talented chefs work closely with local suppliers to develop menus that make the most of the finest seasonal ingredients. From freshly made cakes and coffee, to delicious lunches and afternoon teas, we never compromise on freshness or flavour.
The Wilson Crafts To Go Christmas More than just a cafe, we 21 December • 10.30am - offer a fantastic range of artisan delivery boxes, perfect for buffet lunches at home or corporate meetings at 12.30pm and 1.30pm -3.30pm work. See our menu Drop in • £2 per childonline www.wilsoncafe.co.uk or book your free sample box arts by calling 01242 581486 or Fun festive and crafts. e-mailing
[email protected]
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CALENDAR
October Day
Event
Time
Age
£
Thurs 13
Late Night Wilson: Expect the Unexpected
6pm
16+
Exhibition admission
Wed 19
Art Explorers
3.45pm
8 - 12
£2
Sat 22 and 29
Concrete Poetry
10.30am
Wed 26
Art Explorers
3.45pm
8 - 12
£2
Wed 26 and Half Term Drop Ins Thurs 27
10.30am and 1.30pm
All ages
£2
Thurs 27
Extra Art
4 - 6pm
12+
£5
Thurs 27
Pavel Büchler: Work for Words
6pm
16+
£5
Sun 30
Arty Sundays
11am
All ages
£2
Day
Event
Time
Age
£
Wed 2
Art Explorers
3.45pm
8 - 12
£4
Wed 2
Tots & Tales
10.30am
Pre-schoolers
£2
Thurs 3
The Art of Language in the Brain
6pm
Sat 5
Isms – Surrealism: The Marvellous and the Everyday
10am
12+
£12
Wed 9
Art Explorers
3.45pm
8 - 12
£2
Sat 12
WAC Takeover
7pm
£30/£25
November
£5
Free
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Sat 12 and Sat 26
Poetry Writing
10.30am
16+
£20/£17
Wed 16
Art Explorers
3.45pm
8 - 12
£2
Thurs 17
Writing for Performance and the Page
6pm
16+
£5
Sat 19
Isms – Conceptualism: The World as Ideas
10am
12+
£12
Sun 27
Arty Sundays
11am
All ages
£2
Wed 23
Art Explorers
3.45pm
8 - 12
£2
Wed 30
Art Explorers
3.45pm
8 - 12
£2
Day
Event
Time
Age
£
Wed 7
Tots & Tales
10.30am
Pre-schoolers
£2
Wed 7
Art Explorers
3.45pm
8 - 12
£4
Sat 10
Isms – Cubism: Simultaneous views of reality
10am
12+
£12
Wed 14
Art Explorers
3.45pm
8 - 12
£4
Wed 21
Christmas Crafts
10.30am and 1.30pm
All ages
£2
Wed 21
Art Explorers
3.45pm
8 - 12
£4
Wed 28
Art Explorers
3.45pm
8 - 12
£4
Sun 18
Arty Sundays
11am
All ages
£2
December
Isms - Surrealism: The Marvellous and the Everyday 5 November • 10am - 1pm • Age 12+ • £12 Join in with The Wilson’s own Bureau of Surrealist Enquiries and use The Last Word in Art? as a base to exercise your imaginations and make artwork.
Isms - Conceptualism: The World as Ideas 19 November • 10am - 1pm • Age 12+ • £12 Using The Last Word in Art?, tease out various approaches that have made Conceptualism so challenging to established practices and which often questions the role of the artist.
Isms - Cubism: Simultaneous views of reality 10 December • 10am - 1pm • Age 12+ • £12 Get into Cubism. Explore The Last Word in Art? and create your own cubist response inspired by the cube, the sphere and cone. For more information and tickets contact 01242 237431,
[email protected], or www.cheltenhamtownhall.org.uk/whats-on
Late Night Wilson
New for 2016/17
13 October 2016 • 6 - 9pm • 16+ Exhibition admission • Everyone welcome Performance, augmented poetry, music and more! Be inspired by The Last Word in Art? with this surreal late night event. Expect the unexpected…
Hire The Wilson for your special event Available for corporate events, meetings, children’s and adult birthday parties and glittering celebrations. To find out more call or email Laura Bryon on 01242 264231 or
[email protected] 