5 Mar 2021
This weeks Mindful Moment exercise is titled ‘Observant vs Immersive.’ In this exercise we look at the same artwork twice, from two opposing perspectives, to explore the differences in how we feel and what we experience depending on where we’re standing. This exercise is useful when looking to switch perspective to give us an indication of … Continue reading
28 Feb 2021
Mindfulness has a strong association with meditative benefits, however we can employ mindfulness in a host of situations beyond simply trying to feel happier and calmer. It can help us to understand feelings of anger, frustration, sadness, grief, resentment, envy, fear, anxiety, excitement and joy. Our second Mindfulness exercise, One Point of Focus, could be … Continue reading
28 Feb 2021
For the final day of LGBT+ History Month, we are sharing another artwork chosen and explored by members of the LGBTQ+ community. Today, we’re sharing Jenny Baynham’s choice: “My chosen artwork is ‘Iris O2’ by Lucy Ash. This resonates with me because the background to this work is Hate Crime within the LGBTQ community. I’m … Continue reading
21 Feb 2021
Every Monday, we will be publishing Mindful Moments, a selection of nine Mindfulness exercises for you to try out with artworks from the City’s collection, art at home, objects or even the view from your window. We hope they will give you some ideas to start with and later create your own practices from. General … Continue reading
21 Feb 2021
Have you ever found an artwork you felt represented you? Maybe it resonated in some way, captured a feeling, and idea or a moment in time. To mark LGBT+ History month, we’ve asked people from the LGBTQ+ community to select artworks from our collection which, for whatever reason, feel represent them. Today, David Bailey has … Continue reading
18 Feb 2021
As LGBT+ History Month continues, members of the LGBTQ+ community share pieces from our collection which resonate. Toby Kenyon shares his thoughts about his choice, Robert Kitchener, painted by Robert A. Buhler “This painting makes me think of that lovely moment when you are reading on the sofa and you unconsciously look up from … Continue reading
17 Feb 2021
In the second post marking LGBTQ+ History Month, we’re sharing The First Dragon by Maggi Hambling, chosen by former chair of Stonewall, Jan Gooding. “I’m choosing Maggi Hambling’s ‘First Dragon’ sculpture to represent me. It is a stunning piece I would love to own. Maggi is not only one of our most cherished British … Continue reading
9 Feb 2021
In the first of a series of posts marking LGBT+ History Month, we’re sharing an artwork from our collection chosen by artist Lucy Ash. Trick, by Derek Jarman. ”’Trick’ is an example of Jarman not following the crowd when other artists looked to the US in the early 60’s. In the same way I … Continue reading
26 Jan 2021
We’re gearing up for LGBT+ History Month in February, so we have a request to make of our LGBTQ+ community! Over the course of the month we’re looking to put together a set of social media posts featuring artworks in the Southampton City Art Gallery collection that LGBTQ+ people feel represent them. So … Continue reading
27 Aug 2020
Face of Britain, curated by Nahem Shoa, is an exhibition of portraits by outstanding artists who have painted British individuals from the 17th century to the present day. At its heart is a selection of Shoa’s own striking oil paintings of black and mixed race sitters. Face of Britain asks a question which is especially … Continue reading