16 Aug 2019
‘Iris 02’ by LGBTQ artist Lucy Ash was acquired by Southampton City Art Gallery last year where it was displayed in the gallery’s main hall for Southampton Pride 2018. The artist wanted to demonstrate her gratitude to Hampshire, which had facilitated her artistic education. ‘Iris 02’ will now be proudly displayed at SeaCity Museum this … Continue reading
8 Aug 2019
ADVANCE NOTICE TO ARTISTS Southampton City Art Gallery 2020 Open Exhibition All residents of Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Wiltshire and Dorset are invited to submit their artwork for the Southampton City Art Gallery’s biennial ‘open exhibition’. The exhibition is part of the Mayflower 400 commemorations and to mark Southampton’s role in this momentous event, we … Continue reading
25 Jun 2019
Following a successful tour of the UK, Southampton City Art Gallery is proud to host Criminal Ornamentation, which brings together works from the Arts Council Collection, curated by Yinka Shonibare CBE. Included in the exhibition are works by many celebrated artists such as Timorous Beasties, Susan Derges, Laura Ford, Ed Lipski, Alexander McQueen, Milena Dragicevic, … Continue reading
19 Jun 2019
Paid Curatorial Traineeship Salary: £31,500 Type: Fixed Term Full-Time Closing date: 30 June 2019 Interview date:1st stage: 17 July. 2nd stage: 24 July. The National Gallery with the Art Fund and the assistance of the Vivmar Foundation are working together on a programme to offer two fully funded twenty-two month Curatorial Traineeships with two regional … Continue reading
22 Mar 2019
Artworks from Southampton City Art Gallery and The Russell-Cotes Art Gallery and Museum are to be joined by masterpieces from national collections, including Tate Britain, the Victoria and Albert Museum, and the Royal Academy. The exhibition, entitled Beyond the Brotherhood: The Pre-Raphaelite Legacy, is supported by the Weston Loan Programme with Art Fund, and will … Continue reading
29 Jan 2019
Southampton City Art Gallery will be just one of 12 venues hosting simultaneous exhibitions of Leonardo da Vinci’s work, which is on loan from the Royal Collection in partnership with Royal Collection Trust, to mark the 500th year since his death. The gallery is honoured to be the only venue on the south coast of … Continue reading
28 Sep 2018
Joseph Mallord William Turner’s, Fisherman upon Lee-Shore in Squally Weather, 1802, Oil on canvas, has returned to our shores from Japan and has been installed in the Defining and Defying Convention: Royal Academy 250 exhibition at Southampton City Art Gallery. The Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Art in Fukuoka Prefecture hosted a special exhibition of work … Continue reading
31 Aug 2018
As the Royal Academy of Arts celebrates its 250th anniversary, Southampton City Art Gallery is pleased to host an exhibition of works by celebrated British artist and current President of the Royal Academy, Christopher Le Brun. Composer will bring together new paintings and works on paper, most of which have not been on public display … Continue reading
31 Aug 2018
Beneath the Surface: William Stott of Oldham and British Impressionism exhibition will open 14 September 2018 – 12 January 2019 The star of the show, William Stott of Oldham’s painting Le Passeur (The Ferryman) is considered a key moment in the breakthrough of British Art to naturalism and established Stott as one of the most … Continue reading
31 Aug 2018
The evenings may be drawing in but don’t worry, there is still so much to see and do at all three of our venues this autumn. The Art Gallery’s walls will be bursting with colour as we present artworks by one of Britain’s most important artists, Christopher Le Brun. The City’s rich maritime, local history, … Continue reading