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
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
18 May 2018
After being on tour since April 2015 the Untitled (Diver), 1983, lead and fibre glass resin sculpture has been caringly reinstalled by the exhibitions team at Southampton City Art Gallery. It can now be seen in the Gallery’s main hall from today. 1994 Turner Prize winner Antony Gormley, best known for his sculpture, The Angel of the North, uses his … Continue reading
18 May 2018
A new exhibition, Pillars of Dawn from celebrated, new media artist Kelly Richardson, opens 24 May 2018 at Southampton City Art Gallery, in collaboration with Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art. Taking cues from 19th-century painting, 20th-century cinema, and 21st-century planetary research, acclaimed Vancouver Island based artist Kelly Richardson crafts prints and videos that offer imaginative glimpses into … Continue reading
21 Feb 2018
In February 2019, to mark the 500th anniversary of the death of Leonardo da Vinci, 144 of the Renaissance master’s greatest drawings in the Royal Collection will go on display in 12 simultaneous exhibitions across the UK. Southampton City Art Gallery will be the only host venue on the south coast, with their exhibition running … Continue reading
20 Apr 2017
20 April 2017 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Showcasing the finest historic and contemporary castle artists and combining history with art, Capture the Castle at Southampton City Art Gallery is the first ever large-scale art exhibition on the subject of British castles. It conjures the mystique, excitement and prestige of the castle from Iron Age hill forts … Continue reading