Calderon (William Frank), Market Day, 1907, HSW_WMAG_FA024 jpg

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Worcester City Art Gallery & Museum

Phone

01905 25371

Email

gallerymuseum@museumsworcestershire.org.uk

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Location

Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum

Foregate Street, Worcester, WR1 1DT

Date

20 Oct 2024

Expired!

Time

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Connections – The Worcester City Collection, in conversation with the community

Name: Connections - The Worcester City Collection, in conversation with the community
Start: 2024-10-20
End: 2024-10-20
Location: Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum

Saturday 14 September to Sunday 20 October 2024 | Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum

Featuring artworks – selected by community groups in 2023 and 2024 – from Worcester’s own collection, Connections explores people’s different responses to art and the emotions and perspectives it can evoke.

On show will be unexpected treasures and old favourites including John Collier’s ‘Clytemnestra’ (c. 1914) and ‘Market Day’ (1907) by William Frank Calderon.

A group of people choosing artwork for Connections at the Art Gallery and Museum.

Don’t miss the free audio guide for the exhibition – this can be listened to online or via a physical audio guide during your visit.

Free entry; no booking is needed. Plan your visit to the Art Gallery and Museum.

What’s on

🎉 Exhibition opening day | Saturday 14 September, 10am - 4pm

Be first to check out Connections!

To celebrate the opening day, there will be 10-minute free ‘spotlight’ talks in the exhibition discussing the artworks on display. These will be at 10.30 and 11.30am, and 1.30 and 2.30pm.

Live music, part of Worcester Music Festival, will be played in the museum during the day.

Get creative by contributing to a collage and children can become Museum Detectives with a fun trail available from the shop (£1).

Free entry; the Art Gallery and Museum is open from 10am – 4pm.

🖼️ Bite-size Talk | Tuesday 8 October, 2 - 2.30pm

Be introduced to Connections by Learning and Outreach Coordinator, Megan Keary.

Discover the process behind choosing the artworks and head into the exhibition together to discuss particular highlights in the gallery.

Book this talk

🎨 Creativity for wellbeing workshops | Fridays, 11am - 12noon

Enjoy weekly creative workshops. Covering everything from doodling to origami, these artist-led workshops are the perfect opportunity to try out different creative methods with a focus on mindfulness.

Sessions are open to everyone (aimed at adults).

Book sessions

This exhibition is supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.

It is part of Art History Festival 2024 organised by the Association for Art History.