Lecture: Claimed for the Nation: Contemporary Artists and the National Gallery
Venue: Theatre 2, Peninsula Arts, Roland Levinsky Building, Plymouth University
Thursday 10 November from 7pm
Colin Wiggins is Special Projects Curator at the National Gallery, London. In the 19th Century, the National Gallery was founded with the aim of providing a resource for artists, and this tradition has continued to the present day, when it regularly invites contemporary artists to interact with and re-interpret the collection. Looking back over the many modern artists who have worked with the National Gallery, from Frank Auerbach and Paula Rego to, more recently, Tom Hunter and Yinka Shonibare, Colin’s talk will consider whether there is such a thing as ‘British’ art, or even ‘Britishness’, that can be defined by anything other than geography..
This talk is part of Peninsula Arts’ ‘On Art, Heritage and Nationhood’ lecture series which celebrates ‘British Art Show 7: In the Days of the Comet’ coming to Plymouth and focuses on British art and culture of the modern period.
- Tickets are £5 (£3 concessions, free for Friends of Peninsula Arts and Plymouth University students and staff)- to book please call 01752 585050 or visit the Peninsula Arts Box Office, Roland Levinsky Building between 1pm and 5pm Monday to Friday
Art Bite: How the Work of the Past has Influenced Contemporary Art
Venue: Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery, Drake Circus PL4 8AJ
Wednesday 16 November from 1pm to 1.30pm
Examine how the ideas of the past relate to the art of today and find out why the artists in ‘British Art Show 7: In the Days of the Comet’ were selected for this major exhibition in a 30-minute informal talk/tour led by one of our Young Explainers.
- Free admission – booking essential. Please call 01752 304774 or pop into the Museum to collect a ticket
Art Bite: Modern Art: Terms, Concepts and Absurdities
Venue: Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery, Drake Circus PL4 8AJ
Saturday 19 November from 1pm to 1.30pm
Uncover the meanings behind and the language about some of the key works on display in ‘British Art Show 7: In the Days of the Comet’ with a 30-minute informal talk/tour led by one of our Young Explainers.
- Free admission – booking essential. Please call 01752 304774 or pop into the Museum to collect a ticket
Talk: Future Earth
Venue: Theatre 2, Peninsula Arts, Roland Levinsky Building, Plymouth University
Friday 2 December from 6pm to 7pm
Renowned geologist, television and radio presenter, and Professor at Plymouth University, Iain Stewart, discusses time and planet earth. Iain has presented the BBC series’ ‘Journeys from the Centre of the Earth’, ‘Earth: The Power of the Planet’, ‘Hot Rocks’, ’10 Things You Didn’t Know About…..’, ‘The Climate Wars’ and ‘How Earth Made Us’.
- Tickets are £5 (£3 concessions, free for Friends of Peninsula Arts and Plymouth University students and staff)- to book please call 01752 585050 or visit the Peninsula Arts Box Office, Roland Levinsky Building between 1pm and 5pm Monday to Friday
