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HENRY MOORE: In the Arts Council
Collection
13 April - 23 June
2013 This exciting new exhibition explores the work of
Henry Moore (1898-1986) in the Arts Council Collection. Moore is
one of Britain’s most celebrated and pioneering modern artists and
is a key figure for the Arts Council
Collection. Tickets £3.50.
NEW: Victoria Art Gallery 12 month exhibition pass,
available from 13 April, cost £10.00, from the Gallery
reception.
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Charlotte Sorapure
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April – 23 June 2013. Charlotte Sorapure lives and works
in Bath. She studied at Cheltenham and Gloucester College of Art
and Technology, and the Royal Academy of Arts, for the Post
Graduate Diploma in Painting, 1995. Since graduating, her work has
been exhibited widely, including most recently at Messum’s Gallery,
London; Mall Galleries, London and the Holburne Museum,
Bath. The show includes new drawings as well as
paintings, all of which will be for sale. Free entry.
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Julia Atkinson:
Retrospection
13 April – 23 June 2013. Jointly ticketed with Henry Moore
show, £3.50. Julia Atkinson takes photographs of surfaces and
patterns that less observant would pass over. She is also a
collector of small natural and manmade objects. She then
combines and reassembles them into painterly abstractions, playing
with visual similarity and ambiguity.Through this exhibition, she
is celebrating fifty years of visual exploration.
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Children's events
Thursday 4 April, A Spring landscape -
for 3 to 11 years. Create landscapes full of spring colours.
Friday 31 May, Less is Moore -
for 3 to 11 years. Get to know the work of Henry Moore and create a
special piece of art to take home. Telephone 01225 477244 for
tickets and further information. £4.00 per session per
child. Pre-booking is important as the sessions are very
popular. All sessions 10.30-12.00 and 1.30-3.00.
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Exhibition and gallery
tours
Behind the scenes tours, 17 April, 15
May. Explore the Gallery's stores and discover the
full scope of our collections. Free, but please book in
advance on 01225 477232.
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Coming soon to the Victoria Art Gallery...
Bath Society of Artists Annual
Exhibition
6 July – 31 August. Tickets £2.00
including catalogue. Any artist aged 18 or over may submit work for
possible selection and winning of a prize. Download an entry form
here Handing In Day is Saturday 29 June, 10am-4pm.
NEW: Victoria Art Gallery 12 month exhibition pass,
available from 13 April, cost £10.00, from the Gallery
reception.
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Not far away..
World Heritage Day
Sunday 21 April, 11am - 3pm.
Celebrate Bath as a World Heritage site with a whole day of events
and activities for the whole family to enjoy in Royal Victoria
Park, on the lawn outside the Crescent. Experience 18thc Bath with
Pulteney's 13th Regiment of Foot encamped in Royal Victoria
Park.Costumed characters and guided tours will help you find out
more about social life in 18th century Bath as well.
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Not far away....
Museums
at Night 17th and 18th May
For Museums at Night
2013, hundreds of museums, galleries, libraries, archives and
heritage sites unlocked their doors for special evening events over
the weekend. Roman Baths by Torchlight Saturday 18
May, 6pm - 9pm Join us for a musical tour through history.
Enjoy early music on an ancient lyre, medieval hurdy gurdy and
modern jazz. Last entry 8pm.
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