Beaumont Street,
Oxford
OX1 2PH
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01865 278000 ashmolean.org
Mon-Sun 10am-5pm
Bruegel to Rubens
Until Jun 23
Showcasing over 100 exceptional Flemish drawings from the 16th and 17th centuries.
Ashmolean NOW: Pio Abad
Until Sep 8
This exhibition, entitled To Those Sitting in Darkness, features new drawings and objects by London-based artist Pio Abad (b.1983).
The Vulcan Building,
Gunwharf Quays,
Portsmouth
PO1 3BF
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023 9277 8080 [email protected] aspex.org.uk
Wed-Sun 11am-4pm
Open 11am - 4pm on bank holidays
Portsmouth Harbour Station
Sorry I’m Not Sorry, Lauren Joy Kennett
Until Jun 30
Aspex Portsmouth in partnership with Photoworks present Lauren Joy Kennett’s first solo show, an exploration of living with undiagnosed autism.
I Saw You in Blue…, Laxmi Hussain
Until Jul 14
Aspex Portsmouth is pleased to present I Saw You In Blue…, a new exhibition from London-based artist Laxmi Hussain
School Lane,
Liverpool
L1 3BX
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0151 702 5324 [email protected] thebluecoat.org.uk
Wed-Sun 11am-5pm
Lime Street, Liverpool Central
Dahong Hongxuan Wang
Private view May 2
May 3 – Jun 30
Role Model is an exhibition by Dahong Hongxuan Wang as part of our The Lives of Artists season.
The Box,
Tavistock Place,
Plymouth
PL4 8AX
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01752 304774 [email protected] theboxplymouth.com
Tue-Sun 10am-5pm
The Box is open from 10am-5pm on Easter, May and August Bank Holidays.
It's closed on the Christmas and New Year Bank Holidays.
The Cottonian Research Room is available by appointment Tuesday to Saturday.
All stops to Royal Parade, Coburg Street and Drake Circus
John Akomfrah: Arcadia
Until Jun 2
The UK première of a new multi-screen film by artist John Akomfrah. 'Arcadia' is about the settling of the 'New World' and the invisible forces that are always at play regardless of human ambition.
Beyond the Page: South Asian Miniature Painting and Britain, 1600 to Now
Until Jun 2
This major exhibition explores how the traditions of South Asian miniature paintings have been reinvented by modern and contemporary artists.
Yinka Shonibare CBE RA: End of Empire
Until Jun 23
This large-scale sculpture comments on the balance of power at the outset of the First World War, making a striking visual connection between the conflicts of the West, globalisation and empire.
Planet Ocean
Until Feb 23 2025
Immerse yourselves in an exhibition that explores pivotal moments in our past and present relationship with the sea.
2 Hewitt St,
Manchester
M15 4GB
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0161 832 8034 [email protected] castlefieldgallery.co.uk
Wed-Sun 12-5.30pm
40 Years of the Future: Painting
Until Jun 23
The launch exhibition in our 40 year anniversary programme. With Sarah Feinmann, Tricia Gillman, John Hoyland, Jamie Kirk, Robin Megannity, Azraa Motala, Katie Tomlinson and Gary Wragg.
Compton Verney,
Warwick
CV35 9HZ
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01926 645500 [email protected] comptonverney.org.uk
Tue-Sun 10am-5pm
Landscape and Imagination: From Gardens to Land Art
Until Jun 16
Explore the relationship between art, gardens, and landscape through a range of beautiful loans by major artists such as JMW Turner, Nicolas Poussin, Ian Hamilton Finlay and Anya Gallaccio.
A Spirit Inside
Until Sep 1
Exploring how women and non-binary artists have grappled with the notion and sense of ‘spirit’, the themes range from mythology and internal contemplation to external, often political, expression.
86 Heath Mill Lane,
Birmingham
B9 4AR
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0121 771 1778 [email protected] eastsideprojects.org
Wed-Sat 12-5pm
Birmingham New Street, Birmingham Moor Street
Birmingham Coach Station, Mill Lane, Birmingham B5 6DD
les ongles noirs
Jun 7 – Jul 27
les ongles noirs (dirty nails) is a sticky experimental happening between Dakar, Senegal and Birmingham, UK. Play, grieve, hum; throw soil on white walls; dance, pray and be moved by the unknown
88 Wood St,
Liverpool
L1 4DQ
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0151 707 4444 [email protected] fact.co.uk
Tue-Sun 11am-6pm
Liverpool Central, Liverpool Lime Street
On the other side
Until Jun 2
Melanie Crean, Katrina Palmer and Pilvi Takala consider the impact of systems of control on those who design them, those who administer them, and those who are subject to their enforcement.
Ain Bailey
Just opened
Until Jul 7
Ain Bailey presents an immersive installation that explores the concept of ‘sonic autobiographies’ through collaboration with imprisoned men and their families at HMP Buckley Hall in Rochdale.
Lewis Gardens,
High Street,
Colchester
CO1 1JH
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01206 713 700 [email protected] firstsite.uk
Mon-Sun 10am-5pm
Trumpington Street,
Cambridge
CB2 1RB
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+44 1223 333230 [email protected] fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk
Tue-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 12-5pm
Cambridge (approx. 20 mins walk)
William Blake’s Universe
Until May 19
Discover William Blake’s universe and a constellation of European artists seeking spirituality in their lives and art in response to war, revolution and political turbulence.
The Forum,
Elmer Square,
Southend-on-Sea
SS1 1NB
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01702 534108 [email protected] fpg.org.uk
Wed-Sat 11am-5pm
Southend Victoria, Southend Central
Principal Boy: Maz Murray
Until Jun 15
Focal Point Gallery is pleased to announce the first solo exhibition by Maz Murray (b. 1995) an artist filmmaker based in London and Basildon. (at Big Screen Southend)
Gainsborough's House,
46 Gainsborough Street,
Sudbury, Suffolk
CO10 2EU
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01787 372958 [email protected] gainsborough.org
Mon-Sun 10am-5pm
Philip de László (1869–1937): Master of Elegance
Until Jun 23
A special exhibition curated by the De Laszlo Archive Trust.
Hubert-François Gravelot: Designing the Georgian Book
Until Jun 23
Arts University Bournemouth,
Wallisdown,
Poole
BH12 5HH
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01202 363272 [email protected] aub.ac.uk/thegallery
Mon-Thu 9am-5pm, Sat 9am-1pm
Open now
Emerge 2.4 – Foundation Summer Show 2024
Private view Jun 4
Jun 5 – Jun 12
The Foundation Diploma Summer Show celebrates the achievements of our students, providing an exciting platform to showcase their final project work to the public.
Rock-a-Nore Road,
Hastings
TN34 3DW
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01424 728377 [email protected] hastingscontemporary.org
Wed-Sun 11am-5pm
Elias Sime: Eregata እርጋታ
Until Sep 8
Experience the extraordinary craftsmanship of one of Ethiopia's leading contemporary artists.
Quentin Blake: A Hundred Portraits
Until Sep 8
This spring, the legendary artist Sir Quentin Blake returns to Hastings Contemporary with an exhibition of one hundred portraits.
Chobham Road,
Woking, Surrey
GU21 4AA
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01483 737800 [email protected] thelightbox.org.uk
Tue-Sat 10.30am-5pm, Sun 11am-4pm
The Vanity of Small Differences by Grayson Perry
Until Jun 2
Turner Prize-winning artist Grayson Perry’s The Vanity of Small Differences is on display for the first time in Surrey and tells the story of Tim Rakewell, embarking on a journey of social mobility.
900 Midsummer Blvd,
Milton Keynes
MK9 3QA
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01908 676900 [email protected] mkgallery.org
Tue-Sun 10am-5pm
Saul Leiter: An Unfinished World
Until Jun 2
30 Pembroke St,
Oxford
OX1 1BP
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01865 722733 [email protected] modernartoxford.org.uk
Tue-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 11am-5pm
Frieda Toranzo Jaeger: A future in the light of darkness
Until May 26
Intricately embroidered multi-panel paintings which remix iconography from western art history with indigenous techniques to subvert and challenge dominant power structures and historical narratives.
Pound Street,
Petworth
GU28 0DX
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01798 651002 [email protected] newlandshouse.gallery
Wed-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 11am-4pm
Nick Brandt: The Day May Break + SINK / RISE
Until May 29
The Day May Break + SINK / RISE by photographer Nick Brandt is an ongoing global series portraying people and animals that have been impacted by environmental degradation and destruction.
Newlyn Art Gallery,
New Road,
Newlyn
TR18 5PZ
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01736 363715 [email protected] newlynartgallery.co.uk
Tue-Sat 10am-4pm
WINTER TUE – SAT, 10.00 – 16.00
SUMMER DAILY, 10.00 – 17.00
Sophie Harding
Apr 27 – Jun 8
The Picture Room, Newlyn Art Gallery
OPEN: TUE - SAT,10.00 - 16.00
CLOSED: SUN & MON
Weekday Cross,
Nottingham
NG1 2GB
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0115 948 9750 [email protected] nottinghamcontemporary.org
Tue-Sat 10am-6pm, Sun 11am-5pm
Paul Mpagi Sepuya: Exposure
Until May 5
A major monographic exhibition by the Los Angeles-based artist, Paul Mpagi Sepuya, bringing together over 40 works in his first institutional presentation in the UK.
Dora Budor
Until May 5
Dora Budor’s first UK institutional exhibition features a series of newly commissioned works concerned with techniques of the built environment and the forms of psychosocial control induced by it.
Market Place,
Cathedral Quarter,
Derby
DE1 3AS
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01332 290606 [email protected] derbyquad.co.uk
Tue-Sun 10am-6pm
Main Gallery space open Tue-Sun 12-6pm, closed on Mondays.
Future Tense – Living The Future Now
Until Jun 30
How are artists contemplating the future in this present moment? In the coming age, faced with concerns for our continued existence, what stories are artists telling?
University of East Anglia,
Norfolk Road,
Norwich
NR4 7TJ
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01603 593199 [email protected] sainsburycentre.ac.uk
Tue-Sun 9am-6pm
Open now
Jeffrey Gibson: no simple word for time
Until Aug 4
In his first solo exhibition at a UK museum, American artist Jeffrey Gibson (b.1972) will create a new site-specific installation for the Sainsbury Centre.
In Event of Moon Disaster
Until Aug 4
Using AI to tell an alternative history, this show brings to light how an event as influential as the 1969 Apollo 11 moon landing could be manipulated, and how doubt can be cast on well-known of facts
133 Cumberland Road,
Bristol
BS1 6UX
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0117 929 2266 [email protected] spikeisland.org.uk
Wed-Sun 12-5pm
Olu Ogunnaike
Until May 5
A site-specific commission by Olu Ogunnaike transforms Spike Island’s eight-metre-high gallery space to investigate social and historical properties embedded in the materiality of wood.
Young In Hong: Five Acts
Until May 5
A new commission by Spike Island studio holder Young In Hong.
Town Hall,
St Peter's Street,
St Albans
AL1 3DH
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01727 864 511 [email protected] stalbansmuseums.org.uk
Mon-Sun 11am-5pm
St Albans City, St Albans Abbey
Devonshire Park,
College Road,
Eastbourne
BN21 4JJ
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01323 434670 [email protected] townereastbourne.org.uk
Tue-Sun 10am-5pm
Florence Peake: FACTUAL ACTUAL Ensemble
May 9 – Jun 16
Internationally renowned choreographer & visual artist Florence Peake presents a monumental painting installation that embodies her distinctive gestural, movement-marking techniques.
The University of Manchester,
Oxford Road,
Manchester
M15 6ER
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0161 275 7450 [email protected] whitworth.manchester.ac.uk
Tue-Wed 10am-5pm, Thu 10am-9pm, Fri-Sun 10am-5pm
Traces of Displacement
Until May 12
This exhibition uses the Whitworth’s collection to address one of the major humanitarian concerns of the 20th and 21st centuries – forced displacement.
Exchanges
Until Nov 24
A vibrant display of new art and textiles from the Whitworth’s collection.
Shirley Craven
Until May 11 2025
Vivid, colour-filled textiles by post-war designer Shirley Craven (b. 1934)
Fox Road,
Bourn,
Cambridge
CB23 2TX
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01954 718881 [email protected] wysingartscentre.org
Mon-Fri 9.30am-5.30pm and by appointment
Closed on bank holidays.
