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Aspex Portsmouth	The Vulcan Building, Gunwharf Quays, Portsmouth PO1 3BF View on map 023 9277 8080 [email protected] aspex.org.uk Wed-Sun 11am-4pm Open 11am - 4pm on bank holidays Portsmouth Harbour Station The Hard Interchange	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
The Bluecoat	School Lane, Liverpool L1 3BX View on map 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. + 1 more Exhibition + 7 Events
The Box	The Box, Tavistock Place, Plymouth PL4 8AX View on map 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. Plymouth All stops to Royal Parade, Coburg Street and Drake Circus	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. 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. 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. + 1 upcoming Exhibition
FACT Liverpool	88 Wood St, Liverpool L1 4DQ View on map 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 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.
The Fitzwilliam Museum	Trumpington Street, Cambridge CB2 1RB View on map +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. + 2 upcoming Exhibitions
TheGallery	Arts University Bournemouth, Wallisdown, Poole BH12 5HH View on map 01202 363272 [email protected] aub.ac.uk/thegallery Mon-Thu 9am-5pm, Sat 9am-1pm	AUB International Collective exhibition Opens today May 2 – May 17 AUB Students’ Union (AUBSU), in partnership with TheGallery and AUB International, present AUB International Collective. + 3 upcoming Exhibitions
Hastings Contemporary	Rock-a-Nore Road, Hastings TN34 3DW View on map 01424 728377 [email protected] hastingscontemporary.org Wed-Sun 11am-5pm Hastings	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.
Leeds Art Gallery	The Headrow, Leeds LS1 3AA View on map 0113 378 5350 [email protected] museumsandgalleries.leeds.gov.uk/leeds-art-gallery Tue-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 11am-3pm Leeds, 10 min walk	New Sculpture Acquisitions Until Jul 28 Display of recent sculpture acquisitions featuring Claire Barclay, Phyllida Barlow, Andrew Bick, John Carter, Jesse Darling, Norman Dilworth and Charles Hewlings. 'An Axis of Abstraction': Art in Cornwall and Yorkshire - Then and Now Until Mar 30 2025 Exhibition featuring works from our collection by artists including Emii Alrai, Wilhelmina Barns-Graham, Barbara Hepworth, Peter Lanyon, Marlow Moss, Henry Moore, Ro Robertson and Veronica Ryan. + 1 upcoming Exhibition
The Lightbox Gallery	Chobham Road, Woking, Surrey GU21 4AA View on map 01483 737800 [email protected] thelightbox.org.uk Tue-Sat 10.30am-5pm, Sun 11am-4pm	The Vanity of Small Differences by Grayson Perry Until Jul 7 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. Kofi Perry: Remnants From a Distant Future Until Jul 21 2023 Ingram Prize winner Kofi Perry presents a solo exhibition of his recent work.
Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange	Newlyn Art Gallery, New Road, Newlyn TR18 5PZ View on map 01736 363715 [email protected] newlynartgallery.co.uk Tue-Sat 10am-4pm WINTER TUE – SAT, 10.00 – 16.00 SUMMER DAILY, 10.00 – 17.00 The Mousehole bus	Sophie Harding Just opened Until Jun 8 The Picture Room, Newlyn Art Gallery OPEN: TUE - SAT,10.00 - 16.00 CLOSED: SUN & MON + 2 upcoming Exhibitions + 3 Events
Nottingham Contemporary	Weekday Cross, Nottingham NG1 2GB View on map 0115 948 9750 [email protected] nottinghamcontemporary.org Tue-Sat 10am-6pm, Sun 11am-5pm Nottingham, 5 min walk Lace Market tram	Paul Mpagi Sepuya: Exposure Final week 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 Final week 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. + 4 upcoming Exhibitions + 6 Events
Sainsbury Centre	University of East Anglia, Norfolk Road, Norwich NR4 7TJ View on map 01603 593199 [email protected] sainsburycentre.ac.uk Tue-Sun 9am-6pm Norwich Station	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
Spike Island	133 Cumberland Road, Bristol BS1 6UX View on map 0117 929 2266 [email protected] spikeisland.org.uk Wed-Sun 12-5pm Bristol Temple Meads M2 to Cumberland Road	Olu Ogunnaike Final week 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 Final week Until May 5 A new commission by Spike Island studio holder Young In Hong. + 2 Events
The Whitworth	The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M15 6ER View on map 0161 275 7450 [email protected] whitworth.manchester.ac.uk Tue-Wed 10am-5pm, Thu 10am-9pm, Fri-Sun 10am-5pm Manchester Piccadilly 147,18,41,42,43	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) + 3 upcoming Exhibitions
Yorkshire Sculpture Park	West Bretton, Wakefield WF4 4LG View on map 01924 832631 [email protected] ysp.org.uk Mon-Sun 10am-6pm Open daily. Spring/summer opening times are operational from 25 March 2024–29 September 2024. 1 mile from M1 junction 38	Yukihiro Akama: Basho no Kankaku – A Sense of Place Until Jun 30 Yukihiro Akama: Basho no Kankaku – A Sense of Place will showcase a new collection of beautiful, intricately carved wooden houses and will be the artist’s largest show to date. Jonathan Baldock: Touch Wood Until Jul 7 Jonathan Baldock’s exhibition, Touch Wood at The Weston Gallery is a sensory feast that takes inspiration from medieval sculpture, sacred geometry, the seasons and folk motifs. Damien Hirst Until Sep 1 Four major sculptures by Damien Hirst in the 18th-century Country Park. Leilah Babirye: Obumu (Unity) Until Sep 8 Leilah Babirye’s exhibition Obumu (Unity) features new sculptures made at YSP specifically for this exhibition, largely from materials found onsite. Yorkshire Artspace: Maker showcase Until Oct 6 This collaborative exhibition between YSP and Yorkshire Artspace will showcase the work of 17 exceptional makers spanning contemporary ceramics, silversmithing, jewellery and leather work. + 1 upcoming Exhibition + 1 Event