The New Art Gallery Walsall
Gallery Square
Walsall
West Midlands County
WS2 8LG
England
Website
www.thenewartgallerywalsall.org.uk
Telephone
01922 654400
Fax
01922 654401
The New Art Gallery Walsall opened in February 2000 in the
heart of Walsall town centre. A unique civic building for Walsall, the gallery is also a rare example of a brand-new
building for the millennial arts. The 21 million world class gallery was made possible by £15.75 million Arts Lottery
funding (the 1000th lottery grant awarded since the lottery
began in 1994) and commissioned by Walsall Metropolitan
Borough Council, which wanted nothing but the best for this
vibrant West Midlands town.
Venue Type:
Gallery
On permanent display is The Garman Ryan Collection which was donated to the people of Walsall by Lady Kathleen Garman, widow of sculptor Sir Jacob Epstein, in 1973. This
unique collection is displayed in a two storey house consisting of a series of initimate, interconnecting rooms, each with a window, making a house for the collection over
the first and second floors of the gallery.
Key artists and exhibits
- Two remarkable women created The Garman Ryan Collection, Kathleen Garman, lover and later wife of artist
- Jacob Epstein, and her life-long friend Sally Ryan, a talented sculptor. Together, they formed an art collection that is
- initimate, adventurous and eclectic, reflecting their wide-ranging tastes. Works by well-known European artists, including Monet, Rembrandt, Constable, Van Gogh and Picasso, are displayed alongside beautiful artefacts from many different cultures across the world. The galleries chart the long, productive and often controversial career of Jacob Epstein, and serve as a memorial to the Epstein's extraordinary circle of family and friends - Augustus John,
- Modigliani, Gaudier-Brzeska and Epstein's one-time son-in-law Lucian Freud.
Our creatures
As part of The Nature of the Beast project, artist Mark Fairnington has curated an historic exhibition which focuses on portraits of animals. Images and objects are brought together that depict in particular the domestic and local relationships between people and animals and show how these could be pragmatic, eccentric, brutal and loving.
Suitable for
- Any age
Where
The New Art Gallery Walsall
Admission
Admission free.
Website
http://www.thenewartgallerywalsall.org.uk/whats-on/exhibition/the-nature-of-the-beast
The Nature of the Beast
Mat Collishaw, Mark Fairnington, Tessa Farmer, Polly Morgan, Olly & Suzi, Patricia Piccinini
This exhibition will bring together a diverse range of contemporary artists, who through their work, confront and challenge our attitudes towards the natural world, and in particular, the animal kingdom.
Humankind has long been fascinated by animals, who in turn, have been subjected to research, collection, categorisation, documentation, display and experimentation. Each of the artists within the exhibition creates works which involve an intensive scrutiny of animals and nature as well as a critical engagement with the ways in which we have attempted to understand and control the natural world.
Both Tessa Farmer and Polly Morgan will be creating brand new works for the exhibition.
Suitable for
- Any age
Where
The New Art Gallery Walsall
Admission
Free admission
Website
http://www.thenewartgallerywalsall.org.uk/whats-on/exhibition/the-nature-of-the-beast
ARTIST ROOMS: Damien Hirst
The New Art Gallery Walsall is delighted to present an extended display of works by one of the most exciting, challenging and influential artists of our time, Damien Hirst. The exhibition is presented as part of ARTIST ROOMS On Tour and takes place across the Garman Ryan Galleries.
The exhibition provides a unique opportunity to view key works by Hirst and to consider some of the themes of his work, such as life, death, faith and belief, in connection with a wide range of works from The Garman Ryan Collection.
This ground-breaking display is accompanied by an ongoing series of inspired satellite exhibitions, events and activities, with a full programme of learning for everyone. See the Events section for details or visit us online at thenewartgallerywalsall.org.uk
Suitable for
- Any age
Where
The New Art Gallery Walsall
Admission
Admission free.
Website
http://www.thenewartgallerywalsall.org.uk/whats-on/exhibition/damien-hirst
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