Aspex
Aspex
The Vulcan Building
Gunwharf Quays
Portsmouth
Hampshire
PO1 3BF
England
Website
Telephone
023 9277 8080
aspex, Portsmouth's leading contemporary art gallery, provides a fantastic environment to take time out to discover contemporary visual art, to be inspired, learn to think differently, to try something new or just relax. We invite you to explore innovative, contemporary visual art with exhibitions, workshops and events hosted at our inspiring home in the Vulcan Building. Here you will find the work of artists from Portsmouth presented alongside internationally recognised names, and an education programme which encourages people of all ages to get involved with and enjoy contemporary visual art.
You can be sure there will be something new to see or do each time you visit - please see www.aspex.org.uk to se what's on.
Venue Type:
Gallery
Additional info
aspex offers a programme of Saturday and holiday workshops for toddlers to teenagers. Please see our website for more details.
aspex does not have its own collection, but specialises in supporting contemporary artists at an early stage in their career and is a showcase for new work being made at a regional, national and international level.
When we use the term ‘contemporary art’, we mean new work by living artists.
Artists working today use an enormous variety of techniques, including many that might not even be thought of as being ‘art’ in the traditional sense of painting or sculpture.
You can expect to see this variety of approaches reflected in the diverse and ever changing programme of exhibitions at aspex as contemporary artists try to create new ways of experiencing the world.
Collection details
Photography, Fine Art
Mini Makers
At Mini Makers, toddlers to eight year olds are invited to work with their parents in fun artist-led sessions, freeing up their creativity and taking inspiration from the gallery's exhibitions. Participants are advised to wear old clothes or bring an overall. Children under 7 must be accompanied by an adult. Booking is advised!
Please note - Mini Makers will be taking a break in August, returning in September.
Suitable for
- 0-4
- 5-6
- Especially for children
When
10:30-11:30am
Where
Aspex (PO1 3BF)
Admission
£5 per session. Phone 023 9277 8080, email info@aspex.org.uk or book online at our website.
Website
Questions of Home: Emily Barker Live
Australian singer/songwriter Emily Barker & South African artist Patti Gaal-Holmes will discuss their collaboration on the ‘Home’ project. This will be followed by a live set from Emily Barker’s new album ‘Dear River’, which is released in July 2013. Admission is free, no need to book!
This event is one of series running alongside Questions of Home: Excavations in Film & Fragments Lost in the Ether, a multi-media exhibition of new work by Patti Gaal-Holmes, Emily Barker & Vikram Kushwah exploring the meaning of home, memory, place and their relation to our season question Where Does Progress End?
Suitable for
- Any age
When
6-8pm
Admission
Free entry, no need to book.
Website
http://www.aspex.org.uk/events/questions-of-home-emily-barker-live/
Questions of Home: ‘Histories on Film’ Panel Discussion
How do the ‘histories’ residing in personal and public archival material (photographs, films, documents) open up possibilities and spaces for new works to emerge? Three British-based artists, with South African connections, Bridget Baker, Katy Beinart & Patti Gaal-Holmes, will each present a 15/20 minute illustrated talk about projects they are currently working on. Some of the challenges include the depth of meaning that family archives hold and how it is possible to open up these personal narratives for wider engagement; as well as the complex minefields of nostalgia in faded old film (still & moving image).
Suitable for
- Any age
When
6-8pm
Admission
Free admission, no booking required.
Website
http://www.aspex.org.uk/events/questions-of-home-histories-on-film-panel-discussion/
Mini Makers
At Mini Makers, toddlers to eight year olds are invited to work with their parents in fun artist-led sessions, freeing up their creativity and taking inspiration from the gallery's exhibitions. Participants are advised to wear old clothes or bring an overall. Children under 7 must be accompanied by an adult. Booking is advised!
Please note - Mini Makers will be taking a break in August, returning in September.
Suitable for
- 0-4
- 5-6
- Especially for children
When
10:30-11:30am
Where
Aspex (PO1 3BF)
Admission
£5 per session. Phone 023 9277 8080, email info@aspex.org.uk or book online at our website.
Website
16mm Experimental Film: Cameraless Filmmaking
Workshop delivered by Patti Gaal-Holmes, with an introductory talk on direct/cameraless filmmaking and an opportunity to make your own 16mm films. All materials will be provided and films will be screened at the end of the workshop. For beginners with no experience of filmmaking or practitioners looking for a little diversion/inspiration into their practice.
This workshop is one of series running alongside Questions of Home: Excavations in Film & Fragments Lost in the Ether, a multi-media exhibition of new work by Patti Gaal-Holmes, Emily Barker & Vikram Kushwah exploring the meaning of home, memory, place and their relation to our season question Where Does Progress End?
Suitable for
- 14-15
- 18+
When
1-4pm
Admission
To book, use Eventbrite below. Alternatively you can email info@aspex.org.uk or call us between 10-4 on 023 9277 8080.
Mini Makers
At Mini Makers, toddlers to eight year olds are invited to work with their parents in fun artist-led sessions, freeing up their creativity and taking inspiration from the gallery's exhibitions. Participants are advised to wear old clothes or bring an overall. Children under 7 must be accompanied by an adult. Booking is advised!
Please note - Mini Makers will be taking a break in August, returning in September.
Suitable for
- 0-4
- 5-6
- Especially for children
When
10:30-11:30am
Where
Aspex (PO1 3BF)
Admission
£5 per session. Phone 023 9277 8080, email info@aspex.org.uk or book online at our website.
Website
Mini Makers
At Mini Makers, toddlers to eight year olds are invited to work with their parents in fun artist-led sessions, freeing up their creativity and taking inspiration from the gallery's exhibitions. Participants are advised to wear old clothes or bring an overall. Children under 7 must be accompanied by an adult. Booking is advised!
Please note - Mini Makers will be taking a break in August, returning in September.
Suitable for
- 0-4
- 5-6
- Especially for children
When
10:30-11:30am
Where
Aspex (PO1 3BF)
Admission
£5 per session. Phone 023 9277 8080, email info@aspex.org.uk or book online at our website.
Website
Mini Makers
At Mini Makers, toddlers to eight year olds are invited to work with their parents in fun artist-led sessions, freeing up their creativity and taking inspiration from the gallery's exhibitions. Participants are advised to wear old clothes or bring an overall. Children under 7 must be accompanied by an adult. Booking is advised!
Please note - Mini Makers will be taking a break in August, returning in September.
Suitable for
- 0-4
- 5-6
- Especially for children
When
10:30-11:30am
Where
Aspex (PO1 3BF)
Admission
£5 per session. Phone 023 9277 8080, email info@aspex.org.uk or book online at our website.
Website
Mini Makers
At Mini Makers, toddlers to eight year olds are invited to work with their parents in fun artist-led sessions, freeing up their creativity and taking inspiration from the gallery's exhibitions. Participants are advised to wear old clothes or bring an overall. Children under 7 must be accompanied by an adult. Booking is advised!
Please note - Mini Makers will be taking a break in August, returning in September.
Suitable for
- 0-4
- 5-6
- Especially for children
When
10:30-11:30am
Where
Aspex (PO1 3BF)
Admission
£5 per session. Phone 023 9277 8080, email info@aspex.org.uk or book online at our website.
Website
Summer Art Club
Let your 8-13 year olds to join to help burn some of that pent-up creative energy on our fun artist led workshops. You can book all three days, or just one at a time…and this summer you can also book all three weeks (30 July – 1 August, 13 – 15 August and 27 – 29 August) for just £100!
£40 per three-day week or £15 a day. Please wear old clothes and remember your packed lunch! All days run from 11am until 3pm. To book, either call the gallery on 023 9277 8080 or email info@aspex.org.uk
Suitable for
- 7-10
- 11-13
Admission
All three weeks (30 July – 1 August, 13 – 15 August and 27 – 29 August) are just £100!
Alternatively, it is £40 per three-day week or £15 a day.
Website
Summer Art Club
Let your 8-13 year olds to join to help burn some of that pent-up creative energy on our fun artist led workshops. You can book all three days, or just one at a time…and this summer you can also book all three weeks (30 July – 1 August, 13 – 15 August and 27 – 29 August) for just £100!
£40 per three-day week or £15 a day. Please wear old clothes and remember your packed lunch! All days run from 11am until 3pm. To book, either call the gallery on 023 9277 8080 or email info@aspex.org.uk
Suitable for
- 7-10
- 11-13
Admission
All three weeks (30 July – 1 August, 13 – 15 August and 27 – 29 August) are just £100!
Alternatively, it is £40 per three-day week or £15 a day.
Website
Summer Art Club
Let your 8-13 year olds to join to help burn some of that pent-up creative energy on our fun artist led workshops. You can book all three days, or just one at a time…and this summer you can also book all three weeks (30 July – 1 August, 13 – 15 August and 27 – 29 August) for just £100!
£40 per three-day week or £15 a day. Please wear old clothes and remember your packed lunch! All days run from 11am until 3pm. To book, either call the gallery on 023 9277 8080 or email info@aspex.org.uk
Suitable for
- 7-10
- 11-13
Admission
All three weeks (30 July – 1 August, 13 – 15 August and 27 – 29 August) are just £100!
Alternatively, it is £40 per three-day week or £15 a day.
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