20-21 Visual Arts Centre








20-21 is a contemporary visual arts centre located in the centre of Scunthorpe.
The arts centre has a regularly changing programme of contemporary art and craft exhibitions. There are five exhibition spaces, including the impressive Nave gallery inside the former St. John's church and an outdoor sculpture courtyard.
Venue Type:
Gallery

Murray Ballard: The Prospect of Immortality
- 31 March — 9 June 2018 *on now
The result of ten year’s unprecedented access and international investigation, Murray Ballard offers an amazing photographic insight into the practice of cryonics: the process of freezing a human body after death in the hope that scientific advances may one day bring it back to life. This Spring, this remarkable Impressions Gallery touring exhibition is coming to 20-21 Visual Arts Centre.
Ballard’s images take the viewer on a journey through the tiny but dedicated international cryonics community, from the English seaside retirement town of Peacehaven; to the high-tech laboratories of Arizona; to the rudimentary facilities of Kriorus, just outside Moscow. Currently 200 ‘patients’ worldwide are stored permanently in liquid nitrogen, with a further thousand people signed up for cryonics after death.
Whilst members have often been ridiculed for their views, Ballard takes an objective stance, allowing the viewer to consider the ethics of the practice, and to decide whether members are caught up in a fantasy world or are actually furthering genuine scientific innovation. Alongside fascinating representations of the technical processes, Ballard sensitively portrays the people involved, offering a human dimension to his account of this 21st century attempt to conquer the age-old quest for immortality.
Murray Ballard – The Prospect of Immortality is an Impressions Gallery touring exhibition and has been curated by Anne McNeill.
Suitable for
- Any age
Website
http://www.2021visualartscentre.co.uk/exhibitions/murray-ballard-the-prospect-of-immortality/

Museums at Night at 20-21 Visual Arts Centre
- 19 May 2018 4-8pm
Museums at Night is when galleries and heritage sites across the country open their doors for an evening of creative, cultural fun. This year 20-21 is going all things inflatable, inspired by our exhibition Michael Shaw: Sculpting Architecture. There'll be arts and crafts, games, competitions and more, so pop in and say hi!
Suitable for
- Any age
Website
http://www.2021visualartscentre.co.uk/fun-days-and-events/
20-21 Visual Arts Centre
Church Square
Scunthorpe
Lincolnshire
DN15 6TB
England
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Venue's own website
www.2021VisualArtsCentre.co.uk
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Telephone
01724 297070
Fax
01724 297080
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