Victoria Art Gallery

Kenneth Armitage 1916-2002 Centenary sculpture exhibition

• 10 September — 27 November 2016 *on now

This retrospective exhibition celebrates the work of an artist intimately connected with Bath, whilst also marking the centenary of his birth. It will feature numerous sculptures in bronze and plaster alongside paintings and drawings, mostly on a figurative or arboreal theme.

Armitage sought through his work to achieve an understanding of the underlying structures of living things. He was born in 1916 and first studied at Leeds College of Art and the Slade School of Fine Art, London. After serving in the army from 1939-46, he became Head of Sculpture at Bath Academy of Art for ten years based at Corsham Court, nine miles east of Bath. In 1952 he represented Britain at the Venice Biennale, exhibiting alongside the sculptors Lynn Chadwick, Bernard Meadows, Reg Butler and Eduardo Paolozzi.

Described by the critic Herbert Read as the ‘Geometry of Fear’ school because of their deployment of sharp angular forms in metal, the group show sealed Armitage’s reputation as a member of the new generation of post-war British sculptors.

Suitable for

• Family friendly

Admission

Website

http://www.victoriagal.org.uk

Peter Brown: A Bath Painter’s Travels

• 3 December 2016 — 19 February 2017

This exhibition features over 100 new oil paintings and drawings by Bath-based artist Peter Brown, commonly known as ‘Pete the Street’ for his habit of painting outdoors in all weathers. The exhibits, all to be captured in a brand new book, include scenes of well-loved Bath locations displayed side by side with views of Arles, Dublin, Granada, London, Seville and other cities. In all cases the artist uses the street as his studio and depicts the bustling life he encounters at different times of day and different seasons. Nor will fans of Bath’s Georgian heritage be disappointed for Pete never tires of painting his home city.

Talk and book signing by Peter Brown
Saturday 3 December, 11.30–12.30. Free to Discovery Card and ticket holders.

Admission

Website

http://www.victoriagal.org.uk/events/peter-brown-bath-painter%E2%80%99s-travels

Art Store Tours

• 12 October 2016 12-12:45pm
• 16 November 2016 12-12:45pm
• 14 December 2016 12-12:45pm

Explore the parts of the Gallery other people don't reach. 12.00 - 12.45pm. Free, but book in advance on 01225 477233.

Website

http://www.victoriagal.org.uk/events/art-store-tours#

Portrait drawing masterclass with Harriet Bouchard

• 23 October 2016 11:30am-4pm

Join artist Harriet Bouchard in the upper gallery for a masterclass on portrait drawing. Harriet has had a thorough training in the naturalistic tradition of drawing and painting from life using sight-size, a technique that stems directly from the leading ateliers of nineteenth-century Paris.

She tries to work exclusively from life (circumstances permitting) not only from a visual aspect but also in order to get to know and understand the person she is painting through the process. This is a free drop-in session.

Website

http://www.victoriagal.org.uk/events/portrait-drawing-masterclass-harriet-bouchard