Victoria Art Gallery

Victoria Art Gallery
Bridge Street
Pulteney Bridge
Bath
Somerset
BA2 4AT
England

Website

www.victoriagal.org.uk

E-mail

victoria_enquiries@bathnes.gov.uk

Telephone

Lower Gallery

01225 477233

Upper Gallery

01225 477244

Administrator

01225 477232

Collections Manager

01225 477775

Gallery Manager

01225 477772

Fax

01225 477231

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Howard Hodgkin show in main gallery, September 2007
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Wonderful display of British oil paintings from 17th century to the present day including works by Gainsborough, Barker and Sickert. Over 1,500 decorative arts treasures.
Temporary exhibitions. Adopt a Painting needing restoration and be acknowledged in the gallery. Take part in a monthly Store Tour. Discover images of Bath through the ages. Get creative - art carts on both floors plus Young @ Art holiday activities for the under elevens. Relax with a cuppa or browse the shop!

Venue Type:

Gallery

 Opening hours

Tues-Fri 1000-1700
Sat 1000-1700
Sun 13.30-1700

Closed Mondays & bank holidays

 Admission charges

Admission Free

Additional info

Please telephone for further details or to book activities.

Collection details

Decorative and Applied Art, Fine Art, Archives

Exhibition details are listed below, you may need to scroll down to see them all.
Ione Parkin, Birth of Galaxies 2013, oil on canvas

Ione Parkin: primal matter

  • 23 November 2013 — 2 February 2014 *on now

Ione Parkin (RWA) creates abstract paintings that celebrate the beauty of nature and explore themes of interconnectedness and diversity.

She references a range of environments using micrographic sources, satellite pictures of the earth’s surface and radio-telescopic images of deep space.

Ione has held solo shows in Baltimore (USA), London, Cambridge, Bristol and her home city of Bath. All works are for sale.

Website

http://www.​victoriagal.​org.​uk

WP Frith; The Railway Station

Bath and the Great Western Railway

  • 23 November 2013 — 2 February 2014 *on now

Brunel’s Great Western Railway opened in sections from 1838, transforming southern England and making travel quicker and easier. It broadened the horizons of the whole of society.

This exhibition looks at the GWR’s engineering marvels and its impact on Bath. A must-see for railway enthusiasts and lovers of Bath alike, it features 19th-century views of the railway in Bath, a stunning array of railway posters, and that show-stopping panorama of Victorian life, Frith’s The Railway Station.

Admission

Tickets £2.50

Website

http://www.victoriagal.org.uk/

Anna Dougherty, Espresso blues 2012

Anna Dougherty: still lifes

  • 8 February — 27 March 2014

In her jewel-like paintings, Anna Dougherty explores how everyday objects hold many kinds of meanings.

She is particularly interested in ideas of memory and residual traces. She works from life and uses drawing, alongside other techniques and media, as a means to study a subject thoroughly.

Based in Bath, Anna exhibits widely and was featured in the 2010 BP Portrait Award. All works are for sale.

Website

http://www.​victoriagal.​org.​uk

Caption: Peter Brown, Winter Morning, Cleveland Place, Bath 2013, oil on board and Cold Winter Day, Milsom Street, Bath , oil on canvas, 2013

Peter Brown: keeping the home fire burning

  • 8 February — 27 March 2014

Known as ‘Pete the Street’ for his habit of working outdoors in all weathers, Peter Brown (NEAC) makes a welcome return to the gallery with a fabulous collection of paintings and drawings celebrating Bath. Despite being in demand globally, undertaking projects in Udaipur, Paris and Barcelona, Peter never tires of painting his home city in all seasons. All works will be for sale. Exhibition supported by Messum’s.

Admission

Tickets £2.00; catalogue available.
Events details are listed below. You may need to scroll down or click on headers to see them all. For events that don't have a specific date see the 'Resources' tab above.

Activities for children: Who am I?

  • 20 February 2014 10:30am-3pm

Who am I? - look at people in the gallery, listen to a story, dress up and create a collage portrait.

Admission

£4.00 per child in advance. All children to be accompanied by an adult. Call 01225 477233 for tickets.

Website

http://www.​victoriagal.​org.​uk

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Activities for Children: Weatherwise

  • 21 February 2014 10:30am-3pm

Try different techniques to create weather scenes in paint, collage and pastels. All children to be accompanied by an adult. Call 01225 477233 for tickets.

Suitable for

  • 5-6
  • 7-10
  • Especially for children

Admission

£4.00 per child in advance.

Website

http://www.victoriagal.org.uk

Resources listed here may include websites, bookable tours and workshops, books, loan boxes and more. You may need to scroll down or click on headers to see them all.

Creating landscapes KS2

This 2 hour session is focussed on the range of methods and approaches of landscape artists. Pupils create responses in dry materials.

How to obtain

Book in advance on 01225 477757

Facing up to it KS2

This two hour session works with the portraits in our main art collection. Pupils use a wide range of media to draw portraits and self portraits. They produce a final 3D abstract piece of work using card and scissors.

How to obtain

Book in advance on 01225 477757

Gallery Game

http://www.victoriagal.org.uk/htmlContent/game.htm

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