Wolverhampton Art Gallery
Wolverhampton Art Gallery
Lichfield Street
Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton
WV1 1DU
England
Website
Gallery home page
www.wolverhamptonart.org.uk/wolves
Events
www.wolverhamptonart.org.uk/extended-events-view/
Exhibitions
www.wolverhamptonart.org.uk/extended-events-view/
ArtGallery@wolverhampton.gov.uk
Telephone
01902 552055
Fax
01902 552053
Wolverhampton Art Gallery aims to provide a friendly, accessible and inclusive environment for visitors to explore art, at their leisure.
Venue Type:
Gallery
Highlights of our art collections include pieces that examine the modern phase of the conflict in Northern Ireland, one of the largest collections of Pop Art outside of London and exquisite Georgian paintings from the 1700s. Extensive collections not on display but accessible through the new resource centre, include geology and archaeology.
Collection details
Archaeology, Decorative and Applied Art, Fine Art, World Cultures
Key artists and exhibits
- Andy Warhol
- 'Jackie'
- Peter Blake
- 'Beach Boys'
- David Hockney
- Conrad Atkinson
- Rita Duffy
- Willie Doherty
- Anthony Haughey
- 1960s Pop Culture
David Hancock: Cosplay
Manchester based artist David Hancock explores the world of youth sub-cultures through his series based on Cosplayers.
Hancock is interested in the psychological gap between the real and imagined worlds as experienced by the young people who engage in this form of escapism. By taking their characters into the urban environments they transfer the ordinary into a world of imagination and fantasy.
Although the subject is modern the style is rooted in the romantic traditions of the Pre-Raphaelites, with each fold of fabric and every piece of foliage rendered in
startling detail.
Suitable for
- Any age
- Family friendly
Where
Wolverhampton Art Gallery
Admission
Free.
Website
http://www.wolverhamptonart.org.uk/events/david-hancock-cosplay/
Zed Nelson: Love Me
Over a period of five years Zed Nelson visited eighteen countries across five continents, photographing cosmetic surgeons, beauty queens and bodybuilders alongside everyday teenagers, housewives and businessmen.
In Love Me, Zed Nelson has produced a powerful body of work that forces every one of us to question our own place in a culture that compels us to constantly judge, and be judged, by our appearance.
The exhibition is divided into two parts with half showing at the Art Gallery and half a short walk away at Lighthouse Media Centre.
Suitable for
- Any age
Where
Wolverhampton Art Gallery
Admission
Free.
Website
http://www.wolverhamptonart.org.uk/events/zed-nelson-love-me/
Tipping Point
A Tipping Point is defined as the level at which the momentum for change becomes unstoppable. This group exhibition centres on global climate change and the ways that artists have chosen to highlight these issues. Critical intersections in the unstable future of our environments and economies have also brought about knock-on effects including migration, conflict and political instability.
Featuring the responses of national and international artists, this exhibition will showcase a range of artistic practices; from material-led interventions into our environment, through to cross-disciplinary research in partnership with scientists and ecologists, and documentation of social activism. Artists include Heather and Ivan Morison, Dalziel and Scullion, Lori Nix, Virginia Colwell, Merel Karhof and the Paris-based collective He He.
The exhibition will also provide an opportunity to view an exciting new commission by Gerry Judah, who, in association with the charity Christian Aid, undertook a research trip to India to see for himself how climate change has affected the inhabitants of some of the most densely populated cities on earth.
Join us for family workshops themed around the issues raised in the exhibition, which will be scheduled for half-term and throughout June and will feature in our next leaflet.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
- Any age
Where
Wolverhampton Art Gallery
Website
Online Collections
http://www.wolverhamptonart.org.uk/collections/
Website with searchable database providing information about items from the collections held by Wolverhampton museums, galleries and archives.
Raw to Refined DVD
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Watch three makers transform basic materials into beautiful contemporary craft objects.
Working in their own studios, the makers demonstrate glass blowing, coil pots and hammered metal vessels.
Carolyn Genders: Ceramist
Inspired by views around her home, Carolyn creates impressive finished craft pieces by sculpting basic shapes created from coils of clay.
Wayne Meeten: Silversmith
Greatly influenced by the time he spent studying and working in Japan, Wayne creates beautiful silver vessels using hammered metal techniques.
Stuart Akroyd: Contemporary Glass
Stuart makes beautiful glass shapes using traditional glass blowing methods. He uses plants and creatures in the ocean to give him
Creator
- Wolverhampton Art Gallery
Publisher
- Wolverhampton Art Gallery
How to obtain
Special Offer £6.00 (normally £10.00) inc p&p
You can order this catalogue online using our catalogue order form.
A member of the retail team will then contact you to confirm postage costs and payment method.
We expect your order to be with you within 7 days from taking your payment.
Alternatively please call Wolverhampton Arts and Museums shop directly to place your order on 01902 550060.
Getting there
The Art Gallery is situated in the centre of Wolverhampton, just 5 minutes walk from the bus, train and tram stations. Wolverhampton is well served with bus, train and tram links to Birmingham and other towns in the West Midlands.
If you are coming by car, follow the signs for Wolverhampton from the M5, M6 and M54, Wolverhampton Art Gallery is signposted off the city ring road. There are several car parks nearby. The Civic Centre car park is the closest for the Art Gallery.
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