Ferens Art Gallery

Ferens Art Gallery
Queen Victoria Square
Hull
East Yorkshire
HU1 3RA
England

Website

www.hullcc.gov.uk/museums

E-mail

museums@hullcc.gov.uk

Telephone

01482 613902

Fax

01482 613710

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Opened in 1927, the award winning Ferens Art Gallery combines internationally renowned permanent collections with a thriving programme of temporary exhibitions. We also run a lively education and events programme that includes talks and art workshops.

The gallery's first-class permanent collection of paintings and sculpture spans the medieval period to the present day. These include European Old Masters, particularly Dutch and Flemish, portraiture, marine paintings, modern and contemporary British art, including video. Highlights include masterpieces by Frans Hals, Antonio Canaletto, Stanley Spencer, David Hockney, Helen Chadwick and Gillian Wearing.

Part of the Designated Collections of national importance relating to the city and region of Kingston upon Hull are on display here.

Venue Type:

Gallery

Opening hours

Mon-Sat 1000-1700
Sun 1330-1630

Admission charges

FREE

General services and facilities

Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
Foreign language leaflet or brochure available
Guided tours
Pre-booking service for groups
Cafeteria
Restaurant
Shop

Children and families

Activities for pre-school children
Events and resources for children and families
Baby changing facilities

Disability access

Events/teaching/resources for people with disabilities
Induction loops in lecture theatres
Large print information and/or interpretation
Toilets for disabled
Wheelchair access to all public areas

Schools services and facilities

Direct teaching services for schools
Member of staff available with responsibility for education
Primary school education service available
Printed/audio-visual information available for schools
Education facilities available
Reception and lunch facilities for educational groups

Research and adult learning

Academic publications and resources available
Adult lectures and courses held
Loan service
Teaching/resources available for HE/FE students
Research facilities for academics

Commercial and hire services

Facilities for private functions and events

Ferens Art Gallery
Queen Victoria Square
Hull
East Yorkshire
HU1 3RA
England

Website

www.hullcc.gov.uk/museums

E-mail

museums@hullcc.gov.uk

Telephone

01482 613902

Fax

01482 613710

Part of a Designated Collection of national importance is on display at this gallery.

Collection details

Fine Art, Decorative and Applied Art, Archives

Key artists and exhibits

Designated Collection

Collections services

General guide to collections available
Object identification and/or written enquiry service
Public access available to collections information
Object study facilities available (enquire in advance)

Ferens Art Gallery
Queen Victoria Square
Hull
East Yorkshire
HU1 3RA
England

Website

www.hullcc.gov.uk/museums

E-mail

museums@hullcc.gov.uk

Telephone

01482 613902

Fax

01482 613710

Exhibition details are listed below, you may need to scroll down to see them all.

Open Exhibition 2012

11 February — 15 April 2012

The Ferens’ annual celebration of creative talent bringing together contemporary fine art and craft by both amateur and professional artists. Guidelines and entry forms available at the Gallery from November 2011.
Hand-in begins Monday 9 January to Wednesday 25 January 2012 inclusive.
There is a non-returnable handling fee of £3.00 per entry submitted. A concessionary rate of £1.50 is available for senior citizens, UB40 holders, and students.

Suitable for

18+
Any age

Where

Ferens Art Gallery

Admission

Free Entry

Website

http://www.hullcc.gov.uk/museums

Colin Gray In Sickness and In Health

5 November 2011 — 26 February 2012 *on now

This is an exhibition of poignant and courageous photographs by Hull born artist Colin Gray. He began taking photographs of his parents in the 1960s when he was just 5 years old (while growing up in Hull). Subsequently, after moving to London he went on to create an extensive body of work documenting his parents lives; their relationship, working, homemaking and playing.

This exhibition forms the final stages of ‘The Parents’ series, begun in 1980. In Sickness and In Health from the past decade records his parents in their older age leading ultimately to his mother’s death in 2004. The images of Gray’s mother Rene, focus on her disability following a stroke, and show his father Ron’s struggle with his role as a carer.

An exhibition from Street Level Photoworks, Glasgow.

Suitable for

Where

Ferens Art Gallery

Admission

Free Entry

Website

http://www.hullcc.gov.uk/museums

Andy Warhol (1928-1987) ARTIST ROOMS On Tour with the Art Fund

2 June 2012 — 13 January 2013

ARTIST ROOMS On Tour is an inspired partnership with the Art Fund - the fundraising charity for works of art, making available the ARTIST ROOMS collection of international contemporary art to galleries throughout the UK. ARTIST ROOMS is jointly owned by Tate and National Galleries of Scotland and was established through The d'Offay Donation in 2008, with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, the Art Fund, and the Scottish and British Governments.

Suitable for

16-17
18+

Where

Ferens Art Gallery

Admission

Free Admission.
Opening Hours: Monday – Saturday 10am - 5pm, Sunday 1.30pm - 4.30pm Last Admissions 15 minutes before closing

Ten Drawings by Leonardo Da Vinci

10 November 2012 — 20 January 2013

The Ferens Art Gallery is the only Yorkshire venue to host this exciting exhibition, which includes some of Leonardo Da Vinci’s finest drawings. The ten drawings reflect the artist's use of different media and his extraordinary range of interests from painting and sculpture to engineering, botany, mapmaking, hydraulics, and anatomy. The exhibition includes designs for chariots fitted with flailing clubs, a study of the head of Leda, a drawing of oak leaves, and a double-sided sheet of anatomical sketches.

Suitable for

Any age

Where

Ferens Art Gallery, Hull

Admission

Free Admission.
Opening Hours: Monday – Saturday 10am - 5pm, Sunday 1.30pm - 4.30pm Last Admissions 15 minutes before closing.

Ferens Art Gallery
Queen Victoria Square
Hull
East Yorkshire
HU1 3RA
England

Website

www.hullcc.gov.uk/museums

E-mail

museums@hullcc.gov.uk

Telephone

01482 613902

Fax

01482 613710

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.

Digital and online resources

Art across the curriculum

http://www.mylearning.org/overview.asp?journeyid=112

This resource about using art in galleries as a starting point for cross curricular work has some useful tips: choose a work large enough for a whole class to explore together in the gallery, take a risk - children are fantastic at making their own interpretations of both contemporary and historical artwork, look for unexpected curriculum links.

Publisher

This resource was produced as part of the MLA-funded My Learning project.

Connect>Create 2008

http://www.mylearning.org/overview.asp?journeyid=531

Focussing on Hull's contemporary art collection including work by Helen Chadwick, Mark Wallinger, Alan Currall, Seamus Nicholson and Paul Hodgson, with creative responses to their work by Art and Design students.

Publisher

This resource was produced as part of the MLA-funded My Learning project.

Connect>Create 2009

http://www.mylearning.org/overview.asp?journeyid=578

Work of HE and FE students inspired by Hull's contemporary art, with a fascinating audio clip called Hull Under Water by Michael Hirst.

Publisher

This resource was produced as part of the MLA-funded My Learning project.

Hull Through the Eyes of a Sculptor

http://www.mylearning.org/overview.asp?journeyid=143

Explore the maritime themed sculpture in Hull called Siren, by Chris Dobrowolski, and examine how ideas and meanings can be communicated through three dimensional forms.

Publisher

This resource was produced as part of the MLA-funded My Learning project.

Hull Traders: Revolutionary Fabrics

http://www.mylearning.org/overview.asp?journeyid=615

Revolutionary design by Shirley Craven and Hull Traders and the exuberant, fun and colourful designs of the Sixties’ pop era show the cross-fertilisation of ideas in painting, textiles and furniture design.

Publisher

This resource was produced as part of the MLA-funded My Learning project.

Self Image

http://www.mylearning.org/overview.asp?journeyid=147

An insight with video and audio clips into how four artists, Alan Currall, Gavin Turk, John Coplans and John Byam Shaw explored a range of issues and ideas about self image and portraiture by turning their attention upon themselves or their families.

Publisher

This resource was produced as part of the MLA-funded My Learning project.

Surrealist Art: Objects and Meanings

http://www.mylearning.org/overview.asp?journeyid=163

Surrealism is a popular movement with pupils and adults alike for its playful mixture of objects and images in unexpected situations and its shock tactics. This resource has been written to support pupils study of Surrealism but it encourages a focus on British artists and indicates the ongoing influence Surrealism has on British art.