Exhibitions at Salisbury Arts Centre

Salisbury Arts Centre presents a rolling programme of exhibitions throughout the year.

The exhibition space is open Tuesday – Friday, 9.30am – 5pm & Saturday 9.30am – 4pm. 

Due to the nature of the Arts Centre's building from time to time we may have to close during our usual hours, for performances and events. You can download a full list of these times below. Please contact the Box Office for further details.
Salisbury Arts Centre Altered Opening Times, Summer 2010

Monday 15 February – Saturday 13 March

Words of Art: Lifelines
Laurence Rushby

Laurence Rushby’s striking new commission, made especially for Salisbury Arts Centre, creates a lifeline linking a multitude of personal stories to the architecture of the building. Fragments of poems written by community group participants from The Kingfisher Project float in the air, celebrating the importance of art for health and wellbeing.

The Kingfisher Project us a collaborative project between Salisbury Arts Centre and Art Care.  It provides a platform for sharing and celebrating literature in health and social care settings.

For further information about the exhibition and a talk by Laurence, please click here.

For further information about The Kingfisher Project please click here.

 

Thursday 18 March - Saturday 10 April

Larmer Tree: Through A Lens

Celebrating 20 years of Larmer Tree Festival in 2010, this photographic exhibition shows evocative work by a selection of the festival’s official photographers. 
For further information about Larmer Tree Festival visit: www.larmertreefestival.co.uk

 

 

Wednesday 14 April - Saturday 15 May

Infinite Variety

'Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale her infinite variety.' (Antony and Cleopatra, Act 2, Scene 2)

Curated by the actress Harriet Walter to celebrate the beauty of the ageing female face, portraits in this photographic exhibition range from the famous: Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Mary Quant and Annie Lennox, to the not so famous: friends, friends of friends and people spotted in the street such as Jocelyn Ross.

Hariet Walter will be appearing In Conversation on Sunday 25 April to discuss this exhibition.

 

Friday 21 May - Saturday 12 June

Salisbury International Arts Festival:
Chris Riddell: Illustration

One of the top illustrators working today, Chris Riddell is familiar to both children and adults for his distinctive line drawings with their clever caricature, fascinating detail and often enchanting fantasy elements. Particularly well known are his collaborations with James Stewart on The Edge Chronicles.

Wednesday 23 June - Saturday 31 July

Vivien Blackett:
Painting and Drawings

Vivien Blackett presents this exhibition having been selected by the Arts Centre's Open 09 Drawing Panel. Her skilfully executed paintings combine images from a variety of sources ranging from Renaissance painting to medieval prints and numerous books, both contemporary and historical. The drawings that she uses to experiment with connections, scale, illusion and meaning, are an important and playful part of her research for the paintings.

Vivien will be holding a tour of her exhibition on Tuesday 13 July.

We will also be hosting a Panel discussion around the medium of drawing following the Open 09 National exhibition. Please click here for details.

August

The House of Fairy Tales

Salisbury Arts Centre's exhibition and workshop activities during August will be presented with The House of Fairy Tales.
The House of Fairy Tales was set up in 2007 by the artist Gavin Turk and the writer Deborah Curtis to produce large and small scale events celebrating and promoting creative
education. Working with an expanding network of visual artists, theatre performers and musicians, as well as creative mathematicians, inventors, engineers and scientists their aim is to equip the next generation with the imagination needed for their future on the planet.

Past projects have seen an installation at The New Art Gallery in Walsall featuring artefacts, drawings, notes, photographs, films and curios inspired by Cabinets of Curiosities and a residency outside Tate Modern including activities such as sewing, exploring silhouettes and shadow puppets, visiting a witch's gingerbread house and
learning to dance around a maypole. Their residency will offer activities for all ages in a playful celebration of homemade culture.