Lunchtime Talks
An introduction to the collection of Sir Ivor and Lady Batchelor, and the exhibition Collecting and Giving
A talk with:
Jane Munro, Acting Assistant Director, Collections
Henrietta Ward, Assistant Keeper, Paintings Drawings and Prints
Julia Poole, Former Keeper, Applied Arts
12/12/2018
13:15 to 14:00
Free
Lunchtime Concerts
Adult Workshops
Creative writing workshops: Landscape, home and identity
These workshops include a special guided tour of the Fitzwilliam’s Virginia Woolf exhibition and on 10 November a guided tour of Kettle’s Yard. The themes of the exhibition - a sense of place in the world - will be used as a springboard for writing poetry and prose, with tutor Helen Taylor.
27/10/2018
10:30 to 12:30
£25 for all workshops (£20 concessions/Friends). £10 for individual workshop (£5 concessions/Friends).
Creative writing workshops: Landscape, home and identity
These workshops include a special guided tour of the Fitzwilliam’s Virginia Woolf exhibition and on 10 November a guided tour of Kettle’s Yard. The themes of the exhibition - a sense of place in the world - will be used as a springboard for writing poetry and prose, with tutor Helen Taylor.
03/11/2018
10:30 to 12:30
£25 for all workshops (£20 concessions/Friends). £10 for individual workshop (£5 concessions/Friends).
Creative writing workshops: Landscape, home and identity
These workshops include a special guided tour of the Fitzwilliam’s Virginia Woolf exhibition and on 10 November a guided tour of Kettle’s Yard. The themes of the exhibition - a sense of place in the world - will be used as a springboard for writing poetry and prose, with tutor Helen Taylor.
10/11/2018
10:30 to 12:30
£25 for all workshops (£20 concessions/Friends). £10 for individual workshop (£5 concessions/Friends).
MUSE
FULLY BOOKED
Discover new ways of working at this artist led workshop.
Explore Virginia Woolf: An exhibition inspired by her writings. Then back in the studio create your own response to the show using cyanatype, prepared photosensitive paper that creates simple effective photoprints, a technique used by some of the artists in the exhibition.
30/11/2018
10:15 to 12:00
£10
Talks and Events
Late night opening - Great Women Artists: Fitz feminist takeover
Come along to celebrate stories of women which are too often missing from museum displays. Find out about hidden highlights in the collections with talks and performances or join in with art activities and creative museum activism. Virginia Woolf: An exhibition inspired by her writings will be available to view after-hours. Plus, music in the courtyard, food and drink in the café, and late night shopping.
07/11/2018
17:00 to 21:00
Free
Creative workshop #3 for blind and partially sighted adults: The art of flowers
Join artist Sally Todd for this creative session inspired by the Museum’s magnificent collection of Dutch flower paintings. Visit
our Flower Gallery to learn more about the paintings, then work in clay and mixed media to explore the 3D form of some of the most popular blooms and create your own organic forms.
24/11/2018
14:00 to 16:00
Free
Tour
Family Activities
for Young People
ReSource: Blue light
13 - 18 yrs
Experiment with cyanatype, and use prepared photosensitive paper to create simple effective photoprints, a technique used by some of the artists on show in Virginia Woolf: An exhibition inspired by her writings, which we will view first. With guest artist Caroline Wendling.
17/11/2018
11:00 to 13:00
£5
Make! Instant photoprints
11 - 13 yrs
Explore Virginia Woolf: An exhibition inspired by her writings. Then back in the studio experiment with cyanatype, a technique used by some of the artists in the exhibition, which uses prepared photosensitive paper to create simple effective photoprints. With guest artist Caroline Wendling.
17/11/2018
14:00 to 16:00
£5
ReSource: Who are you?
13 - 18 yrs
Draw from the portraits of people on display in Collecting and Giving: Highlights from the Sir Ivor and Lady Batchelor bequest. Back in the studio join guest artist, Lucy Mazur, to create expressive faces from your imagination or from the Museum collection in conté - a soft drawing material similar to pastels.
15/12/2018
11:00 to 13:00
£5
Make! Face up
11 - 13 yrs
Stuck drawing portraits? Practice in this workshop with guest artist, Lucy Mazur. Learn to draw faces from your imagination or from the Museum collection in conté - a soft drawing material similar to pastels. This studio session follows on from looking at the drawings of people on display in Collecting and Giving: Highlights from the Sir Ivor and Lady Batchelor bequest.
15/12/2018
14:00 to 16:00
£5
