James Mac Masterclass, sponsored by M·A·C
Join us for an in-person masterclass and Q&A by the talented James Mac, and preview his new exhibition "Makeup X Art".
Join us for an in-person masterclass and Q&A by the talented James Mac, and preview his new exhibition "Makeup X Art".
Join us at Morley Gallery for an exciting Penny Lecture from Jane Joseph - a prominent printmaker, painter and long-standing Morley tutor.
Event is free to attend.
Further information about the artist:
Joseph has exhibited regularly since 1973, and her work is included in collections including The National Art Library (V&A Museum), The British Library, The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge and Yale Center for British Art, Connecticut.
A retrospective on Joseph’s career and showcase of many of her finest artworks, A Life Drawn, exhibited at Morley Gallery is a celebration of a life of art; teaching and supporting young artists as a treasured member of the Morley community. The exhibition runs from 1st - 30th March 2023.
To book, please click here
A one off, free Lino print workshop for people of colour to introduce new skills to the community and help amplify POC creatives. Printmaker and Illustrator Rebecca Milan (@rebeccamilanart) will be leading two intro to Lino printing workshops where you will learn basic carving techniques, create a design and print on paper and a cotton tote bag.
In addition, you will receive a FREE LINO PRINTING KIT to take home and the bag you printed!
This is a limited workshop with only 10 places available - 5 slots each for a morning and afternoon session:
Morning workshop: 10-1pm Afternoon workshop: 2-5pm
*18+ only*
For more information and to book tickets, click here
Join artist and basketmaker Tim Johnson and explore the colours, textures and structures of Tadek Beutlich’s ‘free warp tapestry’ techniques. Tim has recently been researching Tadek’s unpublished manuscript describing his innovations in ‘off loom’ tapestry and discovered a wealth of innovative techniques and approaches to creating fibre art. This workshop offers the special opportunity to work directly from Tadek’s pieces as a starting inspiration in the current exhibition. To book, click here
An engaging talk based on the history and craft of Tadek Beutlich by artist and basketmaker Tim Johnson. With introduction by curator, Emma Mason. To book, click here
Celebrating the life of composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor with a concert of his work, performed by the Morley Chamber Orchestra. For more details and to book, click here
An exciting, intertextual live performance. Access to Higher Education Digital Making students present their experimental filmmaking in response to Debussy’s Book 1 Nocturnes, performed alongside live piano by Advanced Piano students.
Location: Emma Conns Hall, Waterloo Centre, Morley College
Starts at 6pm.
Artists
Dan Howard-Birt - Rosalind Davis - Mark Dean - Justin Hibbs - Fabian Peake Barbara Nicholls - Anne Ryan - Susan Sluglett - Erika Winstone
You are invited to visit the gallery to experience the dialogues, exchanges and spin-offs that occur when these nine artists’ works are gathered together.
Morley Gallery
61 Westminster Bridge Road
London SE1 7HT
The workshop is free.
No need to book, but places are limited. First come first served.
The workshop is free.
No need to book, but places are limited. First come first served.
Dr. Jack Davy is the Morley Exhibitions curator and Gallery manager, formerly of the British Museum and the Horniman Museum, Jack manages gallery spaces and exhibitions across Morley's centres.
This tour will explore the exhibition spaces, permanent art collection and newly reopened Morley Gallery itself for prospective students.
An author event with Louise Hare, author of This Lovely City, in support of the Morley Prize for Unpublished Writers of Colour.
Louise Hare, author of This Lovely City, presents an online author event in support of the Morley Prize for Unpublished Writers of Colour. A judge on the prize, Hare will give a reading from the novel and a Q&A about her writing, her research and engagement with the Windrush story, and the Morley Prize itself.
This Lovely City is a soaring debut set in London in the aftermath of the Second World War, which charts the course of a jazz musician newly arrived in London on the Empire Windrush, and the opportunity, excitement, prejudice and love he finds in the dizzying metropolis.
JOIN THE CONVERSATION!
Register for free on EVENTBRITE: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/louise-hare-author-event-tickets-161624125109?keep_tld=1
In this Morley Gallery exhibition event, featured artist Ian Rawlinson shows one of his recent films, and talks about his work and the connections that drew him back to his hometown.
His work explores aspects of change, identity and transformation, and his recent projects draw upon ideas of place and memory and he has produced a series of exhibitions and short films inspired by transitional areas of Cambridge. His new solo exhibition, a collaboration with writer and poet Grahame Davies, takes place in September 2021.
The talk accompanies What We Do : an exhibition of work by printmaking and bookbinding staff at Morley College.
To register for the event, click here