People are invited to The Atkinson on Lord Street in Southport today where they’ll be launching THREE exciting new exhibitions!
The Summer Exhibition Launch will see The Atkinson open between 10am and 4pm where people can discover new exhibitions along with a full day of talks, tours, and craft workshops – fun for all ages!
The new displays feature a very special 150th anniversary exhibition with some famous and rarely seen works from The Atkinson hung in Victorian fashion – from floor to ceiling – in a way that has to be seen to be believed.
You can also savour the magic of J.R.R. Tolkien with The Magic of Middle-earth by Matt Fox and I Love You Southport with Chila Burman and hear Katherine Dereli talk about her work, Dead Industry & Friendly Objects, which went on display in the Landing Gallery two weeks ago.
10am: Art Galleries open
11am – 3pm: Make It: Craft Workshop
Join us for an arts and crafts workshop suitable for all the family! Inspired by the 150th Anniversary Exhibition, there’s something for all ages, with all materials supplied and all for free! Drop-in and get creative. Children under 12 must be supervised by an adult. First come first served. You may be expected to wait until a space at a craft table becomes available.
11am – 12pm: Talk – Matt Fox: The Magic of Middle-earth
Collector Matt Fox has brought together a magical treasure trove of over 200 rare objects. An exhibition of family fun for all ages, from little halflings to wizened wizards, immerse yourself in Middle-earth and the many ways it has been reinterpreted since Tolkien first penned those famous words, “In a hole in the ground there lived a Hobbit…”
Read More: New Southport Tolkien Trail launched alongside exhibition celebrating Lord Of The Rings and The Hobbit author
12:30pm – 1:30pm: Exhibition Tour – Chila Kumari Burman: I Love You Southport.
Chila Kumari Burman MBE is a celebrated British artist known for her vibrant, playful and rebellious artworks. Burman was born in Bootle to Punjabi- Hindu parents and later studied at Southport College of Art. ‘I Love You Southport’ includes work inspired by her father’s ice cream van, which travelled along the Sefton coast.
2pm – 3pm: Meet the Artist – Katherine Dereli: Dead Industry and Friendly Objects
Katherine Dereli is a Lancashire based oil painter with a classical training in sculpture. Her subjects are various, what unites them is a particular approach to paint. Katherine tries to carefully observe and reproduce colour from life, mixed cleanly on the palette and laid down to create a varied surface of alternating high detail and broad ‘messy’ brushwork.
4pm: Art Galleries close
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