All events are free.
11.00 - 13.00 Film screening of Beyond the Brushstroke: Shaqúelle Whyte
Watch Beyond the Brushstroke, a filmed studio visit with artist and art historian Alayo Akinkugbe ()
The film will play regularly from 11.00 – 13.00. Duration: 10 min 13 sec.
Drop-in, Clore Auditorium Â
11.00-17.30 Explore the Fashion & Race Database
Discover , an online platform filled with tools that expand the narrative of fashion history and challenge misrepresentation within the fashion system.Â
Drop-in, Taylor Digital StudioÂ
11.00-17.00 Studio Portraiture with Shannon Bono*
Join visual artist in this portrait painting workshop. Guided by Bono and taking inspiration from the Sargent and Fashion exhibition, you will work with the artist and a life model to create a unique portrait.
Suitable for all abilities. Materials will be provided.
Booking required, Duffield Room
12.00 - 15.00 Performance: Michaela Stark
Body-morphing performance by artist and couturier,
Drop-in, Room 8
12.00 / 13.00 / 14.00 / 15.00 Thematic tours
Join thematic tours of the collection led by our staff and volunteers. The tours will be running throughout the day, beginning at 12.00, 13.00, 14.00 and 15.00.
Each tour will meet at the entrance to the Duveens, at the main floor of the gallery.
14.00 - Performance: Sadie Sinner feat. Duane Nasis*
Multi-media cabaret performance led by , inspired by Sargent’s portraits.
Booking required, Clore Auditorium
This event is free but ticketed. Tickets will be available to collect in the Manton Foyer an hour before the event starts, on a first come first served basis.
FOR FAMILIES
10.00-17.00 - Play Studio: POSE by Harold Offeh
Dress-up, move and play with different ways of expressing yourself through performance, music and making in our creative learning space for children, young people and families.
Drop in, Learning Gallery