Barber Institute What's On Sept - Dec 2014

ADMISSION TO GALLERIES AND ALL EXHIBITIONS IS FREE Opening Hours Monday to Friday: 10am – 5pm Saturday and Sunday: 11am – 5pm (Closed Good Friday 24 – 26 December, 1 January) The Barber Institute of Fine Arts University of Birmingham Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TS

How to Find us The Barber Institute is located in south-west Birmingham, approximately three miles from the city centre, at the East Gate of the University of Birmingham, off Edgbaston Park Road.

By Train University station, a 10-minute walk from the Barber, is served by trains from Birmingham New Street, Lichfield and Longbridge, Cardiff and Worcestershire. Check train times and buy tickets at www.thetrainline.com.

By Bus There are frequent buses from the city centre past the bottom of Edgbaston Park Road (61 and 63 operated by National Express West Midlands).

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What’s On

CollectionS | Exhibitions | Workshops | Concerts | Events

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The Barber was founded in 1932 by Lady Barber in memory of her husband, Sir William Henry Barber, ‘for the study and encouragement of art and music’.

Housed in a listed Art Deco building designed by Robert Atkinson, it was officially opened

by Queen Mary in 1939.

Featuring many of the greatest names in Western art, the Barber holds one of the most outstanding and internationally significant collections assembled during the 20th century.

As well as around 150 major paintings and some stunning pastels and watercolours, the Barber is also home to more than 1000 drawings and prints, a fine collection of sculpture, decorative art and portrait miniatures. The Barber also has one of the finest collections of Roman, Byzantine and medieval coins in the world.

MAJOR LOANS FOR GALLERY

A haven of tranquillity in a bustling metropolis, the Barber Institute is like a mini National Gallery – and is must-see for anyone visiting Birmingham and the West Midlands.

No wonder it enjoys a reputation for being one of the finest small art galleries in Europe!

© Royal Academy of Arts, London

You can see key works by all these – and many more – great artists at the Barber Institute of Fine Arts. There’s also a stunning coin gallery and an exciting programme of exhibitions, concerts, lectures, gallery talks, workshops and family activities.

© Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe, Germany

Monet and Magritte; Renoir, Rubens, Rossetti and Rodin; Degas, Delacroix and Van Dyck — as well as Botticelli, Poussin, Turner, Gainsborough, Gauguin, Van Gogh, Picasso, Hodgkin…

NEWS

Welcome

Gallery TalkS Tuesdays 21 October & 11 November, 1.15pm See page 17 for details

Cover image: Pablo Picasso, Woman Sleeping in a Chair (detail), 1927. © Yokohama Museum of Art, Japan.

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MAJOR paintings by Picasso, Klee and Zoffany are to grace the galleries from this autumn.

Barber pictures and sculpture continue to star in shows in the US, Germany and even Japan – and grateful borrowing museums are lending us masterpieces from the 18th century to the 20th in return.

In September, our landmark Whistler canvas, Symphony in White No 3, goes on display at Yokohama Museum of Art in the first-ever Whistler exhibition in Japan. The museum is sending the Barber one of its greatest treasures – Picasso’s wonderful Woman Sleeping in a Chair, 1927 (front cover) as a swap. It will be the first-ever Picasso painting to hang in the Barber in its history.

Johann Zoffany’s intriguing, unfinished, but fascinating painting, A Life Class at St Martin’s Academy, 1761/2 (left) arrives here in late September from the Royal Academy, London in exchange for Gainsborough’s The Harvest Wagon. The latter will be exhibited in Rubens and his Legacy in Brussels and at the RA.

And another first for the Barber will be a major Paul Klee painting – Flußbaulandschaft (River-engineering Landscape) of 1924 (above), a dreamy and playful, semi-abstract nocturnal work on loan from the Staatliche Kunsthalle, Karlsruhe in Germany.

The Klee is another swap – this time for our iconic Degas, Jockeys before the Race, due to feature in the exhibition Edgar Degas: Classicism and Experimentation.

The three loans are on display between the following dates: PABLO PICASSO, Woman Sleeping in a Chair 30 August 2014 – 8 March 2015 (Blue Gallery) JOHANN ZOFFANY, A Life Class at St Martin’s Academy 26 September 2014 – 5 April 2015 (Beige Gallery) PAUL KLEE, Flußbaulandschaft (River-engineering Landscape) 7 November 2014 – 1 February 2015 (Blue Gallery)

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Michael Rothenstein, Michael Rothenstein, 1981. © National Portrait Gallery, London.

20th-century Portrait Prints Until 28 September Lady Barber Gallery From etchings to a Plasticine print, Lasting Impressions features portraits of personalities as colourful as Salvation Army founder William Booth, wit and self-proclaimed ‘stately homo’ Quentin Crisp, boxer Frank Bruno and rock god Robert Plant. Chronicling the renaissance of the portrait print from the early 20th century to the present day, it includes works by Oscar Kokoschka, Eric Gill, Richard Hamilton and Tom Phillips, lent by the National Portrait Gallery, London.

PRINT Workshop

Saturday 20 & 27 September, 11am – 4pm. See page 16 for details

Lunchtime Lecture

Wednesday 24 September, 1.10pm See page 16 for details

CONVERSATIONS Portrait Prints from the Barber’s Collection Until 5 October Print Bay, Beige Gallery

Featuring stunning works by Rembrandt, Goya, Cézanne and Picasso, this display – which complements Lasting Impressions – spans four centuries of portrait printmaking.

With works arranged in pairs, it explores the different compositional approaches, styles and techniques adopted by artists that contribute to an evolving dialogue about the purpose and practice of portraiture and its realization through different print media.

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OF SHIPS & THE SEA Dutch 17th-century Marine Paintings Until 29 October Red Gallery Marine paintings form one of the most distinctive elements of the Dutch ‘Golden Age’. In this focused display, three of its greatest exponents suggest the variety of the subject and the technical bravura of its practitioners. It features an extraordinary black and white ‘pen painting’ by Willem van de Velde the Elder, Attack on Harwich, 1669 lent by Royal Museums Greenwich; a splendid Jan van Goyen oil painting, An Estuary Landscape with a Distant View of Dordrecht, from a UK private collection on public display for the first time in more than 70 years; and the Barber’s own immensely appealing Boats on Ruffled Water by Jan van de Cappelle.

A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT Works on Paper from the Barber’s Collection Until 26 October Print Bay, Green Gallery

The many different functions and attributes of rivers, and how they are depicted in art, are explored in this display, organized to accompany the current gallery grouping, Of Ships and the Sea. Featuring watercolours, drawings and prints by, or after, artists such as Wenceslas Hollar, Turner, Whistler and Max Klinger, it also delves into water’s symbolic and allegorical nature.

Faith & Fortune Visualising the Divine on Byzantine and Early Islamic Coinage Until 5 February 2015 Coin Gallery In the seventh century, the relationship between the neighbouring Byzantine and early Muslim empires was characterised by a constant dialogue of trade, intellectual exchange and military confrontation. The two empires used religious imagery or text on their currencies to assert cultural differences and promote their own concepts of the divine. This fascinating exhibition examines the origins, meanings and manufacturing processes of their coinage. It is also given context by two highly important sacred texts that illustrate how attitudes to depicting religious subjects differ between Islam and Christianity.

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LASTING IMPRESSIONS

EXHIBITION TOUR

Sunday 21 September, 2.30pm.

See page 16 for details

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24 October 2014 – 25 January 2015 Lady Barber Gallery The powerful art and contradictory personality of British war artist Richard Nevinson will be explored in this groundbreaking exhibition – the centrepiece of our autumn programme.

Famous for his dramatic, often haunting images of the battlefield and its soldiers, Nevinson’s arresting paintings, drawings, prints and posters also acknowledged the sometimes unpalatable effects war had on British society.

Always a rebel, he produced work that ranged in variety from official war propaganda to anti-war condemnation – some of which was censored.

With major paintings and key drawings and prints lent by major UK public and private collections, including Tate, the Imperial War Museum and the British Museum, this exhibition will be accompanied by a full programme of related lectures, talks and other exciting events.

CRW Nevinson, A Star Shell, about 1916 © Tate, London.

The War Art of CRW Nevinson

‘DEGENERATE’ ART German Expressionist Prints from the Barber Collection 24 October 2014 – 11 January 2015 Print Bay, Beige Gallery

exhibitions

exhibitions

REBEL VISIONS

A society fractured by conflict – and poised on the brink of further social unrest – is depicted with brutal honesty in these striking early 20th-century prints by celebrated artists including Max Beckmann, Georg Grosz and Egon Schiele.

Complementing Rebel Visions, this display also explores the changing social attitudes of the most progressive German artists after Hitler’s rise to power and the subsequent Nazi-led Entartete Kunst (Degenerate Art) exhibitions of the 1930s. It examines how the artists’ depictions of society, religion and the human body were systematically corrupted and de-valued by Nazi propaganda.

Gallery Talk

Tuesday 4 November, 1.15pm See page 17 for details

GALLERY TALK

Tuesday 28 October, 1.15pm See page 17 for details

Writing Day

Saturday 1 November, 11am – 4.30pm See page 10 for details

Evening Concert

Saturday 1 November, 7.30pm See page 14 for details

Lunchtime Lecture Series Wednesday 19 & 26 November; 3 December, 1.10pm See page 12 & 13 for details

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1 – 12 October Learning Space With its members all recuperating from physical or mental ill health – including addiction and depression – the Recovery Art group began meeting at the Barber in February 2013. With the support of our Learning and Access Assistant, Alex Jolly, they have learnt new practical techniques, worked with professional materials, learnt about artists and art history through tours and discussions in the gallery, socialised with others with similar life experiences – and celebrated recovery over a cup of tea and a flapjack. The results – on display here to mark World Mental Heath Day on 10 October – include exciting, varied and often highly poignant works on paper, paintings, mosaics and sculpture, inspired by the Barber’s collection and the group’s experiences of recovery. © Karl Wearden & David Senior

For more information on the Recovery Art Group, contact Alex on 0121 414 2261 or drop in for a chat on 7 October when we have an open studio, 12 – 3pm.

THE NAKED & THE NUDE Works on Paper from the Barber’s Collection 31 October 2014 – 18 January 2015 Print Bay, Green Gallery The naked body has inspired some of the greatest works of art, and the study of it was long regarded as vital to demonstrate artistic mastery in representing both the ideal and the everyday. Intended to add context to Zoffany’s fascinating painting, A Life Class, currently on loan to the Barber, this display features strikingly different images of the unclothed human figure, with works made between 1500 and 1914 by Dürer, Van Dyck and Matisse, among others.

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BARBER YOUTH Tuesdays, 4.30 - 6.30pm

Aged 13 – 18 and into art?

Join Barber Youth!

Learn about art history through tours and discussions in the galleries, pick up new drawing, painting, printing and sculpture

AUTUMN PRINTMAKING: WOODCUT Saturdays 1 & 8 November, 11am – 4pm Learn how to carve woodblock and print your own unique design in this two-day course.

Participants will be introduced to the woodcut process and will get the chance to study stunning woodcut prints from the Barber’s own collection. The course will lead participants through a range of techniques such as transferring a design onto the block and experimenting with carving methods using wood-cutting tools, gouges and knives.

The course is led by Jo McChesney, an experienced woodblock printmaker who has studied traditional techniques in Kyoto, Japan.

Suitable for all levels of abilityall materials provided.

Two-day: £70; £60 concessions; £50 UoB students.

Booking essential – see page 18

skills, boost your GSCE and A-Level portfolios, or just come for fun!

WORKSHOPS

D I S P L AY S

RECOVERY ART

Dates: 23 September 7 & 21 October 4 & 18 November 2 & 16 December

Come along for a free taster session. For more information call Alex on 0121 414 2261. £5 per session. Booking essential – see page 18

LOOKING AT ART A Beginner’s Course Thursdays, 1 – 3pm Runs 25 September – 4 December, (no session 30 October) Look at art across four Birmingham and Black Country galleries in this 10-week course of talks, discussion and personal learning. It is suitable for adult learners of all ages with no previous art knowledge.

• Contemporary art and exhibitions (Ikon Gallery) 10-week course £55: sessions take place across all four venues. Schedule available upon enrolment.

To book contact Wolverhampton Adult Education Service: 01902 558180 www.aeswolverhampton. gov.uk Enrolment forms will be available to pick up at any of the four galleries from September 2014.

In partnership with Wolverhampton Adult Education Service

Topics covered include: • Art from the Renaissance to the 20th century.Talking about art you like – or don’t like (Barber Institute).

• Early 20th-century art, Jacob Epstein and the influence of non-European cultures (New Art Gallery,Walsall) • Pop Art and tackling ‘difficult’ subjects in art (Wolverhampton Art Gallery)

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Saturday 27 September 1.30 – 4pm

Though writers are never likely to be short of inspiration at the Barber Institute, everyone, from time to time, finds it hard to begin to write.

This workshop offers practical exercises to start the words flowing and tips to take away for when the ideas just won’t come.

Suitable for writers of prose or poetry at all levels of experience.

TIMELINES

UNCOVERING LITERATURE

Tuesday 14 October 1.30 – 4pm

Friday 17 October 2.30 – 3.30pm

Explore the festival theme of ‘time’ in this workshop led by Jacqui Rowe. Discover ways of writing about history, as depicted and recorded in the Barber collections, and write about your own personal histories. Suitable for writers of prose and poetry at all levels of experience.

Uncover the many connections to the literary world that exist in the Barber – from the expected to the unexpected! This gallery talk will explore the Barber’s collection, discussing the different ways literature has inspired and influenced artists.

Both events FREE, Booking essential – see page 18.

Led by writer Jacqui Rowe £6; £4 concessions; £3 UoB students Booking essential – see page 18

SPECIAL EVENTS

ART AND WRITING

INSPIRATION: IDEAS INTO WORDS

The University of Birmingham’s festival celebrating the written and spoken word: www.birmingham.ac.uk/bttf.

WAR AND PEACE WRITING DAY

Saturday 1 November 11am – 4.30pm Inspired by Rebel Visions and literature from the first world war, this workshop day offers writers the opportunity to write about conflict on their own terms. Participants will empathise with others’ experiences and consider the peace and beauty that can transcend even the most gruelling of conditions.

The day will be led by Jacqui Rowe, Barber Writer in Residence 2013-14.

Suitable for writers of prose or poetry at all levels of experience. £12; £10 concessions; £8 UoB students. Booking essential – see page 18

BARBER BOOK CLUB

COMMUNITY DAY Moon Day! Sunday 7 September 11am – 4pm

Come along to the Barber Institute for arty, mooninspired fun to celebrate the Chinese Moon Festival.

Enjoy moon-inspired tales with storytellers Annamation, discover the many moons in our paintings with our gallery trail and then build your own rocket in our craft workshop!

Storytelling in the galleries at 12 noon, 1 & 2pm Art workshop: 11am – 4pm Moon trail: 11am – 4pm

SCIENCE AND THE ARTIST

LESLIE PRIMO AND HIS BARBER FAVOURITES

Learn about the scientific developments that shaped the paintings and sculptures in the Barber’s collection.

Discover what Renaissance artists used to make their paints, how bronze sculptures were produced, what got artists outdoors in 1841 and the revolutionary invention that changed art forever!

Back by popular demand, acclaimed art historian and National Gallery lecturer Leslie Primo returns. Join Leslie as he shares his favourite works from the collection in this exclusive guided tour of the galleries.

Thursday 11 September 2 – 2.45pm

15 places available.

FREE, booking essential – see page 18

Tuesday 21 October 3 – 4pm

For further information on Leslie’s work please visit his website: www. primoartdiscoverytours. co.uk FREE, booking essential – see page 18

FREE, drop in anytime

Tuesdays once a month 2 – 3pm Join our monthly book club for a stimulating and informal discussion of books exploring a range of themes.

9 September: Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver 14 October: The Glass House by Simon Mawer 11 November: Life Class by Pat Barker 9 December: The Kreutzer Sonata by Leo Tolstoy

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CRW Nevinson, La Patrie (detail) © Birmingham Museums Trust

Refreshments provided. £2 per session, booking essential – see page 18

FURTHER DETAILS About our workshops and events: www.barber.org.uk

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INSPIRED BY OUR EXHIBITION REBEL VISIONS

PREMONITIONS OF ANOTHER WAR

“GUERRA! GUERRA!”

THE ARTIST AS REPORTER

Nevinson’s ‘Problem’ Paintings of the 1930s

Music, the Arts and War, 1800 – 2000

British War Artists and the First World War

Wednesday 26 November

Wednesday 3 December

Daniel Snowman examines the links between war and the arts across Europe over the past two centuries.

From responses to the triumphs and tragedies of Napoleonic times, through the Crimean and Boer wars, to the aesthetic responses – on all sides – to the world wars, this lecture asks why and how war has stimulated visual creativity.

Jo Walton uncovers the lives and work of the group of young, avant-garde British artists such as Nevinson, Nash, Wyndham Lewis and Spencer, who recorded their own experiences of the first world war in many different ways.

The lecture will discuss their varied involvement in the war and consider what happened to them when peace was declared.

Wednesday 19 November From 1930 to 35, CRW Nevinson produced a series of allegorical paintings presenting troubled and unsettling conceptions of a fractured modern world, teetering on the brink of catastrophe – perhaps another war.

Dr Richenda Roberts will here explore the influence of politics, society’s fascination with war and the artist’s own beliefs that led to these so-called ‘problem ‘ paintings.

Wednesdays, 1.10 – 2pm Barber Lecture Theatre.

FREE, no booking required

THE DIVINE MICHELANGELO – THE POWER AND THE GLORY Leslie Primo Tuesday 21 October 2014 sees the 450th anniversary of the death of the great Renaissance sculptor, artist and architect Michelangelo Buonarroti.

BEDFAS’s inaugural lecture This autumn see the launch by noted art historian and of the Birmingham Evening broadcaster Leslie Primo Decorative and Fine Arts Society, celebrates his life and work.

BEDFAS AT THE BARBER

which meets at the Barber Institute monthly for fascinating and enjoyable lectures.

Doors open at 6.00 pm for gallery viewing. Lectures commence at 7.00 pm.

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IN THE EYE OF THE NEEDLE Willard Wigan MBE Thursday 20 November The micro-sculptures of Willard Wigan MBE are now so minute that they are only visible through a microscope.

Each piece commonly sits within the eye of a needle, or on a pin-head, (see left) and his unique artwork has been described by some as ‘the eighth wonder of the world’. Tonight’s talk is a rare opportunity to find out more about an amazing and inspirational Birmingham artist.

• Join BEDFAS for £55 (Students £10) and attend all lectures for free • Non-members are welcome at £10 per lecture • Barber Association members gain FREE admission to lectures • Additional lecture information, including recommended reading lists, is available from birminghameveningdfas@gmail.com

GALLERIES NIGHT Wednesday 3 December 5 – 9pm The Barber Institute, Ikon, RBSA, Eastside Projects, mac Birmingham....

Galleries Night is back for some festive fun this season, providing gallerylovers with another brilliant evening out! Enjoy the delights of the collections and exhibitions at five of Birmingham’s top galleries, with the free Art Bus between venues. A glass of wine and a mince pie, and guided tours available at selected venues.

SPECIAL EVENTS

SPECIAL EVENTS

WAR ARTISTS LECTURE SERIES

CHRISTMAS CRAFT FAIR AND FAMILY DAY Saturday 22 November 11am – 4pm The Barber’s ever-popular Christmas Fair returns. Join us for a fun-filled day of Christmas shopping and browse our unique artists’ stalls. Make your own funky foam Christmas cards in our family craft workshop, enjoy live festive storytelling in the galleries (12.30 & 2pm) and Christmas carols from the Bournville Graduates (1 – 2pm) FREE, drop in anytime

FREE (donations welcome)

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WINTERREISE

Wednesday 15 October, 7.30pm Sir Thomas Allen (baritone) Joseph Middleton (piano) Schubert Die Winterreise, D. 911, Op. 89 Sir Thomas Allen joins us on his farewell tour of the UK, rounding off an incredible career on the world’s recital and opera circuits. He is joined by his duo partner, firm Barber favourite and University alumnus Joseph Middleton, as they perform Schubert’s fabled Die Winterreise in its entirety. Don’t miss this final opportunity to hear one of the world’s most treasured baritones in the intimate setting of the Barber Concert Hall.

Admission: £18, £15 concessions, £12 Barber Friends, £5 students

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NOVA MUSIC OPERA PRESENTS...

Saturday 1 November, 7.30pm Airborne / Prometheus Drown’d Cecilia McDowall Airborne Stephen McNeff Prometheus Drown’d United by a common theme of misadventure, but distinct enough to engage and excite on many levels, these chamber operas make perfect performing partners, and both using journals and written records as a source of libretto.

Prometheus Drown’d is a chilling exploration of the strange circumstances surrounding the death of Percy Bysshe Shelley.

Whilst in Airborne, we move forward in history to World War I, where we meet Johnny, a pilot in the Royal Flying Corps, and Alice, a nurse in the Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve.

Admission: £20, £17 concessions, £15 Barber Friends, £5 students

BARBER LUNCHTIME CONCERTS

REGULAR EVENTS

MUSIC

BARBER EVENING CONCERTS

Every Friday from 3 October – 5 December at 1.10pm

JOHN LILL (PIANO) In association with Birmingham International Piano Festival 2015* Wednesday 12 November, 7.30pm Mozart Sonata in F, K332 Schumann Fantasy in C, Op. 17 Chopin Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52 Beethoven Sonata in F minor, Op. 57, ‘Appassionata’ John Lill has enjoyed an enviable career, from his beginnings as an eighteen year old performing Rachmaninoff ’s third piano concerto under Sir Adrian Boult whilst at the Royal College of Music, to most recently performing the complete cycle of Beethoven piano sonatas at the Cadogan and Bridgewater halls in celebration of this, his 70th birthday year.

Admission: £18, £15 concessions, £12 Barber Friends, £5 students

The Barber presents some of the UK’s leading young classical musicians in 50-minute recitals. The autumn series includes a performance by Peter Moore (trombone), winner of BBC Young Musician of the Year at only 12 years old, and recently appointed co-principal trombonist of the London Symphony Orchestra. We also welcome soloists from the Halle orchestra, singers Jonathan McGovern (baritone) and Elizabeth Dobbin (soprano), as well as the Navarra String Quartet with their guest pianist Alexander Boyd.

For full details of concerts and performances and for information about *Birmingham International Piano Festival 2015 please go to www.barber.org.uk/concerts Booking information: Tickets for Barber Evening Concerts can be purchased at the Barber reception desk in person or by calling 0121 414 7333. Tickets are available online at www.musicmaniauk.com

SUNDAY GALLERY TOURS Second and fourth Sundays of the month, 2.30pm Find out about our collections and exhibitions in this hourlong tour. Meet in the foyer.

FREE, no booking required LUCHTIME TALKS & TOURS Tuesdays, 1.15pm These weekly talks focus on exhibitions and displays, as well as including introductory and themed mini-tours of the collection. They last approximately 30 minutes, so why not come along in your lunch break?

FREE, no booking required LUNCHTIME LECTURES Selected Wednesdays, 1.10pm Look out for our term-time lunchtime lecture series exploring varied topics related which complement our collection or exhibition programme. These popular illustrated 50-minute lectures take place in the Barber Lecture Theatre.

FREE, no booking required AUDIO-DESCRIPTIVE GALLERY TOURS For blind and partially sighted visitors One-hour tours and half-day INsight sessions with our friendly and knowledgeable Gallery Guides can be arranged for groups on request. Hand-held magnifiers as recommended by the RNIB are available from reception.

To discuss your visit please contact the Learning and Access team on 0121 414 2261 or education@barber.org.uk SIGNED GALLERY TOURS For deaf visitors Gallery tours with our experienced Gallery Guides and qualified BSL interpreters can be arranged on request.

For more information please contact the Learning and Access team on 0121 414 2261 or education@barber.org.uk

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Sunday 7, 11am – 4pm Special Event Community Day

WEDNESDAY 24, 1.10PM LUNCHTIME LECTURE Portrait Prints from the National Portrait Gallery Collection Rosie Broadley, Associate Curator, National Portrait Gallery, London

2 – 3pm Barber Book Club*/** The Glass House by Simon Mawer

Tuesday 9, 1.15pm Gallery Talk Masters of the Sistine Chapel Barbara Fogarty, Gallery Guide

Saturday 27, 11am – 4pm Adult Workshop*/** Summer of Printmaking: Drypoint With Birmingham Printmakers

2 – 3pm Barber BOOK CLUB*/** Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver

1.30 – 4pm Writing Workshop*/** Inspiration: Ideas into Words With writer Jacqui Rowe

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REYNOLDS RETURNS!

GALLERY TALK Tuesday 14 October 1.15pm Find out more about the life and portraiture of Sir Joshua Reynolds.

LUNCHTIME LECTURE Wednesday 22 October 1.10pm Learn about the process that has revealed the painting’s history and the artist’s technique in a special lecture given by Director Nicola Kalinsky.

Thursday 11, 2 – 2.45pm Special Event* Science & the Artist Sunday 14, 2.30pm Gallery Tour Tuesday 16, 1.15pm Gallery Talk Biblical Women of Consequence Barbara Fogarty, Gallery Guide

Sunday 28, 2.30pm Gallery Tour Tuesday 30, 1.15pm Gallery Talk Introductory Tour of the Barber Barbara Fogarty, Gallery Guide OCTOBER

Saturday 20, 11am – 4pm Adult Workshop*/** Summer of Printmaking: Drypoint With Birmingham Printmakers

Tuesday 7, 1.15pm Gallery Talk Van Dyck: Man and Superman John Southall, Gallery Guide

Sunday 21, 2.30pm Faith & Fortune Tour

4.30 – 6.30pm Barber Youth*/** Workshop for young people aged 13 –18 years

Tuesday 23 1.15pm Gallery Talk Sable to Hoghair: Oil painting techniques John Southall, Gallery Guide

Sunday 12, 2.30pm Gallery TOUR Tuesday 14, 1.15pm Gallery TalK Portraits by Sir Joshua Reynolds Dami Crossley, Gallery Guide

Wednesday 15, 7.30pm Barber Evening Concert*/** Winterreise Sir Thomas Allen (baritone) & Joseph Middleton (piano) Friday 17, 2.30 – 3.30pm Special Event* Uncovering Literature at the Barber Tuesday 21, 1.15pm Gallery Talk Pablo Picasso’s Woman Sleeping in a Chair Robert Wenley, Deputy Director 3 – 4PM SPECIAL EVENT* Leslie Primo and his Barber Favourites 4.30 – 6.30pm Barber Youth*/** Workshop for young people aged 13 –18 years 6 – 8.15pm BEDFAS event*/** The Divine Michelangelo - the Power and the Glory Leslie Primo, art historian and broadcaster Wednesday 22, 1.10pm Lunchtime Lecture ‘All good pictures crack’: The Technique and Conservation of Reynolds’s Portrait of Maria and William Gideon Nicola Kalinsky, Director

Sunday 26, 2.30pm Gallery Tour Tuesday 28, 1.15pm Gallery Talk Introduction to Rebel Visions: The War Art of CRW Nevinson Robert Wenley, Deputy Director NOVEMBER Saturday 1, 11am – 4.30pm Writing Workshop*/** War and Peace Writing Day With writer Jacqui Rowe 11am – 4PM ADULT WORKSHOP*/** Autumn Printmaking: Woodcut Jo McChesney, Artist-tutor 7.30pm Barber Evening Concert*/** Nova Music Opera Presents...

Tuesday 4, 1.15pm Gallery Talk German Expressionist Works from the Barber’s Collection Sarah Beattie, Collections Assistant

2 – 3pm Barber Book Club*/** Life Class by Pat Barker Wednesday 12, 7.30pm Barber Evening Concert*/** John Lill (piano) Tuesday 18, 1.15pm Gallery Talk A Night Out – with Degas, Lautrec and Beardsley Pam Turton, Gallery Guide

EVENT DIARY

EVENT DIARY HIGHLIGHTS

1.30 – 4pm Writing Workshop* Timelines With writer Jacqui Rowe

Tuesday 2, 1.15pm Gallery Talk Trees in Art Jennifer Young, Gallery Guide

Our most recent acquisition, – a large double portrait

by Sir Joshua Reynolds of Maria Marow Gideon and her brother William painted between 1786 and 1788, returns to the gallery this autumn, following a period of extensive conservation.

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4.30 – 6.30pm Barber Youth*/** Workshop for young people aged 13 – 18 years

SEPTEMBER

4.30 – 6.30pm Barber Youth*/** Workshop for young people aged 13 – 18 years Wednesday 19, 1.10pm War Artists Lecture Premonitions of Another War: Nevinson’s ‘Problem’ Paintings of the 1930s Dr Richenda Roberts, University of Birmingham lecturer and curator of Rebel Visions THURSday 20, 6 – 8.15pm BEDFAS event*/** In the Eye of the Needle Willard Wigan, MBE

4.30 – 6.30pm Barber Youth*/** Workshop for young people aged 13 – 18 years SATURDAY 8, 11AM – 4PM ADULT WORKSHOP*/** Autumn Printmaking: Woodcut Jo McChesney, Artist-tutor Sunday 9, 2.30pm Gallery Tour Tuesday 11, 1.15pm Gallery Talk Johann Zoffany’s A Life Class at St. Martin’s Academy, Robert Wenley, Deputy Director

*Booking essential **Charges apply

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Sunday 23, 2.30pm Gallery Tour Tuesday 25, 1.15pm Gallery Talk Madonnas and Mistresses Jill Ambler, Gallery Guide Wednesday 26, 1.10pm War Artists Lecture “Guerra! Guerra!” Music, the Arts and War: 1800–2000 Daniel Snowman, author and broadcaster DECEMBER Tuesday 2, 1.15pm Gallery Talk Saints in wood and on paper Pam Turton, Gallery Guide 4.30 – 6.30pm Barber Youth*/** Workshop for young people aged 13 –18 years WEDNESDAY 3, 1.10PM War Artists Lecture The Artist as Reporter: British War Artists and the First World War Jo Walton, NADFAS-approved lecturer 5 – 9pm Special Event Galleries Night

*Booking essential **Charges apply

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Tuesday 9, 1.15pm Gallery Talk Explorations of conflict and peace Jen Ridding, Learning and Access Officer 2 – 3pm Barber Book Club*/** The Kreutzer Sonata

by Leo Tolstoy Sunday 14, 2.30pm Gallery Tour Tuesday 16, 1.15pm Gallery Talk Banquets, feasts & vessels Alex Jolly, Learning and Access Assistant 4.30 – 6.30pm Barber Youth*/** Workshop for young people aged 13 – 18 years Sunday 28, 2.30pm Gallery Tour

FURTHER DETAILS About our workshops and events: www.barber.org.uk

HOW TO BOOK Contact 0121 414 2261 (credit card booking available) or education@barber.org.uk CONCESSIONS Apply to over-60s, Friends of the Barber Institute, University of Birmingham staff and the unemployed.

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ADMISSION TO GALLERIES & ALL EXHIBITIONS IS FREE ACCESS Facilities for disabled visitors include designated parking, level access, wheelchair, lift and WC. Call in advance to make your visit easier.

Baby changing facilities are available and the Barber is a breastfeedingfriendly venue throughout.

SHOP Our shop sells a wide variety of items – from pocket-money souvenirs for children to high-quality designer leather goods. We also offer a range of collection - and exhibition-related books, postcards, greetings cards and gifts suitable for all pockets.

REFRESHMENTS Hot and cold drinks, sandwiches, cakes and confectionery, including a fantastic range of Fairtrade items, are available.

WINTERBOURNE HOUSE AND GARDEN Why not make a day of it and visit nearby Winterbourne House and Garden? This delightful, lovingly restored Edwardian family home, with a remarkable Arts & Crafts-style botanic garden, also has a terrace café serving hot and cold meals and snacks.

NB: Entrance charges apply.

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EVENT DIARY

Saturday 22, 11am – 4pm Special Event Christmas Craft Fair & Family Day

Winterbourne House & Garden www.winterbourne.org.uk GROUP VISITS Group visits are welcome, but if you plan to visit with a group, please call to let us know six weeks in advance.

Guided tours and refreshments can also be arranged in advance for a small charge.

Contact 0121 414 2261 or education@barber.org.uk EDUCATION VISITS Education workshops can be provided for groups to support KS1-5, college or university learning.

Contact 0121 414 2261 or education@barber.org.uk FRIENDS OF THE BARBER Let your passion for art and music help support and promote the Barber. A Friend’s subscription entitles you to a range of exciting benefits and events. To find out more to becoming a friend, please visit www.barber.org.uk/support or contact friends@barber.org.uk PATRONS OF THE BARBER Our Patrons support the Barber Institute’s work financially in many areas, while also enjoying exclusive private views, visits and events.

Subscription levels are: Benefactors - £200 per year; Director’s Circle - £500 per year; 1932 Club - £1,000 a year.

If you are interested in becoming a Patron, please contact 0121 414 2946 or marketing@barber.org.uk THE BARBER ASSOCIATION A membership society that encourages students interested in art and music to get involved with the life of the Barber Institute.

Benefits include exclusive gallery events, practical workshops, socials, career and networking event opportunities and much, much more! For more information, visit: http://barber.org.uk/the-barberassociation/.

HIRE THE BARBER INSTITUTE The Barber’s stunning galleries, foyer, concert hall and lecture theatre are all available for hire for receptions, launches and other functions. Hire can include an exclusive private view and introductory talk from a staff member. We offer a wide range of wines, beers, spirits, soft drinks and snacks, and can also arrange buffet catering. For more details visit: www.barber.org.uk/venue-hire or contact our Commercial Sales Officer for enquiries or to make a booking on 0121 414 6985 or events@barber.org.uk.

Cadbury Research Library www.special-coll.bham.ac.uk The Lapworth Museum of Geology www.lapworth.bham.ac.uk Research and Cultural Collections www.rcc.bham.ac.uk

Our programmes of family activities and music are now covered by separate leaflets.

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