Barber What's On January - April 2014

Exhibitions Events Lectures Workshops www.barber.org.uk

ADMISSION TO GALLERIES AND ALL EXHIBITIONS IS FREE Opening Hours Monday to Friday: 10am – 5pm Saturday and Sunday: 11am – 5pm (Closed 24 – 26 December, 1 January & 18 April) 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 Local trains operated by London Midland run from Birmingham New Street to University station, a 10-minute walk from the Barber. Check train times and buy tickets at www.londonmidland. 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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By Car South car park (off Edgbaston Park Road) is due to close in February, but the Gisbert-Kapp car park (off Pritchatts Road), due to open mid-January, is five minutes’ walk away. Charges apply Monday – Friday, 9.30am – 4.30pm. FREE parking is available on campus around the Barber outside these times. Please check our website for the latest information on car parking.

For maps and more information about how to travel to the Barber visit: www.about.bham.ac.uk/maps

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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.

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

A haven of tranquillity in a bustling metropolis, the Barber Institute is a must 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!

Our expanding programmes of family activities and Barber Concerts are now covered by separate leaflets.

Cover image: Bettina Von Zwehl, Ruby with Diamond, 2012. C-type. © Bettina von Zwehl

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One of the key features of the Barber’s exhibitions programme is the series of smaller displays of miniatures and works on paper, often curated by our Collections and Exhibitions Interns. This season is no exception: Family Circles, a display of portrait miniatures, is curated by Nikolay Bogantsev, who, since September, has been working with the curatorial team, helping install works in the galleries and assisting in the associated administration. Nikolay first arrived at the Barber from Russia in September 2012 to begin a Master’s degree in History of Art, and will complete his term as an intern in mid January.

Simultaneously, Ella Sky has been has been working as Learning and Access Intern. Ella, also studying an Arts and Education Master’s degree at Birmingham City University, previously volunteered with the Learning department for 18 months preparing and helping lead workshops at the Barber for schools, families and adults, as well as assisting the team in the backroom administration – and even leading lunchtime gallery talks (she’ll be in action on 14 January).

Meanwhile, Communications and Marketing Intern Charlie Fothergill, who studied History of Art at Warwick, has been developing and raising our social media profile on Facebook and Twitter, as well as

helping develop the new Barber Association students’ group.

When Nikolay, Ella and Charlie complete their internships in mid January, they will be followed by three new interns, who will be with us until June.

Our internships not only benefit the Barber; they are also designed to help recent graduates – often from the University of Birmingham – onto the first step of the career ladder in the highly competitive galleries and museums world.

Funding these professionally paid internship schemes is always a challenge. The scheme is currently supported by the Benefactors – the entry level of our Patrons’ scheme – whose £200 annual memberships exclusively fund internships. It is also boosted by grants from NADFAS and the wider Barber Patrons’ scheme.

If you would like to support our vital internships scheme, please consider becoming a Benefactor. For more details about membership benefits and how to join, please visit our website at www.barber.org.uk/benefactors, or contact Communications and Marketing Manager Andrew Davies on 0121 414 2946 or andrewdavies@barber.org.uk

© John James

Monet and Magritte; Renoir, Rubens, Rossetti and Rodin; Degas, Delacroix and Van Dyck — not to mention Botticelli, Poussin, Turner, Gainsborough, Gauguin,Van Gogh, Picasso, Hodgkin…

FOCUS On… The Barber Interns

News

Welcome

Top to bottom: Ella Sky, Nikolay Bogantsev and Charlie Fothergill.

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French Prints of the Late 19th Century Until 12 January 2014 Print Bay, Beige Gallery The 19th century was a time of immense social and artistic foment in France and throughout Europe, and this display explores the contrasts and conflicts of the period. Using prints from the Barber’s own collection, by artists including Millet, Manet & Cezanne, it explores oppositions such as the rural versus the urban, and the historical versus the modern, with a range of landscapes, genre scenes and historical subjects, as well as portraits of individuals who played a pivotal rôle in French society at the time.

FIRST IMPRESSIONS Early Acquisitions of Prints for the Barber Collection Until 19 January 2014 Print Bay, Green Gallery The Barber Institute’s collection of works on paper is famed for its exemplary quality, and this display focuses on the prints purchased for the collection in the Barber’s opening year, 1939. A sequel to the summer display First Thoughts, it features works by - or after - Dürer, Piranesi, Rembrandt, Claude, Turner, Goya, Whistler and other masters. The display will also look at the different media and techniques of printing as well as delighting in the range of genres.

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Faith and Fortune

MILLET TO MANET

Visualising the Divine on Byzantine and Early Islamic Coinage Until 30 November 2014 Coin Gallery

Epochal moments in the early histories of two of the world’s great religions – as illustrated by the currencies their followers created and circulated – are explored in this absorbing exhibition.

In the first quarter of the seventh century, the East Roman Emperor Herakleios requisitioned silver from the churches of Constantinople to pay his army.The coins bore the petition ‘God help the Romans’.

A generation later the leader of the first Muslim Empire, the Umayyad Caliph Abd Al-Malik, created a gold coinage emblazoned with Islamic verse, which transformed the nature of Muslim coinage for centuries.

John Monks

This fascinating exhibition explores the origins, meanings and manufacturing processes of coinage in the neighbouring Byzantine and early Muslim empires.

It also includes two beautiful sacred texts that reflect how attitudes to depicting religious subjects differ between Islam and Christianity.

The Process of Painting Until 26 January 2014 Lady Barber Gallery

One of the most important painters working in Britain today, Londonbased John Monks is as much influenced by historical art and the interiors of galleries and historic buildings as he is by the work of contemporary artists. This set of captivating paintings – large canvases that include a triptych specially created for this exhibition – features interiors and everyday objects, depicted in such a way that they challenge the viewer to look anew at the familiar and the commonplace. Through a range of painterly processes – pouring the paint, glazing the surface in layers and scraping with a palette knife – Monks weaves and layers surfaces to imbue his subjects with a built-in history, implying atmosphere, life and change in seemingly inanimate and immutable objects and scenes.

Exhibition TourS

Sunday 19 January, 16 February, 16 March & 20 April, 2.30pm.

See Pages 16, 17 & 18 for details

GALLERY TALK & Coin handling Tuesday 21 January 1.15pm.

See Page 16 for details

The relationship between these two empires was characterised by a constant dialogue of trade, intellectual exchange and military confrontation.

These coins show how currency was used by each to assert cultural difference and promote its own concept of the divine.

lunchtime lecture

Wednesday 29 January, 1.10pm.

See Page 16 for details

‘IN FOCUS’ EVENT

Saturday 8 March, 2 – 4pm.

See Page 12 for details

Above: John Monks, Yellow Chair 1, 2013.

Private Collection. Reproduced courtesy of Long and Ryle Gallery.

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Photographic Miniatures

by Bettina von Zwehl

British Portrait Miniatures of Children and Families

21 February – 26 May 2014 Print Bay, Green Gallery

24 January – 26 May 2014 Print Bay, Beige Gallery

An intriguing eye miniature in the collection of the V&A Museum, London is the starting point for this series of recent work by renowned contemporary photographer Bettina von Zwehl (b. 1971).

While producing a series of works inspired by historic painted portrait miniatures in the V&A and Bath’s Holburne Museum, Von Zwehl encountered a variant of the genre briefly fashionable in early 19th-century England, which featured paintings of single eyes from the members of one family.

Ruby’s Room (previously seen at the Holburne) is her response – an exploration of her own family connections through immaculate and beautifully composed photographic portraits. The subjects are herself and her young daughter, Ruby, and eye portraits of her husband and Ruby, each mounted into jewellery by designer Laurie Lee. It also includes challenging photographic eye portraits of children from Ruby’s primary school, and portraits of herself, Ruby and young girls and women, again inspired by miniatures in the V&A’s collection.

The family – and how its members are depicted on portrait miniatures – is the theme of this display of outstanding small British (and one French) masterpieces from two important English private collections.

Complementing the exhibition Ruby’s Room (see left), it includes delightful and intimate little portraits of children, brothers, husbands and wives, as well as groups of miniatures depicting members of particular families or dynasties. Among artists represented are Isaac and Peter Oliver (themselves father and son), Nicholas Dixon, Bernard Lens, James Scouler, John Smart and William Ross, some of the very greatest masters of the genre working between the 17th and 19th centuries.

Bettina von Zwehl, Eye Portrait (Ruby), 2013.

Necklace in collaboration with Laura Lee Jewellery. © Bettina von Zwehl

Gallery Talk Supported by:

Tuesday 4 March, 1.15pm.

See Page 17 for details

LUNCHTIME LECTURE Wednesday 2 April, 1.10pm.

See Page 17 for details

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FAMILY CIRCLES

ruby’s room

Supported by

Gallery Talk

Tuesday 4 February, 1.15pm.

See Page 16 for details Top: William Marshall Craig, Richard Colley (as child, with dog), about 1805. Private Collection.

Bottom: Daniel Saint, Portrait of a Young Boy, about 1825. Private Collection.

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BARBER YOUTH

have graduated in the last three years from the five West Midlands university art schools. It is also on show at the following venues: Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery (14 February – 18 May)

Aged 13 – 18 and into art?

Join Barber Youth!

Grand Union, Birmingham (14 February – 15 March)

Learn new skills in drawing, painting, printing, sculpture and animation.

Wolverhampton Art Gallery (14 February – 10 May)

Visit museums and art galleries, meet artists and learn about careers in the arts!

For further details: www.newartwestmidlands.org

Tuesdays, 4.30 – 6.30pm: 14 & 28 January 11 & 25 February 11 & 25 March 8 & 29 April

Cheryl Howard, Escaping, 2013.

£5 per session, booking essential.*

STUDY AFTERNOON Wednesday 5 March, 1.30 – 4.30pm.

See Page 12 for details

Gallery Talk

Tuesday 11 March, 1.15pm.

See Page 17 for details

lunCHTIME LECTURE

Wednesday 26 February, 1.10pm. See Page 17 for details

Thursday 27 March: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Thursday 3 April: The New Art Gallery Walsall Thursday 10 April: Wolverhampton Art Gallery Thursday 1 May: Ikon 2 – 3pm This short course looks at the development of sculpture from the historical collection and groundbreaking figurative work of Rodin in the 19th century at the Barber Institute, through to work made by Jacob Epstein in the 20th century at the New Art Gallery, Walsall. At Wolverhampton Art Gallery you will explore developments in sculpture from the 1950’s to the 1980’s , while the course culminates in an in-depth look at the contemporary sculptural installations by Michel Francois at Ikon Gallery. £20; £16 concessions and students (for all four sessions). Booking essential: call Ikon Shop on 0121 248 0711. E-bookings can be made via Ikon’s website: www.ikon-gallery.org

THE DRAWING METHODS OF THE MASTERS Saturdays 8, 15, & 22 February 11am – 4pm Explore the techniques and materials used by the great masters of drawing in this three-week course led by Brian Swingler. Be inspired by the drawings in the Barber’s collection

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UNDERSTANDING ART PART IV: SCULPTURE

W orkshops

exhibitions

14 February – 27 April 2014 Lady Barber Gallery & throughout main galleries

A feminist re-interpretation of fairytale Little Red Riding Hood, the urban landscape, and the relationships between people and their environment and between art and medical science are among the many diverse subjects and themes explored by emerging artists in this year’s New Art West Midlands. Created in as wide a range of media – including acrylic, screen printing, photography, collage, textiles and found objects – this multi-site, selective award exhibition showcases work by new artists who

and get the chance to look at them up-close in our study room. Learn about portrait- and figure-drawing using a different technique each week – graphite and conté pencils; the trois crayon method and the art of drawing in silverpoint.

Suitable for all levels of ability – all materials provided. £60; £50 concessions; £40 students booking essential.*

*Booking Contact 0121 414 2261 or education@barber.org.uk.

Further information on all our events and workshops can be found at www.barber.org.uk.

Concessions apply to over 60s, Friends of the Barber, University of Birmingham staff and the unemployed.

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SPECIAL EVENTS

OTHER TONGUES

Thursday 13 March 6.30 – 9pm Poets at all levels of experience are invited to celebrate the many languages and cultures in Birmingham. Come along and share a poem in any language or in translation, or a poem about a place in the world that is significant to you. Following her writing residency at the Barber, the event

Saturday 8 February 1.30 – 4pm is hosted by Jacqui Rowe, who will read poems inspired by places represented in our collection.

To book a reading spot, please send information about your chosen reading to jacquirowe@hotmail.co.uk To book a place in the audience, please contact 0121 414 2261or education@barber.org.uk. £5; £4 concessions and students. Booking essential*.

Price includes wine and soft drinks served in the interval.

MISS CLARA & FRIENDS Saturday 12 April 1.30 – 4pm

Many non-human creatures feature in works in the Barber galleries.

What would they tell us if they could talk? Explore the relationships portrayed between animals and humans.

Explore alternative ways of translating from other languages, of using foreign words and phrases in your work and writing in a language you don’t know.

IDEAS IN THINGS Saturday 15 February 1.30 – 4pm ‘No ideas but in things,’ – William Carlos Williams, poet.

What do objects tell us about the people who owned them and the times in which they lived? Explore the wealth of objects on display in the Barber’s galleries, through a range of writing activities suitable for writers of prose or poetry.

CHINESE NEW YEAR FAMILY DAY Sunday 2 February 11am – 3pm Come along and celebrate the year of the horse with exciting live music and dance performances, Chinese folk stories in the galleries, and have a go at constructing origami horses.

Go to our website for more information and timings.

FREE. No need to book – drop in any time.

These workshops, led by Jacqui Rowe, are suitable for writers of prose or poetry, at all levels of experience. £6; £4 concessions & students per workshop. Limited spaces available.

Booking essential.* *Booking Contact 0121 414 2261 or education@barber.org.uk.

Further information on all our events and workshops can be found at www.barber.org.uk.

Concessions apply to over 60s, Friends of the Barber, University of Birmingham staff and the unemployed.

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educate and celebrate: Creating LGBT-Friendly schools and workplaces

Special Events

W orkshops

THE WORLD IN POEMS

Wednesday 12 February 6 – 7pm (Wine served from 5.30pm) Celebrate LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) History Month and join Elly Barnes – voted No. 1 on the Independent on Sunday’s Pink List 2011 – for an inspirational and entertaining lecture to get you changing opinion and incorporating diversity in your school or workplace.

Elly will talk about her own experiences (successes and failures!) in creating institutional change and share her tried and tested approaches to creating an enlightened LGBT-friendly environment. Elly is the Director of Education for LGBT History Month and LGBT Schools Advisor for Birmingham City Council. The lecture will be interactive and practical ensuring you leave with resources and ideas you can implement the very next day.

This is suitable for teachers, education professionals, students and anyone interested in promoting diversity within their organisation.

SEXUALITY, IDENTITY AND AMBIGUITY Friday 14 February 2 – 3pm Celebrate LGBT History Month with a revealing gallery tour exploring works in the Barber collection that consider issues of gender, sexuality and identity.

Consider cases such as the questionable pose of Alexander the Great, the ambiguous body of Venus in our Renaissance panel painting and the secret scandal that surrounded Countess Golovine. Tour will last one hour.

FREE, but booking essential.* Limited places available.

FREE, but booking essential.* For further information on Elly and her work please visit her website: www.ellybarnes.com

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CONTEMPORARY ART Study Afternoon

THE MODEL, THE MUSE, THE MAKER

FAITH AND FORTUNE: IN FOCUS

Wednesday 5 March 1.30 – 4.30pm

Women and Art at the Barber Friday 7 March 11am & 2pm

Saturday 8 March 2 – 4pm

What is contemporary art in the region?

Inspired by New Art West Midlands, contemporary art is the focus of this study afternoon of lectures and discussion. Meet the NAWM exhibition curators and exhibiting artists to find out more about their work and practice – in their own words.

Discussions will also consider the challenges and opportunities facing new artists emerging today and explore what’s exciting in the regional art scene right now.

Tea and coffee will be served.

FREE, but booking essential.*

Top left: Sikander Pervez, Untitled (Castors and Chairs), 2012.

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Celebrate International Women’s Day here at the Barber with a gallery tour exploring work by, or featuring, women in the Barber’s collections. Tour will last one hour, followed by tea and biscuits.

FREE, but booking essential.

12 places available per tour. *

A unique opportunity to explore the exhibition Faith and Fortune more closely. Join the curators for an introductory talk and coin handling session. Then see objects from the exhibition brought to life with the University’s innovative interactive touch table. Meet at the Barber – the event involves a 10-minute walk across campus to the Digital Humanities Hub. FREE, but booking essential.* Limited spaces available. *Booking Contact 0121 414 2261 or education@barber.org.uk.

Further information on all our events and workshops can be found at www.barber.org.uk.

Concessions apply to over 60s, Friends of the Barber, University of Birmingham staff and the unemployed.

NADFAS AT NIGHT Thursday 27 March 7 – 8pm (6pm: Late gallery view/drinks) Tracey Emin shot to fame and notoriety in the late 1990s with Everyone I have ever slept with, 1963–1995 and My Bed, and was a key member of the YBAs (Young British Artists). She has since earned fame, fortune and criticism in virtually equal measure, with the autobiographical nature of her work leading to charges of

BARBER BOOK CLUB Tuesdays, once a month 2 – 3pm Why not join our monthly book club for stimulating and informal discussion of books that link to the Barber’s magnificent collection?

7 January: The Untouchable by John Banville

Open to all. £10; FREE for students. Price includes glass of wine/soft drink. Booking essential* Booking also possible in advance by post (cheques made payable to ‘University of Birmingham’). Please include a stamped, selfaddressed envelope.

Tickets available online from www.nadfas.com

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self-indulgence. Then she caused almost as much controversy after being appointed the Royal Academy’s Professor of Drawing in 2011. In what promises to be a fascinating and entertaining lecture, highly popular NADFAS lecturer Rosalind Whyte, an experienced guide and lecturer at Tate Britain and Tate Modern as well as a docent at the Royal Academy, explores aspects of Emin’s wide-ranging and varied body of work and looks at some of the reasons behind the antagonism Emin faces.

FINE ART VALUATION DAY Monday 31 March 10am – 4pm Have you a painting you suspect might fetch a fortune? In celebration of Bonhams Picture Month and the new miniatures display Family Circles, join us for a special valuation day. Experts from Bonhams will be on hand to value 19th-century, Impressionist and modern paintings, as well as more general art. Please be advised that those intending to bring in very large objects should arrange in advance by contacting the Barber on info@barber.org.uk or 0121 414 7333.

Drop-in.

Supported by:

11 February: The Fountain Overflows by Rebecca West 11 March: What I Loved by Siri Hustvedt 8 April: Nocturnes by Kazuo Ishiguro Refreshments provided. £2 per session, booking essential*

Look out for the Arts and Science Festival at the University of Birmingham from 17 – 21 March 2014.

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BARBER LUNCHTIME CONCERTS Fridays at 1.10pm Friday 17 January – Friday 28 March Every Friday, the Barber presents some of the UK’s leading young classical musicians in free 50-minute recitals. The spring series includes performances by Ferrier Award-winning baritone, Gareth John, the Bernadel String Quartet, Chetham’s School of Music, Joseph Houston (piano), and vocal ensemble, Exaudi.

For full details of the series, please go to www.barber.org.uk/concerts

MICHAEL COLLINS & DAVID QUIGLEY Wednesday 22 January 7.30pm Programme includes: Brahms Sonata for clarinet and piano in E flat major Saint-Saens Sonata for clarinet and piano Poulenc Sonata for clarinet and piano ‘Michael Collins plays with an irresistible exuberance that I’ve not heard equalled’ (Gramophone Magazine)

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THE EHNES QUARTET Wednesday 5 February 7.30pm James Ehnes violin Amy Schwartz Moretti violin Richard O’Neill viola Robert deMaine cello Formed in 2010, the Ehnes Quartet, led by internationally celebrated soloist James Ehnes, make their Barber Institute debut. Their programme highlights works with traditional, folk music influences by Bartók and Suk and also showcases the quartet’s ‘talent, intelligence and sensitivity’ (La Presse) in what has become their signature piece, Ravel’s String Quartet in F.

THE ENGLISH CONCERT ‘Godfather, Father and Son’

BARBER EVENING CONCERTS

Lawrence Cummings director Wednesday 26 March 7.30pm

Admission: £15; £12 concessions; £8 Friends; £5 students.

To book, contact the Barber Box Office on 0121 414 7333 or purchase from the reception desk.

Programme includes: Telemann Tafelmusik Suite in B flat TWV, 55:B1 Concerto for flute, oboe d’amore, viola d’amore and strings J S Bach - Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D, BWV 1050 C P E Bach - String Symphony The English Concert, one of the country’s leading period instrument ensembles, perform a programme focusing on works by Telemann and Bach, directed from the keyboard by Lawrence Cummings.

Sunday Gallery Tours Second and fourth Sundays of the month, 2.30pm Find out about our collections and exhibitions in this hour-long tour.

Meet in the foyer.

FREE Coin Gallery Tours Third Sunday of the month, 2.30pm Tours of the current exhibition Faith & Fortune.

FREE Tuesday Tours & Talks Tuesdays, 1.15pm These weekly tours focus on exhibitions and displays, as well as introductory and themed mini-tours of the collection. Gallery talks last 20 minutes and taster tours 30 minutes.

FREE For individual titles, subjects and dates of regular events, consult the Events Diary on pages 16 – 18

Lunchtime Lectures Wednesdays once a month,1.10pm Our popular, public, illustrated 50-minute lectures, which take place in the Barber Lecture Theatre, complement our collection, exhibitions and art historical themes, given by experts in the field.

FREE Audio-descriptive gallery tours For blind and partially sighted visitors 1-hour tours and half-day sessions with our friendly and knowledgeable Gallery Guides can be arranged for groups on request, free of charge.

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 email 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. Charges apply.

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

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Regular Events

M usic

The Barber presents international chamber music and recitals of the highest standard.

Our evening concert series includes some of the world’s finest classical musicians, while the lunchtime series is a platform for some of the UK’s emerging artists and ensembles, featuring varied programmes of works spanning six centuries.

Tuesday 7, 2 – 3pm BOOK CLUB */** The Untouchable by John Banville Sunday 12, 2.30pm Gallery Tour Tuesday 14, 1.15pm Taster Tour Hogarth’s Satirical Engravings of London Ella Sky, Learning and Access Intern 4.30 – 6.30pm Barber Youth*/** Workshop for young people aged 13 – 18yrs sunday 19, 2.30pm faith & fortune Tour Tuesday 21, 1.15pm Gallery Talk Faith and Fortune: An introduction to the exhibition with coin handling session Rebecca Darley & Daniel Reynolds, curators of Faith and Fortune WEDNESDAY 22, 7.30pm Evening Concert*/** Michael Collins (clarinet) & David Quigley (piano) Sunday 26, 2.30pm Gallery Tour Tuesday 28, 1.15pm TASTER TOUR Introductory tour of the collections Barbara Fogarty, Gallery Guide 4.30 – 6.30pm Barber Youth*/** Workshop for young people aged 13 – 18yrs

Wednesday 29, 1.10pm Lunchtime Lecture Faith and Fortune: Arab-Sasanian Coinage in Late Antiquity Dr Sue Tyler-Smith, independent scholar * Booking essential. For more information or to book a place contact 0121 414 2261 or education@barber.org.uk ** Charges apply.

FEBRUARY Sunday 2, 11am – 3pm Special Event Chinese New Year Family Day Tuesday 4, 1.15pm Gallery Talk Family Circles: An introduction to the display Robert Wenley, Deputy Director WEDNESDAY 5, 7.30pm Evening Concert*/** The Ehnes Quartet Saturday 8, 11am – 4pm Adult Workshop*/** The Drawing Methods of the Masters With Brian Swingler, artist 1.30 – 4.30pm WRITING Workshop*/** Other Tongues With Writer in Residence Jacqui Rowe Sunday 9, 2.30pm Gallery Tour Tuesday 11, 1.15pm Taster Tour Love, Love Me Do Jennifer Young, Gallery Guide 2 – 3pm Book Club*/** The Fountain Overflows by Rebecca West

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4.30 – 6.30pm Barber Youth*/** Workshop for young people aged 13-18 yrs WEDNESDAY 12, 6 – 7PM SPECIAL EVENT* Educate & Celebrate Friday 14, 2 – 3pm Special Event* Sexuality, Identity and Ambiguity Saturday 15, 11am – 4pm Adult Workshop*/** The Drawing Methods of the Masters With Brian Swingler, artist 1.30 – 4pm Writing Workshop*/** Ideas in Things With Writer in Residence Jacqui Rowe Sunday 16, 2.30pm Faith & Fortune Tour Tuesday 18, 1.15pm Taster Tour Artists in Their Own Words Barbara Fogarty, Gallery Guide Wednesday 19, 1.10pm Lunchtime Lecture Saturday 22, 11 – 4pm Adult Workshop*/** The Drawing Methods of the Masters With Brian Swingler, artist Sunday 23, 2.30pm Gallery Tour Tuesday 25, 1.15pm Taster Tour The Road Goes Ever On: Sheng Mao and Frantisek Kupka Mike Saxby, Gallery Guide 4.30 – 6.30pm Barber Youth*/** Workshop for young people aged 13 – 18yrs

Wednesday 26, 1.10pm Lunchtime Lecture The Who, What and Where of Contemporary Art Anneka French, independent curator and writer * Booking essential. For more information or to book a place contact 0121 414 2261 or education@barber.org.uk ** Charges apply.

March Tuesday 4, 1.15pm Gallery Talk Ruby’s Room: An introduction to the exhibition Robert Wenley, Deputy Director Wednesday 5, 1.30 – 4.30pm Special Event* Contemporary Art: Study Afternoon Friday 7, 11am & 2pm Special Event* The Model, The Muse, The Maker Saturday 8, 2 – 4pm Special Event* Faith and Fortune: In Focus Sunday 9, 2.30pm Gallery Tour Tuesday 11, 1.15pm Gallery Talk New Art West Midlands: An introduction to the exhibition Robert Wenley, Deputy Director, and New Art West Midlands Artists 2 – 3pm Book Club*/** What I Loved by Siri Hustvedt 4.30 – 6.30pm Barber Youth*/** Workshop for young people aged 13 – 18 yrs

Thursday 13, 6.30 – 9pm SPECIAL Event*/** The World In Poems Sunday 16, 2.30pm Faith & Fortune Tour Tuesday 18, 1.15pm Taster Tour Mortality Matters Dami Crossley, Gallery Guide Wednesday 19, 1.10pm Lunchtime Lecture Bruegel and Fetti: The Blind Leading the Blind?

Jamie Edwards, PhD student Sunday 23, 2.30pm Gallery Tour Tuesday 25, 1.15pm Taster Tour 1845: Technology, Politics and Painting John Southall, Gallery Guide 4.30 – 6.30pm Barber Youth*/** Workshop for young people aged 13 – 18 yrs WEDNESDAY 26, 7.30pm Evening Concert*/** The English Concert Thursday 27, 2 – 3pm Adult Workshop*/** Understanding Art Part IV At the Barber Institute 7 – 8pm SPECIAL Event*/** Nadfas at Night MONDAY 31, 10AM – 4PM SPECIAL Event Bonhams Fine Art Valuation Day

E v e n t D i a ry

E v e n t D i a ry

JANUARY

APRIL Tuesday 1, 1.15pm Taster Tour Self Portraits on Paper Pam Turton, Gallery Guide Wednesday 2, 1.10pm Lunchtime Lecture Ruby’s Room and other works in miniature Bettina von Zwehl, artist Thursday 3, 2 – 3pm Adult Workshop*/** Understanding Art Part IV At the New Art Gallery Walsall Tuesday 8, 1.15pm Taster Tour Water, Water Everywhere!

Jen Costigan, Gallery Guide 2 – 3pm Book Club*/** Nocturnes by Kazuo Ishiguro 4.30 – 6.30pm Barber Youth*/** Workshop for young people aged 13 – 18 yrs Thursday 10, 2 – 3pm Adult Workshop*/** Understanding Art Part IV At Wolverhampton Art Gallery Saturday 12, 1.30 – 4pm Writing Workshop*/** Miss Clara and Friends With Writer in Residence Jacqui Rowe Sunday 13, 2.30pm Gallery Tour Tuesday 15, 1.15pm Taster Tour Crucifixions Pam Turton, Gallery Guide

* Booking essential. For more information or to book a place contact 0121 414 2261 or education@barber.org.uk ** Charges apply.

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Sunday 27, 2.30pm Gallery Tour Tuesday 29, 1.15pm Taster Tour What Are You Looking At? The Sitter’s Gaze Jill Ambler, Gallery Guide 4.30 – 6.30pm Barber Youth*/** Workshop for young people aged 13 – 18 yrs MAY thursday 1, 2 – 3pm adult workshop*/** Understanding Art Part IV At Ikon * Booking essential. For more information or to book a place contact 0121 414 2261 or education@barber.org.uk ** Charges apply.

For information on concerts and family events, pick up our Families First or Music brochures from the gallery, or download from www. barber.org.uk

OPENING HOURS Monday to Friday 10am – 5pm; Saturday & Sunday 11am – 5pm (Closed 24 – 25 December, 1 January & 18 April)

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. Please note: Entrance charges apply.

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GROUP VISITS Group visits are welcome, but if you plan to visit with a group, please call to let us know. Guided tours and refreshments can also be arranged in advance for a small charge. Tours of the collection for visually impaired groups are also available. 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. Please pick up a ‘Let’s Be Friends’ leaflet in the foyer or contact friends@barber.org.uk EDUCATION VISITS Education workshops can be provided for school (supporting KS1-5 and beyond) college or university groups. Contact 0121 414 2261 or education@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 Lady Barber stipulated that the Barber Institute should be an arts centre for use ‘...by the University, in perpetuity, for the study and encouragement of art and music’.

The Barber Association is a membership society that encourages students interested in art and music to get more involved with the life of the Barber Institute. Benefits include socials throughout the year, special career and networking event opportunities and much, much more! Annual membership is £10, but FREE for new undergraduate and postgraduate students studying History of Art or Music at the University of Birmingham. For more information, visit: http://barber.org. uk/the-barber-association/.

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. The 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 nibbles, and can also arrange buffet catering. For more details visit: www.barber.org.uk/venue-hire or contact our Events Officer for enquiries or to make a booking on 0121 414 6985 or events@barber.org.uk.

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Sunday 20, 2.30pm Faith & Fortune Tour

CULTURE ON CAMPUS Discover some of the other museums, galleries and collections that the University of Birmingham has to offer...

Winterbourne House & Garden www.winterbourne.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

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