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Exhibition: Spotlight On 4 - Modern and Contemporary Art from the Collection of Chippenham Museum
2024-11-19 10:00 - 16:00, 2024-11-20 10:00 - 16:00, 2024-11-21 10:00 - 16:00, 2024-11-22 10:00 - 16:00, 2024-11-24 10:00 - 16:00, 2024-11-25 10:00 - 16:00, 2024-11-26 10:00 - 16:00, 2024-11-27 10:00 - 16:00 (Europe/London) and 16 more dates | Chippenham Museum, 9-10 Market Pl, Chippenham, SN15 3HF, United Kingdom
Open Monday – Saturday, 10am – 4pm, until 8 March.
This exhibition is the fourth in Chippenham Museum’s Spotlight series dedicated to its growing Modern and Contemporary Art Collection.
The project began in 2019 with the desire to celebrate the rich artistic history of this part of North Wiltshire. As a permanent collection, it acts as a source of inspiration, education and enjoyment for all.
At the heart of the Modern and Contemporary Art Collection are works that acknowledge the legacy of the Bath Academy of Art in Corsham, a pioneering residential art school that counted some of the biggest names in modern and contemporary art amongst its teachers and students.
North Wiltshire’s creativity proudly extends beyond the Academy, and the collection records and celebrates the many contemporary artists who continue to live and work in this area today.
The exhibition featured work by the following artists:
Kay Le Seelleur Ara, Kenneth Armitage, Guy Bigland, Alma Boyes, Susie Brooks, John Chilver, Dominic Clare, Andrew Cross, William Crozier, Anna Currey, Simone Dawood, Stephen Ellis, Alex Faulkner, Selina Fischer, Astrid Furnival, John Furnival, Katherine Gili, Patrick Haines, Keith Harrison, Verity James, Richard Kennedy, David King, Julia Manning, Michael Stubbs, Marianne Fox-Ockinga, Ione Parkin, Tim Parry-Williams, Michael Pennie, Jackie Pope, Terry Pope, Paul Rudall, James Scott, Robert Scott, William Scott, Jack Shirreff, Alice Sielle, Hugh Hamshaw Thomas, Julia Vezza, Helen Wilks, and Alistair Young.
Further details about the artworks can also be found in the accompanying catalogue available in the museum shop.

Quiet Time: February Half Term
2025-02-18 09:00 - 10:00 | Chippenham Museum, 9-10 Market Pl, Chippenham, SN15 3HF, United Kingdom
Experience the museums free drop-in activities in a quieter way before the museum is open to the public. The sessions run from 9am-10am, with last entry at 9.45am.
Limited to four accompanied children our Quiet Time sessions are available for children who would prefer a more relaxed environment to enjoy our activities.
These sessions are free, with booking essential. Please book a space for each accompanied children attending.
Workshop details: Inspired by our current exhibition, Spotlight 4, Modern & Contemporary Art from the Collection of Chippenham Museum. Get creative with letters and words and have a go at making your own visual poetry.

'Build a Tank' Junk Modelling
2025-02-18 10:00 - 2025-02-21 16:00 | REME Museum, Calne Road, MOD Lyneham, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 4XX, United Kingdom
Come and create your own special REME-inspired vehicle to take away with you! Get creative and see what you can make from recycled materials. The only limit is your imagination!
Self-led activity in our Education Creative Area.

LEGO® Engineering Workshops
2025-02-19 10:00 - 2025-02-21 16:00 | REME Museum, Calne Road, MOD Lyneham, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 4XX, United Kingdom
Unleash your inner engineer and build a vehicle from LEGO® that will actually drive! Led by our Education Officer, Andrew, these sessions are limited in capacity to allow for suitable supervision, please book your space in advance to avoid disappointment. Recommended for ages 7 and above.
Pre-booking essential, activity included in entry fee.

Canal Day: February Half Term at Chippenham Museum
2025-02-20 10:30 - 15:30 | Chippenham Museum, 9-10 Market Pl, Chippenham, SN15 3HF, United Kingdom
Join the Wilts & Berks Canal Trust and Chippenham Museum to celebrate the Chippenham Arm of the Wilts & Berks Canal.
Find out about the history of the canal and join in with free activities between 10.30am – 12.30pm and 1.00pm – 3.30pm.
Canal Day is a great opportunity to meet the volunteers of the Wilts & Berks Canal Trust and learn about the ongoing restoration of Pewsham Locks, a remarkable industrial site and natural haven on the footpath between the Pewsham estate and Lacock. Details of how to reach the site and volunteer opportunities to support its restoration will be available at the event.

Collection Conversations: Ann Christopher
2025-03-15 14:00 - 15:30 | Chippenham Museum, 9-10 Market Pl, Chippenham, SN15 3HF, United Kingdom
In our next Collection Conversation, we will be joined by Ann Christopher, the youngest female sculptor to be elected to the Royal Academy in 1980. Ann work is non-figurative, whether as works on paper or sculptures cast bronze, stainless steel and silver. Her inspiration draws from a broad range of visual sources: from modern architecture to rugged coastlines, plant structures and ancient artefacts.
Free, booking essential
For sold out events, email heritage@chippenham.gov.uk to join a waiting list.
Image: Changing Spaces 1-3, 2018/19, Ann Christopher, carborundum, hand finished with graphite and pen (images courtesy of Steve Russell Studios)

Collection Conversations: Felicity Aylieff
2025-03-22 14:00 - 15:30 | Chippenham Museum, 9-10 Market Pl, Chippenham, SN15 3HF, United Kingdom
In our next Collection Conversation, we will be joined by Felicity Aylieff.
Educated at the Bath Academy of Art, Corsham, Felicity Aylieff went on to teach ceramics at Bath Spa University. She is currently Professor of Ceramics and Glass at the Royal College of Art. An artist residency in Jingdezhen, China, led to a lasting collaborative relationship with porcelain factories in city, where she also now has a studio. Her series of monumental pots, the largest of which stand over four metres high, demonstrate her passion for material and process and historically informed decorative technique
Ink Blue can be seen on display in our Materials & Making art gallery.
Free, booking essential
For sold out events, email heritage@chippenham.gov.uk to join a waiting list.
