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NewsletterDecember 2015 — May 2016
On 21 June we closed the doors of Kettle’s Yard to begin work on our major building project. We ended on a high with our final exhibition, NEW RHYTHMS Henri Gaudier-Brzeska: Art, Dance and Movement 1911–15 attracting over 15,000 visitors and one of our busiest ever Castle Hill Open Days.
Since closing, the curatorial team have carefully wrapped over 1000 objects and art works and moved them off site for safe-keeping. We have mounted exhibitions and displays around the country. Modern Art, London exhibited paintings by Alfred Wallis for a month. NEW RHYTHMS toured to Harewood House in Leeds. In Hastings, Jerwood Gallery is showing Horizons, an exhibition combining works from the collection at Kettle’s Yard with their collection. While at the Fitzwilliam Museum, the first of our two displays has opened. It’s great to see works from the collection in new contexts and makes us, and we hope others, see them with fresh eyes. We’re also delighted to engage with new audiences across the country, many of whom we hope will visit when we reopen.
From the Director
In Cambridge, we have presented two important events this autumn, both described in more detail later in this newsletter. The first was On Your Doorstep a one-day exhibition and event at 37 Lawrence Way in King’s Hedges, part of a long-term programme of activities with communities in North Cambridge. The second was Circuit: Unlock Cambridge, a youth arts festival planned by our young people’s group for other young people: an extraordinary day of events around the city culminating in a closing arts party in Great St Mary’s Church.
Now the building project is underway the support of so many people is playing its part in realising a renewed Kettle’s Yard. As we begin to plan our reopening programme support from trusts, foundations and individuals will continue to be vital.
Please do keep looking at our website and sign up to receive our e-news for regular updates.
Best wishes,Andrew Nairne, Director
Free popcorn, live music, spoken poetry and even a mini cinema, all made for one pretty damn good night to finish off this artful protest.
Gemma Ross, 411 blog on the Circuit Festival
Jam tasting in the garden at On Your Doorstep.
Circuit: Unlock Cambridge festival closing party at Great St Mary’s. Image: Catarina Rodrigues
Front coverHenri Gaudier-Brzeska, Two storks, n.d. (detail)Kettle’s Yard, University of CambridgeBack coverCircuit: Unlock Cambridge festival closing party, featuring Elementz Entertainment dancers. Image: Mike Cameron
While Kettle’s Yard house and gallery are closed to carry out our building project we are working with a number of partner galleries across the UK to present works from our permanent collection in new contexts. Some of these projects are listed below. Please check our website for other opportunities to see the collection off site.
HORIZONSKettle’s Yard at Jerwood Gallery, HastingsUntil 3 January 2016Includes paintings by Ben Nicholson, Christopher Wood and Alfred Wallis alongside works from the Jerwood Collection. This exhibition offers a great opportunity to see works from the Kettle’s Yard collection complementing other works by those artists at this beautiful gallery with sea views in the Old Town in Hastings. jerwoodgallery.org
Reframed
BEAUTY & BALANCE Kettle’s Yard at the Fitzwilliam MuseumUntil 3 April 2016Glaisher GalleryKey arrangements from Kettle’s Yard’s house are recreated in the Glaisher Gallery. These groupings of art works and other objects reflect the founder of Kettle’s Yard, Jim Ede’s belief in the importance of creating balance in spaces to enhance the beauty of art and objects. Paintings and sculpture by Henri Gaudier-Brzeska, Ben Nicholson, Alfred Wallis, Joan Miró and Christopher Wood are included in the display.
BEING MODERNKettle’s Yard at the Fitzwilliam MuseumFrom 8 April 2016 Glaisher GalleryWorks by 20th century artists who sought to make art in response to the modern world will be brought together in the Glaisher Gallery from April onwards. The display unites for the first time, paintings and sculptures by pioneering modern artists who are represented in the Kettle’s Yard and Fitzwilliam Museum collections.
HOME FROM HOME Events at the Fitzwilliam MuseumAll events are free.
TALKS
The Art of Ben Nicholson 23 February, 3–3.45pmFor blind and partially sighted adults.Join Assistant Education Officer Lucy Wheeler for an audio descriptive talk about Ben Nicholson. Free but booking essential. Call 01223 332904 or email [email protected]
Modern Connections 20 April, 1.15–2pmJoin Senior Curator Dr Jennifer Powell for a talk that explores links between Kettle’s Yard and the Fitzwilliam’s collection of works by Britain’s most pioneering 20th century artists.
FOR FAMILIES
Drop-In Family workshopFitz First Families 7 February 2–4pm, drop-inKettle’s Yard will be offering free family activities at the Fitzwilliam. Visit the Fitz Family Welcome Point in Gallery 33 and collect drawing materials, activities and trails to explore themes from the Beauty & Balance display.
Twilight at the Museums17 February 4.30–8.30pmKettle’s Yard is teaming up with the Fitzwilliam Museum for Twilight at the Museums. Come and see the museum at night – enjoy free drop-in workshops and storytelling throughout the evening
KETTLE’S YARD REIMAGINED/ANTHEA HAMILTONKettle’s Yard at The Hepworth Wakefield28 May 2016–Spring 2017An exhibition of key works from Kettle’s Yard within the context of Wakefield’s Collection, drawing parallels between these two modern British collections. After 6 months, the artist Anthea Hamilton will reinstall the display alongside a number of her own works inspired by the collaboration.
KETTLE’S YARD WORKS ON LOANA number of Kettle’s Yard collection works are touring to exhibitions nationally and internationally, these include: David Jones: Vision and Memory (Pallant House, Chichester, 24 October 2015–21 February 2016 & Djanogly Art Gallery, Nottingham, 12 March–5 June 2016)The Shadow of the Avant-Garde (Museum Folkwang, Essen, Germany, 3 October 2015–10 January 2016)
Christopher Wood, Le Phare, 1930. Kettle’s Yard, University of Cambridge
Henri Gaudier-Brzeska, Two storks, n.d. Kettle’s Yard, University of Cambridge
Open House is a long-term creative programme with Kettle’s Yard and communities in North Cambridge.
The exhibition at No 37 was not only a success but also a revolutionary idea full of inspiration...To bring the ‘Art gallery’ to the heart of the community was an ingenious and commendable idea. Ricardo Arbelaez, Kings Hedges Neighbourhood Partnership Committee Member
ON YOUR DOORSTEP
On a warm Sunday in September Kettle’s Yard welcomed over 120 visitors to On Your Doorstep at 37 Lawrence Way, a community house in King’s Hedges, North Cambridge. On Your Doorstep was the culmination of an events programme led by Curatorial Fellow, Hannah Kershaw. The event included an exhibition featuring works from the Kettle’s Yard collection, alongside artworks from North Cambridge, and creative workshops in the garden. The exhibition showcased objects and furniture found locally and restored by the YMCA Reparations group,
Art and Engagement in North Cambridge
artworks loaned by contemporary artists practising in North Cambridge and objects and artworks collected and created during workshops with local groups.
Hannah Kershaw, who has detailed her experiences on the Kettle’s Yard website said: “We were blessed with the weather and many residents enjoyed sitting in the garden, decorating pebbles, drawing and jam tasting. To get more of a feel for the day there is a short film available to watch on the Kettle’s Yard website.”
The day was attended by local residents, families, artists and city councillors and supported by King’s Hedges Neighbourhood Partnership. Exhibiting artist and Open House Community Panel member, Mohammed Djazmi, said that he had been waiting since 1988 for something like this to happen!
VARIATIONS ON A WEEKEND THEME
Emma Smith, our first Open House artist in residence, has been collaborating with local communities to develop a new performative artwork, exploring people’s restorative pastimes.
Inspired by Jim and Helen Ede welcoming servicemen from Gibraltar on weekend leave to their home in Tangiers and Jim’s extensive notes on their activities found in the Kettle’s Yard archive, Smith has created a contemporary repository of restorative activities and home remedies. She has explored this process through public workshops and events supporting
people to share their activities and offer invitations to others to try something new.
Smith’s collection of performative instructions have been compiled into a book of advice also inspired by The Casebooks Project, currently the focus of research by the Department of the History of Science at the University of Cambridge. The Casebooks are a collection of astrological-based diagnoses from the 17th century. Smith will redistribute the collected advice at a public performance in the local community in November.
You can now find Open House on Instagram @openhousecambridge and Twitter @openhousecam
Emma Smith researching in the Kettle’s Yard archive.
Visitors take in the exhibition at On Your Doorstep. Film Still: Peter Harmer
Circuit
Please keep checking our website for the latest on the building project, news about our off site activity and other projects. During the closure period we are featuring an object of the week, usually a work of art that is on display elsewhere.
A HANDFUL OF OBJECTS a new online resource
We are delighted to share a new online resource offering visitors another way to enjoy the collection whilst Kettle’s Yard is closed. A Handful of Objects gives you the chance to explore 5 objects from the collection through film, sound, images and 360 degree views, as well as bite-size information and helpful glossaries to put each object into context. The resource can be used on computers, tablets and smartphones. A Handful of Objects will be available in the new year. We hope you enjoy experiencing the collection online.
Website
CIRCUIT FESTIVAL
Ok, so after a day of #unlockcambridge, I’m now convinced that Cambridge can be alternative. Thanks. Sufea Mohamad Noor via Twitter
On 10 October 2015 over 1000 people experienced Circuit: Unlock Cambridge – a festival created and delivered by the young people’s group at Kettle’s Yard and Wysing Arts Centre. People took part in a range of creative activities, inviting them to see Cambridge afresh. Highlights included License to Walk – a performance workshop teaching walking styles to help navigate the populated streets of Cambridge and Alternative Tours – where less than trustworthy tour guides treated groups to fictional facts, musical walks and a delicious tea party on a canal boat. The day ended with an arts party held at Great St Mary’s with projections, poetry, dance, music and an exclusive rooftop view of Cambridge.
We received overwhelmingly positive feedback from participants who took part in the day – please see images and comments on our Storify.storify.com/kettlesyard/circuit
For further details of all Circuit events please visit kettlesyard.co.uk/circuit or email [email protected]
Five Ships page view from A Handful of Objects online resource.
Circuit: Unlock Cambridge festival Alternative Tour. Image: Mike Cameron
Circuit: Unlock Cambridge festival Model Cambridge workshop. Image: Mike Cameron
We hope you can join us for this exciting programme of chamber music. The series of concerts are held at the Old Divinity School, St John’s College while Kettle’s Yard undergoes the building project.
Thursday concerts at the Old Divinity School, St John’s CollegeConcerts begin at 8pm, doors open at 7.30pmkettlesyard.co.uk/music
Rachel Lee Priday, violin & Michael Dussek, piano28 JanuarySchubert: Fantasie in C major, D934 Ravel: Violin Sonata No.2Copland: Two pieces for violin & piano Sarasate: Zigeunerweisen, Op.20
Schubert Ensemble4 FebruaryMartinu: Piano Quartet Jonathan Dove: Piano Quartet Brahms: Piano Quintet
Krysia Osostowicz, violin & Daniel Tong, piano18 FebruaryThe Jim and Helen Ede Concert Kettle’s Yard musicians in residence 2015–16 Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.1 Beethoven: Violin Sonata No.2Peter Ash: A Major ChaseBeethoven: Violin Sonata No.7Philip Venables: Beethoven Bars 107–112
James Gilchrist, tenor &Anna Tilbrook, piano25 FebruarySchumann: Liederkreis, Op.39 Vaughan Williams: Songs of Travel Schumann: Dichterliebe
Simón Bolívar String Quartet 10 MarchSchubert: QuartettsatzGinastera: String Quartet No.1 Mendelssohn: String Quartet No.2
Krysia Osostowicz, violin & Daniel Tong, piano12 MayKettle’s Yard musicians in residence 2015–16 Beethoven: Violin Sonata No.3Elspeth Brooke: SwoopBeethoven: Violin Sonata No.4Judith Bingham: The Neglected Child Beethoven: Violin Sonata No.5 ‘Spring’ Huw Watkins: Spring
Alasdair Beatson, piano19 MayKurtág: Flowers we are, frail flowers; Bell-fanfare for Sandor Veress;Hommage à SchubertSchubert: Piano Sonata in A minor, D784 Kurtág: Sarabande; Mikrorondo; …flowers also the stars…Ravel: SonatineKurtág: Perpetuum mobile (objet trouvé) Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.21
Fretwork, viol consort26 MayBach: The Art of Fugue
Tickets £16 (£6 full time students)To book tickets for any of these events phone 01223 748100 or visit kettlesyard.co.uk/music
During closure we will be relying even more on our website and our e-news list to keep everyone informed of our activities and the progress of the building work. Please join our email list if you want to be kept up-to-date: kettlesyard.co.uk click ‘Receive e-news’ and follow the instructions.
Thank you Thank you to everyone who has supported our building project, Kettle’s Yard: Looking Ahead. We hope that we can continue to rely on your support as we plan our future programme. There are many ways to stay involved including becoming a Friend or a member of our Patrons group, the Ede Circle.
Ede Circle membersClodagh & Jonathan Barker, Professor Dame Gillian Beer, Lady Bessborough, Helaine & Yorick Blumenfeld, Dr Sophie Bowness, Isabel Carr, Sir Charles & Lady Chadwyck-Healey, Mr & Mrs Adrian Clark, Rosalind & David Cleevely, Eve Corder, Professor Martin Daunton & Dr Claire Daunton, Guy & Lucy Davison, Ms. J. Fearnley, Peter Gerrard, Penny & Nicholas Heath, Sally Kalman, Tim Llewellyn, Anne Lonsdale CBE, Dr Chris Mallinson, Ken & Annabel Neale, Tristram & Louisa Riley-Smith, J W Scott & N E Scott, Stuart Shave, Professor Elizabeth Simpson FRS, Toby Smeeton & Anya Waddington, Alex van Someren & Dr Carol Atack, Dr Richard Staughton, Rosanna Wilson Stephens, MaryAnne Stevens, and those who wish to remain anonymous.
Please see kettlesyard.co.uk/support-us or email [email protected] to find out more.
Friends of Kettle’s YardThe Friends of Kettle’s Yard will continue to be as active as ever during the building project. Membership of the Friends costs just £20 for single membership and is an excellent way of supporting Kettle’s Yard as well as keeping in touch and enjoying a special programme of Friends events. The Friends organise a variety of activities including visits to other galleries, private collections and artists’ studios, long weekends to various centres of art within the UK and abroad, special talks and an annual party.kettlesyard.co.uk/friends
Shop Don’t miss our online shop for a range of art related books, prints and gifts including Christmas cards and sculpture casts. You can also call to buy items over the phone, 01223 748100.kettlesyard.co.uk/shop
Stay in touch
Kettle’s Yard is grateful to Arts Council England, The Heritage Lottery Fund, The Higher Education Funding Council, EY, Cambridge City Council, The Isaac Newton Trust, The Paul Hamlyn Foundation, The Artisa Foundation, The Ede Circle, The Friends of Kettle’s Yard, Dr Shirley Ellis and other individual donors.
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