Following the latest Government guidance, Kettle’s Yard House and Gallery is temporarily closed to help protect visitors, staff and the wider community. If you have booked a ticket for a future date we will be in touch as soon as the situation is clear.
House, galleries, café and shop:
Monday: Closed
Tuesday: Closed
Wednesday: Closed
Thursday: Closed
Friday: Closed
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed
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Join us on 13 May, 1-5pm for the second day of our online event series 'Grassroots: Artmaking and political struggle', where we are exploring relationships between art, activism and political organising in Britain during the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. The panels on 13 May will focus on Work/Activism and Health/Therapy. To book your free ticket, click the link in our bio and click 'What's On'. Image: Shirley Read, Self-portrait in caretakers cottage, 1979, Black and white photograph, 25 x 20 cm.
“The 60 or so paintings that usually remain in storage make a rare appearance, and with letters and sketchbooks, afford a view of Alfred Wallis not just as an inspiration, but as an artist in his own right.” - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐, i news. Book your tickets now: www.kettlesyard.co.uk/tickets or click the link in our bio. Opening Wednesday 19 May - Sunday 20 June ⛵
Did you know that there is a small cottage garden at Kettle's Yard? When you visit us next, make sure to have a look, you'll find it tucked away at the top of Northampton Street green. It's a relaxing place to sit down and enjoy the peace and quiet. 🌷🌳
⚓✨Join us on 16 June at 6pm for an online conversation with writer Robert Jones and Alfred Wallis Rediscovered co-curator Eliza Spindel. In this 1 hour conversation we shall explore the life and work of Alfred Wallis, inspired by our current exhibition 'Alfred Wallis Rediscovered'. ✨⚓ Alfred Wallis spent most of his life as a seaman and fisherman in Cornwall, only turning to painting at the age of seventy. Although he painted from memory, his evocative images of ships, fishing vessels and the Cornish landscape were based on a lifetime of direct experience. Drawing on Robert Jones’s extensive research into the life and work of Alfred Wallis, the conversation will explore how Wallis’ intimate understanding of the Cornish landscape and wealth of nautical knowledge can help us to interpret and appreciate the artworks that he made in later life, and to dispel myths and assumptions around Wallis’ work. £5 (FREE for students). Book now by clicking the link in our bio and visiting 'What's On'. ⛵
Whilst the attic in the House is closed to maintain social distancing, you can visit it via our virtual tour by clicking the link in our bio 🏡 The attic is a space devoted to the display of delicate works on paper and sculptures by Henri Gaudier-Brzeska. 💖
There are many beautiful rugs and textiles to be discovered throughout the House at Kettle's Yard. Next time you visit us make sure to spend some time looking under your feet, as well as all around you! 👣 #kettlesyard #textiles #rugs #visitcambridge #interiorstyle
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We are pleased to share the final instalment of our series 'Tangier Days', where we take a look at the years Jim and Helen Ede spent living in Tangier.
In Part 6, find out more about the influence Whitestone, the Ede's home in Morocco, had on Kettle's Yard. Traces of the Edes’ time in Morocco can be found in the Kettle's Yard House at almost every turn. Some objects came directly from Tangier and its surroundings; others were acquired through the numerous friendships and connections forged during those years.
Read the full story at ⬇️
stories.kettlesyard.co.uk/tangier-part-6
Images: Iron café chair at Whitestone, and again at Kettle's Yard.
From this week we will be extending our opening hours. The House, galleries, shop and café are now open Wednesday - Sunday, 11am - 5pm. 💖
Plan your visit here: www.kettlesyard.co.uk/visit/visiting-the-house-and-galleries/
Visiting the House and Galleries – Kettle's Yard
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Monday: Closed Tuesday: Closed Wednesday: 11am – 5pm Thursday: 11am – 5pm Friday: 11am – 5pm Saturday: 11am – 5pm Sunday: 11am – 5pmOur #WorkOfTheWeek is 'Land, Fish and Motor Vessel' by Alfred Wallis.
Wallis's attachment to the ships he worked on during his life can be seen in his work and writings: “each boat of that fleet had a soul, a beautiful soul shaped like a fish”.
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Work of the Week: Land, Fish and Motor Vessel – Kettle's Yard
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Our work of the week is Alfred Wallis’ ‘Land, Fish and Motor Vessel’. This work is from 1932-34, which is within Wallis’ most productive period. During this time parcels ‘criss-crossed and k..."I am learning how to listen in this city through the fragments it presents and through a language that is both distant and familiar" - Seher Shah
In July, artist Seher Shah reflected on her time in lockdown in New Delhi.
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Reflections from Home No.8: Seher Shah, New Delhi, India – Kettle's Yard
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What are artists thinking and doing? We hope you enjoy the eighth in our series of ‘Reflections from Home’. Seher Shah’s studio. Photo: Randhir Singh View from the studio City Unknown: Notes fro...Read our latest #FurnitureFocus blog, where Visitor Assistant Andrew Smith takes a closer look at some of the furniture in the Kettle's Yard House. This week, find out more about the "Cromwellian" Settee and find out why it is hard to date.
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Furniture Focus: "Cromwellian" Settee – Kettle's Yard
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Visitor Assistant Andrew Smith takes a closer look at some of the furniture in the Kettle’s Yard House. In ‘A Way of Life’ and in several of our internal documents Jim Ede describes this piece a...