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What’s On June - August 2018 The National Portrait Gallery is home to the largest collection of portraits in the world and celebrates the lives and achievements of those who have influenced British history, culture and identity. National Portrait Gallery St Martin’s Place, London WC2H 0HE 020 7306 0055 Recorded information 020 7312 2463 Entry to the Gallery is free An entry fee is charged for some exhibitions. Nearest Tube: Leicester Square or Charing Cross Nearest Mainline Train: Charing Cross Buses to Trafalgar Square
Opening Hours Daily 10.00 – 18.00 Fridays until 21.00 Exiting commences 10 minutes before the closing time. Ticket Desk closes, and last admission to ticketed exhibitions, one hour before the Gallery closes. Due to staff training on Monday mornings, galleries on Floor 1 and all Shops open at 11.00. Please note a transaction fee applies to tickets purchased online and over the phone. Group Visits For organised group visits, including schools, colleges and adult groups visit npg.org.uk/learning or call 020 7312 2483. Access Step-free access is via the Shop entrance on St Martin’s Place and the Orange Street ramp entrance. Accompany your visit with our free access resources including the BSL Gallery App, BSL audio guide, audio picture description and large print guides available from the Ticket Desk. Free Audio Guides are available
for all disabled visitors. A large print version of the What’s On is available to download at npg.org.uk/access For all access enquiries and for specific access requirements visit npg.org.uk/access or call 020 7321 6600. Text Direct 18001. Explore Free WiFi is available throughout the Gallery. Search the Collection and create your own tours using the interactive Portrait Explorer touch-screens. Explore the Gallery with our interactive Audio Visual Guide (£3), Family Audio Visual Guide (charges apply) and our new and exclusive Choral Audio Guide (£3). The Gallery App (£1.19 available from iTunes) includes video introductions and floorplans. Pick up a Map to help plan your visit and support the Gallery with a donation of £1. Download the free Smartify app and explore the Collection.
Heinz Archive and Library The primary centre for the study of British Portraiture. Open Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 10.00 – 17.00 by appointment only: archive@npg.org.uk Keep in touch Register online for the Gallery’s free enewsletter and follow us on social media: npg.org.uk Instagram: @nationalportraitgallery Facebook: /nationalportraitgallery Twitter: @npglondon Our Visitor Services team are here to help and in return we ask that our visitors are courteous towards all Gallery staff.
Exhibitions Michael Jackson: On the Wall 28 JUNE – 21 OCTOBER 2018 Wolfson & Lerner Galleries Tickets Including donation: £17.50 – £22 Free for Members npg.org.uk/michaeljackson Publication Fully illustrated exhibition book by curator Nicholas Cullinan with essays by Margo Jefferson and Zadie Smith. £35, hardback, £25, paperback. #MJOntheWall This landmark exhibition explores the influence of Michael Jackson on some of the leading names in contemporary art,
spanning several generations of artists across all media. Since Andy Warhol first used his image in 1982, Jackson has become the most depicted cultural figure in visual art by an extraordinary array of artists. Michael Jackson: On the Wall will bring together the works of over forty of these artists, drawn from public and private collections around the world, including new works made especially for the exhibition. Michael Jackson: On the Wall is produced with the co-operation of the Michael Jackson Estate. Supported by BOSS: Official Fashion Sponsor
BP Portrait Award 2018 14 JUNE – 23 SEPTEMBER 2018 Porter Gallery Admission Free npg.org.uk/bp Publication Featuring all works in the exhibition alongside an illustrated essay and interviews with the Prize-winners. £9.99, paperback. #BPPortrait The BP Portrait Award is the most prestigious portrait painting competition in the world, and this free exhibition continues to be an unmissable highlight of the annual art calendar. From informal and personal studies of friends and family to revealing images of famous faces, the exhibition always features a variety of styles and approaches to the contemporary painted portrait. The Award is now in its thirty-ninth year at the Gallery, and twenty-ninth year of sponsorship by BP. The increased first prize of £35,000 makes the Award the most important international portrait painting competition of its kind.
Supported by BP Taylor Wessing Photographic Prize 2018 18 OCTOBER 2018 – 27 JANUARY 2019 Porter Gallery Tickets Including donation: £6 (Concessions £5) Free for Members npg.org.uk/photoprize Publication Fully illustrated exhibition catalogue with interviews by Richard McClure. £15, paperback (£10 Gallery exclusive). #PhotoPrize The Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize is the leading international competition which celebrates and promotes the very best in contemporary portrait photography.
The Prize upholds a reputation for its diversity of photographic styles, submitted by a range of photographers, from gifted amateurs to photography professionals, all competing to win one of the four prestigious prizes; including the £15,000 first prize. Sponsored by Taylor Wessing Gainsborough’s Family Album 22 NOVEMBER 2018 – 3 FEBRUARY 2019 Wolfson Gallery Tickets Including donation: £16 (Concessions £14.50) Free for Members npg.org.uk/gainsborough Publication Fully illustrated exhibition catalogue including essay by exhibition curator David Solkin, £29.95. #GainsboroughsFamilyAlbum
Featuring over fifty works from public and private collections across the world, Gainsborough’s Family Album will provide a unique insight into the private life and motivations of Thomas Gainsborough (1727 – 88), one of Britain’s greatest artists. The exhibition includes a number of works that have never been on public display in the UK and will bring together for the first time all twelve surviving portraits of Thomas Gainsborough’s daughters. Gallery Displays The Gallery’s changing programme of free displays highlight a range of themes, sitters and artists, as well as significant anniversaries and acquisitions. Floor 2 Room 16 Picturing Friendship Continuing a series of thematic explorations of the Collection, this display draws together historic and contemporary portraits that record and affirm the bonds of friendship. Featuring a
diverse range of works, including photographs of Morecambe and Wise and Elizabeth Taylor with David Bowie, the portraits share a sense of the pleasure, comfort or stimulation experienced in the company of friends. Alongside recently acquired photographs, including George Harrison with Ravi Shankar, is the earliest known oil self-portrait produced in England, Gerlach Flicke’s double portrait with the pirate Henry Strangwish, which was painted in 1554 when the pair were imprisoned in the Tower of London. 28 June to May 2019 Floor 1 Room 32 Bobby Moore: First Gentleman of English Football The England football team won their first and only World Cup victory in 1966, defeating West Germany 4 -2 in a tense final at Wembley Stadium. The famous image of England’s captain, Bobby Moore, lifting the Jules Rimet trophy cemented Moore as the embodiment of a golden period in English football. This display celebrates Bobby Moore (1941 – 1993), a sporting icon who inspired a generation of footballers and fans. Vintage
prints recently acquired by the Gallery provide an insight into the professional and personal life of one of England’s best-loved sporting heroes. Until January 2019 Floor 1 Room 29 Photography: A Public Art 1840-1939 The Gallery celebrates photography with an installation dedicated to its extraordinary Photographs Collection displaying classic images and rarely seen gems of artists, writers and actors by Edward Steichen, James Abbe, Berenice Abbott, Cecil Beaton and Dorothy Wilding among others. Carefully lit, artfully styled and skilfully retouched, such portraits have become defining images of the men and women that have shaped our culture. The display will celebrate sitters, makers and an array of different techniques as well as allowing visitors to revel in the creative language of photography and the constant reinvention of the genre of portraiture. Until 7 October 2018
Floor 2 Room 3 The English Reformation Until 2 December 2018 Floor 1 Room 25 Votes for Women: Pioneers Until January 2019 Room 31 (case) For Valour: Recipients of the Victoria Cross, 1914 – 18 Until June 2018 Room 32 One Unbroken Stream Until 2 September 2018
National Programme The Gallery works collaboratively with venues around the country to loan works as part of a varied programme of touring exhibitions and displays. Faces of Change: Votes for Women This exhibition in partnership with the National Trust, presents an overview of the campaign for women’s suffrage from the late 19th century until 1918, highlighting the stories connected to the campaign at each property. The Workhouse, Southwell Faces of Change: Votes for Women From formal paintings to militant propaganda, the portraits on display will complement the unique stories of disenfranchised women and working women associated with The Workhouse. Until 22 July 2018 Killerton, Devon Faces of Change: Votes for Women
The portraits on display provide a wider context to the story of two generations of Acland women with deeply divided views on women’s suffrage. 4 August –31 October 2018 Find out more npg.org.uk/beyondthegallery
Events Calendar Events are free unless otherwise stated. Places are allocated on a first come, first served basis and are subject to availability. Book ticketed events at npg.org.uk/events, call 020 7306 0055 or visit the Gallery in person. We offer discounted ticket prices for Concessions and Gallery Supporters. Events are subject to change. Please check the website before visiting. Access All events are wheelchair accessible. BSL: Events interpreted with British Sign Language or led in BSL. Please check listings for details. Visualising Portraits: Picture description for visually impaired visitors.
June
Fri 1
18.00 Resident DJ Eddie Otchere
18.30 Drop-in Drawing Led by Grace Adam
19.00 In Conversation Bobby Moore, First Gentleman of
English Football £10/£8
Thu 7
13.15 Lunchtime Lecture Modernists & Mavericks:
Bacon, Freud, Hockney & the London Painters £4/£3
Fri 8
18.00 Guest DJ Sadie Lee
18.00 Gallery talk One Dress
18.30 Rebel Women: Banner Making Workshop
18.30 Drop-in Drawing Led by Andy Pankhurst
19.00 Lecture Hearts and Minds: the Untold Story of the
Great Pilgrimage and How Women Won the Vote
£10/£8
19.30 BSL Tour Highlights of the CollectionSat 9
11.00 Weekend Workshop Rebel Women: Banner-Making
11.00 Drop-in workshop Rebel Women: A Portrait of
Women in the 21st Century
Fri 15
18.00 Resident DJ Eddie Otchere
18.30 Drop-in Drawing Led by Gayna Pelham
19.00 In Conversation BP Portrait Award 2018 £10/£8
Wed 20
13.30 Gallery talk Looking at Mrs Dalloway
Thu 21
13.15 Lunchtime Lecture Free Spirit: George Charles
Beresford, Portrait Photographer, Aesthete and
Feminist £4/£3
Fri 22
18.00 Guest DJ Neil Prince18.30 Drop-in Drawing Led by Grace Adam
18.30 In Conversation Laurie Lewis, Dame Darcey Bussell
and Zelda Cheatle £10/£8
Sat 23 – Sun 24
11.00 Weekend Workshop BP Portrait Award 2018
£150/£125
Fri 29
18.00 Resident DJ Marc Mac (4hero)
18.30 Drop-in Drawing Led by Robin-Lee Hall
19.00 In Conversation Michael Jackson: On the Wall £10/£8
July
Thu 5
13.15 Lunchtime Lecture War to Windrush: Black Women in
Britain 1939–48 £4/£3
Fri 6
18.00 Resident DJ Eddie Otchere18.30 Drop-in Drawing Led by Susan Wilson
19.00 Friday Lates See website for details
Fri 13
18.00 Guest DJ Mr. Thing
18.30 Drop-in Drawing Led by Grace Adam
19.00 In Conversation Michael Jackson: Black or White
£10/£8
19.30 BSL Tour BP Portrait Award 2018
Sat 14
11.00-17.00
Weekend Workshop Donald Urquhart’s Michael
Jackson Alphabet: the bigger picture £75/£65
Sun 15
11.00-17.00
Weekend Workshop Donald Urquhart’s Michael
Jackson Alphabet: the bigger picture £75/£65
Thu 1913.15 Lunchtime Lecture The Byron Ladies: Icons and
Outcasts £4/£3
Fri 20
18.00 Resident DJ Eddie Otchere
18.30 Drop-in Drawing Led by Marc Woodhead
19.00 Screening The Wiz £10/£8
Fri 27
18.00 Guest DJ Sophie Callis
18.30 Drop-in Drawing Led by Andy Pankhurst
18.30 Life Drawing Capturing the Art of Performance
£10/£8
19.00 Gallery talk Emily Bronte: A Celebration
Sat 28 – Sun29
11.00-17.00
Weekend Workshop The Way You Make Me Feel:
Practical Workshop £150/£125
Mon 30 – Thu 2 August10.30-16.00
4-day Project Musical Portraits
Tues 31
11.00-16.00 One-day Workshop
BP Portrait Award Next Generation
August
Wed 1
11.00-16.00 One-day Workshop
BP Portrait Award Next Generation
Thu 2
13.15 Lunchtime Lecture Radical women in portraits £4/£3
Fri 3
18.00 Guest DJ Timberlina
18.30 Drop-in Drawing Led by Gayna Pelham
19.00 In Conversation Queer Perspectives Free ticket
requiredWed 8 – Fri 10
11.00 – 16.00
3-day Summer School BP Portrait Award: Next
Generation
Fri 10
18.00 Guest DJ Grace George
18.30 Drop-in Drawing Led by Marc Woodhead
19.00 In Conversation Michael Jackson: In the Closet £10/8
19.30 BSL Tour Art, Invention & Thought: Making the
Modern World
Sat 11
11.00-17.00 Weekend Workshop Man in the Mirror £75/£65
Mon 13 – Mon 27
11.00-16.00 Summer Holiday Activities ABC
Tue 1418.30-20.30 Young People’s Private View BP Portrait Award:
Next Generation
Thu 16
13.15 Lunchtime Lecture Take Six Girls: The Lives of the
Mitford Sisters £4/£3
Fri 17
18.00 Resident DJ Eddie Otchere
18.30 Drop-in Drawing Led by Robin-Lee Hall
19.00 In Conversation Michael Jackson: Rock With You
£10/8
Fri 24
18.30 Drop-in Drawing Led by Robin-Lee Hall
19.00 See website for further details
Fri 31
18.00 Resident DJ Eddie Otchere
18.30 Drop-in Drawing Led by Andy Pankhurst
18.30 Life Drawing Thriller £10/£8Lunchtime Lectures Immerse yourself in history, art and culture at our popular Lunchtime Lectures. Doors open at 12.45. Thursdays 13.15 £4/£3 7 June Modernists & Mavericks: Bacon, Freud, Hockney & the London Painters Writer Martin Gayford explores the development of painting in post-war London and the interlinking friendships, rivalries and artistic concerns among a number of acclaimed artists. Revealing the influence of teachers on the London painters including David Bomberg, whose work appears in the Gallery’s current display One Unbroken Stream alongside that of his student Frank Auerbach. 21 June Free Spirit: George Charles Beresford, Portrait Photographer, Aesthete and Feminist
Art historian Dr Vivien Gaston explores the photographer behind one of the most widely admired British portraits, the haunting depiction of Virginia Woolf, 1902. George Charles Beresford, whilst little known, photographed many prominent and provocative politicians, artists, thinkers and writers of the early 20th century. From his schooldays with Rudyard Kipling to the glamour of London society and his support of radical feminists, Beresford’s life reflects the tensions of wider social change and reform. 5 July War to Windrush: Black Women in Britain 1939 – 48 Historian Stephen Bourne presents an illustrated talk about some of the black women who are featured in his latest book. These include Elisabeth Welch, Josephine Baker, Eartha Kitt and Winifred Atwell, all of whom are represented in the Gallery’s Collection. 19 July The Byron Ladies: Icons and Outcasts
Biographer Miranda Seymour examines how the poet’s wife was trashed, then elevated and then smashed by the Victorian press, whilst her daughter Ada disappeared from public consciousness for almost a hundred years after her death until her reputation was saved by Alan Turing. 2 August Radical women in portraits Researcher Georgia Haseldine introduces the radical eighteenthcentury women who first fought for the rights of woman and paved the way for the women’s suffrage movement. The radical ideas of Britain’s first feminists are revealed in the gestures and fashions captured in their portraits. 16 August Take Six Girls: The Lives of the Mitford Sisters Writer Laura Thompson looks at the wildly contrasting lives of the Mitford sisters – stylish, scandalous and tragic by turns – which hold up a revelatory mirror to upper-class English life before and after the Second World War.
Weekend workshops These intimate weekends enable you to explore, develop and improve your creativity. Working alongside leading artists, take inspiration from the Gallery and look at portraiture in new, exciting ways. Sat 9 June 11.00 – 16.00 Rebel Women: Banner-Making Workshop Free PROCESSIONS is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to take part in a mass participation artwork to celebrate one hundred years of votes for women. On Sunday 10 June a large-scale procession will appear as a flowing river of colour through the city streets. Join us at a free artist-led workshop to create your banner, sash or rosette in preparation. Places are designated on a first-come, first-served basis. All materials are supplied. Sat 23 – Sun 24 June BP Portrait Award 2018 £150/£125
Inspired by this year’s selection of the best of contemporary portrait painting from around the world, spend two days in the studio working from a model. Workshop leader to be announced. Sat 14 July and Sun 15 July Donald Urquhart’s Michael Jackson Alphabet: the bigger picture £75/£65 Artist Donald Urquhart leads a one-day masterclass (repeated on Sunday 15 July). Beginning with a visit to On the Wall, Donald will explain his approach to making his artwork and discuss methods of scaling up text pieces and sketches. Followed by a practical session covering methods of copying and scaling up artwork. Open to all abilities, materials provided. Sat 28 – Sun 29 July The Way You Make Me Feel: Practical Workshop £150/£125 Artist Sadie Lee leads this weekend workshop in response to the On The Wall exhibition, which features work inspired by the life, death and phenomenon of Michael Jackson.
After an introduction to the works, make your own drawings and paintings. Materials provided. Suitable for all levels but an interest in contemporary practice and (acrylic) painting would be an advantage. Sat 11 August Man in the Mirror £75/£65 Visual artist Othello De’Souza Hartley leads this day-long photography and mixed-media workshop in which you will create a response to Michael Jackson and what he represents to you. Following a visit to the exhibition and discussion with Othello, work in the studio to create a piece using photography, costume, props, painting or collage. At the end of the day, photograph your work in a studio setting. All abilities welcome, materials supplied.
Friday Lates Launching on Friday 1 June, the Gallery’s new Friday Lates offer creativity, inspiration, conversation and a social space where everyone is welcome. Enjoy a drink at the bar and music inspired by our exhibitions, join our hugely popular mass art occupation of the Gallery and explore ideas about art, culture and society with our talks programme. Start your weekend in style visiting our world-class exhibitions, discovering the Collection and taking a free Rebel Women Gallery trail. Every Friday night 18.00 – 21.00 Free unless otherwise stated Music & bar Ondaatje Wing Main Hall 18.00 – 20.30 Drop-in Drawing and Life Drawing 18.30 – 20.30 Talks & film screenings Ondaatje Wing Theatre 19.00 unless otherwise stated
1 June Resident DJ Eddie Otchere Drop-in Drawing Led by Grace Adam Bobby Moore, First Gentleman of English Football £10/£8 To celebrate the Gallery’s current display of vintage press prints of the sporting icon, join Bobby Moore’s daughter Roberta, his biographer Jeff Powell, football manager and pundit Harry Redknapp and sports presenter Matt Lorenzo for a discussion of his life and legacy, illustrated by previously unseen photographs. 8 June Guest DJ Sadie Lee Drop-in Drawing Led by Andy Pankhurst Rebel Women: Banner-making workshop In preparation for PROCESSIONS join our free craft workshop and make your banner, rosette or sash. On Sunday 10 June, thousands of women and girls from across the UK will walk together forming a living portrait of women in the 21st century
and a visual expression of equality, strength and cultural representation. One Dress 18.30 Room 30, Floor 1 Visit artist, fashion designer, sustainability expert and activist Ms Tammam and hear about her One Dress project, a feminist activist artwork in front of the 1909 portrait of Christabel Pankhurst by Ethel Wright which inspired it. Lecture: Hearts and Minds: the Untold Story of the Great Pilgrimage and How Women Won the Vote £10/£8 Most people assume the fight for the vote – won in part 100 years ago – was all about the militant Suffragettes. Writer Jane Robinson tells the story of the ‘Great Pilgrimage’, an astonishing six-week suffrage march involving thousands of suffragists, or non-militant campaigners, from all around the UK who came together and finally won the hearts and minds of Parliament and the people.
15 June Resident DJ Eddie Otchere Drop-in Drawing Led by artist Gayna Pelham In Conversation: BP Portrait Award 2018 £10/£8 Join judges including journalist and broadcaster Rosie Millard, founder and Director of The Equiano Centre, UCL, Dr Caroline Bressey, and Rosie Broadley, 19th-Century Collections Curator, who assess this year’s competition of the best contemporary portrait painting from around the world. 22 June Guest DJ Neil Prince Drop-in Drawing Led by artist Grace Adam In Conversation: Laurie Lewis, Dame Darcey Bussell and Zelda Cheatle 18.30 £10/£8 Photographer Laurie Lewis celebrates the launch of his new book Portraits, a personal record of his favourite sitters including Dame Darcey Busell, who shares the stories that
accompany their sittings. Moderated by photography expert Zelda Cheatle. 29 June Guest DJ Marc Mac(4hero) Drop-in Drawing Led by artist Robin-Lee Hall Michael Jackson: On the Wall £10/£8 Dr Nicholas Cullinan, Director of the National Portrait Gallery and curator of Michael Jackson: On the Wall, introduces the exhibition and talks to participating artists including Todd Gray, Hank Willis Thomas, Lorraine O’Grady and Isaac Julien. 6 July Resident DJ Eddie Otchere Drop-in Drawing Led by Susan Wilson See website for details. 13 July Guest DJ Mr Thing Drop-in Drawing Led by Grace Adam
In Conversation: Michael Jackson: Black and White £10/£8 A global icon, Michael Jackson was the first black musician to achieve world-wide fame. His image and music had, and continues to have, an extraordinary impact on culture, which is explored by speakers including writer, journalist and broadcaster Ekow Eshun. 20 July Resident DJ Eddie Otchere Drop-in Drawing Led by Marc Woodhead Screening: The Wiz 18.30 £10/£8 Fashion scholar Sequoia Barnes introduces this cult classic, a retelling of L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (which features an entirely African American cast including Michael Jackson as Scarecrow to Diana Ross’ Dorothy) and explores its cultural significance. 27 July Guest DJ Sophie Callis
Drop-in Drawing Led by Andy Pankhurst Emily Bronte: A Celebration Room 24 Celebrate the bicentenary of Emily Bronte’s birth with a reading of her poetry in front of her portrait. In partnership with the Live Literature Company. Life Drawing: Capturing the Art of Performance £10/£8 Join artist Robin-Lee Hall for a session focusing on the signature moves of performers including Michael Jackson. Capture the dynamism of performance with a mixture of long and short poses and different drawing styles. 3 August Guest DJ Timberlina Drop-in Drawing Led by Gayna Pelham Queer Perspectives Free ticket required Gain a Queer Perspective on our Collection with resident artist Sadie Lee and her special guest as they discuss portraits which have a personal resonance.
10 August Guest DJ Grace George Drop-in Drawing Led by Marc Woodhead 17 August Resident DJ Eddie Otchere Drop-in Drawing Led by Robin-Lee Hall Michael Jackson: Rock With You £10/£8 Luminaries of the UK black music scene Lindsay Wesker, Dave VJ and Gordon Mac (Kiss FM and Mi-Soul) talk to DJ, writer and broadcaster Ed Adoo about Michael Jackson’s impact on bringing black British artists to the mainstream and his influence on today’s acts. 24 August Live DJ Edward Adoo Drop-in Drawing Led by Robin-Lee Hall See website for details.
31 August Resident DJ Eddie Otchere Drop-in Drawing Led by Andy Pankhurst Life Drawing: Thriller £10/£8 Using Michael Jackson’s incredible music and dance as inspiration, this session led by artist Gayna Pelham explores how movement and music can change the way we draw. Day time events Wed 20 June 13.30 – 14.30 Gallery Talk: Looking at Mrs Dalloway Free ticket required Join cultural historian and literary critic Alexandra Harris for a tour of selected paintings and photographs of and by Virginia Woolf, Vanessa Bell, Duncan Grant and others associated with the Bloomsbury Group and the modernist movement. Following this short tour, Alexandra scrutinises Mrs Dalloway in more depth. This event is part of wider Dalloway Day celebrations. Alexandra Harris is Professor of English at the University of Birmingham. She has written books about Virginia Woolf,
Modernism and the weather. In 2015 she presented A Walk of One’s Own: Virginia Woolf on Foot on BBC Radio 4. In partnership with the Royal Society of Literature. Meet in the Main Hall. Please see rsliterature.org for other Dalloway Day events #DallowayDay
Access The Gallery is fully accessible and welcomes everyone to take part in the rich programme of free events. All Access events are drop-in. Please meet in the Ondaatje Wing Main Hall. Visualising Portraits Free audio description talks for blind and visually impaired visitors. The last Thursday of every month at 14.00. Thu 28 June BP Portrait Award 2018 Explore how contemporary artists’ are currently responding to portraiture. Thu 26 July Bobby Moore: First Gentleman of English Football Enjoy candid shots of this icon of English football.
Thu 30 Aug The Countryside Take a holiday and discover landscapes in portraits. BSL Gallery Tours Free tours led in BSL, some include interpretation into English. The last Thursday of every month at 19.30. Fri 8 June Highlights of the Collection Chisato Minamimura leads a tour of the Collection, picking out highlights along the way. Led in BSL Fri 13 July BP Portrait Award Join John Wilson for a tour of the most prestigious portrait painting competition in the world. Led in BSL Fri 8 June Highlights of the Collection
Chisato Minamimura leads a tour of the Collection, picking out highlights along the way. Led in BSL Fri 13 July BP Portrait Award Join John Wilson for a tour of the most prestigious portrait painting competition in the world. Led in BSL The Access programme is supported by the Lord Leonard and Lady Estelle.
Families This summer, explore the Galleries together with free materials and resources just for families. Family trails Pick up a beautiful, free Summer Sketching book illustrated by Marta Altés and get creative inspiration from portraits around the Gallery to draw accessories, expressions and people. Suitable for all ages. Pick up from the Main Desk and FAB. Other free family trails and resources to animate your visit include: Sketch Doodle your way around the Gallery with this free sketchbook. Pop up Gallery Which portraits will you put in your own gallery? Create a 3D model and fill in our printed frames with your drawings. Family Activity Base Sat 21 July – Sun 2 September
11.00 – 16.00 FAB Look out for FAB – our Family Activity Base – in the galleries and collect free art materials to take into the galleries and make portraits together. Holiday Activities Mon 13 – Mon 27 August 11.00 – 16.00 ABC Our summer exhibitions Michael Jackson: On the Wall and the BP Portrait Award, and Rebel Women – celebrating a centenary of women getting the vote, provide inspiration for two weeks of fun, free, daily art and craft workshops. Decorate a white glove, learn to moonwalk, pick-up photography skills, paint a portrait, design a t-shirt, print an image or play with clay. Bring the whole family and let artists inspire your creativity. All materials provided. Full details and how to book ABC at npg.org.uk/families
Your Visit Facilities Baby changing facilities and our lockable buggy park are located on Floor -1. Bookshop Discover a wide range of books for children in the Gallery’s bookshop, accessed via the Main Hall. Portrait Café Special family offers over holiday periods Open daily 10.00 – 17.00 Thursday – Friday 10.00 – 20.00 Access Step-free access is via the Shop entrance on St Martin’s Place and the Orange Street ramp entrance. npg.org.uk/families #NPGFamilies Family Programmes supported by McCain
Young people Work with artists, develop creative skills and confidence, and meet other young people at our FREE events for and with 14 – 21 year-olds. All materials provided and suitable for all abilities. npg.org.uk/youngpeople /npgyouthforum Saturdays and Sundays Free but booking required Sat 9 June 11.00 – 16.00 Rebel Women: A Portrait of Women in the 21st Century Drop-in workshop PROCESSIONS is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to take part in a mass participation artwork to celebrate one hundred years of votes for women. On Sun 10 June a large-scale procession will take-place in London honouring 100 years of some women getting the right to vote and marching for equality. Get crafty and join artists at the Gallery to create your own banner, sash or rosette. All ages welcome.
Sat 7 July 11.00 – 16.00 Michael Jackson One-day Photography Workshop Join photographer Othello De’souza- Hartley to explore the Michael Jackson exhibition together then create your own work about identity in the photography studio. SLR digital cameras provided. Mon 30 July – Thu 2 August 10.30 – 16.00 Musical Portraits 4-day project A project specifically designed for young people aged 10-14 years with Autism Spectrum Conditions. Over 4 days create art and music with professionals. In partnership with Turtle Key Arts and Wigmore Hall. Tue 31 July 11.00 – 16.00 or Weds 1 August 11.00 – 16.00 BP Portrait Award: Next Generation One-day Art Workshops
Learning from professional artists, discover new skills in life- drawing, create your own painting, meet artists and take a tour of the BP Portrait Award exhibition. All art materials and lunch included. Wed 8 – Fri 10 August 11.00 – 16.00 BP Portrait Award: Next Generation 3-day Summer School Spend 3-days in the art studio at the Gallery, learning from BP Awardwinning artists and working from a model to create a portrait and learn new skills in composition, lighting and pose. All art materials and lunches included. Tue 14 August 18.30 – 20.30 BP Portrait Award: Next Generation Young People’s Private View An invitation to a private view of the BP Portrait Award 2018 exhibition exclusively for 14 –21 year olds. This after-hours art event includes DJs, art workshops, competitions, refreshments and a chance to meet artists and other young creatives.
Youth Forum Join our young creatives group and get involved with the Gallery. Youth Forum meets the first Friday of each month 17.30 – 19.30. Join the conversation @NPGYouth /npgyouthforum Shop From our Collection to yours Discover the full range of gifts, books and products inspired by our exhibition and the Collection, available exclusively from Gallery Shops and online. Every purchase supports the National Portrait Gallery npgshop.org.uk
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Join now and you will get free, immediate and unlimited entry to all ticketed exhibitions, including the much-anticipated Michael Jackson: On the Wall as well as exclusive Membership benefits and discounts. Join today at npg.org.uk/members or call the team on 020 7321 6283 or visit the Membership Desk during your next visit.
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