Kemp-Welch has been inspired by Cambridge pioneering company Pye Electronics, their history and remaining impact on the local community as well as Kettle’s Yard’s founder, Jim Ede’s own experiences of public broadcasting in the UK and USA.
International Women’s Day, Friday 8 March
Our Saturday event is in celebration of International Women’s Day which takes place on Friday, 8 March.
International Women’s Day (March 8) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity.
Programme
Following a masterclass in January 2019 with Margaret Faultless, Head of Performance at the University of Cambridge Faculty of Music, one student ensemble will be selected to perform our final concert of the term.
The final programme will be announced later in the term.
Important information for your visit
Due to conservation and security reasons, no bags, including handbags, or large coats are allowed in the House.
Explore ARTIST ROOMS Louise Bourgeois and Julie Mehretu Drawings and Monotypes with a member of our Learning Team.
Hear about the works, discuss the exhibitions and explore textures and materials similar to those used by the artists.
FREE, booking required.
Inspired by Jim Ede’s friendships, and the relationships that formed the Kettle’s Yard collection, Hamilton has invited other artists to contribute to the new display. Most of these, including Laëtitia Badaut Haussmann, Nicholas Byrne and Roger Phillips were also involved in the Hepworth Wakefield exhibition. Maria Zahle is a new addition to the collaboration.
"On first glance, it seems as if nothing is going on, but you should be able to notice subtle changes in light as clouds pass in front of the sun, animals, people, aeroplanes and boats moving in and out of the frame, and changes in the wind and wave patterns."
Evan Roth
The meeting is an opportunity to share local LGBTQI+ knowledge, histories and connections. It is a chance for interested locals to help plan a queer walking route in and around Cambridge to happen in spring 2019 and to suggest formats for a post-walk social event.
Kettle’s Yard has been selected by Ian Giles and Open Ramble East as a site with queer heritage.
This event is free, all LGBTQI+ people, friends and families are welcome. Booking is recommended
Refreshments provided
Over the past year, Hannah Kempt-Welch, 2018 Open House artist-in-residence, has been working with groups in North Cambridge to create a new sound work which is shared with you in Hyperlocal Radio.
Made in 1986 during a performance in which Rose Garrard transformed a corner shop into a plaster casting studio, these sculptures juxtapose images of historic women artists and page three girls from the Sun newspaper. They are both a document of the gender politics of the 1980s, and a protest at the exclusion of women artists from the history of art and the objectification of women in the British press. This is the first time the works have been exhibited since 1994.
The money and medals of this 250-year period provide a fascinating insight into broader developments in artistic expression, monarchy, nationhood, and trade in a rapidly expanding world. Coins and medals acted as powerful agents in conveying the official image of the king or queen and commemorating the important events of the day. They also reveal the changing role of money and economic experience through periods of religious conflict, civil war, exploration and the union of the kingdoms of England and Scotland.
