After 6am, Visual art

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60 Chairs For 60 Years

A unique collection of miniature Coronation chairs, including gold and silver replicas, jewellery charms, music boxes and money boxes.

Westminster Abbey, London SW1P

Thu 20 Jun

Free, plus admission £18, concs £15, NUS £8, family £36 & £44, under 11s free accompanied / 020 7222 5152

  • 10:30 – 16:00

Fri 21 Jun

Free, plus admission £18, concs £15, NUS £8, family £36 & £44, under 11s free accompanied / 020 7222 5152

  • 10:30 – 16:00

Sat 22 Jun

Free, plus admission £18, concs £15, NUS £8, family £36 & £44, under 11s free accompanied / 020 7222 5152

  • 10:30 – 16:00
…and 462 more dates until 27 Sep 2014

A1 Open Exhibition

An opportunity for artists to enter an open exhibition, where the only rule is that all works should fit an A1 template.

The Horsebridge Arts & Community Centre, Whitstable

Fri 26 Jul

Free / 01227 281174

  • 09:00 – 18:00

Sat 27 Jul

Free / 01227 281174

  • 09:00 – 18:00

Sun 28 Jul

Free / 01227 281174

  • 09:00 – 18:00
…and 14 more dates until 11 Aug

Aaron Kasmin: Closely Observed

Contemporary still-life drawings of every-day objects.

Rebecca Hossack Art Gallery, London W1T

Thu 20 Jun

Free / 020 7436 4899

  • 10:00 – 18:00

Fri 21 Jun

Free / 020 7436 4899

  • 10:00 – 18:00

Sat 22 Jun

Free / 020 7436 4899

  • 10:00 – 18:00
…and 6 more dates until 29 Jun

Aberdeen Artists Society Annual Exhibition

A popular annual open exhibition which gives professional, amateur and emerging artists the opportunity to show their work. Art forms vary widely from painting and sculpture to printmaking, textiles and ceramics. Entry forms are available from the Gallery Shop or by contacting info@aberdeenartistssociety.co.uk.

Aberdeen Art Gallery

Thu 20 Jun

Free / 01224 523700

  • 10:00 – 17:00

Fri 21 Jun

Free / 01224 523700

  • 10:00 – 17:00

Sat 22 Jun

Free / 01224 523700

  • 10:00 – 17:00
…and 6 more dates until 29 Jun

Aberdeen Welcomes Edward and Alexandra

An exhibition of photographs showing the visit of King Edward and Queen Alexandra to Aberdeen in 1906.

Aberdeen Maritime Museum

Sat 22 Jun

Free / 01224 337700

  • 10:00 – 17:00

Sun 23 Jun

Free / 01224 337700

  • 12:00 – 15:00

Tue 25 Jun

Free / 01224 337700

  • 10:00 – 17:00
…and 142 more dates until 7 Dec back to top

About Face

Paintings from the National Gallery, London, Royal Collection Trust and the Courtauld Gallery, by artists including Rembrandt, Goya, Lucas van Leyden and Cezanne, together with miniatures by Hilliard and Isaac Oliver and works on paper by Van Dyck and Charles Le Brun, lent by HM The Queen.

The Barber Institute Of Fine Arts, University Of Birmingham

Thu 20 Jun

Free / 0121 414 7333

  • 10:00 – 17:00

Fri 21 Jun

Free / 0121 414 7333

  • 10:00 – 17:00

Sat 22 Jun

Free / 0121 414 7333

  • 11:00 – 17:00
…and 71 more dates until 1 Sep

Absolute Art

Back by popular demand for a fourth year, Scots photographer Jim Malcolm and French painter Christophe Philibert present an imaginative collection of photographs and paintings. Jim recently exhibited at the Smithsonian Museum in Washington DC. Christophe has produced several books of his work. Both have exhibited…

Leith Library, Edinburgh

Fri 2 Aug

Free / 0131 226 0000

Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Sat 3 Aug

Free / 0131 226 0000

Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Mon 5 Aug

Free / 0131 226 0000

Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

…and 18 more dates until 26 Aug

Abstract Acrylic Using Photographs IT2062: Course

An interactive art workshop including photographic artwork.

Higham Hall, Cockermouth

Sun 7 Jul

£225 Residential; £155 Non-residential / 01768 776276

  • 18:30

ACE Showcase 2013

Contemporary works and designs by architecture, computing and engineering students, highlighting a range of approaches and philosophies.

University Of East London, E16

Thu 20 Jun

Free / 020 8223 3000

  • 10:00 – 18:00

Fri 21 Jun

Free / 020 8223 3000

  • 10:00 – 18:00

Sat 22 Jun

Free / 020 8223 3000

  • 10:00 – 18:00
…and 14 more dates until 6 Jul

Adam Buick

Large pottery vessels and the artist's signature moon jars.

The Art Room, Exeter

Sun 23 Jun

Free

  • 11:00 – 17:00

Wed 26 Jun

Free

  • 11:00 – 17:00

Sat 29 Jun

Free

  • 11:00 – 17:00
…and 7 more dates until 14 Jul back to top

Adam Heiss & Martene Rourke: Network Traces

Photographs documenting railway lines that have either been abandoned or put to an alternative use, exploring the changing urban landscape.

Cornerhouse, Manchester

Wed 19 Jun

Cafe/Bar

Free / 0161 200 1500

  • 12:00 – 20:00

Thu 20 Jun

Cafe/Bar

Free / 0161 200 1500

  • 12:00 – 20:00

Fri 21 Jun

Cafe/Bar

Free / 0161 200 1500

  • 12:00 – 20:00
…and 15 more dates until 9 Jul

Adam McEwen: Sawney Bean

Art exploring themes associated with mythical 16th century Scottish cannibal Sawney Bean.

The Modern Institute, Glasgow

Thu 20 Jun

Free / 0141 248 3711

  • 10:00 – 18:00

Fri 21 Jun

Free / 0141 248 3711

  • 10:00 – 18:00

Sat 22 Jun

Free / 0141 248 3711

  • 12:00 – 17:00

Adult Art Class: Designing Floral Motifs: Workshop

Artist Amber Khokhar introduces floral designs in Islamic Art, including Mughal, Ottoman and Persian motifs and shows how to develop sketches using traditional painting techniques.

Wallace Collection, London W1U

Sat 17 Aug

£34 adv booking required / 020 7563 9500

  • 10:30 – 16:30

Wallace Collection, London W1U

Sat 13 Jul

£34 adv booking required / 020 7563 9500

  • 10:30 – 16:30

Wallace Collection, London W1U

Sat 22 Jun

£34 adv booking required / 020 7563 9500

  • 10:30 – 16:30
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Wallace Collection, London W1U

Sat 27 Jul

£34 adv booking required / 020 7563 9500

  • 10:30 – 16:30

Wallace Collection, London W1U

Sat 29 Jun

£68 adv booking required / 020 7563 9500

  • 10:30 – 16:30

Sun 30 Jun

£68 adv booking required / 020 7563 9500

  • 10:30 – 16:30

Adult Continuing Education Painting Class

Work collaboratively towards creating paintings for a themed exhibition.

Madcap Performing Arts Centre, Milton Keynes

Wed 26 Jun

Phone for prices / 01908 320179

  • 10:00 – 12:00

Wed 3 Jul

Phone for prices / 01908 320179

  • 10:00 – 12:00

Wed 10 Jul

Phone for prices / 01908 320179

  • 10:00 – 12:00
…and 7 more dates until 28 Aug

Advanced Lino Printing: Workshop

Join local artist James Green for an advanced workshop in linocut printing, the technique used by Leonard Beaumont whose work is currently on display in the Graves Gallery.

Museums Sheffield: Graves Art Gallery

Sat 6 Jul

£35 adv booking essential (£31 adv booking essential) / 0114 278 2600

  • 10:00 – 16:00

Westonbirt, The National Arboretum, Tetbury

Fri 9 Aug

£105 inc tea/coffee / 01666 880220

  • 10:30 – 15:30

Mon 23 Sep

£105 inc tea/coffee / 01666 880220

  • 10:30 – 15:30

Mon 14 Oct

£105 inc tea/coffee / 01666 880220

  • 10:30 – 15:30

Fri 8 Nov

£105 inc tea/coffee / 01666 880220

  • 10:30 – 15:30
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After Icebergs with a Painter: Frederic Church and His Northern Landscapes

Painter Frederic Edwin Church travelled to Newfoundland and Labrador in 1859 and made some of the most awe-inspiring images of icebergs ever painted; his 1861 The Icebergs is but the most monumental. Maritime historian Trevor Ware discusses Church's work.

Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh

Tue 2 Jul

Hawthornden Lecture Theatre

Free / 0131 624 6200

  • 12:45 – 13:30

Against All Odds: Low Profile

Performances, videos, installations and a publication by the collaborative duo, exploring themes of survival, preparedness and endurance in the modern world.

Exeter Phoenix

Thu 20 Jun

Free / 01392 667080

  • 10:00 – 17:30

Fri 21 Jun

Free / 01392 667080

  • 10:00 – 17:30

Sat 22 Jun

Free / 01392 667080

  • 10:00 – 17:30
…and 12 more dates until 6 Jul

The Age of Improvement

Portraits from the century of Scotland's great transformation, 1750–1850, including Nasmyth's deliberately and stylishly unfinished picture of Robert Burns, Danloux's all-action portrait of Admiral Duncan keeping a cool head in the middle of a sea battle, Raeburn's picture of Walter Scott as king of the hill, before…

Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh

Thu 20 Jun

Free / 0131 624 6200

  • 10:00 – 19:00

Fri 21 Jun

Free / 0131 624 6200

  • 10:00 – 17:00

Sat 22 Jun

Free / 0131 624 6200

  • 10:00 – 17:00
…and 922 more dates until 31 Dec 2015

The Age Of Innocence

Contemporary works highlighting the notion of the ideal within female portrait and head studies by members of the New Sculpture Movement, using a bust by Alfred Drury's as a point of reference.

Leeds Art Gallery

Thu 25 Jul

Sculpture Study Galleries

Free / 0113 247 8256

  • 10:00 – 17:00

Fri 26 Jul

Sculpture Study Galleries

Free / 0113 247 8256

  • 10:00 – 17:00

Sat 27 Jul

Sculpture Study Galleries

Free / 0113 247 8256

  • 10:00 – 17:00
…and 85 more dates until 20 Oct

Age Of Opulence: K College Fashion Exhibition

Students exhibit designs and dresses from their course work.

National Trust: Knole, Sevenoaks

Tue 25 Jun

Free / 01732 462100/450608

  • 10:30 – 17:00

Wed 26 Jun

Free / 01732 462100/450608

  • 10:30 – 17:00

Thu 27 Jun

Free / 01732 462100/450608

  • 10:30 – 17:00
…and 21 more dates until 21 Jul back to top