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Newsletter
December 2015 — May 2016
From the 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
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.
Jam tasting in the garden at On Your Doorstep.
Circuit: Unlock Cambridge festival closing party at Great St Mary’s. Image: Catarina Rodrigues
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.
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
Front cover
Henri Gaudier-Brzeska, Two storks, n.d. (detail)
Kettle’s Yard, University of Cambridge
Back cover
Circuit: Unlock Cambridge festival closing party, featuring
Elementz Entertainment dancers. Image: Mike Cameron
Reframed
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.
HORIZONS
Kettle’s Yard at Jerwood Gallery,
Hastings
Until 3 January 2016
Includes 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
BEAUTY & BALANCE
Kettle’s Yard at the Fitzwilliam Museum
Until 3 April 2016
Glaisher Gallery
HOME FROM HOME
Events at the Fitzwilliam Museum
All events are free.
Key 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.
TALKS
BEING MODERN
Kettle’s Yard at the Fitzwilliam Museum
From 8 April 2016
Glaisher Gallery
Modern Connections
20 April, 1.15–2pm
Works 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.
The Art of Ben Nicholson
23 February, 3–3.45pm
For 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]
Join 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 workshop
Fitz First Families
7 February 2–4pm, drop-in
Kettle’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 Museums
17 February 4.30–8.30pm
Christopher Wood, Le Phare, 1930.
Kettle’s Yard, University of Cambridge
Henri Gaudier-Brzeska, Two storks, n.d.
Kettle’s Yard, University of Cambridge
Kettle’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
HAMILTON
Kettle’s Yard at The Hepworth
Wakefield
28 May 2016–Spring 2017
An 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 LOAN
A 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)
Art and Engagement in
North 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,
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.”
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.
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.
Visitors take in the exhibition at On Your Doorstep. Film Still: Peter Harmer
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
Emma Smith researching in the Kettle’s Yard archive.
You can now find Open House on
Instagram @openhousecambridge and
Twitter @openhousecam
Website
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.
CIRCUIT FESTIVAL
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.
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.
Circuit: Unlock Cambridge festival Alternative Tour. Image: Mike Cameron
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
Five Ships page view from A Handful of Objects
online resource.
For further details of all Circuit
events please visit
kettlesyard.co.uk/circuit
or email [email protected]
Circuit: Unlock Cambridge festival Model Cambridge workshop. Image: Mike Cameron
Stay in touch
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.
Simón Bolívar String Quartet
10 March
Thursday concerts at the Old Divinity
School, St John’s College
Krysia Osostowicz, violin &
Daniel Tong, piano
12 May
Concerts begin at 8pm, doors open at 7.30pm
kettlesyard.co.uk/music
Rachel Lee Priday, violin &
Michael Dussek, piano
28 January
Schubert: Fantasie in C major, D934
Ravel: Violin Sonata No.2
Copland: Two pieces for violin & piano
Sarasate: Zigeunerweisen, Op.20
Schubert Ensemble
4 February
Martinů: Piano Quartet
Jonathan Dove: Piano Quartet
Brahms: Piano Quintet
Krysia Osostowicz, violin &
Daniel Tong, piano
18 February
The Jim and Helen Ede Concert
Kettle’s Yard musicians in residence 2015–16
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.1
Beethoven: Violin Sonata No.2
Peter Ash: A Major Chase
Beethoven: Violin Sonata No.7
Philip Venables: Beethoven Bars 107–112
James Gilchrist, tenor &
Anna Tilbrook, piano
25 February
Schumann: Liederkreis, Op.39
Vaughan Williams: Songs of Travel
Schumann: Dichterliebe
Schubert: Quartettsatz
Ginastera: String Quartet No.1
Mendelssohn: String Quartet No.2
Kettle’s Yard musicians in residence 2015–16
Beethoven: Violin Sonata No.3
Elspeth Brooke: Swoop
Beethoven: Violin Sonata No.4
Judith Bingham: The Neglected Child
Beethoven: Violin Sonata No.5 ‘Spring’
Huw Watkins: Spring
Alasdair Beatson, piano
19 May
Kurtág: Flowers we are, frail flowers;
Bell-fanfare for Sandor Veress;
Hommage à Schubert
Schubert: Piano Sonata in A minor, D784
Kurtág: Sarabande; Mikrorondo; …flowers
also the stars…
Ravel: Sonatine
Kurtág: Perpetuum mobile (objet trouvé)
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.21
Fretwork, viol consort
26 May
Bach: 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 members
Clodagh & 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 Yard
The 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
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.
Design by Paul Allitt Design, Art Directed by A Practice for Everyday Life
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