Southampton City Art Gallery

Christmas at Tudor House and Garden / Sat 8 and 9 Dec / 10am - 5pm (Last entry 4.15pm) / FREE / Drop-in
Take a step back in time at Tudor House this Christmas and visit us for some festive fun! Meet our Victorian-costumed staff, book a slot to meet Father Christmas, join one of our pre-booked cellar light tours, make some fun holiday craft to take home and complete our festive mini-trail! Small charges may apply for some activities.
Pre-book to meet Father Christmas or to join the cellar light tours on 023 8083 4536

Join us for our next Life Drawing class this Saturday 17 November / 11am-4pm / Southampton City Art Gallery / £34 Brian Reynolds leads our monthly life drawing sessions suitable for any ability except absolute beginners. You are welcome to bring materials but we can supply the basics. Pre-book on 023 8083 4536

Don't miss our talk: Dazzle, Disguise and Disruption in War and Art, this Fri 16 Nov / 1.30-2.30pm / Southampton City Art Gallery / Only £4 / Book on 02380 834536 Discover how art was used to confuse German U-boats and how it's influenced artists ever since. #DazzleArt #ArtTalk #ArtExhibition

Drop in tomorrow- Wednesday 14th November- for Little Lowrys under 5's art club and have some creative fun with the art gallery team! 10.30-11.30am/ Drop In/ £4 per child

Free sign language interpreted exhibition tour - Thursday 22 Nov, 2-2.45pm - Learn about artist William Stott of Oldham and his painting Le Passeur, accompanied by a British sign language interpreter. Pre-book on 023 8083 4536
#Artforall #BSL #Signlanguage #discoverart #southampton #williamstott #lepasseur

Thank you to all who came to our family activity day on Saturday to celebrate Impressionism- we had such a fun day dressing up, making badges, face painting, collaging to music, making masks and enjoying mini tours! Here are a few pictures from the day 😀

DIY Elf on a Shelf! (4yrs+) Sat 24 Nov / 10.30am-12.30pm or 1.30-3.30pm / Art Gallery / just £6 per child
Back by popular demand! Make and decorate your very own elf to create havoc on (and off) the shelf, just in time for December. Warning: Although cute, these elves can prove highly mischievous. Approach with caution.
... Pre-book on: 023 8083 4536
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In Conversation with Christopher Le Brun, RA President and Tim Marlow, RA Artistic Director - Tuesday 20 November / 11.3pm0-2.30pm / Southampton City Art Gallery / £4 / Please pre-book on 023 8083 4536 Image: Left Hand, Right Hand, oil on canvas, 2018, © Artist

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TOMORROW FREE DROP IN DAY for families at the gallery... Come and Make an Impression!
Sat 10 Nov / 11am-3pm / Art Gallery / FREE/ Drop in
Join us to celebrate and discover more about our exhibition on the Impressionists with a day of fun and FREE arty activities including painting to music, drama, face painting and more!

Practising our face paints for tomorrow's free activity day here at the Gallery from 11am until 3pm! This one's inspired by Wilson Steer's painting of Cowes Regatta. Drop in tonorrowand see what's happening!

BSL Interpreted Exhibition Tour of: Beneath the Surface, William Stott of Oldham and British Impressionism / Southampton City Art Gallery / Thursday 22 November / 2pm – 2.45pm / Free
Join us to learn more about the artist William Stott in a guided tour of this fabulous exhibition which includes examples of French and British Impressionism: https://www.southamptoncityartgallery.com /…/beneath-the-su…/

FREE FAMILY ART DAY - Come and Make an Impression!
This Saturday, 10 November / 11am-3pm / Southampton City Art Gallery / Drop-in (no need to book)
Join us to celebrate and discover more about our exhibition on the Impressionists with a day of fun and FREE arty activities including painting to music, drama, face painting and more!

Join us this Saturday, 10 November for a free family day of fun at Southampton City Art Gallery, including painting to music, drama, face painting and more. Come and Make an Impression! / 11am-3pm / Southampton City Art Gallery / Drop-in (no need to book)

BSL interpreted tour of the William Stott of Oldham and Impressionists exhibition Thursday 22 Nov, 2-2.45pm, led by Jo Bressloff. Learn about artist William Stott of Oldham and his painting Le Passeur, accompanied by a British sign language interpreter. Free to attend but please pre-book on: 023 8083 4536
#Artforall #BSL #Signlanguage #art #discoverart #southampton #williamstott

Come and Make an Impression!
Sat 10 Nov / 11am-3pm / Art Gallery / FREE/ Drop in
Join us to celebrate and discover more about our exhibition on the Impressionists with a day of fun and FREE arty activities including painting to music, drama, face painting and more!

Today our mini artists became mini artworks. Loads more future sessions on our website, including DIY elves on shelves....

Mini Monet art club (1-6yrs) tomorrow Sat 3 November Southampton City Art Gallery / 11am / £6.
Let your mini Monet be dazzled in the gallery, then let them loose to dress up and create some messy art. Plus you won't have to clear up!
Please pre-book on: 023 8083 4536... #artplay #art #creativeplay #kidsfun #thingstodo #Southampton
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FREE FAMILY ART DAY Come and Make an Impression!
Sat 10 Nov / 11am-3pm / Art Gallery / FREE/ Drop in
... Join us to celebrate and discover more about our exhibition on the Impressionists with a day of fun and FREE arty activities including painting to music, drama, face painting and more!
See More

visited today with my 4 year old and my friend and her 3 year old. we had a great time was nice to be welcomed into a place like this with young children and not have to worry too much about them touching things they shouldnt because the do touch trail kept them amused the whole way round! great idea!

We loved it! Took the toddler (2 and a half)... the interactive areas for kids were incredible. It kept him amused while I actually got time to really take everything in. Every gallery (and museum etc) should aspire to being so wonderfully family friendly! Thanks guys!

This is well worth the effort of visiting! More people should take time to see what it has to offer! It would be awful to lose it!

The Please DO Touch Trail is excellent. We'll definitely be going back.

Escorted a large group of 8/9 year old children and throughly enjoyed the experience. Staff were extremely knowledgeable in the field of all art work. The gallery itself it beautiful and clean and very easy to enjoy. Very impressed.

Attended the South Indian Traditional Dance Shoe with my family. Was not disappointed...

Bringing stories to life through dance and music.

Amazing costumes. Amazing teaching about the history and culture...

Will definitely return for more shows and workshops...



Highly recommended... :-)

As an artist I find this gallery a constant source of inspiration with the added bonus of it's free to enter! I loved the Louise Bourgeois exhibition from Artists Rooms, of course the JHG now open means more fantastic contemporary art within Southampton, the more the merrier as far as I am concerned, but it cannot replace our very own city gallery where we the people own the world class art! The two galleries compliment each other.



More recently I went to the Roger Mayne and St. Ives: A Defining Moment exhibition, absolutely fantastic! I am looking forward to Pillars of Dawn by Kelly Richardson. My only complaint would be the opening times it is often difficult to visit when it closes so early.

A wonderful gallery, one of the very best in England, with a particularly fine early 20th century art collection.

A hidden gem- well not so hidden but a real quality collection with remarkably few visitors. So much better than fighting the crowds to see a well known "master" in a London gallery. Given all the cruise ships passing through I can't imagine why it doesn't get more visitors. For the lucky few who get to see it now - enjoy. It can't last!

visited today with my 4 year old and my friend and her 3 year old. we had a great time was nice to be welcomed into a place like this with young children and not have to worry too much about them touching things they shouldnt because the do touch trail kept them amused the whole way round! great idea!

We loved it! Took the toddler (2 and a half)... the interactive areas for kids were incredible. It kept him amused while I actually got time to really take everything in. Every gallery (and museum etc) should aspire to being so wonderfully family friendly! Thanks guys!

This is well worth the effort of visiting! More people should take time to see what it has to offer! It would be awful to lose it!

The Please DO Touch Trail is excellent. We'll definitely be going back.

Escorted a large group of 8/9 year old children and throughly enjoyed the experience. Staff were extremely knowledgeable in the field of all art work. The gallery itself it beautiful and clean and very easy to enjoy. Very impressed.

Attended the South Indian Traditional Dance Shoe with my family. Was not disappointed...

Bringing stories to life through dance and music.

Amazing costumes. Amazing teaching about the history and culture...

Will definitely return for more shows and workshops...



Highly recommended... :-)

As an artist I find this gallery a constant source of inspiration with the added bonus of it's free to enter! I loved the Louise Bourgeois exhibition from Artists Rooms, of course the JHG now open means more fantastic contemporary art within Southampton, the more the merrier as far as I am concerned, but it cannot replace our very own city gallery where we the people own the world class art! The two galleries compliment each other.



More recently I went to the Roger Mayne and St. Ives: A Defining Moment exhibition, absolutely fantastic! I am looking forward to Pillars of Dawn by Kelly Richardson. My only complaint would be the opening times it is often difficult to visit when it closes so early.

A wonderful gallery, one of the very best in England, with a particularly fine early 20th century art collection.

A hidden gem- well not so hidden but a real quality collection with remarkably few visitors. So much better than fighting the crowds to see a well known "master" in a London gallery. Given all the cruise ships passing through I can't imagine why it doesn't get more visitors. For the lucky few who get to see it now - enjoy. It can't last!