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The poetry of drawing forum
In conjunction with ‘The poetry of drawing: Pre-Raphaelite designs, studies and watercolours’
Image: John Everett Millais (1829–96), Study of the head of Elizabeth Siddal for ‘Ophelia’ 1852, pencil on paper, Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery © Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery
Saturday 18 June 2011, 10.30am
Duration 3 hours, 45 minutes
Location: Centenary Auditorium
Charges apply
The poetry of drawing artist demonstrations
Demonstrations of techniques displayed in the exhibition
Image: John Brett Gentian 1862 (detail), watercolour on paper. The Williamson Art Gallery and Museum, Birkenhead, Wirral
Saturday 9, 16 July 2011, 12pm
Location: Temporary exhibitions gallery
Free
Coffee morning
The poetry of drawing
Thursday 23 June & Tuesday 19 July 2011, 10am
Duration 1 hour, 30 minutes
Location: Art Gallery Society (members lounge)
Charges apply
Printmaking workshop – Poetry of drawing
[CANCELLED]
Image: Dante Gabrielle Rossetti (1828-82), Study of Jane Morris for 'Mnemosyne’ 1876 (detail), pastel on paper © private collection c/o Christie’s Images Ltd, 2010
Saturday 23 July 2011, 10.15am
Duration 6 hours
Location: Art Gallery Society (members lounge)
Charges apply
The mirror crack’d from side to side
Pre-Raphaelite depictions of The Lady of Shalott
Image: Edward Robert Hughes (1851-1914), ‘Oh, what’s that in the hollow, so pale, I quake to follow?’ ‘Oh, that’s a thin dead body, which waits the eternal term.’ 1893 (detail), watercolour with gum and scratching-out on paper, Royal Watercolour Society
Saturday 30 July 2011, 11.00am
Duration 1 hour
Location: Domain Theatre
Free
Wednesday night drawing workshops – for schools
In conjunction with ‘The poetry of drawing’
Wednesdays 4pm
13, 20, 27 July, 3 Aug 2011
Location: Temporary exhibitions gallery
Free
The poetry of drawing exhibition talks
Expert insights into Pre-Raphaelite designs, studies and watercolours
Image: Edward Robert Hughes (1851-1914), ‘Oh, what’s that in the hollow, so pale, I quake to follow?’ ‘Oh, that’s a thin dead body, which waits the eternal term.’ 1893 (detail), watercolour with gum and scratching-out on paper, Royal Watercolour Society
Wednesdays 5.30pm
22 June, 13 July – 3 August 2011
Location: Temporary exhibitions gallery
Free
The poetry of drawing celebrity events
Wednesday night talks on themes in the exhibition
Image: Dante Gabriel Rossetti Study of Jane Morris for ‘Mnemosyne’ 1876 (detail) © Private collection c/o Christie’s Images Ltd 2010
Wednesdays 13 July – 3 August 2011, 6.30pm
Location: Entrance court
Free
Wednesday night drawing workshop
In conjunction with ‘The poetry of drawing’
Wednesdays 6pm
13, 20, 27 July, 3 Aug 2011
Location: Temporary exhibitions gallery
Free
The poetry of drawing lecture series
The Pre-Raphaelites, their circle and their publics
Image: William Morris (1834–96), Design for a printed textile: ‘Wey’ 1882-83 (detail), pencil and watercolour heightened with white bodycolour on paper, Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery © Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery
Fridays 1.30pm
1 July – 5 August 2011
Location: Centenary Auditorium
Charges apply
Victorian paintings guided tour
A collection tour in conjunction with ‘The poetry of drawing’
Image: Ford Madox Brown Chaucer at the court of Edward III 1847–51 (detail)
Wednesdays and Saturdays 2.30pm
18 Jun – 3 Sep 2011
Duration 1 hour
Location: Information desk
Free
The poetry of drawing guided tour
An introduction to the exhibition, followed by an optional, brief tour of Victorian paintings from the collection
Image: Dante Gabriel Rossetti Study of Jane Morris for ‘Mnemosyne’ 1876 (detail) © Private collection c/o Christie’s Images Ltd, 2010
Daily 1pm, Wednesdays 7.15pm
20 June – 4 September 2011
Duration 1 hour
Location: Temporary exhibitions gallery
Free