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Exhibitions

John Vanderbank Anne and Mary Tonson 1734 C Museums Sheffield (2)

The Family in British Art

02 Feb 2012 – 29 Apr 2012
Museums Sheffield, Sheffield

Events

Tony Cragg, 'Britain Seen from the North,'1981

Lunchtime talk: Family in British Art

March 8, 2012, 1.00pm-1.45pm
Millennium Gallery, Museums Sheffield.

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RT @LaingArtGallery: @Impressionist6 @GBArtDebate @TheLateShows We're very excited too! Lots of Cultural events taking place in the Nor ...

RT @Impressionist6: So excited about the opening of Family Matters on Thurs and the LATE SHOWS on SAT! Woo hoo! @LaingArtGallery @GBArtD ...

GBAD’s touring exhibition ‘Family Matters’ opens @LaingArtGallery this week! So exciting! What does family mean to you? http://t.co/rCsc6DAz

RT @LaingArtGallery: Don't forget you are all invited to the preview of Family Matters this Thursday evening, 6-8pm. RSVP to info@lainga ...

@LaingArtGallery This looks amazing!

RT @LaingArtGallery: Here's our staff carefully hanging one of the paintings in time for the opening of Family Matters on Thursday eveni ...

It’s miserable Monday outside, so cosy up with GBAD’s work of the week, ‘Television Portrait’ by Paul Graham. Enjoy! http://t.co/6Fm90Xuf

We’re preparing for GBAD live at 'Late at Tate'! ‘What does the term ‘British’ mean to you? Thoughts? http://t.co/u4nHxaRP

Today we’ve been talking Late at Tate and the theme of Migration. Come after hours, get involved, get creative! http://t.co/u4nHxaRP

RT @LaingArtGallery: @GBartdebate It's pretty busy here and it'll be much the same early next week as well. #art #gallery #exhibition

All hands on deck @LaingArtGallery . Installing the ‘Family Matters’ exhibition continues. Can’t wait until 19th May. http://t.co/rCsc6DAz

Evening art break? Why Not! GBAD's work of the week is 'My Parents' by David Hockney. Soak it up.http://bit.ly/K5J55c

It's sad to say but the Family Matters competition is now closed. Thank you for all of your lovely submissions. :-)

Attention art lovers! The Family Matters Exhibition returns @LaingArtGallery. What will your favourite work be? http://t.co/rCsc6DAz

RT @LaingArtGallery: RT @GBartdebate Work of the week is 'Melanie and Me Swimming' by Michael Andrews http://t.co/UJu2J9Zf. It's on show ...

Say Cheese...It's time to take those family portraits! Only 2 days left to enter the Family Matters competition! http://t.co/GyUh9bHM

RT @lalabuds: @GBartdebate love this!

Work of the week is 'Melanie and Me Swimming' by Michael Andrews in celebration of childhood. One of our favourites! http://t.co/ICmHkFIE

Made an inspired family portrait? Time to get your skates on! 4 days left to enter the Family Matters competition! http://t.co/GyUh9bHM

'The Family in British Art' @MuseumSheffield came to a close last weekend. :-( but here's to a huge success! Thank you for such a great show

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What does family mean to you?

THIS COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUBMISSIONS. Family Matters is the last Great British Art Debate exhibition. It will be touring Norwich, Sheffield and Newcastle before coming to Tate Britain in October 2012! To celebrate and offer …

The Family in British Art

02 Feb 2012 – 29 Apr 2012
Museums Sheffield, Sheffield

Art, A Question of Identity?

Here at the Great British Art Debate we are always keen to get creative about the ways in which we can debate identity, nationality and art. So it’s great to hear that Museums Sheffield is hosting a day’s worth of …

Diversity in The Family in British Art

The Family Matters exhibition is now at its second GBAD venue, Museums Sheffield, under the title The Family in British Art. It will be travelling to Laing Gallery and Tate Britain later in the year. In keeping with the GBAD …

The Great British Art Debate at Camp Bestival 2012

After a ragingly successful tour of the festival circuit last year, which managed to include a giant collaborative watercolour painting and a heated debate with Gavin Turk at Camp Bestival, militant craft-making and take-away animal heads at Underage Festival, as …

My Granddad’s Car, Identity and Britishness

The Great British Art Debate is always searching for artists who are working in and around Britishness and art, nationality and identity. With this in mind, we were delighted to be introduced to artists Sayed Hasan and IAMKSO, two contemporary …

Questioning Inheritance in Art

‘The Family in British Art’ exhibition is in its last week at Sheffield Museums before it moves to Laing Gallery in May. In its current form, the exhibition has 5 themes which group works under the titles inheritance, childhood, couples …

A Family Well Disposed: Relationship and Status in the English Conversation Piece

May 23, 2012, 12.30 – 1.30pm
Laing Art Gallery.

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