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What’s On

June – August 2016

The National Portrait Gallery is home to the largest collection of

portraits in the world and celebrates the lives and achievements

of those who have influenced British history, culture and identity.

National Portrait Gallery

St Martin’s Place, London WC2H 0HE

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Entry to the Gallery is free

An entry fee is charged for some exhibitions.

Nearest Tube: Leicester Square or Charing Cross

Nearest Mainline Train: Charing Cross

Buses to Trafalgar Square

Opening Hours

Daily 10.00 – 18.00

Thursdays and Fridays until 21.00

Exiting commences ten minutes before the closing time.

Ticket Desk closes one hour before the Gallery.

Due to staff training on Monday mornings, galleries on

Floor 1 and all Shops open at 11.00.

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groups visit npg.org.uk/learning or call 020 7312 2483.

Access

Step-free access is via the Shop entrance on St Martin’s Place

and the Orange Street ramp entrance. Accompany your visit

with our free access resources including the BSL Gallery App,

BSL audio guide, audio picture description and large print guides

available from the Ticket Desk. Free Audio Guides are available

for all disabled visitors. A large print version of the What’s On is

available to download at npg.org.uk/access

For all access enquiries and for specific access requirements visit

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Explore

Free WiFi is available throughout the Gallery.

Search the Collection and create your own tours using the

interactive Portrait Explorer touch-screens.

Make the most of your visit with an Audio Visual Guide (£3)

featuring interactive maps, interviews and themed tours. Family

Audio Visual Guides are available, charges apply.

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with a donation of £1.

Heinz Archive and Library

The primary centre for the study of British Portraiture.

Open Tuesday to Friday, 10.00 – 17.00 by appointment only:

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afternoons 14.00 – 17.00, no appointment necessary.

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Exhibitions BP Portrait Award 2016

23 June – 4 September 2016

Wolfson Gallery

Supported by BP.

Tickets

Admission free

npg.org.uk/bp

Publication

Featuring all the works in the exhibition alongside an essay

by bestselling novelist Ali Smith. £9.99, paperback.

Families

Explore the exhibition with the free Family Trail which

features illustrations by Emily Rand.

Selected from 2,557 entries by artists from 80 countries

around the world, the BP Portrait Award 2016 represents the

very best in contemporary portrait painting.

From parents to poseurs, figurative nudes to famous faces

and expressive sketches to piercing photo-realism, the

variety and vitality in the exhibition continues to make it an

unmissable highlight of the annual art calendar.

Now in its thirty-seventh year at the National Portrait Gallery,

and twenty-seventh year of sponsorship by BP, the first prize

of £30,000 makes the Award the most prestigious

international portrait painting competition of its kind and has

launched the careers of many renowned artists.

William Eggleston Portraits

21 July – 23 October 2016

Porter Gallery

Tickets

Including donation: £8 (Concessions £6.50)

£4.50 for seniors every Wed and for students every Thu.

Standard, family, schools and group tickets also available.

Free for Members

Book now at npg.org.uk/eggleston

Call 020 7321 6600 or visit the Gallery in person

Publications

The fully illustrated exhibition book includes a new interview

with the photographer by curator Phillip Prodger and an

appreciation by Sofia Coppola. £29.95, hardback.

A limited edition catalogue will also be available.

William Eggleston is a pioneering American photographer

renowned for his vivid, poetic and mysterious images. This

exhibition of 100 works surveys Eggleston’s full career from

the 1960s to the present day and is the most comprehensive

display of his portrait photography ever.

Eggleston is celebrated for his experimental use of colour and

his solo show at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, in

1976 is considered a pivotal moment in the recognition of

colour photography as a contemporary art form. Highlights of

the exhibition will include monumental prints of two

legendary photographs first seen forty years ago: the artist’s

uncle Adyn Schuyler Senior with his assistant Jasper Staples

in Cassidy Bayou, Mississippi, and Devoe Money in Jackson,

Mississippi.

Also on display will be a selection of never-before seen

vintage black and white prints from the 1960s. Featuring

people in diners, filling stations and markets in and around

the artist’s home in Memphis, Tennessee, they help

illustrate Eggleston’s unique view of the world.

Exhibition organised by the National Portrait Gallery, London

with support from the artist and the Eggleston Artistic Trust.

#Eggleston

Russia and the Arts: The Age of Tolstoy and Tchaikovsky

Until 26 June 2016

Porter Gallery

Tickets

Including donation: £6 (Concessions £5)

£3 for seniors every Wednesday and for students every

Thursday. Standard, family, schools and group tickets also

available.

Book now at npg.org.uk/russia or visit the Gallery in person.

#RussiaArts

Publication

Beautifully illustrated exhibition catalogue by curator Rosalind

P. Blakesley. £24.95, paperback.

Generously supported by the Blavatnik Family Foundation

Supported by the Russia & the Arts Exhibition Supporters Group

Russia and the Arts is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see a

selection of masterpieces on loan from the State Tretyakov

Gallery in Moscow.

The exhibition focuses on the great writers, artists, composers

and patrons, including Dostoevsky, Mussorgsky and Chekhov,

whose achievements helped develop an extraordinary and rich

cultural scene in Russia between 1867 and 1914.

The exhibition also illustrates how Russian art of the period was

developing a new self-confidence, with the penetrating Realism

of the 1870s and 1880s later complemented by the brighter

hues of Russian Impressionism and the bold, faceted forms of

Symbolist painting.

Displays

The Gallery’s changing programme of free displays highlight a

range of themes, sitters and artists, as well as significant

anniversaries and acquisitions.

Black Chronicles: Photographic Portraits 1862 – 1948

Floor 1 Rooms 23, 31 and 33, until 11 December 2016

Black Chronicles brings together over thirty photographs

which present a unique snapshot of black lives and

experiences. Developed in collaboration with Autograph ABP,

this intervention includes some of the earliest photographs

from the Gallery’s Collection alongside rediscovered

photographs from the Hulton Archive. These portraits

highlight an important and complex black presence in Britain

before 1948, a watershed moment when the Empire

Windrush brought the first large group of West Indians to the

UK.

Leon Golub Powerplay: The Political Portraits

Floor 1 Room 32, until 25 September 2016

This display of works by American artist Leon Golub (1922 –

2004) focuses on his political portraits from the 1970s.

Featuring heads of state, corporate, military and religious

leaders, it explores the evolution of the ‘gaze’ in the artist’s

pictorial language, in particular the way facial expression

conveys an impression of power and the psychology

of the sitter.

Lucian Freud Unseen

Floor 0 Room 40, 11 June – 6 September 2016

A rare unfinished self-portrait painting and a small selection

of fascinating sketchbooks, childhood drawings and letters by

the late Lucian Freud are brought together for the first time

in a display to celebrate this important acquisition of his

archive for the nation through the Arts Council England’s

Acceptance in Lieu scheme.

An illustrated publication Lucian Freud’s Sketchbooks, with

an introduction by Sarah Howgate and an essay by Martin

Gayford, complements the display. £18.95.

Creative Connections

Floor 0 Rooms 37 and 37a, 10 June – 6 September 2016

This photographic display explores the lives of inspiring

people with connections to South London and features

responses made to these by artist Simon Terrill and students

from St Saviours and St Olaves School. The photographs the

students and Simon have made are shown alongside the

Collection works that inspired them.

Creative Connections is generously supported by the Palley

family.

Floor 2

Framing the Face: Collars and Ruffs

Room 3, until 31 December 2016

Exposed: The Naked Portrait

Room 2, until 11 September 2016

Floor 1

Celebrating Charlotte Brontë: 1816 – 1855

Room 24, until 14 August 2016

Wise, Constant and Courageous: Millicent Garrett Fawcett

Room 25, until 4 September 2016

Setting the Scene: Staging and Backdrops in Studio

Photographs

Room 28: case display, until 4 December 2016

Conscientious Objectors

Room 31, From 21 June 2016

Lewis Morley

Room 32, until 20 November 2016

Floor 0

Thomas J. Price: Now You See Me Rooms 41 and 41a, 24 June – 5 September 2016

Inspiring People Nationally

The Gallery works with venues around the country to loan works

as part of a varied programme of exhibitions and displays. Find

out more npg.org.uk/beyondthegallery

Turning to See: From Van Dyck to Lucian Freud

Birmingham Museum &Art Gallery

Until 3 September 2016

Having been acquired by the National Portrait Gallery for the

nation in 2014, Van Dyck’s last self-portrait continues its six

venue tour at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery. This is the

first exhibition to be curated by internationally renowned artist,

John Stezaker, who takes Van Dyck’s dramatic turned pose as

his starting point. Curated by John Stezaker

All The World’s A Stage: Court, Patrons & Writers in

Shakespeare’s Circle

The Barber Institute of Fine Arts, University of Birmingham

10 June – 25 September 2016

This display marks the 400th anniversary of the death of William

Shakespeare and explores Shakespeare’s social and artistic

circle. It has been co-curated by the Gallery with The Barber

Institute of Fine Arts and postgraduate students from the

University.

Events Calendar

Events are free unless otherwise stated. Places are allocated on

a first come, first served basis and are subject to availability.

Book ticketed events at npg.org.uk/events, call 020 7306 0055

or visit the Gallery in person.

We offer discounted ticket prices for Concessions and Gallery

Supporters. Events are subject to change. Please check the

website before visiting.

Access

All events are wheelchair accessible.

BSL: Events interpreted with British Sign Language or led in BSL.

Please check listings for details.

Visualising Portraits: Picture description for visually impaired

visitors.

June Thursday 2

13.15 Lunchtime Lecture:

The Last Royal Rebel: The Life and Death of James,

Duke of Monmouth £3/£2

18.00 Live DJ

18.30 The Portrait Choir: A British Choral Portrait

19:00 Lecture:

New Legacies: Russia’s contemporary artists,

collectors and private cultural institutions £8/£7

Friday 3

18.30 Drop-in Drawing: Led by artist Andy Pankhurst

18.30 Live Music:

Russia and the Arts: Investec Opera Holland Park

Saturday 4

11.00 The Portrait Choir: A British Choral Portrait

Thursday 9

18.00 Live DJ

19.00 In Conversation:

Lasting Stars: Images that Fade and Personas that

Endure £8/£7

Friday 10

10.00 – 17.00 International Conference:

Russia and the Arts £30/£25

18.30 Drop-in Drawing: Led by artist Marc Woodhead

18.30 Live Music:

Russia and the Arts: Anton Lyakhovsky

Saturday 11 – Sunday 12

11.00 – 17.00 Weekend Workshop:

Black Chronicles £150/£125

Thursday 16


Elizabeth: The Forgotten Years £3/£2

18.00 Performance:

Russian Theatre: Gallery interventions

18.00 Live DJ

19.00 Lecture:

Stanislavsky and his Contemporaries, Acting Real

£8/£7

Friday 17

18.30 Drop-in Drawing: Led by artist Robin-Lee Hall

18.30 Live Music: EFDSS presents Georgia Lewis Trio

19.00 Gallery Talk: Creative Connections

Saturday 18

14.00 – 16.00 Pick up a Pencil:

Creative Connections: Drawing People and Place

Sunday 19

14.00 An Audience with Chris Riddell

Thursday 23

18.00 Live DJ

19.00 Lecture: The Gentle Author’s Cries of London £8/£7

Friday 24

18.30 Drop-in Drawing: Led by artist Grace Adam

18.30 Life Drawing: Still Moving Body £9/£7

18.30 Live Music:

Russia and the Arts: Helios Collective



Portraits Untold £150/£125

Monday 27

13.00 The Drawing Room: Portraits Untold

Thursday 30

14.00 Visualising Portraits:

Exposed: The Naked Portrait AUDIO DESCRIPTION

18.00 Live DJ

19.00 Performance: Charlotte, Emily and Anne £8/£7

19.30 BSL Gallery Tour:

Leon Golub Powerplay: The Political Portraits BSL

July Friday 1

16.00 – 18.00 Symposium About Face

18.30 Drop-in Drawing: Led by artist Gayna Pelham

18.30 Live Music:

Creative Connections: The Windmill presents Ben

Romans Hopcraft

Thursday 7

13.15 Lunchtime: Lecture A Bloody Necessity?:

The Battle of the Somme 1916 £3/£2

18.00 Live DJ

19.00 In Conversation: Lucian Freud Unseen £8/£7

Friday 8

18.30 Drop-in Drawing: Led by artist Susan Wilson

18.30 Live Music: The BRIT School



Nude… Or Rude? £150/£125

Sunday 10

10.30 The Portrait Choir Singing Day:

Great British Choral Highlights £25/£22

Thursday 14

18.00 Live DJ

19.00 In Conversation: Thomas J. Price: Mental Structures

Friday 15

18.30 Drop-in Drawing: Led by artist Grace Adam

18.30 Live Music: EFDSS presents The Bookshop Band

Saturday 16

10.30 Taster Session:

BP Portrait Award: Next Generation



Sunday 17

13.00 – 14.30 (for ages 3+) Drop-in Family Session

15.00 – 16.30 (for ages 7+) Creative Connections

Thursday 21


The Mystical and Mysterious Iris Murdoch £3/£2

18.00 Live DJ

19.00 In Conversation: William Eggleston £8/£7

Friday 22

12.30 – 20.00 Special event: Portraits Untold


18.30 Live Music: Joo Yeon Sir

Saturday 23

11.00 – 13.00 Walking Tour:

Journey from the A-Z to Ziggy Stardust £10/£8



Street Portraiture £150/£125

Monday 25 July – Friday 5 August

11.00 Holiday Activities: Picture the Portrait

Monday 25 – Friday 29

11.00 Young People’s Guide to Self-Portraiture

Monday 25

13.00 The Drawing Room:

Contemporary Conversations: Theatre

Thursday 28

14.00 Visualising Portraits: AUDIO DESCRIPTION

Creative Connections: South London

18.00 Live DJ

19.00 Exhibition Tour: BP Portrait Award 2016

19.30 BSL Gallery Tour: BP Portrait Award 2016

Friday 29


18.30 Life Drawing: Double Act £9/£7

18.30 Live Music: John Martin’s Hidden Notes

Saturday 30

11.00 Taster Session: BP Portrait Award: Next Generation

BSL

Sunday 31


August Monday 1

11.30 – 14.30 Holiday Activities: Characters in Stories BSL

Tuesday 2

18.30 Young People’s Private View BP Portrait Award 2016

Thursday 4


No More Champagne: Churchill and his Money £3/£2

18.00 Live DJ

19.00 In Conversation: Queer Perspectives

Friday 5


18.30 Live Music:

Florentine Arts Ensemble: Purcell and the

Restoration of English Music

Saturday 6


Thursday 11

18.00 – 21.00 Live DJ

19.00 Performance: A. O. Hume: The Unseen Force £8/£7

Friday 12


18.30 Live Music: Raymond Burley: The Segovia Legacy


11.00 – 17.00 Weekend Workshop: Painting Life £150/£125

Monday 15 – Wednesday 17

11.00 Summer School:


Thursday 18


Exposed: The Naked Portrait £3/£2

18.00 Live DJ

19.00 Exhibition Tour: BP Portrait Award 2016

Friday 19

18.30 Drop-in Drawing: Led by artist Marc Woodhead

18.30 Live Music:

Creative Connections: The Windmill presents

Meatraffle

Saturday 20



Sunday 21

13.00 – 14.30 (for ages 3+) Drop-in Family Session

15.00 – 16.30 (for ages 7+) Portrait Painting

Monday 22 – Wednesday 24

11.00 Summer School:


Thursday 25

14.00 Visualising Portraits: Black Chronicles

AUDIO DESCRIPTION

18.00 Live DJ

19.00 Lecture:

Black Slavery/White Freedom: Two Sides of a Coin?

19.30 BSL Gallery Tour:

Framing the Face: Collars and Ruffs BSL

Friday 26

18.30 Drop-in Drawing: Led by artist Viyki Turnbull

18.30 Life Drawing: Carnival! £9/£7

18.30 Live Music: Musicke in the Ayre: From Dusk to Dawn

Monday 29

13.00 The Drawing Room: Drawing on Black Chronicles

Lunchtime Lectures

Thursdays at 13.15, £3/£2

Immerse yourself in British history and culture in our popular

Lunchtime Lecture series. Doors open at 12.45.

Thu 2 June

The Last Royal Rebel: The Life and Death of James, Duke of

Monmouth

Biographer Anna Keay looks at the tumultuous life of James,

Duke of Monmouth, the adored illegitimate son of Charles II,

described by Pepys as ‘the most skittish, leaping gallant

that ever I saw…’

16 June

Elizabeth: The Forgotten Years

Historian John Guy reassesses the image of Elizabeth I as

Gloriana, an icon of strength and power, showing that the

reality was not so simple.

7 July

A Bloody Necessity?: The Battle of the Somme 1916

To mark the centenary of the beginning of the Battle of the

Somme, historian Andrew Robertshaw outlines one of the

bloodiest conflicts in military history and investigates what life

was like for a soldier on the Western Front.

21 July

The Mystical and Mysterious Iris Murdoch

Iris Murdoch, writer and philosopher, was a celebrated novelist

of her generation. She was also a 1960s fashion icon, snapped

by top photographers. Writer and critic Lesley Chamberlain asks

what we should make of her legacy.

4 August

No More Champagne: Churchill and his Money

Historian David Lough tells the fascinating story of Churchill’s

lifetime of tangled personal finances, revealing the full extent of

the iconic British war leader’s private struggle to maintain a way

of life instilled by his upbringing and expected of his public

position.

18 August


The naked human figure has been a preoccupation of art from

prehistory to the present day. Associate Curator Rab

MacGibbon examines the questions raised about identity and

gender, the real and ideal, in the unclothed portraits included in

the Exposed display.

Weekend Workshops

Saturdays and Sundays at 11.00 – 17.00, £150/£125

These intimate art weekends enable you to explore, develop

and improve your creativity. Working alongside leading artists

and photographers, take inspiration from the Gallery and look

at portraiture in new, exciting ways.

11 – 12 June

Black Chronicles

Led by visual artist and photographer Othello De’Souza-Hartley,

explore and respond to the Black Chronicles display. Beginning

with a lecture and tour, you will use a medium format camera

with black and white film on the first day before moving on to

digital work with a model in a Victorian studio setting on the

second. Suitable for all abilities.

25 – 26 June

Portraits Untold

Acclaimed disabled artist Tanya Raabe-Webber leads this two-

day workshop in which participants will work in a variety of

media to consider, through artistic process, that being

diverse is what makes us who we are as humans. You will use

ink and acrylic on canvas, marker pen on acetate, and

interactive digital drawing to consider colour theory and

expression of line. Suitable for all abilities, materials supplied.

9 – 10 July

Nude… Or Rude?

Using the Exposed display as a starting point, artist Sadie Lee

leads this practical workshop that looks at the difference

between the naked and nude in art and considers the impact

of making images of known figures without clothing. Beginning

with an in-depth study of the display, you will combine portraits

from the Collection with found images to create new

compositions through drawings, collage and acrylic paintings.

Suitable for all abilities.

23 – 24 July

Street Portraiture (Suitable for all abilities)

Award-winning portrait and documentary photographer Peter

Zelewski leads this two-day practical portraiture workshop

designed to equip participants with the necessary skills for

taking expert portraits on the street. Inspired by his Taylor

Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize portrait of Nyaueth, learn

from Peter’s extensive experience as he provides hands-on

training, guiding participants through London.

13 – 14 August

Painting Life (Suitable for all abilities)

Taking inspiration from Leon Golub Powerplay, spend two days

working from a life model and investigating themes of power

and the body. Through close study of Golub’s style

and the broader themes in his work, artist Viyki Turnbull will

show you how to create a feeling of spontaneity, dynamism and

vitality in your painting. Working on paper and experimenting

with charcoal, chalk, pastels and paint on the first day, you will

move on to working on a large canvas on day two.

Late Shift Catch up on culture after hours – enjoy art, music, talks and

films every Thursday and Friday, 18.00 – 21.00. Talks 19.00

Thu 2 June

New Legacies: Russia’s contemporary artists, collectors

and private cultural institutions £8/£7

Jo Vickery, International Director of Russian Art, Sotheby’s,

presents the work of key Russian artists from 1945 to today,

with reference to the rise of new private institutions and

foundations and what they are collecting.

Thu 9 June

Lasting Stars: Images that Fade and Personas that Endure

£8/£7

Film scholars Lucy Bolton and Julie Lobalzo Wright and guests

discuss the various reasons why some film stars endure far

more than others.

Thu 16 June 18.00 – 19.00

Russian Theatre: Gallery interventions

Meet characters from Chekhov’s plays as they wander through

the Gallery in their search for Moscow, lost love and a hope-

filled future. With actors from The Royal Central School of

Speech and Drama.

Thu 16 June

Stanislavsky and his Contemporaries, Acting Real £8/£7

Geoffrey Colman, Head of Acting at The Royal Central School of

Speech and Drama, charts the emergence of the ‘new real’ in

Russian performance, and its continuing impact on stage and

screen acting. Followed by a unique opportunity to see actors

undertake a series of Stanislavskian exercises.

Fri 17 June

Gallery Talk: Creative Connections

Project artist Simon Terrill introduces his practice and his work

on the display.

Thu 23 June

The Gentle Author’s Cries of London £8/£7

The Gentle Author shows a selection of Cries of London from

the past four hundred years, telling the stories of artists and

traders, and revealing the unexpected social realities contained

within these cheap colourful prints produced for the mass

market.

Thu 30 June

Charlotte, Emily and Anne £8/£7

The Live Literature Company presents a staged reading of

Douglas Verrall’s ensemble play to commemorate the

bicentenary of Charlotte Brontë’s birth. Directed by Valerie

Doulton.

Thu 7 July

In Conversation: Lucian Freud Unseen £8/£7

Writer and critic Martin Gayford discusses Lucian Freud’s

sketchbooks, with Contemporary curator Sarah Howgate.

Thu 14 July

In Conversation: Thomas J. Price: Mental Structures

Artist Thomas J. Price talks about his composite sculptures of

young black men with curator and cultural historian Gus Casely-

Hayford.

Thu 21 July

In Conversation: William Eggleston £8/£7

William Eggleston discusses his life and work with fellow

photographer Juergen Teller and the Guardian’s Sean O’Hagan.

Fri 22 July 18.00 – 20.00

Portraits Untold

Artist Tanya Raabe-Webber creates a portrait of virtuoso

percussionist Evelyn Glennie over the course of a day. A free

participatory event you can join to draw your own portraits,

create digital drawings and contribute to the conversation.

Explore how the beauty and strength of humanity lies in the

diversity of its people. This event is live streamed.

Thu 28 July

Exhibition Tour: BP Portrait Award 2016

Highlights of this year’s exhibition selection.

Thu 4 August

Queer Perspectives

Gain a Queer Perspective on our Collection with resident artist

Sadie Lee and her special guest as they discuss portraits which

have a personal resonance.

Thu 11 August

A.O. Hume: The Unseen Force £8/£7

Storyteller Giles Abbott, accompanied by tabla virtuoso Nafees

Irfan, explores the figures whose portraits hang in Room 20 and

how they attach to the story of A.O. Hume, the publicity-shy

civil servant of the British Raj who helped create modern India.

Thu 18 August

Exhibition Tour: BP Portrait Award 2016

Discover more about the portraits in this year’s exhibition.

Thu 25 August

Black Slavery/White Freedom: Two Sides of a Coin?

In commemoration of Slavery Remembrance Day, Professor

Catherine Hall examines the ways in which racial slavery

provided the conditions for metropolitan freedom in the 18th

and early 19th centuries in both Britain and the Caribbean.

Live DJ

Relax with a drink at the Late Shift bar and enjoy a live set by a

guest DJ or our resident DJ Eddie Otchere. Every Thursday,

18.00 – 21.00.

Drop-in Drawing

Join our popular and free drop-in drawing sessions and sketch

in the Gallery every Friday, 18.30 – 20.30.

Life Drawing

Take part in our group life drawing sessions on the last Friday of

every month, 18.30 – 20.30 in the Ondaatje Wing Theatre.

£9/£7

Fri 24 June

Still Moving Body

Breaking with the tradition of the still life model, this interactive

evening led by artist Viyki Turnbull offers new perspectives on

how to look at the human body, with approaches and

techniques on how to breathe life into drawing studies.

Fri 29 July

Double Act

Artist Grace Adam leads this session during which you will

explore the way painters communicate relationships,

working with two models to explore body language and

composition.

Fri 26 August

Carnival!

Be inspired by the extraordinary colours, music and movement

of carnival weekend and join artist Gayna Pelham in depicting

the model in flamboyant motion.

Daytime events

Fri 10 June 10.00 – 17.00

International Conference: Russia and the Arts £30/£25

Leading academics explore music, literature and the visual and

performing arts in Imperial Russia in the nineteenth and early

twentieth centuries. Supported by In Artibus Foundation.

Fri 1 July 16.00 – 18.00

About Face Symposium Free ticket required

Artists, theorists, curators and writers investigate the

representation of exposure, exploring themes such as

the revealing and concealing of the self, identity, and traces of

ownership. Speakers to be announced. In collaboration with

the University of the Arts London.

Fri 22 July 12.30 – 20.00

Portraits Untold


percussionist Evelyn Glennie over the course of a day.

Sat 23 July 11.00 – 13.00

Walking Tour: Journey from the A-Z to Ziggy Stardust £10/£8

Historian and author Lucinda Hawksley leads a tour around

Lambeth and Southwark, revealing the stories of the people

who have inspired the Creative Connections display – from A-Z

creator Phyllis Pearsall to Brixton-born David Bowie.

Music Enjoy an eclectic range of free live music performances.

Fri 3 June 18.30

Russia and the Arts: Investec Opera Holland Park

A collection of arias and songs from Russian operas and

literature.

Fri 10 June 18.30

Russia and the Arts: Anton Lyakhovsky

The Russian virtuoso pianist presents music by Prokofiev,

Tchaikovsky and Scriabin.

Fri 17 June 18.30

EFDSS presents Georgia Lewis Trio

Bringing a special energy, Georgia Lewis performs well-worn

ballads with a little spice.

Fri 24 June 18.30

Russia and the Arts: Helios Collective

Helios Collective and Bury Court Opera present an evening of

salon entertainment featuring a variety of Russian music.

Fri 1 July 18.30

Creative Connections: The Windmill presents Ben Romans

Hopcraft

Tulse Hill-born Ben is the singer and songwriter from Rough

Trade-signed dreampop band Childhood.

Fri 8 July 18.30

The BRIT School

Creative responses to the BP Portrait Award 2016 exhibition.

Fri 15 July 18.30

EFDSS presents The Bookshop Band

The duo present their songs inspired by books.

Fri 22 July 18.30

Joo Yeon Sir

The Korean-born British violinist presents an evening of solo

violin repertoire.

Fri 29 July 18.30

John Martin’s Hidden Notes

Exploring the polyphonic possibilities of the saxophone in tonal

music with his quintet.

Fri 5 August 18.30

Florentine Arts Ensemble: Purcell and the Restoration of

English Music

The Baroque ensemble presents a programme of revolutionary

music from Playford to Purcell.

Fri 12 August 18.30

Raymond Burley: The Segovia Legacy

Works written for the great Spanish guitarist Andrés Segovia.

Fri 19 August 18.30

Creative Connections: The Windmill presents Meatraffle

Streatham’s trumpet-infused postpunkers on the celebrated

Trashmouth label.

Fri 26 August 18.30

Musicke in the Ayre: From Dusk to Dawn

Tenor Daniel Thomson and lutenist Din Ghani present lute

songs through the night.

The Portrait Choir

Performances and events by the Gallery’s choir in residence.

Thu 2 June 18.30 and Sat 4 June 11.00

Portrait Choir Residency: A British Choral Portrait

The Portrait Choir perform music by some of the most

renowned composers in the Gallery Collection, from Henry

Purcell to John Tavener. #PortraitChoir

Sun 10 July 10.30

Singing Day: Great British Choral Highlights £25/£22

Exploring choral music inspired by the Gallery Collection,

participants will work through well known works by Purcell,

Handel, Parry and Elgar as well as by popular modern musicians.

Access The Gallery is fully accessible and welcomes everyone. There is

a rich programme of free accessible events for all ages.

Special event

Portraits Untold Fri 22 July

12.30 – 14.30

15.30 – 17.30

18.00 – 20.00


percussionist Evelyn Glennie over the course of a day. A free

participatory event you can join to draw your own portraits,

create digital drawings and contribute to the conversation.

Explore how the beauty and strength of humanity lies in the

diversity of its people. This event is livestreamed.

Supported by Arts Council England.

Visualising Portraits

14.00

Free picture description talks for visually impaired visitors.

Thu 30 June


Explore artists’ representations of the body and issues around

identity and gender.

Thu 28 July

Creative Connections: South London

Find out more about Lambeth and Southwark through portraits

of David Bowie, Adele, Vivienne Westwood and Rio Ferdinand.

Thu 25 August

Black Chronicles: Photographic Portraits 1862 – 1948

Discover stories of cultural diversity in Victorian Britain.

BSL Gallery Tours

19.30

Events interpreted with British Sign Language (BSL) or led in BSL

Thu 30 June

Leon Golub Powerplay: The Political Portraits

Chisato Minamimura looks at the display of work by

internationally recognised artist Leon Golub and his political

portraits from the 1970s. Led in BSL with interpretation into

English.

Thu 28 July

BP Portrait Award 2016

Join John Wilson for a tour of the BP Portrait Award 2016. Led in

BSL.

Thu 25 August

Framing the Face: Collars and Ruffs

Dafydd Jones focuses on the Framing the Face display. Led in

BSL with interpretation into English.

The Drawing Room

13.00 – 15.00

Artist-led drop-in drawing sessions for disabled visitors

Mon 27 June

Portraits Untold

Tanya Raabe-Webber leads this drawing class taking inspiration

from her own practice.

Mon 25 July

Contemporary Conversations: Theatre

Consider connections between the representation of historic

and contemporary actors and directors.

Mon 29 August

Drawing on Black Chronicles

Explore the Black Chronicles intervention and create your own

responses. Supported by the Lord Leonard and Lady Estelle

Wolfson Foundation.

Families This summer families can try out printmaking, painting and

sculpture in our drop-in Sunday sessions and holiday activities.

Visit our Family Activity Base open every weekend and weekday

during the school holiday.

Special Sunday Session

14.00 – 15.00

Free ticket required. Suitable for children aged 7+

Sun 19 June

An Audience with Chris Riddell

Join us for a special interactive drawing session with writer,

illustrator and Children’s Laureate Chris Riddell. During the

afternoon Chris will talk and draw his favourite portraits from

the Collection as well as take part in a Q&A. There will be a book

signing after the event.

Drop-in Sessions

13.00 – 14.30 for ages 3+

15.00 – 16.30 for ages 7+

No ticket required. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Sun 17 July

Creative Connections

Inspired by the Creative Connections display join photographer

Marysa Dowling to create a collaborative large-scale portrait

exploring the theme of people and place.

Sun 21 Aug

Portrait Painting

Try out new painting techniques and processes to create a self-

portrait inspired by BP Portrait Award 2016.

Holiday Activities

11.00 – 16.00

Free ticket required for some workshops, available one hour

before.

Mon 25 July – Fri 5 August

Picture the Portrait

Two weeks of ticketed and drop-in sessions inspired by the BP

Portrait Award 2016 exhibition.

Mon 1 August 11.30 – 14.30

Characters in Stories

Join Emily Rand, illustrator of this year’s BP Portrait Award

Family Trail, for a workshop on drawing characters for stories.

Please note the 14.30 session will be BSL interpreted.

Family Activity Base

11.00 – 16.00

Every weekend and weekdays during school holidays.

Families can collect information, resources and materials to

inspire them about the Collection.

Young People (aged 14-21)

Showcase your talent, work with artists, develop skills, be

creative and meet other young people interested in art at our

free events for 14 – 21-year-olds. npg.org.uk/youngpeople

Pick up a Pencil

13.00 – 16.00

Join the Gallery’s Youth Forum for free, fun drop-in drawing in

the Galleries. A different theme and guest artist each

month. For all abilities, all materials provided.

Sat 18 June

Creative Connections: Drawing People and Place

How to draw people from the Gallery’s Collection.

Sat 16 July


How to draw a face, with a BP Portrait Award artist.

Sat 20 August


Pick up a paintbrush, with a BP Portrait Award artist.

#PickUpAPencil


Taster Sessions: Portraiture drawing in the Gallery with BP

Portrait Award artists.

Sat 16 July 10.30 – 14.00

Sat 30 July 11.00 – 14.30

- Communication support available on request

Sun 31 July 11.00 – 14.30

- Life drawing with nude model (parent/guardian

permission required, see website for details)

Sat 6 August 14.00 – 17.30

Tue 2 August 18.30 – 20.30

Young People’s Private View

After-hours viewing of BP Portrait Award 2016 with artists,

drawing, music and more. RSVP essential.

For information about these events and two three-day Summer

Schools please visit npg.org.uk/nextgeneration #BPNextGen

Mon 25 – Fri 29 July 11.00 – 16.00

Young People’s Guide to Self Portraiture

Discover self-portraits, develop research, filming and

presentation skills, explore behind-the-scenes and

create an online guide. Led by photographer Anthony Luvera.

Download the application form at npg.org.uk/vandyck

Applications close Mon 13 June 2016. For ages 16 – 21

Part of the Van Dyck: A Masterpiece for Everyone tour with

support from the Art Fund and the Heritage Lottery Fund.

Shop

From our Collection to yours

Discover the full range of gifts, books and products inspired by

our exhibition and the Collection, available exclusively from

Gallery Shops and online.

Every purchase supports the National Portrait Gallery

npg.org.uk/shop

Portrait Restaurant

Brighten your day with a lavish afternoon tea accompanied by

magnificent views. Served 15.00 – 16.30.

Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner served daily.

See npg.org.uk for opening times and booking details or call 020

7312 2490 for restaurant reservations.

http://www.npg.org.uk/shop

Become a Member Today

Be one of our most familiar faces and enjoy a year of

free and unlimited entry to all ticketed exhibitions.

– Members’ Only Private Views and Afternoon Previews of

exhibitions

– Discounts in our Gallery Shops, Portrait Restaurant and

Portrait Café

– Priority booking and concessionary rates for all ticketed

events

Join today at npg.org.uk/members call the team on 020 7321

6283, or visit the Information Desk

http://www.npg.org.uk/members

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