Gallery GO
The John Hansard Gallery spearheaded the development of Gallery
GO, the Hampshire based audience development project
for contemporary visual art funded
by the National Lottery through the Arts for Everyone scheme.
project aims
Gallery GO aims, not
only to introduce new audiences to contemporary visual arts,
but also to make the experience of those currently attending
gallery exhibitions more enjoyable.
members and activities
Focusing on exhibitions at six leading Hampshire Galleries:
ArtSway, Aspex
Gallery, John Hansard Gallery, Southampton
City Art Gallery and Winchester
Gallery, Gallery GO
is developing a series of intriguing and stimulating talks and
activities for people interested in learning more about contemporary
art.
Introductory talks and tours provide newcomers
with a basic overview of specific exhibitions
and useful background information. For those
who have already developed their interest in contemporary art,
there is an opportunity to learn more through
gallery talks that look, in-depth, at a particular
artist or exhibition. Visitors are able to get involved in more
active debates on issues surrounding contemporary
visual arts through the Critical Circles series
of events. Attendance at some events is by invitation only while
other events are open to a wider public.
project funding
Gallery GO received funding from the National Lottery’s
‘New Audiences Fund’ and is supported by
Portsmouth City Council, Hampshire County Council, Southampton
City Council, Winchester City Council and New
Forest District Council.
contacting Gallery GO
For further information contact the Programme Co-ordinator:
T: 023 8059 2477
F: 023 8059 4192
E: gallgo@soton.ac.uk
The Centre for Contemporary
Art Research
project history
The CCAR
is a Centre for Contemporary Art Research,
conceived by the John Hansard Gallery. Under constant development,
the Centre was first established during 2000 through a partnership
with Winchester School of Art at the University of Southampton.
benefits
The Centre already actively unites established international
artists and researchers to advance critical debate about the
future of contemporary art.
VEKTOR
project purpose
VEKTOR is a European
archive project designed to standardise the
documentation of contemporary art material for analogue
and digital recording, and to cultivate the
production of new work.
members
Together with several international organisations (including
Basis in Vienna, Documenta Archiv
in Kassell, the Museum for Contemporary Art
in Bosen and the Archive of Art Criticism in
Rennes), the John Hansard Gallery is a founder
member of this new research organisation.
