The Winchester Gallery

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The Winchester Gallery is part of Winchester School of Art. It presents a programme of temporary exhibitions of professional contemporary visual art including craft, as well as School of Art degree shows.

The programme runs throughout the year, except for the month of August, when the gallery is normally closed. The gallery is usually closed for approximately one week between exhibitions. Please ring 01962 852 500 to confirm exhibition dates.

The gallery also presents a programme of off-site projects in venues across the South East.

The Winchester Gallery is funded by Arts Council England, South East, the University of Southampton and Hampshire County Council.

Admission: FREE

Opening Times

Tuesday to Friday: 10.00am – 4.30pm

At other times by arrangement; Tel: 01962 852 500

Location

The Winchester Gallery is part of Winchester School of Art and is situated on the west side of campus, opposite Reception. The Winchester Gallery is on the ground floor at street level.

Access by car from North Walls, then left into Park Avenue.

Address / Contact Details:

The Winchester Gallery

Winchester School of Art

University of Southampton

Winchester Campus

Park Avenue

Winchester

SO23 8DL

Tel: 01962 852 500

Fax: 02380 596901

Email: Wing@soton.ac.uk

Parking

Parking for disabled visitors is available in designated bays next to Reception, on the east side.

Parking for non-disabled visitors is subject to University restrictions. Drivers are advised to use public car parks in the city centre, if campus parking is not available.

For further details and any assistance required, please telephone prior to your visit.

Access

From the parking bays to the pavement and a lowered kerb (3cms). Cross Park Avenue to another lowered kerb (5cms). A path with a gradual gradient leads to the swing doors of the West side building. Once through these doors, the door of The Winchester Gallery is straight ahead.

If you require any assistance / further details, please telephone the gallery prior to your visit.

Public Transport

For visitors using local buses which go down North Walls, there is a bus stop on North Walls. Once alighting from the bus, continue down North Walls then turn left at Park Avenue.

The Winchester Gallery is about 100 metres along Park Avenue on the left. For visitors using local buses which stop at the station, there is about a ten minute walk from there along Upper Brook Street into Park Avenue.

National Express buses stop at the King Alfred statue. The Winchester Gallery is about a ten minute walk from there along Upper Brook Street into Park Avenue.

Trains leave London Waterloo for Winchester hourly. The journey takes from 50 minutes to an hour. It is a ten minute walk downhill to North Walls and then into Park Avenue.

Accessible Toilets

Accessible toilets for wheelchair users are on ground floor level about 20 metres from the door of The Winchester Gallery.

Guide Dogs

Guide Dogs and Hearing Dogs for the Deaf are welcome.

Babies / Children

Children of all ages who are accompanied by an adult are very welcome in The Winchester Gallery. Baby changing facilities, which have disabled access, are available on the East side of the campus.

Group Visits

Groups of any age and ability are welcome at The Winchester Gallery, for talks and workshops as well as for informal visits. Please contact any member of staff to arrange a visit.

Mailing List

For invitations to previews of exhibitions, workshops and talks as well as information about forthcoming exhibitions, please give your name and address details to any member of The Winchester Gallery staff.