John Hansard Gallery

Now showing: SO THIS IS REAL LIFE

Until 9 May 2026 >>> www.jhg.art

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Colin Hambrook explores Outlandish, Aaron Williamson’s latest exhibition at @johnhansardgallery.bsky.social in Southampton.

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John Hansard Gallery | What's on | Open Call: Creative Conceptions Creative Conceptions, led by the University of Southampton, is a partnership built around the voices of local women with past or current pregnancy experience. UK maternal and neonatal outcomes are wor...

ARTIST OPPORTUNITY! 👀
Calling Hampshire & Isle of Wight artists!
Join Creative Conceptions, a @unisouthampton.bsky.social project focusing on the voices of women of Black and South Asian background in pregnancy care. More information and how to apply here >>> jhg.art/events/open-... #OpenCall

FILM WEEK LAUNCH! 🚀

This year's #SouthamptonFilmWeek kicks off on Friday 14 November!
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As part of City Eye's launch, join us for a night of experimental #film selected by artists Simon Payne and Andrew Vallance🎥
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📍Mayflower MAST Studios
⌚7–9pm

FREE tix here >>> mayflower.org.uk/whats-on/sou...

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The #FutureCuratorsProgramme is a residency programme for Disabled curators led by DASH in collaboration with cultural organisations across England. John Hansard Gallery seeks a Future Curator who will be an integral member of our Programme team. Deadline: 1 December >>> jhg.art/events/futur...

Digital poster for the Southampton Arts and Humanities Festival featuring the event “Transcribe: Trans Awareness Week with Beyond Reflections” Includes the University of Southampton logo at the top. Event details read: 13 November 2025, 18:30–21:00, Online. A circular photo of rainbow colors appears on the right. A QR code for booking tickets is shown at the bottom left, with the website www.southamptonartshumfest.co.uk and social media icons for Instagram, Bluesky, X, and Facebook, along with the hashtag #UoSArtsHumFest. Background is purple with subtle texture.

Transcribe: Trans Awareness Week with @beyondreflectuk.bsky.social🌈

Celebrate trans and LGBTQIA+ voices through poetry, music, comedy and conversation at @johnhansardgallery.bsky.social

Tickets by donation: bit.ly/UoSTranscrib...

#UoSArtsHumFest #WeAreUoS @unisouthampton.bsky.social

Now showing in our upstairs galleries is 'Outlandish'. Revealing hidden histories and untold tales, pioneering artist #AaronWilliamson brings together a wealth of previously unseen archival material which tells a truly remarkable story, alongside works from his own practice >>> bit.ly/JHGOutlandish

With the certainty of tides, still I rise is now open. Today we profile Osman Yousefzada and his new JHG commission, Mother. In this work, a piece of domestic furniture is reimagined as a symbolic body, ‘pregnant’ with seeping water evoking a sense of maternal life force >>> jhg.art/events/with-...

AUTUMN EXHIBITIONS LAUNCH PARTY 🎉
Friday 3 October, 6–8pm
Join us as we launch our new Autumn season exhibitions, including Outlandish with Aaron Williamson, and group show, With the certainty of tides, still I rise. Read more at jhg.art, and see you on Friday! 💥 #Art #Southampton #SouthamptonEvents

EVENT ALERT! 🚀
Verity Babbs: Book Launch & In Conversation
Friday 10 October, 6pm // FREE
Join art historian/comedian/presenter #VerityBabbs in conversation with 'a space' arts' Mia Delve, as they discuss Verity’s brand new book, The History of Art in One Sentence >>> bit.ly/VerityBabbs #Southampton

NEW EXHIBITION COMING SOON 🍂
Outlandish
4 October 2025 – 10 January 2026
Revealing hidden histories and untold tales, pioneering artist #AaronWilliamson brings together a wealth of previously unseen archival material to tell a remarkable story >>> bit.ly/JHGOutlandish #JHGOutlandish #Southampton

In Conversation: Alaa Abu Asad and Jumana Manna Join artists Alaa Abu Asad and Jumana Manna in conversation with JHG Director Woodrow Kernohan, alongside their current exhibitions.

TOMORROW! 🚨
In Conversation: Alaa Abu Asad & Jumana Manna
Thursday 14 August, 6–7pm • Online
Join artists Alaa Abu Asad and Jumana Manna in conversation with JHG Director Woodrow Kernohan, as part of our summer exhibition programme New World Order. FREE, book here >>> bit.ly/NewWorldOrde... #JHGNWO

We'll be there at this one! #SouthamptonMela #Southampton #WeAreUoS

#VASWSurvey #ArtistsVoices #VisualArtsSW #SWVisualArts #SupportTheSector #ArtsAdvocacy

⚠️ #Artists and #arts workers in the South West — we need to hear from you! The Visual Arts South West Artist & Arts Worker Survey 2025 is now open! It’s a crucial opportunity to share your experiences and shape the future of visual arts in the South West region >>> surveymonkey.com/r/VASW-ArtWo...

20 Days in Mariupol John Hansard Gallery, in partnership with City Eye, host an Oscar-winning documentary highlighting the war in Ukraine.

EVENT ALERT! 🚨

Screening: 20 Days in Mariupol 🇺🇦
Thursday 17 July, 6.15–8.30pm

Director by Mstyslav Chernov, with photographer Evgeniy Maloletka, 20 Days in Mariupol is an Oscar-winning documentary detailing the first weeks of the full-scale Russian offensive.

FREE. Book here >>> bit.ly/JHG20Days

EVENT ALERT! 🚨

Plant & seed swap! 🪴
Saturdays 5–12 July

Do you have plants or seeds you want to share? Had a glut of tomato seedlings? Maybe you're looking for a new houseplant to add to your leafy menagerie… 🌱

Stop by our foyer in July to pick up or drop off plants & seeds. FREE! 🍅

#Southampton

Summer Degree Show | Winchester School of Art | Winchester School of Art | University of Southampton As part of their degree programmes, our final year students exhibit their work in exciting and engaging Degree Shows in Winchester.

Winchester School of Art BA Degree Show 2025 👀
Come and see @unisouthampton.bsky.social's #Winchester campus transformed with work by students on their undergraduate courses.
• Preview: Thurs 5 June, 6–8pm
• Public opening: 6–11 June
>>> www.southampton.ac.uk/wsa/winchest... #DegreeShow #WeAreUoS

John Hansard Gallery | What's on | Mykola Ridnyi: Mazepa's Ride This culminating exhibition unveils two new artworks that extend Ridnyi’s exploration of Ivan Mazepa’s contested legacy – a political and military leader of the Zaporozhian Sich and Left-bank Ukraine ...

JHG Summer Programme: New World Order
31 May–6 September 2025
#MykolaRidnyi premieres his Mazepa trilogy, created in collaboration with JHG. Mazepa's Ride unveils two new works that extend Ridnyi's exploration of Ivan Mazepa’s contested legacy >>> jhg.art/events/mykol... #JHGNWO #Southampton

John Hansard Gallery | What's on | Kin Structures present... rooting Artists Kin Structures (Kwame Lowe and Arman Nouri) present …rooting (2025), showcasing their ongoing work to create infrastructure for cultural and community expression. Beginning in response to the ...

JHG Summer Programme: New World Order
31 May–6 September 2025
Artists #KinStructures (Kwame Lowe and Arman Nouri) present …rooting (2025), showcasing their ongoing work to create infrastructure for cultural and community expression >>> jhg.art/events/kin-s... #JHGNWO #Southampton

John Hansard Gallery | What's on | Morgan Quaintance: Available Light Available Light (2025) is major new film developed through an innovative research partnership with cultural sociologist Laura Harris. Shot while visiting Japan, this immersive work explores notions of...

JHG Summer Programme: New World Order
31 May–6 September 2025
Available Light is a new film by #MorganQuaintance. The work explores notions of home through interviews with museum workers in Japan, alongside conversations with renters in Tokyo & London >>> jhg.art/events/morga... #JHGNWO #Southampton

John Hansard Gallery | What's on | Alaa Abu Asad In his video-essay Wild Plants of Palestine (2018), Alaa Abu Asad follows botanical expeditions led by Birzeit University professors documenting Palestinian flora in the West Bank. The work interrogat...

JHG Summer Programme: New World Order
31 May–6 September 2025
In Wild Plants of Palestine (2018), #AlaaAbuAsad follows expeditions documenting flora in the West Bank, interrogating what constitutes ‘Palestinian’ in a postcolonial landscape >>> jhg.art/events/alaa-... #JHGNWO #Southampton #SotonArts

John Hansard Gallery | What's on | Jumana Manna Jumana Manna’s film Foragers (2022) blends fiction, documentary, and archival footage to examine the impact of Israeli nature protection laws on Palestinian foraging traditions. Shot in the Golan Heig...

JHG Summer Programme: New World Order
31 May–6 September 2025
#JumanaManna’s film Foragers (2022) blends fiction, documentary and archival footage to examine the impact of Israeli nature protection laws on Palestinian foraging traditions >>> jhg.art/events/juman... #JHGNWO #Southampton #SotonArts

John Hansard Gallery | What's on | New World Order In an era characterised by geopolitical instability and shifting power dynamics, artists offer vital alternative perspectives on conflict and division. Through examinations of botany, community buildi...

NEW EXHIBITIONS OPENING 31 MAY! 📆

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗢𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿
Preview: Friday 30 May, 6–8pm

This summer, we present an exploration of artistic responses to our rapidly evolving global landscape. New World Order unites voices from across the globe, fostering solidarity in divisive times >>> bit.ly/JHGNWO

Framing the Future - CVAN The UK’s visual arts sector is a global leader and a vital part of our national identity, creative economy, and public life. From Turner Prize-winning

"From artists and educators to galleries and audiences, every component plays a role in sustaining a vibrant cultural landscape that is genuinely world-leading."

A timely & compelling case for arts investment by @elizaeaston.bsky.social @johnhansardgallery.bsky.social CVAN👇
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FINAL WEEK! Blending drawing, sculpture and installation, Stasis Field by artist #KathyPrendergast explores themes of identity, geography, and the human body. The show invites you to contemplate your relationship with the land, history, and place in an ever-changing world >>> bit.ly/JHGPrendergast

Who’s Got Game!
Saturday 10 May, 11am–4pm
We hit ‘Play Again’ on our annual games event! Join us and Board in the City as our gallery fills with board games and new cutting-edge online platforms to enjoy for free! Book here >>> bit.ly/WGG2025 #BoardGames #GameDesign #SouthamptonEvents #Southampton

Framing the Future: The Political Case for Strengthening the Visual Arts Ecosystem

🚀 Launching today at House of Commons and backed by the APPG Visual Arts & Artists, the report sets out a plan for the government to unlock the potential of the UK’s visual arts sector.

>>> cvan.art/work-campaig...

#PhilipHoare #GeorgeShaw #PublicationLaunch #BookLaunch #InConversation #WilliamBlakeAndTheSeaMonstersOfLove #Writing #PrintedMatter #WilliamBlake #DerekJarman #Film #AtLowTide #ContemporaryArt #Art #Culture #Events #FreeEvents #Southampton #SouthamptonEvents #SotonArts