‘Art Unpacked’ explores artworks that have entered the collection at Museum & Art Swindon since the beginning of 2020.  During this time, Museum & Art Swindon has worked with artists, organisations and advisors to bring around 200 artworks into the collection.  Expanding on its strengths, they include paintings, drawings, prints and studio ceramics created in the 20th and 21st centuries. This display showcases a selection of this work, made by artists who have impacted the local and national art scene from the mid-1900s until today.

Tuesday to Saturday 10:30am to 4:30pm - Monday and Sunday Closed.

Image: MVB Rebis, 180 x 180cm, 2020

Founded by Gertrude Abbey in 1926, the Incorporated Edwin Austin Abbey Memorial Scholarships (now the Abbey Awards) have supported generations of British and American painters in developing their artistic practices. A formal agreement between the Abbey and the British School at Rome was established in 1937, marking the beginning of a long and fruitful relationship. To mark 100 years since the foundation of the Awards, this exhibition brings together new works on paper by distinguished Abbey Award alumni from the 1950s to the present day, alongside archival material tracing their rich and storied history.

PV Nov.4th 18:00-18:30 | Danny Rolph, Vanessa Jackson and Sacha Craddock in conversation with the artists in the Lecture Theatre. This event is in person only.