We are delighted to announce a phased reopening of The New Art Gallery Walsall starting on Wednesday 5 August 2020.
We will be operating a revised opening schedule, with the Gallery open initially from Wednesday to Saturday, 11am-4pm and on Sundays 12-4pm.
There will be a few changes to your visit. Please read full information on our News page.
We look forward to welcoming you back when you are ready.
The New Art Gallery Walsall is delighted to announce that we have been able to acquire Keith Piper’s multi-media installation Surveillance: Tagging the Other (1991) through the Contemporary Art Society Rapid Response Fund.
This work was created in response to issues arising in the run-up to the formation of the European Union in 1992. The four monitors, installed in a row, show the artist’s head being a target of surveillance and control. The Black body is scrutinised in terms of ethnicity, gender, citizenship and appearance. Sound is an important part of the work, featuring fragments of news reports related to the rise of racist attacks, anti-Semitism and right-wing tendencies across Europe.
Join in online from home with our Children’s Workshops. See our the What’s On page for Children’s Online Workshops, with a new workshop each Wednesday #WednesdayWorkshop
Throughout 2020 on Floors 1 & 2 we are presenting the majority of Walsall’s renowned Garman Ryan Collection.
The New Art Gallery celebrates its 20th birthday this year. To mark this occasion, we are bringing together works of contemporary art collected over the last 20 years, many from artists who have featured in our exhibitions programme. Works span a wide range of media and scale. We have selected international artists as well as those closer to home and from across the country.
20 artists from the Gallery’s Collections have been selected by Director Stephen Snoddy, one to represent each year of the first 20 years of The New Art Gallery.
To coincide with the display of the Garman Ryan collection through 2020, work by Birmingham based artist Sarah Taylor Silverwood will displayed within our Floor 2 temporary exhibition space.
The New Art Gallery Walsall is now offering digital STEAM worksheets for Primary School age children to work on at home. The downloadable worksheets are FREE and we would love you to have a go.
STEAM – Science, Technology, Engineering, Art & Math. It’s an integrated approach to learning that encourages independent thinking. It engages real-world applications, utilizing goal-oriented learning, develops problem solving skills and promotes meaningful collaboration. Share photos of your creations with us by tagging us in on social media @newartgallery, Facebook or by sending photos directly to us through messenger or via email at info@thenewartgallerywalsall.org.uk We can’t wait to see what you create!