As part of our year celebrating sculpture, we are proud to present the first UK public institution exhibition of the work of American sculptor Kathleen Ryan.   Ryan composes her sculptural installations in a variety of materials from cast iron and precious stones, to found objects including bowling bowls.  The artist has a pre-occupation with […]

To coincide with the 60th anniversary year of Jacob Epstein’s death, in 2019 we are celebrating sculpture in all forms throughout our Collections programme.   The Sculpture in Focus trail positions a key piece of contemporary sculpture from our Permanent Collection within each of our ten themed collection rooms, featuring diverse artists including Henri Gaudier-Brzeska, […]

HOME presents a selection of contemporary works exploring themes around home and homeland. The works span the last 60 years and are sourced from the Gallery’s Permanent Collection.   The art works touch upon a wide range of topics including; cultural identity and heritage, material possessions and personal collections, play, imagination and fairytales.   In […]

As part of our year celebrating sculpture, to mark the 60th anniversary of Jacob Epstein (1880-1959), we are incredibly fortunate to be able to bring this iconic Epstein masterpiece from the Tate collection to Walsall for the first time.   This loan has been made possible through The Ferryman Project: Sharing Works of Art which […]