Contemporary Exhibitions
1 April — 10 May 2026

Kate Tilley

 1 April – 10 May 2026 Glass case, Mezzanine A graduate of The Royal College of Art, Kate Tilley...
Free Admission
Contemporary Exhibitions
7 November 2025 — 12 April 2026

Impressions
Contemporary Printmaking in our Collections

 7 November 2025 – 12 April 2026...
Free Admission
Contemporary / Floor 4
28 November 2025 — 8 March 2026

Between Here and There
Art & Design Staff from Walsall College

 Art & Design Staff from Walsall College
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Contemporary / Community Gallery
1 August — 16 November 2025

Creative Upstarts

 A bold and dynamic showcase of emerging local creatives. Part of Walsall MakerFest Fringe.
Free Admission
Contemporary / Floor 4
18 July — 9 November 2025

Nothing Gold Can Stay
Assembly 2025

 Group exhibition of local artists held in...
Free Admission
Contemporary / Floor 3
28 June — 19 October 2025

Shelter
The Outside In National Open Exhibition

 81 artists responding to the theme of...
Free Admission
Contemporary / Floor 4
29 March — 29 June 2025

Suzanne Holtom
And Hills Bore Scars

 A series of new works by Suzanne...
Free Admission
Contemporary / Foyer
29 April — 18 May 2025

General Public
Compost Culture

 Discover different composting processes and how you can make...
Free Admission
Contemporary / Floor 4
26 October 2024 — 9 March 2025

REFLECTOR

 New work by 19 photographers and artists.
Free Admission
Contemporary / Community Gallery
13 December 2024 — 2 February 2025

Walsall Society of Artists
74th Annual Exhibition

 Works in a wide range of media,...
Free Admission
Contemporary / Community Gallery
9 August — 17 November 2024

Communion

 Work by emerging artists from the Black Country
Free Admission
Contemporary / Floor 3
5 July — 27 October 2024

Carlos Bunga
Citizen of the World

 New and previously unseen work by Barcelona-based,...
Free Admission
Contemporary / Floor 4
26 July — 6 October 2024

Daniella Turbin
A Place to Return To  

 Photographs and writing from artist Daniella Turbin's...
Free Admission
Contemporary / Community Gallery
9 March — 28 July 2024

Kirsty Mackay and participants
The Magic Money Tree

 Exploring the impact of the cost-of-living crisis...
Free Admission
Contemporary / Floor 4
26 January — 7 July 2024

Sophia-Layla Afsar, Alex Billingham
…as we gathered on the shards of a fallen mirror ball

 New works by Sophia-Layla Afsar (based in...
Free Admission
Contemporary / Floor 3
24 November 2023 — 9 June 2024

The World that Belongs to Us

 Bringing together artists, largely from the South...
Free Admission
Contemporary / Community Gallery
15 December 2023 — 18 February 2024

Walsall Society of Artists
73rd Annual Exhibition

 Walsall Society of Artists 73rd annual exhibition.
Free Admission
Contemporary / Floor 4
22 July 2023 — 7 January 2024

Annette Pugh
Happenstance

 Newly commissioned oil paintings by Birmingham-based artist...
Free Admission
Contemporary / Floor 3
12 May — 29 October 2023

Karla Black

 A major solo exhibition of previously unseen sculptures by critically acclaimed Scottish artist, Karla Black.
Free Admission
Contemporary / Floor 3
21 October 2022 — 16 April 2023

Breaking the Mould
Sculpture by Women since 1945

   An Arts Council Collection Touring Exhibition...
Free Admission
Contemporary / Floor 4
11 November 2022 — 5 February 2023

Billy Dosanjh, The Exiles

 Billy Dosanjh is an artist, film-maker and...
Free Admission
Contemporary / Community Gallery
18 November 2022 — 8 January 2023

Walsall Society of Artists
Annual Exhibition

 We are delighted to welcome back Walsall...
Free Admission
Contemporary / Community Gallery
16 September — 30 October 2022

The University of Wolverhampton
MA (Fine Art) Degree Show

 The New Art Gallery is delighted to...
Free Admission
Contemporary / Floor 4
22 July — 30 October 2022

Sutapa Biswas
Lumen

 Lumen is the name for a unit of light – a gradient of radiance. It is also an anatomical...
Free Admission
Contemporary / Floor 3
20 May — 25 September 2022

West Midlands Open

 The West Midlands Open exhibition is an opportunity to celebrate the quality and diversity of the visual arts in...
Free Admission
Contemporary / Floor 3
20 May — 25 September 2022

Artist Support Pledge
A GENEROUS SPACE2

   Following on from the highly successful...
Free Admission
Contemporary / Floor 4
18 February — 3 July 2022

Karen McLean
Ar’n’t I a Woman!

 Ar'n't I a Woman! is an exhibition...
Free Admission
Contemporary / Floor 2
14 January — 24 April 2022

Keith Piper
Jet Black Futures

 A major solo exhibition by artist Keith...
Free Admission
Contemporary Exhibitions
22 October — 28 November 2021

Walsall Society of Artists
71st Annual Exhibition

 We are delighted to welcome back Walsall...
Free Admission
Contemporary Exhibitions
1 October — 31 October 2021

The University of Wolverhampton
MA (Fine Art) Degree Show

 The New Art Gallery is delighted to...
Free Admission
Contemporary Exhibitions
1 January — 10 October 2021

The Living Memory Project
The Black Country

 The New Art Gallery Walsall is delighted...
Free Admission
Contemporary Exhibitions
Until 5 September 2021

Anj Smith
A Willow Grows Aslant the Brook

 A major solo exhibition by renowned British...
Free Admission
Contemporary Exhibitions
25 January — 24 December 2020

20 for 2020

 20 artists from the Gallery’s Collections have been selected by Director Stephen Snoddy, one to represent each year of the...
Free Admission
Contemporary Exhibitions
21 February — 20 December 2020

20:20
Twenty Years of Collecting Contemporary Art

 We Are 20! To mark this special...
Free Admission
Contemporary Exhibitions
15 November 2019 — 15 July 2020

Too Rich a Soil
Arpita Shah, Maryam Wahid, Nilupa Yasmin

 Too Rich a Soil brings together photographers,...
Free Admission
Contemporary Exhibitions
20 September 2019 — 2 February 2020

Amalia Pica
Private & Confidential

 British/Argentinean artist Amalia Pica is known for...
Free Admission
Contemporary Exhibitions
22 November 2019 — 5 January 2020

Walsall Society of Artists
70th Annual Exhibition

 This year, Walsall Society of Artists celebrates...
Free Admission
Contemporary Exhibitions
2 October — 3 November 2019

The University of Wolverhampton
MA (Fine Art) Degree Show

 Sarah Byrne, Rebecca Collins, Mirela Duta, Kayleigh...
Free Admission
Contemporary / The New Art Gallery Walsall
24 May — 22 September 2019

Kathleen Ryan

 As part of our year celebrating sculpture, we are proud to present the first UK public institution exhibition of...
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Contemporary Exhibitions
22 June — 1 September 2019

Alan Kane
4 Bed Detached Home of Metal

 Contemporary art collided with metal culture in...
Free Admission
Contemporary Exhibitions
19 January — 12 May 2019

Sarah Taylor Silverwood
Daphne

 Sarah Taylor Silverwood uses drawing and language...
Free Admission
Contemporary / The Family Gallery
25 May 2018 — 31 March 2019

Mahtab Hussain
Mitti Ka Ghar

 Mitti Ka Ghar means “house made of earth” in Urdu. The house has been built by artist Mahtab Hussain...
Free Admission
Contemporary Exhibitions
17 October 2018 — 20 January 2019

Elizabeth Magill
Headland

 Elizabeth Magill is one of her generation’s leading painters and this exhibition will present a body of new work....
Free Admission
Contemporary Exhibitions
30 November 2018 — 6 January 2019

Walsall Society of Artists Annual Exhibition

 The 69th annual exhibition by Walsall Society...
Free Admission
Contemporary Exhibitions
10 August — 11 November 2018

Grace A Williams
Intermission

 Intermission is a new two-screen projection by London-based artist Grace A Williams commissioned by The New Art Gallery Walsall....
Free Admission
Contemporary Exhibitions
19 September — 30 September 2018

The University of Wolverhampton
MA (Fine Art) Degree Show

 Antoinette Alleyne, Debra Arrow, Adam Bryce, Claire...
Free Admission
Contemporary / Floor 3
25 May — 2 September 2018

Andrew Tift
Immortalise

 The New Art Gallery Walsall is delighted to present a major solo exhibition by Walsall artist Andrew Tift. The...
Free Admission
Contemporary / Floor 3
25 May — 2 September 2018

Mahtab Hussain
Going back home to where I came from

   In September 2016, Mahtab Hussain travelled...
Free Admission
Contemporary Exhibitions
22 June — 29 July 2018

Hetain Patel
Don’t Look at the Finger

 Don’t Look at the Finger is a...
Free Admission
Contemporary Exhibitions
2 February — 3 June 2018

Mike Nelson
Lionheart

 Mike Nelson is known for his installations, which often take the form of extended labyrinths; immersive environments that involve...
Free Admission
Regular Event
Sundays throughout the year

SUNDAY ART CLUB

 Our weekly art club for children & young people
Free Admission
Event
5 November 2025 — 3 December 2026

Stitchety Workshops with artist Kate Tilley

 Learn techniques in sewing, knitting, crochet and...
£5 / £4.50
Regular Event
Every second Saturday of the month

Walk and Draw

 Make sketches inside the Gallery and of the local area in these fast-paced and fun workshops.
Free, booking essential
Event
26 May — 31 May 2026

HALF-TERM
Bird Cage Thaumatropes

 10am-4pm. Free, drop-in. All Ages welcome Trick...
Free Admission
Regular Event
Tuesday 26 May 11:00 — 13:00

MINI MAKERS
Toddler Tea Party

 11am-1pm. Ages 2-5. Drop-in, £4 Use fine motor skills to cut, scrunch and stick colourful paper and tissue to...
Drop-in, £4
Regular Event
Wednesday 27 May 11:00 — 15:00

WEDNESDAYS FOR ALL
Block Houses

 11am-3pm, Ages 4+. Free, drop-in Turn a...
Free Admission
Regular Event
Thursday 28 May 11:00 — 15:00

Young Masters
Slab Pot Houses

 Ages 6+ Workshop 1: 11am-12.30pm Workshop 2: 1.30-3pm £5 per child. Advance booking essential. Numbers limited. Inspired by the...
£5 per child. Advance booking essential
Regular Event
Sunday 31 May 12:00 — 15:00

SUNDAY ART CLUB
Blow Painting

 12-3pm, Ages 4+ Free, drop-in Using tubes and stamps, blow paint across the page to make colourful abstract paintings....
Free Admission
Regular Event
Sunday 7 June 12:00 — 15:00

SUNDAY ART CLUB
Spirit Animal Collage

 12-3pm, Ages 4+ Free, drop-in Experiment with...
Free Admission
Regular Event
Wednesday 10 June 10:30 — 14:00

BABY & ME

 Wednesday 10 June, 10.30am-12.30pm & 12.30-2pm. Ages 0-2, £4 per child. Booking essential. Multi-sensory sessions for parents, carers and...
£4 per child. Booking essential
Regular Event
Sunday 14 June 12:00 — 15:00

SUNDAY ART CLUB
3D Letter Shop Signs

 12-3pm, Ages 4+ Free, drop-in Learn to...
Free Admission
Regular Event
Sunday 21 June 12:00 — 15:00

SUNDAY ART CLUB
Junk Invention

 12-3pm, Ages 4+ Free, drop-in Have fun...
Free Admission
Regular Event
Sunday 28 June 12:00 — 15:00

SUNDAY ART CLUB
Mini Matchbox Suitcases

 12-3pm, Ages 4+ Free, drop-in Pack-up your...
Free Admission
Regular Event
Sunday 5 July 12:00 — 15:00

SUNDAY ART CLUB
Tinted Photographs

 12-3pm, Ages 4+ Free, drop-in Add a...
Free Admission
Regular Event
Wednesday 8 July 10:30 — 14:00

BABY & ME

 Wednesday 8 July, 10.30am-12pm & 12.30-2pm. Ages 0-2, £4 per child. Multi-sensory sessions for parents, carers and their babies....
£4 per child. Booking essential
Regular Event
Sunday 12 July 12:00 — 15:00

SUNDAY ART CLUB
Foil Embossed Patterns

 12-3pm, Ages 4+ Free, drop-in Embossed metal...
Free Admission
Regular Event
Sunday 19 July 12:00 — 15:00

SUNDAY ART CLUB
Draw with Shadows

 12-3pm, Ages 4+ Free, drop-in Play with...
Free Admission
Regular Event
Wednesday 22 July 11:00 — 15:00

WEDNESDAYS FOR ALL
Clay Hippos

 11am-3pm, Ages 4+ Free, drop-in Celebrate Walsall’s...
Free Admission
Regular Event
Thursday 23 July 11:00 — 15:00

Young Masters
Painting Still Life in Acrylic

 Ages 6+ Workshop 1: 11am-12.30pm Workshop 2:...
£5 per child. Booking essential