Floors 1 and 2
23 March — 3 July 2004
Angles
Recent artworks by Gavin Turk, Yoshihiro Suda and Rose Finn-Kelcey are shown amongst the Garman Ryan Collection offering new ways of looking at the themes of still life and work and leisure. The works blend with the design and architecure of the New...Free Admission
13 February — 17 April 2004
Double Take
An exhibition featuring major contemporary artists selected from the Arts Council Collection by Walsall students from Aldridge School, Joseph...Free Admission
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Floor 3
13 February — 17 April 2004
Strangers
This exhibition gathers together works from the Tate Collection by sixteen modern and contemporary artists whose practice involves observing...Free Admission
6 January — 28 March 2004
Star Portraits
Come and see the actual portraits that were featured on the BBC One Series Star Portraits with Rolf Harris....Free Admission
9 October 2003 — 8 February 2004
Kitty Garman and Co.
The tangled web of family relationships, artists and models that lie behind the many portraits in the German Ryan...Free Admission
Floor 3
26 December 2003 — 25 January 2004
Andy Lewis – Photo Opportunities
Andy Lewis combines a unique and imaginative...Free Admission
5 December 2003 — 25 January 2004
Walsall Society of Artists
Walsall artists present their latest works in...Free Admission
2 October — 16 November 2003
Who Built the Gallery? Photography by Ming de Nasty
During the construction of The New Art...Free Admission
2 October — 16 November 2003
Dan Holdsworth
Dan Holdsworth has gained a reputation for photographs that focus on marginal spaces and urban eyesores such as shopping centres, car parks and motorway flyovers, areas were the constructed and natural worlds collide. Often shot at night using long exposures, his compelling images...Free Admission
2 May — 29 September 2003
‘Man and Machine’ Epstein’s Rock Drill
Jacob Epstein’s Rock Drill sculpture was an optimistic symbol of power and strength. In 1915 Rock Drill was realised as a ten foot sculpture with the robtic figure pearched high on a real rock drill. After the horror of the First World War Esptein...Free Admission
17 July — 24 September 2003
Darryl Georgiou, T(oy)ime Machine
The fantasic interactive T(oy)ime Machine traveled back...Free Admission
24 July — 13 September 2003
Kate Bright
This exhibiton combines Kate’s recent distinctive landscape paintings with a new commission for a panaramic alpine scene completely surrounding...Free Admission
5 May — 5 July 2003
Print Matters
Walsall’s permanent art collections include a number of limited edition prints by artists from the 1960’s to 2000. Works...Free Admission
15 May — 5 July 2003
Narrascape
Between the man-made and the natural. Curated by Rhonda Wilson of Seeing The Light. Photography by Sian Bonnell,...Free Admission
15 May — 5 July 2003
Seeing The Light
A playful and challenging exhibiton curated by Rhonda Wilson and featuring new and recent photographic work by Sian Bonnell, Barbara Downs, Deborah Jones, Thomas Kellner, Claire Smith and Frank Yamrus. A collaboration between Seeing the Light and The New Art Gallery Walsall.Free Admission
Floor 3
14 February — 26 April 2003
Veil
Vail emamines one of the most powerful symbols in comtemporary culture. This was the first major exhibition to explore...Free Admission
30 November 2002 — 26 April 2003
Eric Gill
The Crucifixion
Eric Gill created many images on the theme of The Crucifixion. This carving and 21 woodcuts, loaned from Tate, were created between 1910-1927 and include the Fourteen Stations of the cross which he carved for Westminster Cathedral. Tate.
Free Admission
13 December 2002 — 26 January 2003
Interference Johathan Callan
Using seemimgly destructive techniques, Johnathan Callan transforms...Free Admission
13 December 2002 — 26 January 2003
Walsall Society Of Artists
Walsall artists presented their latest artworks in their annual exhibition.Free Admission
12 July — 24 November 2002
Fire Drawings
Thirty young people from Walsall and Sandwell worked with artists from Walk The Plank to create massive fire drawings...Free Admission
19 September — 24 November 2002
Coming Of Age
This exhibition brought together twentieth century works from the Tate collections which deal with the process of growing older:...Free Admission
13 May — 24 November 2002
The Vistation
This major sculpture by Jacob Esptein of a pregnant woman was on loan to the gallery through the Tate Partnership Scheme. At the time of its creation in 1926, Kathleen Garman was pregnant with Epstein’s daughter and themes of fertility and sexuality are woven...Free Admission
27 June — 31 August 2002
Rural Walsall
Using painting, prints and drawings from the gallery’s collections, Rural Walsall aims to challenge the popular perception of the...Free Admission
27 June — 31 August 2002
Copper Jubliee by Gavin Turk
Gavin Turk’s sculpture is characterised by an...Free Admission
19 April — 6 July 2002
Colouring Landscapes
Pupils from three special schools in Walsall Mary Elliot, Jane Lane and Castle School have used the landscape pictures in the Garman Ryan Collection as a source of inspiration. The children’s work offers a unique inslight into the pictures in the Collection and reveals...Free Admission
4 April — 8 June 2002
Vivencias. Dialogues between the Brazilian artists from the 1960’s to 2002
Lygia Pape, Artur Barrio, Cildo Meireles, Ernesto...Free Admission
1 February — 17 March 2002
Jigar
films by Alia Syed
Jigar featured three evocative and poetic films by Alia Syed, bringing together a significant body of work made over the last fifteen years. In Spoken Diary, a woman travels through a rainy London night, the city reflecting her emotional state as she documents her...
Free Admission
30 November 2001 — 24 February 2002
Inspiration and Creation
The Garman Ryan Collection is the sourse of inspiration for this exhibition of work by special needs pupils from...Free Admission
7 December 2001 — 13 January 2002
Walsall Society of Artists
Walsall artists exhibited their latest works in their annual exhibtion.Free Admission
7 December 2001 — 13 January 2002
Gifts to Walsall
This was the first chance to see new additions to Walsall’s permanent collection, this included gifts from the Contemporary...Free Admission
7 December 2001 — 13 January 2002
Forty Part Motet by Janet Cardiff
Canadian artist Janet Cardiff’s work combined sound,...Free Admission
24 July — 25 November 2001
Gaudier-Brzeska’s Animals
Henri Gaudier-Brzeska’s drawings highlight the artist’s fascination...Free Admission
27 September — 18 November 2001
Magnetic North
Magentic North brings together five Finnish artists working with large scale coloured photography. Elina Brotherus draws on her own...Free Admission
Floors 1 and 2
28 June — 8 September 2001
Darran Lago & Co
Walsall born artist Darren Lago showed his first major solo show in a public gallery. Darren draws his inspiration...Free Admission
Galleries 3 and 4
28 June — 8 September 2001
Being Here – paintings by Estelle Thompson
An exhibiton of new and exciting work...Free Admission
1 February — 30 March 2001
From Tate to Walsall
Epstein’s Doves
This temporary display focued on Epstein’s sculpture...
Free Admission
7 February — 25 March 2001
Making Buildings
This lively and interactive exhibition was curated by Greg Votolato, seeks to challenge the myth of craft-free modern buildings....Free Admission
7 February — 25 March 2001
The Walsall Open Exhibition
An opportuntity to show some of our local artistic talent. Applicatants were invited from anyone living or working in...Free Admission
22 November 2000 — 21 January 2001
In Memoriam
An exhibition exploring ways in which comtemporary artists have explored and interpreted the idea of memorials, monuments and mementoes....Free Admission
3 October — 5 November 2000
Town by Catherine Yass
Artist Catherine Yass was commissined to create a major new body of work during the development and construction of...Free Admission
3 October — 5 November 2000
Walsall Society of Artists
This was an opportunity to celebrate the wealth of artistic talent in Walsall as Walsall Society of Artists held...Free Admission
Floor 3
Human and Divine
This exhibiton brought together a range of...
21 July — 16 September 2000
Human and Divine
2000 years of Indian Sculpture
This exhibiton brought together a range of...
Free Admission
24 August — 25 August 2000
Ranbir Kaur
Ranbir Kauris a textile and rangoli artist who has developed an international profile through her work with communities across...Free Admission
21 July — 24 July 2000
Heather Steele
Heather Steele has lived and worked in the countryside for most of her life and has always been acutely...Free Admission
Floor 3
19 May — 8 July 2000
Girl
The intriguing exhibition included works from a wide range of media by comtemporary artists exploring aesthetic and social worlds...Free Admission
Floor 3
Blue
This opening exhibition was a celebratory exploration of modern and comptemporary art with an emphasis on the use of...
16 February — 30 April 2000
Blue
Borrowed and New
This opening exhibition was a celebratory exploration of modern and comptemporary art with an emphasis on the use of...
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
Regular Event
Wednesday 9 September 10:30 — 14:00
BABY & ME
10.30am-12pm & 12.30-2pm Ages 0-2, £4 per child. Booking essential. Multi-sensory sessions for parents, carers and their babies.£4 per child. Booking essential
Event
Saturday 12 September 11:00 — 15:00
Walsall Hippo Trail Exhibition and Art Workshops
Saturday 12 September 11am-3pm Free, drop-in, open...Free Admission
Regular Event
SUNDAY ART CLUB
12-3pm, Ages 4+ Free, drop-in Use dried...
Sunday 13 September 12:00 — 15:00
SUNDAY ART CLUB
Autumnal Flower Crown
12-3pm, Ages 4+ Free, drop-in Use dried...
Free Admission
Regular Event
SUNDAY ART CLUB
12-3pm, Ages 4+ Free, drop-in Decorate a...
Sunday 20 September 12:00 — 15:00
SUNDAY ART CLUB
Everyday Objects, Extraordinary Characters
12-3pm, Ages 4+ Free, drop-in Decorate a...
Free Admission
Regular Event
SUNDAY ART CLUB
12-3pm, Ages 4+ Free, drop-in Make a textile collage with fuzzy pompoms, tassels and recycled fabrics. Weekly art club...
Sunday 27 September 12:00 — 15:00
SUNDAY ART CLUB
Pompom Panels
12-3pm, Ages 4+ Free, drop-in Make a textile collage with fuzzy pompoms, tassels and recycled fabrics. Weekly art club...
Free Admission
Regular Event
SUNDAY ART CLUB
12-3pm, Ages 4+ Free, drop-in Experiment with...
Sunday 4 October 12:00 — 15:00
SUNDAY ART CLUB
Paint the Clouds
12-3pm, Ages 4+ Free, drop-in Experiment with...
Free Admission
Event
Saturday 10 October 12:00 — 15:00
Fantastic Journeys
Saturday 10 October Multi-sensory music sessions for children with additional needs. Free. Booking essential, places limited. Join Nicola and...Free, booking essential
Regular Event
SUNDAY ART CLUB
12-3pm, Ages 4+ Free, drop-in Make your own soft toy treat, with this simple sewing workshop (glueing and plastic...
Sunday 11 October 12:00 — 15:00
SUNDAY ART CLUB
Felt Fancies
12-3pm, Ages 4+ Free, drop-in Make your own soft toy treat, with this simple sewing workshop (glueing and plastic...
Free Admission
Regular Event
Wednesday 14 October 10:30 — 14:00
BABY & ME
10.30am-12pm & 12.30-2pm. Ages 0-2, £4 per child. Booking essential. Multi-sensory sessions for parents, carers and their babies.£4 per child. Booking essential
Regular Event
SUNDAY ART CLUB
12-3pm, Ages 4+ Free, drop-in Create a beautiful watercolour painting inspired by the colours of autumn leaves. Weekly art...
Sunday 18 October 12:00 — 15:00
SUNDAY ART CLUB
Autumn Colour
12-3pm, Ages 4+ Free, drop-in Create a beautiful watercolour painting inspired by the colours of autumn leaves. Weekly art...
Free Admission
Regular Event
SUNDAY ART CLUB
12-3pm, Ages 4+ Free, drop-in Draw a self-portrait in pencil then add flamboyant and colourful accessories with collaged materials....
Sunday 25 October 12:00 — 15:00
SUNDAY ART CLUB
Self Image
12-3pm, Ages 4+ Free, drop-in Draw a self-portrait in pencil then add flamboyant and colourful accessories with collaged materials....
Free Admission
Event
OCTOBER HALF TERM
10am-4pm. Self Guided Drop-in. All ages welcome....
27 October — 31 October 2026
OCTOBER HALF TERM
Halloween Heads
10am-4pm. Self Guided Drop-in. All ages welcome....
Free Admission
Regular Event
MINI MAKERS
11am-1pm £4. Ages 2-5, drop-in. Make a portable party with paper twists, tissue paper and colourful stickers.
Tuesday 27 October 11:00 — 13:00
MINI MAKERS
Party Time Tubes
11am-1pm £4. Ages 2-5, drop-in. Make a portable party with paper twists, tissue paper and colourful stickers.
£4, drop-in
Regular Event
WEDNESDAYS FOR ALL
11am-3pm Ages 4+, Free, drop-in Create a...
Wednesday 28 October 11:00 — 15:00
WEDNESDAYS FOR ALL
Warrior Arm Bands
11am-3pm Ages 4+, Free, drop-in Create a...
Free Admission
Regular Event
Young Masters
Skills based workshops for aspiring young artists....
Thursday 29 October 11:00 — 15:00
Young Masters
Leaf Printed Tote Bags
Skills based workshops for aspiring young artists....
£5 per child, booking essential
Event
Saturday 7 November 10:00 — 16:00
Amulets of Protection with Tereza Bušková
Saturday 7 November, 10am-4pm Join artist Tereza...£22.50 – £25. Booking essential.
Regular Event
SUNDAY ART CLUB
12-3pm, Ages 4+ Free, drop-in Experiment with...
Sunday 8 November 12:00 — 15:00
SUNDAY ART CLUB
Alphabet Makers
12-3pm, Ages 4+ Free, drop-in Experiment with...
Free Admission