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SUMMARY:From the Collection: Drawings
DESCRIPTION:An exhibition of drawings from the Northampton Museums & Art Gallery collection. \nThis exhibition explores drawing as a fundamental artistic language\, presenting preparatory sketches and finished works that reveal how ideas take shape on paper. Through the delicate studies of Henry Moore\, the atmospheric sketches of Walter Sickert\, the imaginative designs of Sir Edward Burne Jones\, and the expressive drawings of Clare Abbatt\, amongst others\, visitors are invited to consider drawing not merely as a preliminary step but as an art form in its own right. The works on display highlight how artists across different periods and practices use line\, tone\, and observation to experiment\, problem solve\, and refine their vision. Together\, they celebrate drawing’s enduring role as a tool for exploration\, invention\, and creative thinking.
URL:https://www.discovernorthampton.co.uk/event/from-the-collection-drawings/2026-07-22/
LOCATION:Northampton Museum And Art Gallery\, 4-6 Guildhall Rd\,\, Northampton\, Northamptonshire\, NN1 1DP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Museum
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SUMMARY:Rose Finn Kelcey: House Rules
DESCRIPTION:Arts Collective launches its new gallery programme with an exhibition revisiting the pioneering work of British conceptual artist Rose Finn-Kelcey\, curated by Emer Grant. This marks the first presentation of the artist’s work in her hometown of Northampton. \nFeaturing photographic\, installation and video works loaned from national collections and archives\, the exhibition recontextualises Finn-Kelcey’s groundbreaking practice through architectural space and coded forms. It considers how formal systems and power structures shape experience through architecture\, language\, ritual and atmosphere. \nExhibited publicly for the first time since its original installation\, Bar Doors (1991) captures architectural thresholds\, foregrounding moments of passage between spaces. The photographic documentation of Finn-Kelcey’s site-specific installation—seven saloon-style doors installed in a Houston city park—invites viewers to reconsider familiar architectural features as markers of access and permission. \nThe exhibition also explores Finn-Kelcey’s fascination with spirituality and its connections to the commercial and domestic structures of contemporary life\, featuring works such as It Pays to Pray (1990)\, God Kennel – A Tabernacle (1992) and Jolly God (1997). Her iconic flag works are also presented\, including documentation of Power for the People (1972)\, in which a collective political declaration was placed directly onto the monumental architecture of Battersea Power Station while it remained operational. \nThroughout the exhibition\, architecture\, movement and attention shape how the works are encountered. Finn-Kelcey’s work offers a lens through which to experience 24 Guildhall Road as an active structure—shaped by play\, language and collective imagination. \n\n\n\n\nImage Credit: Rose Finn-Kelcey Bar Doors (Photograph of installation) 1991 \nWood\, Houston International Festival\, Buffalo Bayou Park\, Houston\, Texas. USA \n©The Estate of Rose Finn-Kelcey. Courtesy the Estate and Kate MacGarry
URL:https://www.discovernorthampton.co.uk/event/rose-finn-kelcey-house-rules/2026-07-22/
LOCATION:NN Contemporary\, Vulcan Works\, northampton\, Northamptonshire\, NN1 1EW\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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SUMMARY:Mark Thomas & Andrew O'Neill: Work In Progress
DESCRIPTION:Live stand up comedy at the King Billy. As part of the Northampton Comedy Festival 2026 in association with Northampton BID. \nDoors 7pm – Show 8pm \nFeaturing: \nMark Thomas\nMark Thomas is a multi-award-winning comedian and investigative journalist. His landmark Channel 4 series\, The Mark Thomas Comedy Product\, ran for six series and became famous for high-stakes political stunts that successfully influenced UK arms trade legislation and tax laws. \nTV & Radio Credits: \n\nThe Mark Thomas Comedy Product (Channel 4)\nThe Mary Whitehouse Experience (BBC Radio 1)\nThe Manifesto (BBC Radio 4)\nDispatches (Channel 4)\n\nAwards: \n\nAmnesty International Freedom of Expression Award\nTime Out Comedy Award\nSony Radio Award for Comedy\nScotsman Fringe First Award (multiple winner\, most recently for England & Son)\nGuinness World Record holder (formerly) for the most political demonstrations in 24 hours.\n\nAndrew O’Neill\nAndrew O’Neill is a surrealist stand-up\, musician\, and best-selling author. They are a fixture of the alternative comedy scene\, frequently performing at major festivals like Glastonbury\, Download\, and the Edinburgh Fringe. \nTV & Radio Credits: \n\nGood Omens 2 (Amazon Prime/BBC) – acting alongside David Tennant and Michael Sheen.\nNever Mind the Buzzcocks (BBC)\nSaxondale (BBC) – acting opposite Steve Coogan.\nPharmacist Baffler (BBC Radio 4)\nDamned Andrew (BBC Radio 4)\n\nAwards: \n\nVictoria Wood Edinburgh Comedy Award (2025 winner)\nTransgender Television Award (for Pharmacist Baffler)\nBest Comedy Show – Latest 7 Magazine
URL:https://www.discovernorthampton.co.uk/event/mark-thomas-andrew-oneill-work-in-progress/
LOCATION:The King Billy Music Bar\, 2 Commercial Street\, Northampton\, NN1 1PJ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Northampton Comedy Festival 2026
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