Southampton City Art Gallery will still host its 2020 biennial Open Exhibition ‘In Search of a New World’, now in a new digital format to ensure the exhibition goes ahead despite the uncertainties of reopening the gallery, and so all potential visitors can still engage and explore the art while remaining safe at home
For the Open Exhibition, artists were invited to respond to the themes of journey, migration and the sea in any way. These themes are the heart of our Mayflower 400 programme, encouraging communities and our cultural leaders to creatively explore Southampton’s unique position as Gateway to the World.
I am pleased to say that three of my assemblage pieces have been chosen as part of the virtual exhibition as part of the Mayflower celebrations.
The theme of this exhibition has run through much of my work for the last twenty-five years, and it was wonderful to be given the opportunity to show these work, albeit virtually, here in my home on the south coast. Migration and emigration has been a shared theme throughout many cultures, and I am pleased to share my vision of the story of emigration for many people from Scotland who set sail for the New World.
Watch out for the link to the exhibition on The Net Mender, which goes live on the 15th of August.
Emigrants - Departure