The Art of Faith
Norwich Castle
2 October 2010 – 23 January 2011

In collaboration with the University of East Anglia, Norwich Castle is curating a glittering exhibition of religious art works from many faiths which represent the history of religious beliefs in Norfolk from prehistory to the present day.  Exhibits will include paintings, sculptures, illuminated manuscripts, silver, stained glass and textiles.

art of faith

The Seven Sorrows of the Virgin, 1512-1520 also known as The Ashwellthorpe Triptych Master of the Legend of the Magdalen.
Oil on panel; 100.5 x 159.5 x 6.5cm
Norfolk Museums & Archaeology Service (Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery)

In with the new
closes 25 April 2010

art class

The Art Class Gertrude Offord c1897



in_with_the_new In with the New: recent fine art acquisitions
1998 – 2008
closes 25 April

This exhibition celebrates some of Norwich Castle’s new acquisitions over the last decade.  The display includes works previously unseen and demonstrates the range of works of art that now have a place in the permanent collection.

Watercolour in Britain: Travelling with Colour
30 January – 18 April

A major exhibition of 100 top watercolours by leading artists such as Girtin, Turner and Cotman, then on through the 19th century via Edward Lear and Rossetti to John Singer Sargent, John Piper, Elizabeth Blackadder & Anish Kapoor in the late 20th century.  Loans from Tate Britain, the Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle and Museums Sheffield.

This exhibition is part of a Heritage Lottery Fund partnership project entitled The Great British Art Debate

fetges

Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Fetges, c.1927 © Tate, London 2009

Beatles to Bowie: The 60s Exposed
8 May – 5 September

Transferring from the National Portrait Gallery, this evocative show of 1960s photographs will be hugely popular with a wide range of people.  All the iconic pop stars of 50 years ago are here – captured by the greatest photographers of the day, from David Bailey and Robert Whitaker to Cecil Beaton. Take a trip back to an extraordinary decade!

Beatles to Bowie

The Beatles
By Robert Whitaker, 1964
Robert Whitaker Archive © Robert Whitaker

Bridget Riley: FLASHBACK
Norwich Castle
5 June – 5 September

Norwich Castle is one of only four venues in the national tour for this important Arts Council Bridget Riley exhibition which will feature huge paintings alongside an array of works on paper.  The stripes, optical patterns and bravura colour make for an impressive show of a life’s work.

Bridgit Riley

Collage study, revision of 15th December
, 1993
Collection of the artist
© 2009 Bridget Riley. All rights reserved