Exhibitions
Celebrating Women of Bedfordshire
10th March – 23rd September
2018
Free Entry
This spring The Higgins Bedford celebrates
the achievements of women of Bedfordshire with a new exhibition. It
is 100 years since the Representation of the People Act allowed
some women to vote for the first time. The exhibition will reflect
on women in Bedfordshire’s achievements in those 100 years. From
aviators to opera singers, designers to engineers, and rugby
players to Suffragettes Bedfordshire has a long history of great
women. Find out more >
Bawden’s Beasts
From 10th February
2018 to 27th January 2019
Edward Bawden Gallery – Free Entry
Edward Bawden (1903-1989) Aesop's Fables: Ant
and Grasshopper, 1970 Copyright The Edward Bawden Estate
Celebrated artist Edward Bawden’s lifelong
preoccupation with all manner of creatures – from delicate insects
to farm grazers and domestic pets, and from exotic jungle and
desert dwellers to fantastical shape-shifting beasts – are the
focus of this enchanting exhibition drawn from the Cecil Higgins
Art Gallery Collection.
Read more about the
exhibition here>
Break The Stigma - Art display challenging prejudice
and discrimination around mental health
The Higgins Bedford celebrated World Mental Health Day on
October 10th 2017 with the launch of our new mindful art
display, created by service users and people with a lived
experience of mental health issues. The artwork was created over a
series of workshops in partnership with Dr Ben Salmons; Break
the Stigma Campaign lead at East London NHS foundation
and Damon Poulton; local artist.
The art, and creative writing/poetry about the works are on
display outside the Settlement Gallery.
To see other activities at the Higgins relating to wellbeing
click here.
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exhibitions.