Coming Up
La Bouee 1894 by Paul Signac, lithograph on paper
©Trustees of the Cecil Higgins Art Gallery
Colour and Light
Opens 15 February
Wixamtree and Connections Galleries – Free Entry
Discover the effects of colour and light on artists in this new exhibition drawn from the internationally renowned Cecil Higgins Art Gallery Collection. The two exhibition rooms will explore colour contrasts, sunshine and lowlight, southern light and eastern inspiration. Works will include sun-drenched watercolours by JMW Turner, ethereal moons by Arthur Rackham and explosions of colour by Patrick Heron.
In the Connections Gallery works from the abstract art collection are shown alongside a new digital art installation produced by artist Alison Goodyear in collaboration with four community groups. Reflecting on the works in the exhibition, together they will create a virtual abstract painting, which will be filmed in Virtual Reality and shown in the gallery as an animated film.
A full colour catalogue by curators Professor Christiana Payne and Dr Mary O’Neill will be available from The Higgins Bedford shop.