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What’s On September - November 2015

WelcomeThe National Portrait Gallery is home to the largest

collection of portraits in the world and celebrates the

lives and achievements of those who have influenced

British history, culture and identity.

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ExhibitionsGiacometti: Pure Presence15 October 2015 – 10 January 2016

Wolfson Gallery

TicketsIncluding donation: £17 (Concessions £15.50)

Seniors £14.50 every Wednesday

Students £14.50 every Thursday

Standard, family, schools and group tickets also

available.

Free for Members

Book now at npg.org.uk/giacometti call 020 7766 7344

or visit the Gallery in person. Last admission is one hour

before the Gallery closes.

#Giacometti

PublicationGiacometti: Pure Presence fully illustrated exhibition

catalogue by curator Paul Moorhouse, £29.95 hardback.

Sponsored by Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Supported by Pro Helvetia, The Henry Moore

Foundation and the Giacometti Exhibition Supporters

Group

Supported by the Giacometti Exhibition Supporters

Group

Alberto Giacometti is widely regarded as one of the most

important and distinctive artists of the twentieth century.

A restless innovator, he explored a range of styles and

subjects; however portraiture remained a continuous

preoccupation.

This major exhibition is the first to focus on Giacometti’s

portraits and spans his entire career. The show includes

important paintings, sculpture and drawings within

sections devoted to each of his principal models, and

illuminates Giacometti’s obsessive evocation of a human

presence.

Audrey Hepburn: Portraits of an IconUntil 18 October 2015

Porter Gallery

TicketsIncluding donation: £10 (Concessions £8.50)

Seniors £7 every Wednesday

Students £7 every Thursday

Standard, family, schools and group tickets also

available.

Free for Members

Book now at npg.org.uk/hepburn call 020 7766 7344 or

visit the Gallery in person. Last admission is one hour

before the Gallery closes.

#Hepburn

PublicationAudrey Hepburn: Portraits of an Icon exhibition

catalogue by co-curators Terence Pepper and Helen

Trompeteler, £29.95 hardback and £22.50 Gallery

exclusive paperback.

With support from the Bernard Lee Schwarz Foundation

and the Audrey Hepburn Exhibition Supporters Group.

Organised with support from the Audrey Hepburn

Estate/Luca Dotti & Sean Hepburn Ferrer.

Audrey Hepburn was one of the world’s most

glamorous, recognisable and photographed stars. From

her early career as a chorus girl in London’s West End

through to her Hollywood heyday and humanitarian work

in her later years, Hepburn’s life as a twentieth-century

icon is beautifully illustrated in this must-see exhibition.

Through a stunning selection of more than seventy

images from leading photographers, such as Cecil

Beaton and Irving Penn, as well as rarely seen

photographs from the personal collection of her sons

Luca Dotti and Sean Hepburn Ferrer, the exhibition

reveals the development of her unique and captivating

style.

BP Portrait Award 2015Until 20 September 2015

Wolfson Gallery

Admission free

npg.org.uk/bp #BPPortrait

PublicationBP Portrait Award 2015 exhibition catalogue with an

essay by Neil Gaiman, £9.99 paperback.

Supported by BP

Selected from a record-breaking 2,748 entries by artists

from 92 countries around the world, the BP Portrait

Award 2015 represents the very best in contemporary

portrait painting. From parents to poseurs, figurative

nudes to famous faces, and expressive sketches to

piercing photo-realism, the variety and vitality in the

exhibition continues to make it an unmissable highlight

of the annual art calendar.

Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 201512 November 2015 – 21 February 2016

Porter Gallery

Tickets £4 (Concessions £3)

Free for MembersLast admission is one hour before the Gallery closes.

npg.org.uk/photoprize #PhotoPrize

Sponsored by Taylor Wessing

The Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2015 is

the leading international competition which celebrates

and promotes the very best in contemporary portrait

photography. The Prize upholds a reputation for its

diversity of photographic styles submitted by a range of

photographers, from gifted amateurs to photography

http://www.npg.org.uk/photoprize

professionals, all competing to win one of the four

prestigious prizes including the £12,000 first prize.

DisplaysThe changing programme of displays provides fresh

opportunities to discover the Gallery’s rich and varied

collections. The displays highlight a range of themes,

sitters and artists, as well as significant anniversaries

and acquisitions.

Floor 2 Room 5Van Dyck: Transforming British Art

Sir Anthony van Dyck (1599 – 1641) was the most

influential portrait painter ever to work in Britain. This

display looks at the artist’s work and how he

transformed British portraiture. Comprising portraits from

the Gallery’s own Collection, supplemented by two

rarely-seen paintings of King Charles I and Henrietta

Maria from Chequers, the self-portrait is set alongside

other works by the artist, paintings from his studio and

portraits by his contemporaries and followers.

Organised with support from the Art Fund and the

Heritage Lottery Fund

From 4 September

Across the GallerySimon Schama’s Face of Britain

Historian Simon Schama has joined with National

Portrait Gallery curators to take a fresh look at the

Collection and present a cross-period exploration of the

history of Britain through portraiture. Focusing on the

themes of Power, Love, Fame, Self and People, he asks

what makes a successful portrait and what this tells us

about the individual and collective psyche of the time.

Simon Schama’s accompanying five-part BBC series,

with an associated book published by Viking Penguin, is

broadcast this autumn.

From 16 September

Floor 0 Room 37 and 37aCreative Connections: Camden Radical Characters

Creative Connections showcases new work created by

photographer Kate Peters and young people from

Haverstock School in Camden. The photographic series

responds to the lives, achievements and attributes of

creative, visionary and pioneering people, past and

present in the Gallery’s photography collection with a

connection to Camden. Exhibited alongside the

Collection, the display offers a playful invitation to

explore the relationship between the two.

Creative Connections is generously supported by the

Palley Family

Until 11 October

Floor 0 Room 41 and 41aFriendship Portraits: Chantal Joffe and Ishbel

Myerscough

This display of paintings by Chantal Joffe and Ishbel

Myerscough explores the artists’ friendship and shared

history, which dates back to their student days at

Glasgow School of Art. In their self-portraits and

portraits of each other and their children they attempt to

search out what it feels like to be each other and, in turn,

themselves.

Supported by the William Brake Charitable Trust

Until 28 September

Floor 2Room 3 Until 17 January 2016

The Tudor’s Reimagined: George Perfect Harding

Room 6 Until 13 September

Cornelius Johnson: Charles I’s Forgotten Painter

Floor 1Room 23 Until 24 April 2016

William Gifford Palgrave: Master of Disguise

Room 24 and 31: case displays Until 24 January 2016

Curators’ Choice: Photographs from the Terence Pepper

Gift

Room 25: case display Until 13 December

Keir Hardie: Radical, Socialist, Feminist

Room 28: case display Until 19 September

‘The artist’s cause at heart’: M.H. Spielmann, Collector

and Donor

From 21 September

Room 28: case display Until 19 September

George Scharf and his Circles: the National Portrait

Gallery and the Victorian art world

Room 29: case display Until 28 March 2016

Aubrey Beardsley: Artist and Aesthete

Room 31 Until 25 October

Women and the First World War

Room 31 From 27 October

Public and Private: Winston Churchill in Photographs

Inspiring People Nationally

The Gallery works collaboratively with venues around

the country to loan works as part of a varied programme

of touring exhibitions and displays.

Find out more npg.org.uk/beyondthegallery

The Barber Institute of Fine Arts, Birmingham

The Modernist Face: Smith, Dobson and British

Portraiture, 1920 – 60

Curated by University of Birmingham postgraduate

students with the Barber Institute and the National

Portrait Gallery, the exhibition features portraits of

author Roald Dahl, actress Jean Simmons and textile

designer Marian Dorn.

Until 27 September

Sunderland Museum and Winter GardensPicture the Poet

In collaboration with the National Literacy Trust and

Apples and Snakes, this display showcases

photographs of poets working today, including Benjamin

Zephaniah, Kate Tempest and Carol Ann Duffy.

From 19 September

Events CalendarEvents are free unless otherwise stated. Places are

allocated on a first come, first served basis and are

subject to availability.

Book ticketed events at npg.org.uk/events, call 020 7306

0055 or visit the Gallery in person.

We offer discounted ticket prices for Concessions and

Gallery Supporters. Events are subject to change.

Please check the website before visiting npg.org.uk

AccessAll events are wheelchair accessible.

BSL: Events interpreted with British Sign Language or

led in BSL. Please check listings for details.

Visualising Portraits: Picture description for visually

impaired visitors.

SeptemberThursday 313.15 Lunchtime Lecture

‘Long to reign over us’ £3/£219.00 In Conversation

What Would Keir Hardie say? £8/£7

Friday 418.30 Live Music

Jeremy Reed & The Ginger Light

18.30 Screening

The Unforgiven £7/£618.30 Drop-in Drawing

Led by artist Robin-Lee Hall

Sunday 613.00 – 16.00 Sunday Session BSL

Hybrid Portraits

Thursday 1019.00 In Conversation

Painting in Britain 1500 – 1630: Production, Influences

and Patronage Free ticket required


Alba Duo

18.30 Screening

Breakfast at Tiffany’s £7/£618.30 Drop-in Drawing

Led by artist Susan Wilson

Saturday 12 – Sunday 1311.00 – 17.00 Weekend Workshop

Painting Yourself into the Past £150/£125

Thursday 17

13.15 Lunchtime Lecture Liberté! The Life of Second

World War Heroine Noor Inayat Khan £3/£219.00 Lecture

Simon Schama’s Face of Britain £8/£7Friday 1818.30 Live Music

Late Shift Sessions: Audrey Hepburn

18.30 Screening

Charade £7/£618.30 Drop-in Drawing

Led by artist Grace Adam

Saturday 1913.30 The Portrait Choir

Audrey Hepburn

14.00 – 16.00 Pick up a Pencil

Friendship Portraits with Chantal Joffe & Ishbel

Myerscough

Sunday 2013.00 – 14.30 (for ages 3+) Drop-in Family Session

Talking Portraits

15.00 – 16.30 (for ages 7+) Drop-in Family Session

Talking Portraits

Thursday 2414.00 Visualising Portraits

Friendship Portraits

19.00 In Conversation

Friendship Portraits: Joffe and Myerscough

19.30 BSL Gallery Tour BSLPicture in Focus: Sir Henry Unton


Yair Avidor and Eva Caballero

18.30 Drop-in Drawing

Led by artist Gayna Pelham

18.30 Life Drawing

Simon Schama’s Face of Britain £9/£7


Photography: Portraits of Power £150/£125

Monday 2813.00 The Drawing Room

October

Thursday 113.15 Lunchtime Lecture

Van Dyck: Transforming British Art £3/£219.00 In Conversation

Audrey Hepburn: International Cover Star £8/£7


Inti Rowland



Sunday 413.00 – 16.00 Sunday Session

Celebrity Artist

Thursday 819.00 In Conversation

A Portrait of Fashion £8/£7


The Coach House Company

18.30 Screening

Wait Until Dark £7/£618.30 Drop-in Drawing

Led by artist Marc Woodhead


Beardsley’s Line £150/£125


Remembering Edith Cavell £3/£219.00 Lecture Writing in the Rain: Weather and the Arts

in England £7/£5


Flotilla

18.30 Screening

Robin and Marian £7/£618.30 Drop-in Drawing

The Big Draw: Led by artist Andy Pankhurst

Saturday 1714.00 – 16.00 Pick up a Pencil

The Big Draw: Every Drawing Tells a Story

Sunday 1813.00 – 14.30 (for ages 3+) Drop-in Family Session


15.00 – 16.30 (for ages 7+) Drop-in Family Session


Thursday 2219.00 Lecture

Inside Giacometti’s Studio £8/£7


Les Bougies Baroques




Practical Portrait Photography £150/£125


Monday 26 – Friday 3011.00 – 16.00 Half-term Activities BSLWalk the Line

Wednesday 28 – Friday 3011.00 – 16.00 Three-Day Workshop

Self, Power & Fame

Thursday 29

14.00 Visualising Portraits

Van Dyck: Transforming British Art


On Liberty £8/£719.30 BSL Gallery Tour BSLFace of Britain

Friday 3017.00 Showcase

Self, Power & Fame

18.30 Live Music

Luca Luciano


Led by artist Gayna Pelham

18.30 Life Drawing

Concepts of Pure Presence £9/£7

NovemberSunday 113.00 – 16.00 Sunday Session

Abandoning the Real


Fashioning the Face of Britain: Clothing and Power at

the Stuart Court £3/£219.00 In Conversation

Queer Perspectives


Syrinx



Thursday 1219.00 Lecture

Giacometti: Pure Presence £8/£7Friday 1318.30 Live Music

Nadine Khouri


Led by artist Marc Woodhead


The Quest for Reality: Giacometti & Uglow £150/£125

Sunday 1514.00 – 15.30 Special Sunday Session

An Afternoon with Dame Jacqueline Wilson (for ages

8+)


A Curious Colony: Leicester Square and the Swiss

£3/£219.00 In Conversation

New Commissions


Musical Portraits




Oliver Jeffers £8/£7

Saturday 2111.00 & 11.30

Youth Insights Van Dyck & Portraiture

14.00 – 16.00 Pick up a Pencil

Simon Schama’s Face of Britain

Thursday 2614.00 Visualising Portraits



Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2015

19.30 BSL Gallery Tour BSLVan Dyck: Transforming British Art


Concordia Foundation


Led by artist Andy Pankhurst

18.30 Life Drawing

The Hero and the Anti-hero £9/£7


Classic Photographic Portraits £150/£125

Sunday 2910.30 – 17.00 The Portrait Choir

The Visitors’ Choir Rehearsal £35/£30


Lunchtime Lectures

Thursdays at 13.15, £3/£2

Immerse yourself in British history and culture in our

popular Lunchtime Lecture series. Doors open at 12.30.

3 September

‘Long to reign over us’: Britain’s Longest-reigning

Monarchs, Elizabeth II and Queen Victoria

Biographer Matthew Dennison examines parallels in the

lives and reigns of two long-lived queens and asks what

is the significance of their longevity and extended period

of pre-eminence to their country.

17 September

Liberté! The Life of Second World War Heroine Noor

Inayat Khan

Shrabani Basu, author of Spy Princess, traces the story

of Noor Inayat Khan from her birth in Moscow to her

death in a concentration camp in Germany and looks at

the spirit that moved her.

1 October


Emily Burns, Assistant Curator, explores how the 17th-

century Flemish painter, Sir Anthony van Dyck,

transformed the face of British portraiture.

15 October

Remembering Edith Cavell

Edith Cavell is remembered as a heroine of the First

World War, executed in Brussels by the occupying

German army for her role as a resistance worker.

Cavell’s biographer Diana Souhami reassesses her true

legacy.

5 November

Fashioning the Face of Britain: Clothing and Power at

the Stuart Court

At Stuart court it was important to dress to impress if you

wanted power and prestige. Historian Jacqui Ansell

decodes the sartorial signals of the sumptuous Stuart

courts in the era of Peake, Mytens and Van Dyck.

19 November

A Curious Colony: Leicester Square and the Swiss

As part of the Giacometti programme, Peter Barber,

former Head of Cartographic and Topographic

Material at the British Library, looks at the history of the

Swiss association with Leicester Square and its

neighbourhoods.

Weekend Workshops

Saturdays and Sundays at 11.00 – 17.00, £125/£100

These intimate art weekends enable you to explore,

develop and improve your creativity. Working alongside

leading artists and photographers, take inspiration from

the Gallery and look at portraiture in new, exciting ways.

12 – 13 September

Painting Yourself into the Past

Paint yourself into the 17th century using Sir Anthony

van Dyck’s self portrait as inspiration. Join artist Robin-

Lee Hall for a two-day workshop creating self-portraits

and exploring Van Dyck’s methods. Suitable for all

abilities.

26 – 27 September

Photography: Portraits of Power

Photographer Giles Price leads a two-day practical

photographic workshop investigating depictions of

strength and power. Inspired by military portraits in the

Collection and Giles’ own work with servicemen and

women, you will work with a model in uniform to capture

these innate qualities. This workshop is suitable for

those who already have some knowledge of digital

photography and know how to use their cameras in

manual mode.

10 – 11 October

Beardsley’s Line

Aubrey Beardsley’s distinctive line drawings and

illustrations brought him notoriety and continue to be

influential despite his short life. Taking inspiration from

Beardsley’s work, artist Sara Lee will guide you through

the process of preparing, cutting and printing a relief

block print. Suitable for all abilities.

24 – 25 October

Practical Portrait Photography

Photographer Othello De’Souza- Hartley leads a two-

day workshop looking at light and composition. Inspired

by the Collection and under expert guidance you will

develop your technique, experiment with studio and

natural lighting, learn how to master fill-in flash and use

props. This workshop is suitable for those who already

have some knowledge of digital photography and know

how to use their cameras in manual mode.

14 – 15 November

The Quest for Reality: Giacometti & Uglow

Artist Andy Pankhurst examines the shared attempts of

Alberto Giacometti and figurative artist Euan Uglow to

realise a pictorial equivalent of reality. Explore these

abstract and analytical concepts whilst working from a

two-day sustained life model pose, combined with

exhibition entry and gallery talks. Suitable for all abilities.

28 – 29 November

Classic Photographic Portraits

Taking inspiration from the Taylor Wessing

Photographic Portrait Prize 2015, hone your skills in this

two-day practical workshop. This workshop is suitable

for those who already have some knowledge of digital

photography and know how to use their cameras in

manual mode.

Late ShiftEnjoy a mix of art, music, drinks, talks and drawing.

Every Thursday and Friday, 18.00 – 21.00

Talks 19.00Thu 3 September

What Would Keir Hardie say? £8/£7Writer Melissa Benn and MP Keir Starmer discuss

Hardie’s political life and legacy, particularly for the

Labour Party now.

Thu 10 September

Painting in Britain 1500 – 1630: Production, Influences

and Patronage Free ticket requiredChief Curator Tarnya Cooper and guests discuss

research from the Making Art in Tudor Britain project.

Thu 17 September

Simon Schama’s Face of Britain £8/£7Professor Simon Schama introduces the Gallery’s new

themed display.

Thu 24 September

Friendship Portraits: Joffe and Myerscough

The artists discuss their very particular collaboration with

Contemporary Curator Sarah Howgate.

Thu 1 October

Audrey Hepburn: International Cover Star £8/£7Exhibition co-curator Terence Pepper and film scholar

Lucy Bolton analyse Hepburn’s status as an

international cover girl.

Thu 8 October

A Portrait of Fashion £8/£7Dress historians Aileen Ribeiro and Cally Blackman

launch their new book looking at the history of costume

through the Collection.

Thu 15 October

Writing in the Rain: Weather and the Arts in England

£7/£5Alexandra Harris explores the effect of weather on

artists and their work. In partnership with the Royal

Society of Literature.

Thu 22 October

Inside Giacometti’s Studio £8/£7Writer Michael Peppiatt looks inside Giacometti’s

mysterious atelier.

Thu 29 October

On Liberty £8/£7Shami Chakrabarti, Director of Liberty, discusses the

struggle for people’s freedoms with writer Rachel

Holmes.

Thu 5 November

Queer Perspectives

Resident artist Sadie Lee and guest discuss key works

in the Collection.

Thu 12 November

Giacometti: Pure Presence £8/£7Exhibition curator Paul Moorhouse explores the

importance of portraiture within Giacometti’s life and

work.

Thu 19 November

New Commissions

Sarah Howgate talks to artists Sean Henry and Rupert

Alexander about their commissions supported by J.P.

Morgan.

Fri 20 November

Oliver Jeffers £8/£7Artist and illustrator Oliver Jeffers discusses his Dipped

Paintings project.

Thu 26 November

Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2015

Phillip Prodger discusses the 2015 Prize with fellow

judge Hannah Starkey and photographer David Titlow.

Drop-in DrawingJoin our popular and free drop-in drawing sessions and

sketch in the Gallery every Friday, 18.30 – 20.30.

Life DrawingTake part in our group life drawing sessions on the last

Friday of every month, 18.30 – 20.30 in the Ondaatje

Wing Theatre.

Fri 25 September

Simon Schama’s Face of Britain £9/£7

Led by Grace Adam, draw five poses reflecting Power,

Love, Fame, Self and People.

Fri 30 October

Concepts of Pure Presence £9/£7“To be able to make a head, one head, just once”.

Inspired by Giacometti’s obsession with presence, Andy

Pankhurst will help you explore new ways of portraying

a model.

Fri 27 November

The Hero and the Anti-hero £9/£7Join artist Gayna Pelham to compare dramatic poses

with ordinary everyday actions and discover heroism in

the mundane.

Music

Live MusicFridays at 18:30

Enjoy an eclectic range of free live music performances.

Fri 4 September

Jeremy Reed & The Ginger Light

The poet presents a response to the theme of People in

Simon Schama’s Face of Britain.

Fri 11 September

Alba Duo

Baroque and Latin music from this dynamic flute and

guitar duo.

Fri 18 September


Exploring the Audrey Hepburn exhibition with The

Portrait Choir and leading musical theatre performers,

including scenes from My Fair Lady.

Fri 25 September

Yair Avidor and Eva Caballero

Baroque flute and theorbo music from the Court of

Versailles.

Fri 2 October

Inti Rowland

Poetic, intimate yet full-bodied music from this singer-

songwriter.

Fri 9 October

The Coach House Company

Folk music from this five-piece band.

Fri 16 October

Flotilla

A recital referencing early and folk music from this

unique ensemble.

Fri 23 October

Les Bougies Baroques

The battle for musical supremacy between four great

composers.

Fri 30 October

Luca Luciano

Contemporary clarinet featuring Messiaen, Gershwin

and original compositions by Luciano.

Fri 6 November

Syrinx

Wind band present music by Handel and Telemann.

Fri 13 November

Nadine Khouri

Effortlessly powerful vocals and loop-based

experimentation.

Fri 20 November

Musical Portraits

Wigmore Hall’s Ignite perform pieces created by young

people.

Fri 27 November

Concordia Foundation

An evening of music and theatre in the spirit of a soiree

musicale.

The Portrait Choir

Performances and events by the Gallery’s choir in

residence.

Fri 18 September


See Live Music listing. The Portrait Choir performance

will be repeated on Saturday 19 September at 13.30.

Sun 29 November

The Visitors’ Choir £35/£30For the first time, Gallery visitors are invited to form a

choir, rehearse together and perform alongside

members of The Portrait Choir at Late Shift. The

Visitors’ Choir will rehearse at the Gallery from 10.30 –

17.00 on Sunday 29 November and the performance will

take place on Friday 4 December at 19.30 with a short

rehearsal beforehand.

Further details available at npg.org.uk/theportraitchoir

http://www.npg.org.uk/theportraitchoir

#PortraitChoir

The Portrait Choir is supported by Hani Farsi and the

Mohamed S. Farsi Foundation

AccessThe Gallery is fully accessible and welcomes everyone.

There is a rich programme of free accessible events for

all ages.

Visualising Portraits at 14.00

Free picture description talks for visually impaired

visitors

Thu 24 September

Friendship Portraits

This talk will focus on the paintings and drawings of

Joffe and Myerscough which capture their very particular

artistic collaboration.

Thu 29 October


Explore this fascinating display which includes Van

Dyck’s last self-portrait.

Thu 26 November


Find out more about Schama’s cross-period selection of

portraits through one of his chosen themes: Power,

Love, Fame, Self and People.

BSL Gallery Tours at 19.30

Events interpreted with British Sign Language (BSL) or

led in BSL

Thu 24 September

Picture in Focus: Sir Henry Unton

Curator Charlotte Bolland discusses the findings of new

research into this fascinating portrait. Interpreted into

BSL.

Thu 29 October

Face of Britain

Chisato Minamimura leads a tour of Simon Schama’s

Face of Britain. In BSL with interpretation into English.

Thu 26 November


Join John Wilson for a tour of the display, led in BSL.

The Drawing Room at 13.00 – 15.00

Artist-led drop-in drawing sessions for disabled visitors

These drop-in drawing sessions take place in the

Gallery and visitors should meet in the Ondaatje Wing

Main Hall.

Mon 28 September

Mon 26 October

Mon 30 November

Supported by the Lord Leonard and Lady Estelle

Wolfson Foundation

FamiliesThis summer families can try out a range of activities in

our drop-in and holiday sessions and visit our Family

Activity Base.

Drop-in Sessions13.00 – 14.30 for ages 3+

15.00 – 16.30 for ages 7+

No ticket required. Children must be accompanied.

Sun 20 September

Talking Portraits

Do you ever wonder what conversations the people in

the portraits have when there is no one in the Gallery?

Using a mixture of secret stories, sound, drawing, poetry

and costume, come and bring the portraits to life with

your very own imagined voices.

Sun 18 October


Join picture book illustrator Marta Altés for an afternoon

exploring drawing in the Gallery.

Special Sunday Session14.00 – 15.30

Free ticket required. Suitable for children aged 8+

accompanied by an adult.

Sun 15 November

An Afternoon with Dame Jacqueline Wilson

Join us to hear how Jacqueline Wilson started her

writing career and created some of her best-loved

characters as well as finding out which portraits from the

Collection inspire her.

Holiday Activities11.00 – 16.00

Free ticket required for some workshops, available one

hour before.

Mon 26 – Fri 30 October

Walk the Line

A week of ticketed and drop-in sessions inspired by

Giacometti: Pure Presence. During the week families will

have the opportunity to work with clay, plaster and wire

to construct 3D models. The 14.30 Workshop on Mon

26 October will be BSL interpreted.

Family Activity Base

Every weekend and weekdays during school holidays,

families can collect information, resources and materials

to inspire them about the Collection.

Young People (aged 14-21)Showcase your talent, work with artists, develop skills,

be creative and meet other young people interested in

art at our free events for 14 – 21-year-olds.

npg.org.uk/youngpeople

Facebook: /npgyouthforum

Sunday Sessions, 13.00 – 16.00

Sun 6 September

Hybrid Portraits

Visit Creative Connections and work with photographers

Kate Peters and Marysa Dowling to create an object

based photographic self-portrait. Communication

support is available on request.

Sun 4 October

Celebrity Artist

Be inspired by Sir Anthony van Dyck’s 17th-century

social status and try out his painting techniques. Led by

artists Marc Woodhead and Isobel Peachey.

Sun 1 November

Abandoning the Real

Explore 2D and 3D representation in response to

Giacometti: Pure Presence. Led by artists Jasleen Kaur

and Robin-Lee Hall.

Pick up a Pencil, 14.00 – 16.00

Hosted by the Gallery’s Youth Forum, use a wide range

of materials and be inspired by the Gallery’s Collection

in these friendly drop-in drawing sessions which take

place on the third Saturday of every month. To get

started, all you have to do is pick up a pencil, no need to

book.

Sat 19 September

Friendship Portraits with Chantal Joffe & Ishbel

Myerscough

Sat 17 October


Sat 21 November


Three-day Workshop

11.00 – 16.00 daily

Wed 28 – Fri 30 October

Self, Power & Fame

Inspired by key themes in Simon Schama’s Face of

Britain, poet Anthony Anaxagorou and artist Peta Taylor

lead a spoken word workshop, with a public showcase

at 17.00 on Fri 30 October.

To book a Sunday Session or a Three-day Workshop,

please email [email protected] or call 020

7312 2483

Youth Insights

11.00 & 11.30

Sat 21 November

Van Dyck & Portraiture

Members of the Gallery’s Youth Forum lead a short talk

on Van Dyck.

Film SeasonIn celebration of the Audrey Hepburn: Portraits of an

Icon exhibition enjoy a film season including some of the

star’s standout performances. All film screenings take

place in the Ondaatje Wing Theatre, Floor -2.

Tickets £7/£6Find out more and book tickets, npg.org.uk

Fri 4 September 18.30

mailto:[email protected]

The Unforgiven (1960, PG)

Distinctly cast against type, Hepburn plays the adopted

daughter of a frontier family in this western based on a

novel by Alan LeMay. Directed by John Huston, 116

min. Starring Burt Lancaster, Lillian Gish.


Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961, PG)

In perhaps her most iconic role, which writer Truman

Capote famously wrote for Marilyn Monroe, Hepburn

shines as the effortlessly stylish Holly Golightly. Directed

by Blake Edwards, 115 min. Starring George Peppard.


Charade (1963, PG)

In this Hitchcockian thriller, Hepburn plays a woman

whose husband is murdered and finds herself pursued

by shady characters after his hidden fortune. Directed by

Stanley Donen, 109 min. Starring Cary Grant, Walter

Matthau.

Fri 9 October 18.30

Wait Until Dark (1967, 12)

In this tense thriller for which Hepburn received her final

Oscar nomination, she plays a young blind woman who

is terrorised by a trio of thugs looking for a cache of

heroin smuggled by her husband without her knowledge.

A battle of wills ensues when she smashes every light

bulb in her apartment. Directed by Terence Young, 108

min. Starring Alan Arkin, Richard Crenna.

Fri 16 October 18.30

Robin and Marian (1976, PG)

An aging and weary Robin Hood returns from the

Crusades and seeks out Marian, now an Abbess at a

priory, more than twenty years after their first meeting.

The Sherriff of Nottingham is still up to his old tricks.

Directed by Richard Lester, 103 min. Starring Sean

Connery, Richard Harris, Nicol Williamson, Robert

Shaw.

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