Welcome to the Yale Center for British Art monthly newsletter, where we look ahead to an exciting array of events and programs—free to attend and open to all. We hope to see you in November!
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ARTIST TALK
Richard Long on Gravity Wednesday, November 4
5–7 pm
Renowned British artist Richard Long will be on hand to talk about his installation Gravity, a site-specific work conceived for the YCBA’s Entrance Court. He'll be in conversation with James Meyer, curator of modern art at the National Gallery of Art. The talk will run from 5 to 6 pm, with a reception held afterward in the Entrance Court from 6 to 7 pm. Free to attend; no registration required.
Richard Long: Gravity is presented with generous support from the Bukhman Foundation.
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SYMPOSIUM
Imagining Futurities | In Honor of Hazel Carby
Friday, November 6 – Saturday, November 7
Join scholars, students, and artists for a two-day symposium honoring Hazel Carey’s influential scholarship, which has profoundly shaped the intellectual contours of American studies, Black studies, cultural studies, and studies of colonialism and empire. Through discussion and talks, the symposium considers how we understand the intersections of race, gender, empire, and diaspora. Free to attend; no registration required.
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Another Word for Feeling: Music, Memory, and Constable’s English Landscape
Wednesday, November 11
5–6 pm
Graduate students from the Yale School of Music bring the pastoral tradition to life in this exciting musical performance inspired by John Constable’s sweeping landscapes. Free to attend; no registration required.
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COMMUNITY DAY
The Places We Share: A Free Day of Art, Food, Storytelling, and Hands-on Fun! Sunday, November 15
11 am – 4 pm
Taste fresh food from Connecticut farms, create your own landscape, build a neighborhood, and discover new ways to see the world around us in this day of adventure and discovery at the museum. All ages welcome! All events, food, and offerings are free of charge. |
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ARTIST TALK
Nicole Eisenman and Craig Zammiello in Conversation
Thursday, November 12
5:30–6:30 pm
Yale University Art Gallery
Distinguished artist-printmaker Nicole Eisenman and master printer Craig Zammiello will discuss their collaboration during the 2009 Print Catalyst Program. This event is supported by the Yale Center for British Art and the Yale University Art Gallery through the Andrew Carnduff Ritchie Fund. Free to attend; no registration required.
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Haiti in the Age of Revolutions: Lafargue Rigaud’s Portraits of Independence
Friday, November 13–Saturday, November 14MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies
Join scholars and historians for this two-day conference exploring a transformative moment in Haitian and Black New World history through the lens of portraiture. Presented by the Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition and supported by the YCBA, Haiti in the Age of Revolutions features panel discussions, tours, lectures, and more. Free to attend.
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Help Shape the Future of the Museum
We want to learn from you. What do you enjoy most about visiting the museum? What could make your experience more rewarding, meaningful, or fun? Now through the end of the year, YCBA staff are conducting brief surveys in the museum and throughout New Haven—and we would love to hear your thoughts.
If you see our survey team, please consider sharing your insights and ideas. Your feedback is key! Every response provides us with a greater understanding of how we can best serve you, attract new
visitors, and ensure the museum experience is a memorable one for all.
Please stop by and participate in shaping the museum's future! |
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EXHIBITIONS
John Constable: The Landscape Reimagined |
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| Visit this exploration of Constable’s bold, innovative open-air paintings, which radically transformed the trajectory of European landscape painting. Working against the “picturesque” tradition, in which long-established conventions governed what landscape painting should look like, Constable made the skies, light, seasons, and atmosphere the central subjects of his art. |
Sightlines: British Landscape Photography, 1840 to Now |
| What is a landscape, and what can it be? This exhibition invites you to explore the power of British landscape photography, revealing how it has transformed the way we see, perceive, and understand the natural world. |
CURATOR TOUR
John Constable: The Landscape Reimagined
Wednesday, November 11
4–4:45 pm
Join Edward Town, Associate Curator of Paintings and Sculpture, for this tour highlighting key works in the exhibition. Free to attend; no registration required. |
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Beyond Britain | Kangchenjunga from Darjeeling
Tuesday, November 17
12:30–1 pm
Join PhD candidate Botao Zhao for a closer look at Edward Lear’s Kangchenjunga from Darjeeling. Free to attend; no registration required. |
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| Explore our exhibitions, galleries, and architecture with tours led by museum docents and Student Guides. Free to attend; no registration required. |
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Fridays, November 6, 13, 20 & 27
2–2:45 pm
Saturdays, November 7, 14, 21 & 28
11–11:45 am
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Saturday, November 21
3–3:45 pm
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Sundays, November 8, 15, 22 & 29
1–1:45 pm
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Sundays, November 8, 15, 22 & 29
3–3:45 pm
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Saturdays, November 7 & 14
2–2:45 pm
Sundays, November 8 & 15
2–2:45 pm
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| Make time for creativity with these hands-on programs designed to inspire imagination, wonder, and fun for the whole family! Free to attend. |
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Saturdays, November 7 & 21
10:30–11 am
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Saturday, November 14
10:30 am – 12 pm
Registration required. |
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Saturday, November 28
2–4 pm
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GALLERY TALK
Find Your Story Here: In the Garden | Gardens and Botanicals
Friday, December 4
12:30–1 pm
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Find Your Story Here: In the Garden | Neeta Madahar’s Flora
Friday, December 11
12:30–1 pm
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| Museum Hours Sunday: 11 am – 5 pm
Monday: Closed
Tuesday: 10 am – 5 pm
Wednesday: 10 am – 7 pm
Thursday–Saturday: 10 am – 5 pm |
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Event Images: Richard Long, 2017 © The Artist; Courtesy, Lisson. Photograph by Jack Hems.
John Constable, Dedham Vale, 1802, oil on canvas. Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Visitors in the Library Court, Yale Center for British Art, photo by Harold Shaprio
©Yale Center for British Art. Photo: Harold Shapiro
Students look on as artist Nicole Eisenman and master printer Craig Zammiello collaborate to create an intaglio print, Print Catalyst Program, 2009. Photo credit: Yale University Art Gallery
Edward Lear, Kangchenjunga from Darjeeling, 1879, oil on canvas. Yale Center for British Art, gift of Donald C. Gallup, Yale BA 1934, PhD 1939
Visitors in the galleries, YCBA, photo by John Hassett
Visitors in the Docent Room, YCBA, photo by John Hassett
YCBA Student Guides in the galleries, photo by Stephanie Anestis
William Henry Fox Talbot, Veronica in Bloom, between 1843 and 1844, salted paper print. Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Neeta Madahar, Lisa with Primroses, 2009, chromogenic print on photographic paper. Yale Center for British Art, gift of Joy of Giving Something, Inc. #yaleventerbritish art#fineartmagazineblog.blogspot.com #sunstormfineartmagazine.com#fineartyale#finearthistory, #artfunyale#fineartbritish#artfunnow, |
| John Constable: The Landscape Reimagined: John Constable, Hampstead Heath Looking Towards Harrow, 1821, oil on paper laid on canvas. Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection John Constable, Sir Richard Steele’s Cottage, Hampstead, 1831 to 1832, oil on canvas. Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection John Constable, Hadleigh Castle, The Mouth of the Thames—Morning After a Stormy Night, 1829, oil on canvas. Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection John Constable, Stratford Mill, 1819 to 1820, oil on canvas. Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection Sightlines: British Landscape Photography, 1840 to Now: Henry Stuart Wortley, Clouds, 1863, albumen print from a wet collodion negative. Yale Center for British Art, gift of Charles Isaacs and Carol Nigro in honor of Scott Wilcox William May, Long Ships Lighthouse off the Land’s End, Cornwall, 1860s, albumen print from a wet collodion negative. Yale Center for British Art, gift of Dr. and Mrs. Charles T. Isaacs Roger Fenton, Officers & Men of the 8th Hussars, 1855, printed 1856, salted paper print. Yale Center for British Art, gift of Dr. J. Patrick and Patricia Ann Kennedy |
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