What’s On June - August 2015
Welcome
The 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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National Portrait Gallery
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Opening Hours
Daily 10.00 – 18.00
Thursdays and Fridays until 21.00
Exiting commences 10 minutes before the closing time.
Due to staff training on Monday mornings, galleries
on Floors 1 and 2 and the Main Shop open at 11.00.
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themed tours. Family Audio Visual Guides are available,
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fascinating stories.
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The primary centre for the study of British Portraiture.
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Exhibitions
BP Portrait Award 2015
18 June – 20 September 2015
Wolfson Gallery
Admission free
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Publication
BP 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.
Now in its thirty-sixth year at the National Portrait Gallery,
and twenty-sixth year of sponsorship by BP, the first prize
of £30,000 makes the Award the most prestigious
international portrait painting competition of its kind and
has launched the careers of many renowned artists.
Audrey Hepburn: Portraits of an Icon
2 July – 18 October 2015
Porter Gallery
Tickets
Including 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
Publication
Audrey Hepburn: Portraits of an Icon exhibition catalogue
with an essay by Helen Trompeteler and a chronology by
Terence Pepper, £29.95 hardback and £22.50 Gallery
exclusive paperback.
Supported by the Audrey Hepburn Exhibition Supporters
Group. Organised with support from the Audrey Hepburn
Estate/Luca Dotti & Sean Hepburn Ferrer.
This fascinating photographic exhibition illustrates the life
of actress and fashion icon Audrey Hepburn (1929 –
1993). From her early years as a chorus girl in London’s
West End through to her philanthropic work in later life,
Portraits of an Icon celebrates one of the world’s most
photographed and recognisable stars.
A selection of more than seventy images will define
Hepburn’s iconography, including classic and rarely seen
prints from leading twentieth-century photographers such
as Richard Avedon, Cecil Beaton, Terry O’Neill, Norman
Parkinson and Irving Penn. Alongside these, an array of
vintage magazine covers and film stills will complete her
captivating story.
Wellington: Triumphs, Politics and Passions
Until 7 June 2015
Porter Gallery
Admission free
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Publications
Wellington: Triumphs, Politics and Passions exhibition
catalogue by Paul Cox with a foreword by William Hague,
£15 paperback.
Supported by the Wellington Exhibition Supporters Group
Marking the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo
(18 June 1815) this exhibition illustrates the Duke of
Wellington’s extraordinary life as a soldier and statesman.
Highlights include Goya’s revealing portrait and a
daguerreotype by Antoine Claudet, in the new medium of
photography, taken on Wellington’s 75th birthday in 1844.
The full 20.6m long printed panorama of Wellington’s
funeral procession will be displayed on Thursday 18 June
between 10.00 – 11.00, and an interactive version is
available to view in the Digital Space.
Giacometti: Pure Presence
15 October 2015 – 10 January 2016
Wolfson Gallery
Tickets
Including donation: £17 (Concessions £15.50)
Standard, family, schools and group tickets also available.
Free for Members
Book now at npg.org.uk/giacometti call 020 7766 7344
#Giacometti
Lead sponsor
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
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.
Displays
The 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
Highlight Display:
Room 6
Cornelius Johnson: Charles I’s Forgotten Painter
Prolific and successful in his lifetime, Cornelius Johnson is
the forgotten man of 17th-century British art. This display
looks at a range of his paintings including rarely seen
portraits of the King’s children.
Until 13 September
Room 3
The Tudor’s Reimagined: George Perfect Harding
Until 17 January 2016
Room 16
Favourites: Painting and Power, 1600-1800
Until 16 August
Floor 1
Highlight Display:
Room 33
On Belonging: Photographs of Indians of African Descent
This display of photographs by Ketaki Sheth, one of
India’s most celebrated contemporary photographers,
captures the Sidi people, an Indian community of African
origin, and raises universal questions about nationality and
ethnic origin. Supported by the Tia Collection
Until 31 August
Room 23
Old Titles and New Money
Until 2 August
Room 23
William Gifford Palgrave: Master of Disguise From 3
August
Room 24: case display and Room 31
Curators’ Choice: Photographs from the Terence Pepper
Gift
Until 24 January 2016
Room 25: case display
Keir Hardie: Radical, Socialist, Feminist
From 2 June
Room 29: case display
Henry Tonks: Studies of the Artist
Until 12 July
Room 29: case display
Aubrey Beardsley: Artist and Aesthete
From 14 July
Room 31
Women and the First World War
Until 25 October
Room 32
Jack Smith: Abstract Portraits
Until 31 August
Floor 0
Highlight Display:
Room 41 and 41a
Friendship Portraits: Chantal Joffe and Ishbel Myerscough
This display of paintings and drawings by Chantal Joffe
and Ishbel Myerscough captures their very particular
friendship and artistic collaboration. Self-portraits together
with portraits of the artists and their children explore their
lives and shared history from their student days to the
present.
Supported by the William Brake Charitable Trust
From 11 June
Ondaatje Wing Main Hall
Roy Strong at 80
From 19 June
Room 37 and 37a
Snowdon: A Life in View
Until 21 June
Room 37 and 37a
Creative Connections
From 1 July
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 Collection, Lincoln
Picture the Poet
Picture the Poet is a display of photographs of living poets
including Benjamin Zephaniah, Simon Armitage and Carol
Ann Duffy. The wider project includes an engaging
learning and participation programme in partnership with
the National Literacy Trust and Apples and Snakes.
Until 2 August
Manchester Art Gallery
Artists in the Frame: Self Portraits by Van Dyck and
Others
The iconic Van Dyck Self-Portrait is at the heart of this
exhibition exploring identity and self expression. Historic
works from Manchester Art Gallery’s collection will feature
alongside loans from the National Portrait Gallery and a
number of contemporary works.
Organised in collaboration with the National Portrait
Gallery, with support from the Art Fund and the Heritage
Lottery Fund
From 21 May
The Barber Institute of Fine Art, Birmingham
The Modernist Face: Smith, Dobson and British Portraiture
1920 – 60
Portraits by Matthew Smith of the author Roald Dahl and
British film star Jean Simmons are displayed alongside
Frank Dobson’s portrait of the writer Osbert Sitwell. The
exhibition is in collaboration with the Barber Institute and
the M.A. in Art History at the University of Birmingham.
From 5 June
Elsewhere
Montacute House, Somerset
Pictured and Seen Until 1 November
Beningbrough Hall, York
Royals: Then and Now Until 1 November
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Events Calendar
Events 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
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Access
All 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.
June
Thursday 4
13.15 Lunchtime Lecture
Radical Aesthetes
19.00 In Conversation
Portraits of a Choreographer and Composer
Friday 5
18.30 The Portrait Choir
Triumph and Passion
18.30 Drop-in Drawing
Led by artist Grace Adam
Saturday 6
11.00 & 14.00 The Portrait Choir
Triumph and Passion
Sunday 7
13.00 – 16.00 Sunday Session
Festival Photoshoot
Thursday 11
19.00 Lecture
Frank Auerbach: Speaking and Painting £7/£6
Friday 12
18.30 Live Music
Lunn and Belloy
18.30 Drop-in Drawing
Led by artist Marc Woodhead
Saturday 13 – Sunday 14
11.00 – 17.00 Weekend Workshop
Picturing the Self beyond Portraiture £125/£100
Thursday 18
10.00 – 11.00 Viewing
Wellington Funeral Panorama
13.15 Lunchtime Lecture
The Face of Politics: Portraiture and Victorian Politics
19.00 Lecture
Drawing People £7/£6
Friday 19
18.30 Live Music
Joseph Paxton and William Blackaby
18.30 Drop-in Drawing
Led by artist Andy Pankhurst
Saturday 20
10.30 – 14.00 Taster Session
Next Generation (ages 14 – 19)
14.00 – 16.00 Pick up a Pencil
BP Portrait Award: Next Generation
Sunday 21
13.00 – 14.30 (for ages 3+) Drop-in Family Session
Post-it Note Animation
15.00 – 16.30 (for ages 7+) Drop-in Family Session
Post-it Note Animation
Thursday 25
14.00 Visualising Portraits
BP Portrait Award 2015
19.00 Lecture
Poufs and Politics: Fashion at the Court of Louis XVI
£7/£6
19.30 BSL Gallery Tour BSL
Favourites: Art and Power, 1600-1800
Friday 26
18.30 Live Music
Concordia Foundation: The Lord Mayor’s Table
18.30 Drop-in Drawing
Led by artist Grace Adam
18.30 Life Drawing
Looking at Lines and Exploring Styles £9/£7
Saturday 27 – Sunday 28
11.00 – 17.00 Weekend Workshop
Proud Portraits 2015 £125/£100
Monday 29
13.00 The Drawing Room
July
Thursday 2
13.15 Lunchtime Lecture
M. H. Spielmann: Victorian Editor, Scholar, and Artists’
Advocate
19.00 In Conversation
Sir Portrait: 30 Portraits of Roy Strong £7/£6
Friday 3
18.30 Live Music
John Metcalfe
18.30 Drop-in Drawing
Led by artist Marc Woodhead
Sunday 5
11.00 – 14.30 Taster Session BSL
Next Generation (ages 14 – 19)
11.00 – 15.45 The Portrait Choir
Singing Day
Thursday 9
19.00 Lecture
Audrey Hepburn: Becoming a Modern Icon £7/£6
Friday 10
18.30 Live Music
The BRIT School
18.30 Drop-in Drawing
Led by artist Gayna Pelham
18.30 Screening
Roman Holiday £7/£6
19.00 Gallery Talk
Creative Connections: An Introduction
Saturday 11 – Sunday 12
11.00 – 17.00 Weekend Workshop
BP Portrait Award 2015 £125/£100
Thursday 16
13.15 Lunchtime Lecture
Creative Connections: Barbara Hepworth
19.00 Lecture
Audrey Hepburn: Assessing an Icon £7/£6
Friday 17
18.30 Live Music
Blondel
18.30 Screening
Sabrina £7/£6
18.30 Drop-in Drawing
Led by artist Robin-Lee Hall
Saturday 18
14.00 – 16.00 Pick up a Pencil
BP Portrait Award: Next Generation
Sunday 19
11.00 – 14.30 Taster Session
Next Generation (ages 14 – 19)
13.00 – 14.30(for ages 3+) Drop-in Family Session
Creative Connections
15.00 – 16.30 (for ages 7+) Drop-in Family Session
Creative Connections
Thursday 23
19.00 In Conversation
BP Portrait Award: Judges £7/£6
Friday 24
18.30 Live Music
Juliet Fraser
18.30 Drop-in Drawing
Led by artist artist Andy Pankhurst
Saturday 25 – Sunday 26
11.00 – 17.00 Weekend Workshop
Iconic Portraits £125/£100
Sunday 26
13.00 Screening
War and Peace £7/£6
Monday 27
13.00 The Drawing Room
Monday 27 – Friday 7 Aug
11.00 – 16.00 Summer Holiday Activities (for ages 5+)
Thursday 30
14.00 Visualising Portraits
Jack Smith: Abstract Portraits
19.00 Lecture
“How Do I Look?” The Mystery of Audrey Hepburn £7/£6
19.30 BSL Gallery Tour BSL
Collection
Friday 31
18.30 Live Music
English Folk Dance and Song Society: Jack Harris
18.30 Drop-in Drawing
Led by artist Robin-Lee Hall
18.30 Life Drawing
Sculpting the Body on Paper £9/£7
August
Saturday 1
11.00 – 14.30 Taster Session
Next Generation (ages 14 – 19)
Sunday 2
13.00 – 16.00 Sunday Session
Photo Icon
Monday 3
11.30 & 14.30 Family Art Workshop BSL
Characters
Tuesday 4
18.30 – 20.30 Young People’s Private View
BP Portrait Award: Next Generation (ages 14 – 19)
Thursday 6
13.15 Lunchtime Lecture
Six Degrees of Separation
19.00 In Conversation
Queer Perspectives
Friday 7
18.30 Live Music
Snowden: Sir Duo
18.30 Drop-in Drawing
Led by artist Gayna Pelham
Drop-in Drawing Led by artist Andy Pankhurst
18.30 Screening
Love in the Afternoon £7/£6
Saturday 8 – Sunday 9
11.00 – 17.00 Weekend Workshop
BP Portrait Award 2015 £125/£100
Thursday 13
19.30 Exhibition Tour
BP Portrait Award
Friday 14
18.30 Live Music
English Folk Dance and Song Society: Rosie Hood
18.30 Screening
Funny Face £7/£6
18.30
Saturday 15
14.00 – 16.00 Pick up a Pencil
On Belonging
Screening The Nun’s Story £7/£6
Sunday 16
13.00 – 14.30 (for ages 3+) Drop-in Family Session
Portrait Painting
15.00 – 16.30 (for ages 7+) Drop-in Family Session
Portrait Painting
Thursday 20
13.15 Lunchtime Lecture
Audrey Hepburn: Architect of a Rare and Precious Talent
19.00 Lecture
Abraham Lincoln and the Great Emancipation
Friday 21
18.00 Screening
The Nun’s Story £7/£6
18.30 Live Music
Apple of my Eye
18.30 Drop-in Drawing
Led by artist Robin-Lee Hall
Saturday 22 – Sunday 23
11.00 – 17.00 Weekend Workshop
Creative Portraits £125/£100
Thursday 27
14.00 Visualising Portraits
On Belonging: Photographs of Indians of African Descent
19.30 BSL Gallery Tour BSL
BP Portrait Award 2015
Friday 28
18.30 Live Music
Peter Sheppard Skærved
18.30 Drop-in Drawing
Led by artist Marc Woodhead
18.30 Life Drawing
After the Camden Town Group £9/£7
Monday 31
13.00 The Drawing Room
Lunchtime Lectures
Thursdays at 13.15
Immerse yourself in British history and culture in our
popular Lunchtime Lecture series. Seats are allocated on
a first come, first served basis and are subject to
availability. Doors open at 12.30.
4 June
Radical Aesthetes
Cultural historian Andy Stewart MacKay looks at the
intertwined lives, work and legacy of the Bloomsbury
Group, the radical avant-garde of early 20th-century
Britain.
18 June
The Face of Politics: Portraiture and Victorian Politics
Dr Henry Miller examines the public appetite for portraits
of leading political figures of the 19th century and their
uses.
2 July
M. H. Spielmann: Victorian Editor, Scholar, and Artists’
Advocate
Professor Julie Codell looks at the career of M.H.
Spielmann, an influential figure in the Victorian and
Edwardian art worlds, and the powerful effect he had on
public taste.
16 July
Creative Connections: Barbara Hepworth
Inga Fraser, Assistant Curator at Tate, looks at the life and
work of sculptor Barbara Hepworth. Subject of a major
new exhibition at Tate Britain, she was associated with St
Ives, but was also a resident of Camden in the 1930s.
6 August
Six Degrees of Separation
Photographer Kate Peters, whose work is on display in
Creative Connections, explores the many surprising links
between people with connections to Camden and provides
insight into their fascinating lives.
20 August
Audrey Hepburn: Architect of a Rare and Precious Talent
Film historian Sandra Shevey examines the flint behind
the floss, arguing that the success of Hepburn’s career
was due to trenchant self-awareness combined with a
willingness to take creative chances.
Weekend Workshops
Saturdays and Sundays, 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.
13 – 14 June
Mixed Media: Picturing the Self beyond Portraiture
To celebrate London Creativity and Wellbeing Week, join
yogi and artist Jagat Joti Kaur for a journey of meditative
self portraiture. Using ancient yogic techniques mixed with
modern media, refine your senses through a creative
response to the Gallery’s space and Collection and
explore self-knowing through sound, word, ink, paint, clay
and camera. Suitable for all abilities.
27 – 28 June
Photography: Proud Portraits 2015
In celebration of London Pride 2015, this workshop led by
photographer Anthony Luvera explores the creation of
street and studio portraiture. Discover how to tell vibrant
stories with your photography and celebrate the diversity
and individuality of people. Suitable for all abilities.
11 – 12 July
Painting: BP Portrait Award 2015
Explore and take inspiration from this year’s BP Portrait
Award, to create your own portrait working from a model
under expert tuition. Suitable for all abilities.
25 – 26 July
Photography: Iconic Portraits
Photographer Marysa Dowling leads this workshop
inspired by iconic photographic portraits of Audrey
Hepburn. You will use a variety of photographic
techniques to explore how props, composition, lighting and
pose create mood, emotion and narrative. Suitable for
those who already have some knowledge of digital
photography and know how to use their cameras in
manual mode.
8 – 9 August
Painting: BP Portrait Award 2015
Explore and take inspiration from this year’s BP Portrait
Award, to create your own portrait working from a model
under expert tuition. Suitable for all abilities.
22 – 23 August
Photography: Creative Portraits
Join photographer Kate Peters and have fun making
creative portraiture. Inspired by her photography in
Creative Connections you will learn different lighting set
ups and approaches to portraiture, both in the studio and
on location. Suitable for those who already have some
knowledge of digital photography and know how to use
their cameras in manual mode.
Late Shift
Enjoy a mix of art, music, drinks, talks and drawing. Every
Thursday and Friday, 18.00 – 21.00
Talks
Thursday 4 June 19.00
Portraits of a Choreographer and Composer
Ashley Page and Colin Matthews, sitters for abstract
portraits by Jack Smith, talk to Matthew Flowers.
Thursday 11 June 19.00
Frank Auerbach: Speaking and Painting £7/£6
Art historian Catherine Lampert and film-maker Jake
Auerbach give a rare insight into artist Frank Auerbach.
Thursday 18 June 19.00
Drawing People: The Human Figure in Contemporary Art
£7/£6
Roger Malbert, Hayward Gallery, explores the enduring
fascination with drawing the human form.
Thursday 25 June 19.00
Poufs and Politics: Fashion at the Court of Louis XVI
£7/£6
Historian Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell explores the fateful
relationship between fashion and politics in late 18thcentury France.
Thursday 2 July 19.00
Sir Portrait: 30 Portraits of Roy Strong £7/£6
Sir Roy Strong and photographer John Swannell discuss
their collaboration on a unique photographic project to
mark the sitter’s 80th birthday.
Thursday 9 July 19.00
Audrey Hepburn: Becoming a Modern Icon £7/£6
Helen Trompeteler, co-curator of Audrey Hepburn
discusses the development of her public image.
Friday 10 July 19.00
Creative Connections: An Introduction
Photographer Kate Peters introduces her new creative
work and response to working with young people in
Camden.
Thursday 16 July 19.00
Audrey Hepburn: Assessing an Icon £7/£6
Pamela Church-Gibson, London College of Fashion, looks
at Hepburn’s status within the fashion industry.
Thursday 23 July 19.00
BP Portrait Award: Judges £7/£6
Pim Baxter, Chair of judges, is joined in conversation by
Peter Monkman and Kim Mawhinney.
Thursday 30 July 19.00
“How Do I Look?” The Mystery of Audrey Hepburn £7/£6
Guardian film critic Peter Bradshaw deconstructs the look
and the sound of Audrey Hepburn.
Thursday 6 August 19.00
Queer Perspectives
Resident Artist Sadie Lee discusses works in the
Collection which have a personal resonance.
Thursday 13 & 27 August 19.30
BP Portrait Award Tour
See this year’s selection of the very best of contemporary
portraiture.
Thursday 20 August 19.00
Abraham Lincoln and the Great Emancipation
To mark Slavery Remembrance Day, Dr Adam Smith
reassesses President Abraham Lincoln’s role in the
abolition of slavery in America.
Drop-in Drawing
Join our popular and free drop-in drawing sessions and
sketch in the Gallery every Friday, 18.30 – 20.30.
Life Drawing
Take part in our group life drawing sessions on the last
Friday of every month, 18.30 – 20.30 in the Ondaatje Wing
Theatre.
Friday 26 June
Looking at Lines and Exploring Styles £9/£7
Artist Robin-Lee Hall explores different approaches to
drawing the figure.
Friday 31 July
Sculpting the Body on Paper £9/£7
Artist Gayna Pelham shows you how to ‘sculpt’ on paper,
working from a life model and letting the form emerge from
darkness or light.
Friday 28 August
After the Camden Town Group £9/£7
Working from a life model, and inspired by the artists of
the Camden Town Group, explore tone and colour in your
drawings.
Music
Live Music
Fridays at 18:30
Enjoy an eclectic range of free live music performances.
12 June
Lunn and Belloy: Here’s to Life!
A new piece of musical theatre celebrating relationships.
19 June
Joseph Paxton and William Blackaby
Gypsy jazz and folk music from this talented violin and
guitar duo.
26 June
Concordia Foundation: The Lord Mayor’s Table
Music from Walton to Lerner and Loewe.
3 July
John Metcalfe
Music from the composer’s latest album, The Appearance
of Colour.
10 July
The BRIT School
Creative responses to the BP Portrait Award 2015
exhibition.
17 July
Blondel: England be Glad
Music for the Tudor Monarchs performed on shawms,
bagpipes, recorders and curtails.
24 July
Juliet Fraser
Fraser presents Morton Feldman’s rarely performed Three
Voices.
31 July
English Folk Dance and Song Society: Jack Harris
Literate, narrative songwriting backed by intricate guitar
work.
7 August
Snowden: Sir Duo
The award-winning violin and guitar duo present their own
transcriptions and compositions.
14 August
English Folk Dance and Song Society: Rosie Hood
A concert by the young singer and recent BBC Performing
Arts Fellow.
21 August
Apple of my Eye
The folk group sing sweet songs of love, loss and
transformation.
28 August
Peter Sheppard Skærved
The violinist presents music by Tartini and Olofsson.
The Portrait Choir
Performances and events by the Gallery’s choir in
residence.
Friday 5 June 18.30
Saturday 6 June 11.00 & 14.00
Triumph and Passion
In connection with the Gallery’s Wellington exhibition, The
Portrait Choir will perform works from Monteverdi’s eighth
book of madrigals, Madrigali dei Guerrieri e Amorosi.
Sunday 5 July 10.00 – 15.45
Singing Day £25/£22
Explore music associated with the Audrey Hepburn:
Portraits of an Icon exhibition. Participants will work
through well known numbers from musicals including My
Fair Lady and Charade. There will also be a talk from a
Gallery expert, time to explore the exhibition as well as a
short performance in the Gallery space.
#Portrait Choir
The Portrait Choir is supported by Hani Farsi and the
Mohamed S. Farsi Foundation
Access
The 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
Thursday 25 June
BP Portrait Award 2015
Find out more about the variety of styles and approaches
to the contemporary painted portrait.
Thursday 30 July
Jack Smith: Abstract Portraits
Explore this fascinating display on unconventional
approaches to portraiture.
Thursday 27 August
On Belonging: Photographs of Indians of African Descent
This talk will focus on the display of works by Ketaki
Sheth, one of India’s most celebrated contemporary
photographers.
BSL Gallery Tours at 19.30
Events interpreted with British Sign Language (BSL) or led
in BSL
Thursday 25 June
Favourites: Art and Power, 1600 – 1800
Join John Wilson for a tour of the display, led in BSL. Meet
in Room 16.
Thursday 30 July
Collection Tour
Chisato Minamimura guides you through the Gallery’s
Collection whilst picking out highlights. Led in BSL with
interpretation into English.
Thursday 27 August
BP Portrait Award 2015
See this year’s selection of the very best of contemporary
portrait painting from around the world. Interpreted into
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.
Monday 29 June
Monday 27 July
Monday 31 August
Families
This summer families can try out a range of activities in
our drop-in and holiday sessions and visit our Family
Activity Base.
Drop-in Sessions
13.00 – 14.30 for ages 3+
15.00 – 16.30 for ages 7+
No ticket required. Children must be accompanied.
Sunday 21 June
Post-it Note Animation
Join our team of animators for an experimental session
using post-it notes to create a group animation.
Sunday 19 July
Creative Connections
Inspired by the Creative Connections display, turn yourself
into a life-size sculpture and work with project artist
Kate Peters on a photographic portrait of your sculpture.
Sunday 16 August
Portrait Painting
Inspired by the BP Portrait Award, try out new paint
techniques and processes to create a giant mural in our
studio.
Family Activity Base
11.00 – 16.00
Every weekend and weekdays during school holidays.
Families can collect information, resources and materials
to inspire them about the Collection or their visit to the
Gallery.
Holiday Activities
11.00 – 16.00
Free ticket required for some workshops, available one
hour before.
Monday 27 July – Friday 7 August
In the Frame
Two weeks of ticketed and drop-in sessions inspired by
the BP Portrait Award 2015. Please note, places are
limited for ticketed sessions.
Monday 3 August
Characters
11.30 & 14.30
Join Yasmeen Ismail, illustrator of this year’s BP Portrait
Award Family Trail for a workshop exploring how to create
characters for your stories. The 14.30 session will be BSL
interpreted and there will be a book-signing in the
Exhibition Shop at 13.30.
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
Sunday 7 June
Festival Photoshoot
Be inspired by the poses in Wellington and wellies worn
during festival season. Led by photographers Marysa
Dowling and Othello De’Souza-Hartley.
Sunday 2 August
Photo Icon
Join us for a photoshoot on how to portray an icon,
inspired by Audrey Hepburn: Portraits of an Icon. Led by
photographers Emily Stein and Elizabeth Doak.
To book a Sunday Session, please
email youthbookings@npg.org.uk or call 020 7312 2483
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.
Saturday 20 June
BP Portrait Award: Next Generation
Saturday 18 July
BP Portrait Award: Next Generation
Saturday 15 August
On Belonging
#PickUpAPencil
Next Generation
BP Portrait Award: Next Generation brings young people
aged 14 –19 free creative portraiture sessions.
Taster Sessions
Have a go at portraiture drawing in the Gallery with Award
artists.
Saturday 20 June, 10.30 – 14.00
Sunday 5 July, 11.00 – 14.30 Communication support is
available upon request.
Sunday 19 July, 11.00 – 14.30
Saturday 1 August, 11.00 – 14.30
Tuesday 4 August, 18.30 – 20.30
Young People’s Private View
Exclusive after-hours viewing of the Award, with activities,
competitions, music, refreshments and much more.
Booking is essential, please email
bpnextgeneration@npg.org.uk or call 020 7312 2483
npg.org.uk/bpnextgeneration
#bpnextgen
Film Season
In 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/£6
Find out more and book tickets, npg.org.uk
Friday 10 July, 18.30
Roman Holiday (1953, U)
Fall in love with Audrey in her breakthrough role, for which
she won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe.
Directed by William Wyler, 118 min. Starring Gregory
Peck.
Friday 17 July, 18.30
Sabrina (1954, U)
Hepburn earned a second Oscar nomination for her title
role in this romantic comedy in which the young heroine is
caught between two very different brothers. Directed by
Billy Wilder, 113 min. Starring Humphrey Bogart, William
Holden.
Sun 26 July, 13.00
War and Peace (1956, PG)
Hepburn stars as Natasha opposite first husband Mel
Ferrer’s Prince Andrei Bolkonsky in an adaptation of
Tolstoy’s novel, for which she was nominated for a BAFTA
and Golden Globe. Directed by King Vidor, 208 min.
Starring Henry Fonda, Mel Ferrer.
Friday 7 August, 18.30
Love in the Afternoon (1957, PG)
Hepburn stars alongside Gary Cooper and Maurice
Chevalier in Billy Wilder’s comedy, for which she was
nominated for a Golden Globe. Directed by Billy Wilder,
130 min. Starring Gary Cooper, Maurice Chevalier.
Friday 14 August 18.30
Funny Face (1957, U)
Fred Astaire’s fashion photographer lures Audrey
Hepburn’s beatnik bookshop clerk to Paris for a
photoshoot, in her first musical role. Directed by Stanley
Donen, 103 min. Starring Fred Astaire, Kay Thompson.
Friday 21 August, 18.00
The Nun’s Story (1959, U)
In this BAFTA Award-winning and Academy and Golden
Globe nominated role, Hepburn plays Sister Luke, a young
nun facing crisis after crisis of faith. Directed by Fred
Zinnermann, 149 min. Starring Peter Finch, Edith Evans.
Look out for further film screenings in the September –
November 2015 What’s On and check the website for
more details.
Portrait Restaurant
Travel back to 1940s London and the glamorous Ciro’s
Club as we celebrate Audrey Hepburn’s London stage
debut with sophisticated cocktails and a stylish menu.
See npg.org.uk for opening times and booking details or
call 020 7312 2490 for restaurant reservations.
Shop
From our Collection to yours
Discover the full range of gifts, books and products
inspired by the Audrey Hepburn: Portraits of an Icon and
Friends exhibition, available exclusively from Gallery
Shops and online.
Every purchase supports the National Portrait Gallery
npg.org.uk/shop