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Milton Keynes Arts -
Galleries
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Address
Milton Keynes Gallery
900 Midsummer Boulevard
Central Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes
Buckinghamshire
MK9 3QA Contact Details
01908 676900 |  Richard Woods - Flora and Fauna
MKG-2008 Image Courtesy of the Artist |
Exhibition Calendar | Milton Keynes Gallery presents a programme of free, changing exhibitions of international contemporary art, both on and offsite, offering new insights on life. Milton Keynes Gallery presents a programme of international contemporary art, both on and offsite.
Admission is free.
Closed Mondays and for exhibition changeovers.
Gilberto Zorio is Now Exhibiting in Milton Keynes Gallery
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Saturday Art Trolley Q: What can I do with my kids on a Saturday morning in MK that is fun, free, and educational?
A: Visit the Saturday Art Trolley at Milton Keynes Gallery.
Experience some enjoyable quality time with your child at the Saturday Art Trolley!
Sessions run from 11am – 1pm every Saturday during advertised exhibitions and are suitable for children aged 4-12.
You will be greeted and supervised by our friendly education staff, who dream up fresh and original activities for each of our temporary exhibitions. This provides children (and accompanying adults!) with creative and enjoyable ways of exploring the gallery’s displays.
Typical activities:
Colouring in for very young visitors
Quizzes or trails to help you to take a closer look at the exhibition
Drawing and sketching using a range of artists pencils and other materials
Creating a 3-D sculpture or 2-D collage inspired by an exhibit
Wordsearches
Jigsaws
There is no pre-booking required for the Art Trolley, and you don’t have to stay for 2 hours – just as long as you wish between 11am and 1pm.
The only rule is that children must be accompanied by a responsible adult such as a parent, grandparent or family friend.
We look forward to seeing you at the Gallery soon! | Image courtesy of Milton Keynes Gallery.
Gilberto Zorio
18 October 2008 – 18 January 2009
Gilberto Zorio belongs to a generation of Italian artists who in the mid 1960s pioneered a radical and distinguished artistic movement which later became known as Arte Povera. Through the use of often modest and humble materials, these artists posed profound questions about the very nature of human existence. This will be Zorio’s first solo exhibition in the UK and will include new installations made specifically for Milton Keynes Gallery’s spaces combined with works that trace the historical points of his practice. A large star made from a tower of bricks will fill the central gallery; Zorio regularly constructs such stars, each one is unique to the space in which it is sited. To the viewer the construction of the star only reveals itself as they navigate the towering elevations. Inside these structures is a ‘secret place’ – the viewer can peer through gaps in the bricks to a space filled with flickering light and florescent phosphorus spatterings. Historical work will include Pelli con resistenza (1968) which Zorio regards as his first artwork, Cerchio di Terracotta (1969), Fluidità radicale (1970) and Stella di giavellotti (1974).
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