Drawn from Life: People on Paper brings together work by some of the biggest names in 20th and 21st century British art including David Hockney, Henry Moore, Barbara Hepworth, Lucien Freud, Antony Gormley and L.S. Lowry. Part of a national tour to celebrate the Arts Council’s 70th Anniversary, the exhibition...
‘Drawn to Light’ brings together an inspiring series of work by stained-glass artist, Grace Ayson. These atmospheric drawings explore Canterbury Cathedral’s hidden spaces.
Henry Cockburn, a highly praised East Kent artist who spent 8 years in mental hospitals after being diagnosed with schizophrenia in 2002, paints original visionary pictures of fiery dragons, imagined cities and dreamlike scenes.
A unique opportunity to view fifty-seven portraits by some of the most exciting and contemporary photographers from around the world.
Creativity is innate, to be human is to be an artist. This exhibition was generated in three groups challenging stigma around mental ill health. Participants discovered and explored their creative identity, finding purpose and direction, focusing upon wellbeing and the healing nature of art.
Come to the Beaney - the perfect place to purchase prints! Printmakers living or working in Kent are invited to submit work for this selling exhibition via our website. The show will also include a print by Hugh Ribbans specially commissioned for the Beaney Birthday in September.
Kent-based artists and photographers show and sell work around the theme of portraiture, in its widest interpretations, in a selling exhibition in the Front Room Gallery in parallel with the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize exhibition touring from the National Portrait Gallery.
An exhibition highlighting Project Liberty, a long-term mentoring project in Canterbury, Ashford and Swale, supporting girls and young women at risk of exploitation and abuse.
Laugh, boo and hiss at this hands-on exhibition featuring posters, costume designs and memorabilia from the David Drummond collection, recently acquired by the University of Kent.
A stunning exhibition by people with sight loss, created in workshops led by artists Wendy Daws and Claire Buckley at The Beaney. Participants responded to the textures of the building and collections with work in 3D, textiles, sound and print.
