Regular Events
Creative Sunday Workshops
January to April 2020
Try out new ways to make art every Sunday!
Ages 4 to 12.
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Students / Adults: LGBTQ+ History Month
February 2020
Queering the collection in LGBTQ+ History Month.
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Families: LGBTQ+ History Month
February half term 2020
Celebrate families of all shapes and sizes!
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Lates
Spring 2020
Evenings of creativity, inspiration and conversation
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Review / Preview 2020
Sunday 1 March 2020
Celebrate the past 12 months and see what we have in store for 2020.
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Events
Covid–19 (Coronavirus)
The Barber is closed until further notice - please check this website for updates.
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Special Events
Painting Cornwall – Course
Saturdays 14, 21 and 28 March
Create a Cornish masterpiece in this three-day oil painting course.
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BSL Exhibition Tour
Saturday 14 March, 1 – 3pm
Join Olivier Jamin for a BSL tour of 'Cornwall as Crucible'.
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An Evening with Gabo
An Evening with Gabo
Thursday 12 March, 5.30 – 7.30pm
Join us for an evening exploring the work of artist Naum Gabo.
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The Artist’s Voice: Lunchtime Lecture
Wednesday 22 April, 1.10 - 2pm
Lara Wardle (Director, Jerwood Collection) explores the St Ives artists.
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TUESDAY TALKS
11.30am and 1.15pm
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Art & Writing
Drawing Saturdays
First Saturday of the month
Explore the collection through an immersive day of drawing.
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Special Events
Empires in Early Modern South Asia: the Mughals and After
Thursday 30 January, 1 - 2pm
Discover the Mughal Empire with Dr Manu Sehgal.
This event has returned due to popular demand!
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Gallery Talk and Handling Session
Thursday 23 January, 11am - 1pm
Hear from 'The Mughals' curator, Neelam Hussain, and handle original material linked to the exhibition.
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Lightning Talks
Wednesday 18 March, 2 - 4pm
Get to know six artworks in 60 minutes with History of Art students - followed by tea and cake.
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Thursday Walk & Draw
Monthly Thursdays, 12noon - 12.30pm
Make speedy sketches as you explore campus.
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Sunday Gallery Tours
Second, third and fourth Sundays of the month, 2.30pm
Discover our galleries in this hour-long tour. Meet in the foyer.
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Barber Book Club
Monthly Tuesdays, 2 - 3pm
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Art & Writing
Writing Workshops
Monthly Saturdays
Bring the collection to life through your own words.
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Special Events
Lates – Arts & Science Lightning Talks
Monday 27 January, 5.30 – 7pm
A whirlwind evening of talks – all based on the theme of illumination.
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Special Events
Lates – Embarrassing: A guide to writing and editing queer love poetry
Tuesday 25 February, 6 – 8pm
A creative writing workshop for all your most sticky, saccharine and embarrassing love poems.
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Nocturnes: Ethereal Science / Constructing Beauty
Tuesday 3 March, 6 – 8.30pm
An evening of discovery - from Gabo's illusions to the wonders of the universe.
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Lates – Feminists Work for Change
Tuesday 10 March, 6 – 8pm
Workshop feminist concerns into slogans with Feminists Work for Change.
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Lates – Yin Yoga
Tuesday 21 January, 5.30 – 7.30pm
Art-inspired yin yoga in the gallery.
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Lates – Loaf: Shaping Spaces and Sourdough
Thursday 30 January & 26 March, 6 – 8pm
Enjoy an evening of art and bread with local non-profit, Loaf.
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Lates – Life-drawing with Spirited Bodies
Thursday 6 February, 6 – 8pm
A life-drawing session exploring body image and empowerment
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Lates – Terrazzo Making
Thursday 5 March, 6 – 9pm
Make terrazzo coasters with Olivia Aspinall
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Lates – Working Clasp
Thursday 2 April, 6 – 8pm
Create your own jewellery inspired by 'Cornwall as Crucible'
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Regular Events
THE BARBER COLLECTIVE
Every other Wednesday
Interpret, re-imagine and create
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Recovery Art 2020
First Monday of the month
The group provides an invaluable safe space for people recovering from physical or mental ill health.
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Little Artists
Early years - now for under-fives
Monthly Saturdays
Explore art and new materials!
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THE ARTS SOCIETY AT THE BARBER
Monthly Thursdays, 6 - 8pm
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