Tullie House, Carlisle
9 March - 12 May 2013

The exhibition traces some of the uses of collage in British art from the influences of the Parisian avant-garde in the early work of Ben Nicholson and Surrealists Eileen Agar and Roland Penrose through to present day practitioners.   

All the works in the exhibition are drawn from the Arts Council Collection.  Artists include: Eileen Agar, David Batchelor, Ian Breakwell, Marc Camille Chaimowicz, Steve Claydon, Richard Hamilton, Margaret Harrison, Susan Hiller, Idris Khan, Laurence Kavanagh, Linder, Ben Nicholson, Chris Ofili, Eduardo Paolozzi, Roland Penrose, Grayson Perry, Jo Spence, John Stezaker, Tony Swain and Mark Titchner.

Click here to see the BBC's review of the exhibition in pictures.

TOUR INFORMATION

mima, Middlesbrough
22 July - 6 November 2011

The Lightbox, Woking
18 January 2012 - 25 March 2012

The New Art Gallery, Walsall
4 May - 30 June 2012

Usher Gallery, Lincoln
4 August - 7 October 2012

Aberystwyth Arts Centre
17 November - 26 January 2013

Tullie House, Carlisle
9 March - 12 May 2013

Installation views at mima. Photography by Thierry Bal

Installation view The Lightbox, Woking

Installation Views The New Art Gallery, Walsall

Installation Views Usher Gallery, Lincoln

Transmitter Receiver Schools project with St Saviour's & St Olave's School

"We were very excited about the opportunity of working with pieces from the Arts Council Collection. Initially we got a group of students from different year groups together to look at different artists work and discuss ideas around these and possible responses. We discussed visual communication and how communication has developed and changed over time. We then worked on a photographic and collage project as a group, exploring, experimenting and enjoying the concepts and processes. Students really got to learn from each other, the artist’s work and all about what the Arts Council do and what the collection is about and for. It was a fantastic experience for all and the students showed real commitment to completing their individual pieces to a high standard that was in many cases deeply personalised." Sue Mulholland - teacher

 “My work explores the idea of communication as waves of energy and light. These surreal photos suggest words can be like jewels shared amongst us” Rosie Yr 12

 “What I most enjoyed about Arts Council Club was the opportunity for discussion and working in teams. We had a lot of fun learning new photographic and painting techniques”. Vanessa Yr  8

“I loved creating my collage, getting to show lots of different ideas about my own identity and the world we live in”. Cheryl Yr 9

 
“Sometimes we can totally overload with the amount of images and ways we can communicate, my piece explores these ideas”. Chloe Yr 10