It's the first full week of our new exhibition 'What can be done with painting: Gillian Ayres in the '70s'.

Come and take a look at the vast canvases we have on display. 🎨🖌️

Image: Jo Underhill

More: www.dow.cam.ac.uk/creative-arts/heong-gallery/what-can-be-done-painting-gillian-ayres-70s

🖌️📢 Opening Friday: 'What can be done with painting: Gillian Ayres in the ‘70s.'
Discover an overlooked period in the career of a major British artist: www.dow.cam.ac.uk/creative-art...

📷: Mons Graupius, 1979-80 (detail). © The Artist's Estate. Touchstones Rochdale, Rochdale Arts & Heritage Service.

Today marks 9 years since we opened our doors for the first time! 🎉🥳

We've held over 20 exhibitions and collaborations with internationally celebrated artists, with lots more exciting shows in the pipeline. 🎨🖌️

🎁Happy birthday to The Heong Gallery!🎂

📢 COMING THIS WEEK 📢

A new exhibition of work by artist and filmmaker Lara Smithson.

'A Ribbon Unfurling' encompasses a collection of drawings, costumes and video.

Find out more via the link in the bio: www.dow.cam.ac.uk/creative-art...

It’s the last week of 'A British Story' at the Heong Gallery. 😢

Now’s your last chance to take in the artistic works of Rasheed Araeen’s varied career. 🎨

Catch it before its gone! (Wednesday to Sunday / 12pm – 5pm)

Image: Jo Underhill

#HeongGallery #RasheedAraeen #cambridge #DowningCollege #art

📣 WE'RE BACK! 📣

Following our Christmas closure, the gallery doors are open once again!

This week you can visit us between 12pm and 5pm on Friday 3, Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 January.

We can't wait to welcome you back!

🎄CHRISTMAS UPDATE🎄

The Heong Gallery will close for the Christmas period today (Thursday 19 December) at 5pm, and reopen at 12pm on Friday 3 January 2025.

Purchase AI WEIWEI CEDAR - limited
edition print + book - before Friday 20 December at 12
noon (UK time) for shipping before Christmas closure.

All online shop purchases after this time will be shipped
on Friday 3 January 2025.

Order here: www.dow.cam.ac.uk/cultural-lif...

📢 Exciting news 📢

Limited edition print, signed by Ai Weiwei, together with a book on the history of Cedar, the only one of Ai Weiwei’s trees to be born again where it had once lived, in a presentation case.

#AiWeiwei #Cedar #perfectgift #HeongGallery #christmas #christmas2024

Find out more about the work of Rasheed Araeen, and his place in British visual culture, with Cambridge PhD student Alina Khakoo. Alina will talk visitors through the significance of the works on display as part of the 'A British Story' exhibition.

Book tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/exhibition...