Touring exhibition – Drawing Together: The Bath Academy of Art at Corsham
- Region: South West
- Type: Forum
- Cost: Free
Type of posting: News about event (touring exhibition)
Title: Drawing Together: The Bath Academy of Art at Corsham
Summary: This exhibition brings together Bath Spa University Collections, Chippenham Museum and The Young Gallery for the first time to explore the Bath Academy of Art.
Details: Drawing Together: The Bath Academy of Art at Corsham brings together artworks from Bath Spa University Collections, Chippenham Museum and The Young Gallery for the first time. Featuring painting, photography, print and sculpture by artists including Gillian Ayres, William Scott and Walter Sickert, it explores teaching, learning, creative practice and everyday life at the Academy.
Founded in 1852 as the Bath School of Art, the institution relocated to Corsham Court in 1946 after its premises were damaged during the Second World War. Marking the 80th anniversary of this move, the exhibition reveals how the Academy transformed Corsham into an important centre for art education and creative experimentation.
Artists, designers and teachers associated with the Academy helped shape post-war British art and art education. Its legacy continues through Bath Spa University, which emerged from the Academy, although its presence across Bath and Wiltshire remains relatively little known.
More than 40 Bath Spa University students have contributed through workshops, discussions, interpretation and creative responses, bringing new perspectives to the artworks, histories and ideas on display.
The exhibition evolves as it tours to Chippenham Museum (4 December 2026–20 February 2027) and Bath Spa University’s Michael Pennie Gallery (5 March–11 April 2027), with each venue exploring a different aspect of the Academy’s history and legacy.
Free admission.
Webpage link: Gallery 2 – Coming Soon Drawing Together – The Young & Creasey Gallery Trust – Charity Commission number 1186571
and Drawing Together exhibition – Bath Spa University
Contact details: Project lead: Helen Cobby – h.cobby@bathspa.ac.uk; Young Gallery curator: Emily Dunbar – emily.dunbar@wiltshire.gov.uk