Art & Action
Making Change in Victorian Britain
Can art change the future? In the nineteenth century, Victorian artists, viewers, and critics increasingly began to believe it could. Opening on 17 November 2020, Art & Action: Making Change in Victorian Britain will be the first exhibition to focus on the Victorian roots of art activism.
From the 1840s, as issues of poverty, hunger, and disease all became increasingly urgent in industrial Britain, artists began to question how their work could benefit society. From major Academy oils to Arts
10.30am - 5pm - Free
Watts Gallery –Artists’ Village
Down Lane
Compton Surrey GU3 1DQ
Tue 17 Nov 2020 to Thu 14 Jan 2021