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Here is a Gale Warning: Art, Crisis & Survival
22 March - 29 June 2025This exhibition presents eight contemporary artists whose works offer vantage points on a world in perpetual crisis. Here is a Gale Warning will feature works by Pia Arke, Justin Caguiat, Rose Finn-Kelcey, Candace Hill-Montgomery, Tomashi Jackson, Tarek Lakhrissi, Anne Tallentire, and Cecilia Vicuña.
About Kettle’s Yard
We are the University of Cambridge’s modern and contemporary art gallery. Kettle’s Yard is a beautiful house with a remarkable collection of modern art and a gallery that presents modern and contemporary art exhibitions.
2025 Exhibitions
We are delighted to announce details of our exhibitions in 2025. In February we will host Paint What Matters!, an open call exhibition highlighting the talent of young people in our local community. From March – June a group show, Here is a Gale Warning, will feature contemporary artists from around the globe, followed by solo exhibitions by Lubaina Himid and Harold Offeh opening in July and November.
Guided House Tours
Guided House Tour
Join one of our knowledgeable Visitor Assistants for an introductory guided tour of the Kettle’s Yard house.
Guided House Tour
Join one of our knowledgeable Visitor Assistants for an introductory guided tour of the Kettle’s Yard house.
Guided House Tour
Join one of our knowledgeable Visitor Assistants for an introductory guided tour of the Kettle’s Yard house.
Download Our Free Digital Guide
Download our free guide on the Bloomberg Connects app and discover more about Kettle’s Yard before, during or after your visit. Learn about highlight works in the collection, listen to audio from Jim Ede, curators and visitors, and find out about the history of Kettle’s Yard.
Chamber Music Concerts
Castalian Quartet
Join us for a Chamber Music concert with the Castalian Quartet in the Kettle's Yard house.
Peter Donohoe, piano
Join us for a Chamber Music concert as we welcome Peter Donohoe to the Kettle's Yard house.
Adrian Bradbury, cello and Andrew West, piano
Join us for the second to last Chamber Music concert of the 2024/25 season as we welcome Adrian Bradbury and Andrew West to play in the Kettle's Yard house.
Upcoming Events
Lecture by David Boyd Haycock - Brilliant Destiny: The chequered life of Augustus John
Join the Friends at Kettle’s Yard for an illustrated, entertaining and insightful talk by David Boyd Haycock.
LATE at Kettle's Yard
Join us for art, music, talks, making and more, with a chance to see our exhibition 'Here is a Gale Warning: art, crisis and survival' out of hours.
Crafting Resistance: An Evening with Common Threads Press
Join Common Threads Press for a panel discussion on craft as a source of hope and survival.
Explore the Kettle’s Yard House and Collection
Jim Ede's Sitting Room
Attic
Dancer Room
Downstairs Extension
Alfred Wallis
Ben Nicholson: 1934 (relief)
Lucie Rie
