insideKENT Magazine Issue 27 - June 2014 | Page 33

ARTS

What's on at

The Beaney?

A celebrated art museum and library situated in the heart of the historic city of Canterbury, The
Beaney House of Art and Knowledge provides state-of-the-art exhibition galleries, a brand new and
extended library, excellent educational facilities, and a varied programme of interactive events for
all ages. Here are just a few of the fabulous upcoming exhibitions taking place this summer.
Choir Master by Rosie Hallam, 2012
© Rosie Hallam. Financial Times

Project Conway - A Game of Lights, Life and Death

The Beaney ©Tim Stubbings

Hare by Diane Smalley

Teddy Bear Story
10 May – 27 July
// Special Exhibitions Room
A heart-warming exhibition including nearly 100
teddy bears, Teddy Bear Story celebrates the
special toys that have been childhood companions
to millions of people. The exhibition traces the
history of teddy bears, and investigates the
worldwide production and success of everyone's
favourite toy. Well-known bears feature, from folk
and fairy stories to picture books, film and
television, along with some teddies that have
their own personal stories to tell. This exhibition
is organised by the V&A Museum of Childhood,
London. Rather than charging admission, The
Beaney asks that visitors pay what they can – a
contribution that will go towards programming
further special exhibitions in the future.

Documentarium – Opening up
Kent's archives
7 June – 6 July // Front Room
Curated by Alan Kane, and inspired by Kent's
rich and varied archives, Documentarium is a
new art exhibition touring to each of the county's
12 districts. Designed to give visitors an artist's
view of the county's history, the show features
copies of some of Kent's more unusual archive
material. Long-worn letters, strange photos,
documents and sketches, are among the items
carefully selected by a team of visitors to the
archives, working closely with the artist. Free
entry.

Project Conway: A Game of Lights,
Life and Death
12-20 July // Front Room
Developed by Deeson Online and University of
Kent's School of Computer Science, Project
Conway is an innovative interactive computer
game and art installation. The idea is pretty simple:

aroundNorth by Robert Jarvis

a player 'creates' a life via special website,
www.projectconway.com, then, following the
rules of Jon Conway's Game of Life, the creation
'lives', reproducing and thriving in the form of
LEDs on a large display panel. The aim of Project
Conway is to help people learn through
experimentation, problem solving, collaboration,
development, education, electronics...and fun.
www.projectconway.com. Free entry.

Robert Jarvis: aroundNorth
12 July – 24 August // Drawing Room
If the stars were a musical instrument, how would
they sound? Inspired by a visit to Armagh
Observatory, Robert Jarvis created this sound
installation. Stars were given different notes
according to their colours, and sounds are
generated by changing patterns of stars moving
in the sky. Complementing this sound piece is a
selection of museum objects and images relating
to stars, space, navigation and journeys.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=24kAfeBl0mo.
Free entry.

Display Space
26 July – 24 August // Front Room
The Beaney Front Room takes you on a journey
into the infinite void with a group exhibition by
local artists that interprets the great unknown,
exploring planets, stars, alien landscapes and
black holes. The images and ideas complement
the celestial sound installation, aroundNorth, by
Robert Jarvis, which is in concurrently in the
Drawing Room. Free entry.

Taylor Wessing Photographic
Portrait Prize 2013
9 August – 2 November
// Special Exhibitions Room
This event provides a unique opportunity to see
60 new portraits by some of the most W