The West Gallery & Learning Curve Gallery, Quay Arts.

Gallery opening event: Saturday 1st August 2pm, all welcome.

Exhibition continues until Sat 19 September. Gallery opening times: Mon – Sat 10am – 4pm.

The Art of Democracy exhibition explores ideas of democracy through material culture, popular culture and participatory arts.

Works in The West Gallery and Learning Curve Gallery are aimed to celebrate, interrogate and allow visitors to participate in The Art of Democracy. The exhibition coincides with the 800th anniversary of the sealing of Magna Carta, 750 years since De Montfort parliament, the 2015 UK election, and arrives at a time where we question the art of democratic debate.

We invited a varied group of artists across the Isle of Wight to help us define and challenge ideas around The Art of Democracy in the gallery. They are:

Paul Woods & Maya Malfatti Woods
John Armstrong & Ian Boyd
The New Carnival Company
Daniel Roberts
Nick Martin

Special Opening Event:
Join us for the opening of The Art of Democracy on Saturday 1st August at 2pm, where FaT Samba will perform along Newport Harbour as Daniel Roberts sails his ‘Rename TTIP – selling democracy down the river’ boat from Jubilee Stores to Quay Arts.

Light refreshments and special announcements will follow in The West Gallery and special performance by artist Paul Woods.

Opening Times
General opening times: Mon – Sat 9am – 5pm, Sundays 10am – 4pm

Gallery opening times: Mon – Sat 10am – 4pm (Closed Sundays) Free entry to all galleries.

Image: © Paradox Paul & MM