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12 December, 2-6pm

Join us for our final event of 2015 to close both the year of The Multiverse and our current residencies with artists Essi Kausalainen, Paul Purgas and Erica Scourti. The event will include work in progress that has been developed during the artists' six weeks at Wysing.

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The Multiverse Autumn Residency Event
21 November, 2-6pm

Join us for a day of in-conversations and presentations by artists-in-residence Essi Kausalainen, Paul Purgas and Erica Scourti alongside contributions from invited speakers.

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31 October, 2-6pm

Join us on Halloween for an event that will explore some of the themes raised in Wysing's current exhibition The Uncanny Valley, with contributions from academics and artists.

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13 August, 6.30 - 8.30pm

Exploring the role of galleries and museums as a creative interface between young people and the digital sector. We are exploring new ways to equip our diverse group of young people with the creative skills needed to become part of the digital and hi-tech industries. You are invited to join us for a presentation of our progress to date and learn of our future plans to engage with the tech, gaming, film and visual effects industries across the UK.

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22 & 23 August, 12noon-6pm

Wysing’s Annual Open Weekend returns this year with a range of contributions including a gallery exhibition, performances, readings and a screening programme, alongside eleven artists working from Wysing opening their studios; a rare treat. We also have a range of sculpture across our 11 acre site, which includes walks and picnic areas, and we will be operating a café over the weekend. Free and all welcome.

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“If we’re going to use this wretched term, then let’s be clear about who was innovating in it”
Saturday 25 July, 2-6pm

Join us for the first event as part of Electra’s residency at Wysing across the Summer. Electra curates, commissions and produces projects by artists working across sound, moving image, performance and the visual arts.

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Saturday 4 July, 2-5pm

Our current exhibition The Fifth Artist features new work by Olivier Castel, Jesse Darling, Julia Crabtree & Williams Evans and Alice Theobald, who were in-residence together at Wysing in the autumn of 2014, working within the theme of The Future. Join us to close the exhibition for an afternoon of readings, screenings and in-conversations, devised in collaboration with the artists.

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Saturday 20 June, 2-4pm

Please join us at a special event to launch two new permanent works for Wysing’s site, The Peterborough Child by Joanna Rajkowska and Beach by Rupert Norfolk. Both artists will be at Wysing for this event.

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Tuesday, 16 June, 7.30pm

Join us for the performance lecture by Andy Holden, Laws of Motion in a Cartoon Landscape. During the week of 15 June, Andy is leading a retreat at Wysing and this event reveals some of the ideas being explored during the retreat.

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11 & 23 April, 9 May

Our first set of residencies in 2015 start when artists Kit Craig, Joey Holder and Takeshi Shiomitsu, alongside Electra’s Irene Revell, re-locate to Wysing from 23 March to 10 May. During the residencies we have programmed public events in partnership with the residency artists, taking their ideas as a starting point to further explore the subject of The Multiverse. Join us across the spring.

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21 February, 12 - 7pm

The over-arching theme of our artistic programme during 2015 is The Multiverse; a theory that proposes the potential for a set of multiple universes. We will be launching The Multiverse programme on Saturday 21 February with a day-long event that includes contributions from scientists, artists and writers.

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28 January, 10.30am-5.30pm

Bringing together thinkers, artists and innovators, this day of talks, performances and workshops will explore the new ways of working that are shaping a more sustainable future for the arts and culture. Presented at Wysing in partnership with Julie's Bicycle and The Junction Cambridge.

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