Welcome to New Expressions

A collaboration between contemporary visual artists and museums in the South West

New Expressions 2 ran between 2010 and 2012. A summary evaluation report and impact document are available.

Work is underway to develop a third phase of the programme.

New Expressions is an initiative for museums in South West England. It pioneers collaboration with artists and audiences to invigorate museum collections, buildings and spaces. It enables museums to commission new work and to join forces with contemporary artists to create high quality, participative projects and compelling visitor experiences.

'Exploring Solitude' (2012) Neville & Joan Gabie

'Exploring Solitude' (2012) Neville & Joan Gabie

  • Neville Gabie & Joan Gabie

    Neville Gabie was born in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1959. His work includes photography, sculpture and video. Neville Gabie was artist-in-residence at the H...more

  • Blast Theory

    Blast Theory is renowned internationally as one of the most adventurous artists’ groups using interactive media. Their work confronts a media saturated world ...more

  • Andrew Lanyon

    Andrew Lanyon is a filmmaker, installation and sound artist, painter, sculptor, automata maker, photographer, writer and publisher of artists' books. His next o...more

  • Acerone (Luke Palmer)

    Acerone’s recent work comprises of street paintings, screen prints, photographic collage and interior installations that record fragments of time and replay t...more

  • Andy Council

    Andy Council uses his drawing skills and love of detail to create bizarrely intricate collections of creatures; from rabbits made of tanks to dinosaurs mobilize...more

  • Antony Penrose

    Antony Penrose is a writer, artist, playwright, lecturer and curator and runs the Lee Miller Archive and the Roland Penrose Estate. His latest book, 'The Boy wh...more

Latest News

  • Study underlines New Expressions 2 achievements – and work still to be done

    09 November 2012

    The New Expressions partnership has published an Executive Summary of the findings of an evaluation ...read more

  • Museum staff, artists and audiences emphasize benefits of New Expressions

    02 August 2012

    Museum staff, artists and audiences have highlighted the benefits of taking part in New Expressions ...read more

  • RAMM's Ghostwriter runner up in international digital awards

    28 June 2012

    Ghostwriter, RAMM’s New Expressions 2 commission by award-winning artists Blast Theory, has re...read more

  • Museums are from Mars, artists are from Venus

    04 May 2012

    ‘Museums are from Mars, artists are from Venus’, I glibly joked to a colleague on New Ex...read more

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