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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.
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.
Mari Mahr: Lili Brik
This display in the Ede Room brings together photographic works made in 1982 by Kettle’s Yard collection artist Mari Mahr (b. 1941, Chile, lives and works in London) from her Lili Brik series.
Here is a Gale Warning: Art, Crisis & Survival
This exhibition gathers eight contemporary artists whose works offer vantage points on a world that seems to be locked in perpetual crisis. Rather than representing specific political events, or identity positions, these works explore broader conditions of domination and conflict as well as horizons for survival.
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
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.
Heath Quartet
Join us for a Chamber Music concert as we welcome the Heath Qaurtet to the Kettle's Yard house.
Upcoming Events
Lili Brik and the New Soviet Woman: A Lunchtime Talk with Anastasia Skoybedo
Join us at Kettle’s Yard for a lunchtime talk alongside our current display Mari Mahr: Lili Brik.
The Warp and Weft of the World: Weaving and Sound Making Workshop
Join artist Ian Brownlie and be inspired by weaving and some of the artworks in the current exhibition Here is a Gale Warning: Art, Crisis & Survival in this workshop for 7-11 years.
Making and Unmaking and Remaking: Collage Book Workshop
Artist Rose Feather will lead a fun and creative workshop for you to explore how artists control, or lose control, of how their artworks exist in the world, inspired by the current exhibition, Here is a Gale Warning: Art, Crisis & Survival. This workshop is suitable for children aged 7-11 years.
Teacher CPD: Here is a Gale Warning
Adult Workshop: Soft Resilience: Textile - Collage - Togetherness
Performance and In Conversation with artist Anne Tallentire
Join us for a performance and in-conversation by Anne Tallentire marking the culmination of her commission for 'Here is a Gale Warning: art, crisis 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
