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Open: Tuesday–Sunday, 11am–5pm

We are closed on Bank Holiday Mondays.

Please note that on Wednesday 26 February Kettle’s Yard will be closing at 3.30pm for a private event. Last entry to the house will be at 2.15pm. Thank you.

Please note that Kettle’s Yard is closed on Easter Sunday (20 April).

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Open: Tuesday–Sunday, 11am–5pm

We are closed on Bank Holiday Mondays.

Please note that on Wednesday 26 February Kettle’s Yard will be closing at 3.30pm for a private event. Last entry to the house will be at 2.15pm. Thank you.

Please note that Kettle’s Yard is closed on Easter Sunday (20 April).

Photo: Daniela Florez
For Adults

LATE at Kettle's Yard

27 November 2024, 6-9pm

Join us at Kettle’s Yard for an evening of art, music, talks, making and more. Explore the Portia Zvavahera: Zvakazarurwa exhibition out of hours. Music provided by DJ Bosslady. The Garden Kitchen café will be open for special cocktails and food.

You will also be able to do some late night shopping ahead of the festive period in the Kettle’s Yard shop and pick up special Christmas gifts for friends and family.

A creative drop-in workshop will take place in the Clore Learning Studio where you can take inspiration from the materials and techniques used by Portia Zvavahera in her work, by creating your own wax resist drawing or print from fabric.

Pop-up talks will provide insight into the current exhibition Portia Zvavahera: Zvakazarurwa and the concurrent display Barbara Hepworth: ‘A Work of Mine in Your House’.

We are pleased that DJ Bosslady will provide music for the evening – expect electronic African-influenced music like Kuduru, GQOM, Amapiano plus other global beats such as Moombahton, Reggaeton, Dancehall, Baile Funk, Basshall, Afro, Latin and more!

This event has passed. £8 (£5 students), booking required

About Portia Zvavahera: Zvakazarurwa

Presenting new and recent paintings, this exhibition will be Portia Zvavahera’s first solo exhibition at a public gallery in Europe. Drawing on southern African culture, Christian iconography, traditional European painting and African printmaking, this exhibition will show artworks informed by the artist’s own dreams and the spiritual traditions she grew up with as a child.

These semi-autobiographical works use layers of colour and texture and various artistic techniques including batik stencilling, block-printing, drawing and painting with ink.

Find out more on our website

Portia Zvavahera in her studio, 2023. Photography by Gianluigi Guercia © Portia Zvavahera. Courtesy Stevenson and David Zwirner.

About DJ Bosslady

DJ and Producer Bosslady started DJing in 2006 in the underground dance music scene. Bosslady’s passion for music has led her through different genres over the years and she has been busy travelling the world through music to bring you a selection of sounds from around the globe.

Bosslady’s organisation Rewind DJ Academy delivers workshop sessions with communities in the city and beyond. Find out more here.

Access

  • Loud music will be played throughout this event. There will be a quieter area available on the second floor, however, music will be audible throughout the building.
  • The galleries, where exhibitions are shown, and all areas of the Clore Learning Studio (level -1), the Research Space (level 1) and the Ede Room (level 2) are fully accessible.
  • We have wheelchair accessible toilets on the lower ground (level -1), ground and first floor (level 1).
  • There is a lift giving access to all floors located past the galleries, just beside the Clore Learning Studio on the ground floor.
  • Kettle’s Yard welcomes assistance and service dogs in all areas.
  • We have large-print versions of the wall text available.
  • We can lend visitors small folding seats for taking around exhibitions or using at non-seated events. Please ask a Visitor Assistant for help finding a seat.

Visit our Access page