08/06/2026
Announcing the Art Collection Theme of the Year
2026-27
Year of Topography
As you may know, each academic year the Art Collection chooses a theme which informs the Pathfoot exhibitions and public programmes, inspired by the research at the University. In the next academic session, 2026-27, the chosen focus will be Topography. Exhibitions and events will consider the arrangements of natural and artificial structures and how artists and researchers work to make sense of our changing landscapes.
Exhibitions in Pathfoot will explore the North as a concept for artistic and scientific discovery, geological formations, use of landscape as an artistic medium and notions of water.
Each year the Collections team work collaboratively to produce events that enable exchanges between art, research and teaching. At this time, the team warmly invite conversations with academics, artists, community groups and others who feel that their work might complement this theme as they develop the programme of talks, teaching, workshops, tours and events.
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(image: Icelandic Tapestry; Fire and Ice (2011), Sam Ainsley)
