Thursday Lates

We’re open until 8.30pm one Thursday a month (apart from our changeover months of May and November), when you can take in our collection and exhibitions after hours.

Enjoy talks and studio workshops, as well as free tours and drop in creative activities, plus live music in the courtyard from June to September. Pallant Café will be open serving a selection of food & drink and you can browse the Bookshop’s fabulous art books, prints and gifts.

23 October: Portraits of Artists

11 December: Winter Warmer

Admission to exhibitions is free if you purchase a ticket for a talk, film screening or studio workshop, otherwise admission is half price.

In October explore our headline exhibition Seeing Each Other: Portraits of Artists with a special talk and tour. Hear from exhibiting artists Chantal Joffe and Ishbel Myerscough in conversation with the Gallery’s Chief Curator Melanie Vandenbrouck on their life-long friendship and the place it holds in their practice. This conversation will provide a unique insight into the way artists see themselves and each other. Proudly supported by Principal Partner, Dreweatts.

In December, enjoy a festive Thursday Late surrounded by beautiful art. We’ll be joined by La Diva — the award-winning chamber choir from Bishop Luffa School — for an evening of heartwarming Christmas carols around our magnificent Bösendorfer grand piano. Alongside the music, you can warm up with hot drinks and mince pies from Pallant Café (open until 8pm), and don’t miss the chance to pick up the perfect Christmas gift at Pallant Bookshop, open late for a little festive browsing. 

Each Thursday Late event will follow this general schedule:

5-6pm               Library Show and Tell

6-7.30pm          Talk and book signing or film screening (tickets sold separately)

6.30- 8pm        Studio workshop (tickets sold separately)

6-8pm               Drop-in creative activity

7.30-8pm          Guided tour