Please join us for an exclusive first look on Friday 15 May from 17:30–20:00 with speeches commencing at 18:15.
Relaxed Hour – If you would like to visit a more relaxed opening with fewer crowds, no music, and designed for visitors who need to stim freely or make noise, then join us from 16:30-17:30 for a quieter private viewing experience, where staff will wear a mask.
If you would like to join us during this quieter private view, please specify this in your RSVP, along with any guests you’d like to bring.
Please note all visitors between 16:30-17:30 will be encouraged to join in with mask-wearing for the safety of others attending.
Opening our 2026 summer season, The Art House presents Winner of the Mark Tanner Sculpture Award 2024-25, Harriet Bowman with the exhibition Slow Puncture, an ambitious installation exploring the entanglement of body, vehicle and material.
In this new work, Bowman explores language, industry and secondary use of materials through a range of media, including glass, metal, rubber and ceramics. Bowman reshapes everyday industrial matter into fragile, fractured forms that speak of labour, repair and vulnerability. Glass headrests slump, tyres collapse, and welded supports cradle precarious fragments, objects balanced between humour and unease.
The Mark Tanner Sculpture Award (MTSA) is one of the UK’s most significant awards for emerging artists working in sculpture. Established in 2001, the award recognises innovation, ambition, and a strong commitment to sculptural process. Harriet Bowman’s ‘Slow Puncture’ first opened at Standpoint Gallery in May 2025 and forms part of the MTSA National Touring Programme.
See Exhibition Access details at the bottom of this page.
ACCESS
This exhibition is featured in the Main Gallery.
-The Main Gallery is well-lit.
-The gallery is Guide and Support dog-friendly (We ask that dogs be kept on leads).
-The room has level access, and allows space for wheelchair/mobility aid/pushchair users or people with Guide dogs to pass comfortably.
-The exhibition includes Audio, Braille, Easier Read and Dyslexia-friendly interpretations.
-Sensory ear defenders are available for use during your visit, and can be picked up at the front desk.
We also offer private exhibition views by appointment.
See our Access Page for more information