concurrent projects Gwen Raverat: Wood Engravings 13 September - 23 November 2014, in the House at Kettle’s Yard press noticepress In Helen Ede’s bedroom, in the house at Kettle’s Yard a series of wood engravings by Gwen Raverat (1885-1957) will be on display. Gwen Raverat is already represented in the house in the form of a portrait by Elisabeth Vellacott. Most famous as the author of ‘Period Piece – a Cambridge Childhood’ Raverat also played a significant part in the wood engraving revival in Britain at the beginning of the 20th Century. We are grateful to the Raverat Archive and the Fitzwilliam Museum for their assistance. Issam Kourbaj: New Installation 3 September - 26 October 2014, in St Peter’s Church Born in Syria, Kourbaj has lived in Cambridge since 1989 and has been artist in residence at Christ’s College for many years. This recent work is informed by current events in his native Syria. In ‘Unearthed (In Memoriam)’ old hardback book covers are placed side by side covering much of the church floor, some covers are painted with white or coloured paint others have a black line painted across them, a representation of the ribbons placed over the photographs of the recently deceased in Syria. We are grateful to the Churches Conservation Trust for their support. press notice press I Come from a Place: Katherine Green and North Cambridge Girls Group 18 October - 26 October 2014 Social documentary photographer Katherine Green and the ‘Club United’ group of teenage girls from North Cambridge have been photographing their community and experiences. At the same time, Katherine Green has been interviewing and taking portraits of some of the long term residents and community leaders from the area. The resulting exhibition celebrates this vibrant and welcoming part of the city. We are grateful to Cambridge City Council for supporting this exhibition. COMING NEXT Beauty and Revolution: The Poetry and Art of Ian Hamilton Finlay 6 December 2014 – 1 March 2015 press noticepress The Scottish poet Ian Hamilton Finlay (1925-2006) first met and began to correspond with Jim Ede, the founder of Kettle’s Yard, in the autumn of 1964. In the same year, a group of Cambridge students had started to exhibit and write about his work. This show traces his artistic development, from the poems that made him Britain’s most internationally acclaimed concrete poet to the images and texts that marked his engagement with the ideas of the French Revolution. It also presents his famous garden, Little Sparta, in photographs and film. For further information and images please contact Susie Biller or Freya Jewitt at Kettle’s Yard, University of Cambridge, Castle Street, Cambridge CB3 0AQ U.K. tel 01223 748100 • fax 01223 324377 • [email protected] • www.kettlesyard.co.uk.