Graffiti exhibition in Winchester (From Hampshire Chronicle)
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Graffiti exhibition in Winchester
5:10pm Sunday 13th March 2011 in News
The Words on the Street exhibition is open now and runs until Sunday, April 10
AN art show is taking place in Winchester to mark the end of the English Project’s latest series, Placing Your Language.
The exhibition at the Discovery Centre in Jewry Street, entitled Words on the Street, focuses on graffiti.
It will include historic graffiti from museum collections, some modern and local objects with graffiti, and recent work by artists, students and youth groups which sum up their own sense of place The show, which is backed by Winchester City Museums Service and the Heritage Lottery Fund, runs until Sunday, April 10.
Alongside the exhibition, there will be a showing on Thursday, March 31 of the Banksy documentary Exit through the Gift Shop.
Tickets for the film need to be booked in advance, and more details are available from the Discovery Centre on 01962 873610.
The exhibition is taking place in the venue’s City Space gallery.
