Exhibition on Screen: James McNeill Whistler begins at Ventnor Arts Club on Tuesday 15 September. Set aside 2 hours; the published start is 19:00 and the finish 21:00.
This Exhibition on Screen film explores James McNeill Whistler alongside Tate Britain's first major retrospective of the artist in three decades. The two-hour programme looks at his experiments with tonal harmony, his place in nineteenth-century art and the story behind works including Whistler's Mother. The film places famous works beside the artist’s experiments with colour and musical language. That makes it useful for viewers who know Whistler’s Mother and want the wider career filled in around it. Ventnor Arts Club’s High Street room keeps films, talks and music at close range. The town-centre scale suits an audience that wants a focused evening and the chance to share reactions in the same room.
The two-hour film begins at 19:00 and stays indoors, giving Ventnor an art-led evening after the galleries have closed. Tickets start at £13.38 and the arts-club room has limited capacity, so this works best as a planned screening. The arts and creative events calendar covers other exhibitions and filmed performances. Come for the retrospective context, not a whistle-stop biography: the programme has time to examine how Whistler built atmosphere through restrained tones and carefully balanced compositions.