If you're aged 18 and under, you can enjoy free access to selected exhibitions events, films, music, performances and talks. Check out this season's YAP events below and book your place.
30 September - 2 October 2021
Join us for an inspiring three-day music festival in celebration of Beethoven’s 250th birthday. We invite you to explore some of his most innovative works with pianist Dr Robert Taub, Music Director, The Arts Institute, the Ruisi Quartet and composer Jonathan Dawe.
“Who makes the rules!”Find out more and book your free place
– Beethoven to his friend Ferdinand Ries when the latter questioned the parallel fifths in the String Quartet in C minor, Op.18 no.4.
12 October 2021, 19:00 - 20:00
Ian McGuire is the author various works of fiction, most recently the well-celebrated novels. Ian will be reading from his his latest book, The Abstainer, an historical thriller extending the great storytelling tradition of 19th century Dickens and mashing it with "the vividness and economy of a contemporary screenplay such as The Wire" (from the review in The Guardian, 2020).
21 October 2021 – 27 February 2022
This award-winning exhibition takes visitors on an epic journey that traverses three states, three deserts and some 500,000 square kilometres, travelling from west to east: to places in the deserts of the Martu, the Ngaanyatjarra and the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) peoples. Using the power of contemporary art, performance, song, photography and multimedia, Songlines shares ancient stories from the world’s oldest continuing culture.
The Plymouth showing of Songlines is part of the UK/Australia Season 2021–22, a joint initiative by the British Council and the Australian Government’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
20 November 2021, 19:00 - 21:15
A unique concert commemorating the centenary of the British composer Sir Malcolm Arnold (1921-2006). Following the recent release of their exciting new recording of Arnold’s complete works for violin and piano, Peter Fisher and Margaret Fingerhut will perform Sonata No.1, Op.43, Five Pieces, Op.84 and more.
18 December 2021, 19:30 - 20:45
This joyous musical evening will feature performance and conversation with Dominic Sedgwick, who regularly sings at The Royal Opera House, and pianist Ceri Owen, who performs frequently in London.
Dominic will sing works by Vaughan Williams, Schubert, Brahms and Beethoven, with musical accompaniment by Ceri. In conversation with The Arts Institute's Music Director Dr Robert Taub, they will also discuss everything from musical styles to singing in different languages.
The Arts Institute, Roland Levinsky Building, University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, Plymouth, Devon, PL4 8AA
The Levinsky Gallery opening hours Tuesday–Sunday 10:00–17:00
