# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Collection Conversations - Andrew Cross & Hugh Hamshaw Thomas
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 11 Apr, 2026 at 02:00 pm – Sat, 11 Apr, 2026 at 03:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Collection Conversations are back for 2026! ️ ️About this EventJoin in our exciting series of free art talks at Chippenham Museum, where artists from our Modern and Contemporary Art collection will talk about their work, providing insights into their inspiration and practice. This will be followed by an opportunity to ask questions, with the audience encouraged to join the conversation.In April's installment, we will be joined by Andrew Cross and Hugh Hamshaw Thomas.After studying fine art painting at the Bath Academy of Art, Corsham, Andrew Cross worked primarily as an organiser of contemporary art exhibitions and public art projects. More recently he has focused on his own work and academic activities.Hugh Hamshaw Thomas studied painting at the Bath Academy of Art, Corsham. Bike (Speed of Light) was produced by Hamshaw Thomas during his final year of study. It explored his increasing interest at the time in Taoist ideas about wu wei (a concept of ‘inaction’ or ‘effortless action’), as well as the influence of the conceptual photographic work of Keith Arnett and Bruce McLean.? Saturday 11 April? 2.00pm - 3.30pm?️ Free, booking essentialLeft Image: Twain CA 2019 (Feather River Canyon), 2019, Andrew Cross, still from digital videoRight Image: Bike (Speed of Light), 1982, digitised 2010, Hugh Hamshaw Thomas, digital print
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/chippenham/collection-conversations-andrew-cross-and-hugh-hamshaw-thomas/100001980453103545
- **Event Categories**: art, fine-arts, exhibitions
- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Chippenham
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: Chippenham Museum
- **lat**: 51.45748159999999
- **long**: -2.114406799999999
- **full address**: Chippenham Museum, 9-10 Market Place, Chippenham, United Kingdom

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Collection Conversations - Andrew Cross & Hugh Hamshaw Thomas being held?
  - **A:** Collection Conversations - Andrew Cross & Hugh Hamshaw Thomas takes place on Sat, 11 Apr, 2026 at 02:00 pm to Sat, 11 Apr, 2026 at 03:30 pm at Chippenham Museum, 9-10 Market Place, Chippenham, United Kingdom.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Collection Conversations - Andrew Cross & Hugh Hamshaw Thomas?
  - **A:** Collection Conversations - Andrew Cross & Hugh Hamshaw Thomas is organized by Chippenham Museum.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Collection Conversations - Andrew Cross & Hugh Hamshaw Thomas is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Chippenham, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Collection Conversations - Andrew Cross & Hugh Hamshaw Thomas sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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