{"id":103464,"date":"2025-12-30T16:47:22","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T16:47:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.salisburycathedral.org.uk\/?page_id=103464"},"modified":"2026-03-26T13:45:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T13:45:57","slug":"contemporary-art-exhibitions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.salisburycathedral.org.uk\/contemporary-art-exhibitions\/","title":{"rendered":"Contemporary Art Exhibitions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n Contemporary Art Exhibitions <\/h1>\n\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n
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\n Discover our exhibitions <\/h3>\n
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Our Cathedral is bursting with art in various forms: painting, sculpture, architecture, textiles and more. We regularly are home to contemporary art exhibitions and installations, showcasing some of the most innovative international creative work.<\/p>\n

Below you’ll find a selection of past and current exhibitions where the creativity of contemporary artists meets the unique and historic setting of Salisbury Cathedral.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\n Joyful Noise <\/h3>\n\n
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\n Joyful Noise is a new contemporary art exhibition at Salisbury Cathedral with works by multiple internationally renowned artists. The show features painting, sculpture, text, video, and sound artworks to explore how joyful noise can affirm presence, belief, community, and care. <\/p>\n\n \n Learn more <\/a>\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\n The English Cathedral <\/h3>\n\n
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\n An exhibition in Feb-March 2026 of photographic \u2018portraits\u2019 of all 42 English Anglican cathedrals by the late Magnum photographer Peter Marlow. <\/p>\n\n \n Discover more <\/a>\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\n Living Water <\/h3>\n\n
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\n Living Water was a summer 2025 exhibition at Salisbury Cathedral exploring water\u2019s power and symbolism through contemporary art. <\/p>\n\n \n Discover more <\/a>\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\n Our Earth <\/h3>\n\n
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\n Our Earth was a 2024 summer art exhibition highlighting climate change through powerful creative expressions and thought-provoking works. <\/p>\n\n \n Discover more <\/a>\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\n Leviathan <\/h3>\n\n
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\n Shezad Dawood\u2019s exhibition explored climate change, migration, and mental health through paintings, sculptures, and films inspired by Hobbes\u2019 Leviathan. <\/p>\n\n \n Discover more <\/a>\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\n This 2023 art exhibition at Salisbury Cathedral explored human rights and freedoms through the lens of internationally renowned artists. <\/p>\n\n \n Discover more <\/a>\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\n The Vanity of Small Differences <\/h3>\n\n
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\n The Vanity of Small Differences was a 2022 exhibition at Salisbury Cathedral of six monumental tapestries by the renowned contemporary artist Grayson Perry. <\/p>\n\n \n Discover more <\/a>\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\n Celebrating 800 years of Spirit and Endeavour <\/h3>\n\n
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\n In 2020, the Cathedral marked its 800th anniversary with Spirit and Endeavour, an art exhibition exploring faith and human endeavour. <\/p>\n\n \n Discover more <\/a>\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":103441,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-103464","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nContemporary Art Exhibitions - 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