Tour and Workshop for the Deaf Community: The Way We Live - 22 January 2027

With BSL support from Shirley Elks.

2-4.30pm

Join us for a free BSL-supported tour and workshop of The Way We Live exhibition at The Box as part of our Making Home Wintering programme.

This thought-provoking exhibition explores ideas of home, housing and community. Named after Jill Craigie's pioneering film The Way We Live (1946), which was set in Plymouth, the exhibition takes inspiration from the film's exploration of post-war family life and housing.

Unusually for its time, the film took a radical approach by working with local residents rather than professional actors, inviting them to share their views on how they wanted to live and what kind of city they wanted to rebuild after the war.

Alongside screening this extraordinary film work we have an exhibition of contemporary art which brings together a number of leading contemporary artists including Do Ho Suh, Rachel Whiteread, Jasleen Kaur, and Caroline Walker. 

The artists all approach the idea of home from different perspectives, revealing it to be much more than a physical space; a place where creativity and identity take shape, where memories are made and belonging is established – as well as a space shaped by wider social and political forces.

After the tour enjoy a relaxing workshop with print artist Suzanne Drummond. Learn to lino cut cosy winter motifs and produce your own winter cards or sample wallpaper. 

Beginners welcome.