Editing University of Southampton (section)

===Arts===
[[File:Nuffield-theatre-southampton.jpg|thumb|right|The Nuffield Theatre, Southampton]]

The university's main Highfield campus is home to three main arts venues supported and funded by the university and [[Arts Council England]].<ref>{{cite web|title=New agreement will champion culture and creativity for all in Southampton|url=https://www.southampton.ac.uk/news/2018/11/ace-uos-agreement.page|publisher=Southampton University |access-date=15 April 2019}}</ref> The '''Nuffield Theatre''' opened in 1963 with construction funded by a grant from the [[Nuffield Foundation]] of £130,000 (£2,450,000 in 2013).<ref>{{Harvnb|Patterson|1962|pp=222–223}}</ref> The building was designed by Sir [[Basil Spence]] as part of his campus masterplan with additional direction provided by [[Richard Southern (theatre designer)|Sir Richard Southern]].<ref>{{cite web|title=History|url=http://www.nuffieldtheatre.co.uk/about-us/history|publisher=Nuffield Theatre|access-date=28 November 2013}}</ref> The theatre consists of a 480-seat auditorium, that also served as the principal lecture theatre at the time of construction, as well as additional lecture theatres and adjacent Kitchen bar.<ref>{{cite web|title=Venue Hire|url=http://www.nuffieldtheatre.co.uk/about-us/venue-hire|publisher=Nuffield Theatre|access-date=28 November 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Nuffield Theatre Building 6|url=http://data.southampton.ac.uk/building/6.html|publisher=University of Southampton|access-date=28 November 2013}}</ref> The theatre went into administration in May 2020 and permanent closure was announced in July 2020.<ref name="Guardian_Nuff">{{cite news |last1=Wiegand |first1=Chris |title=Nuffield Southampton Theatres to close as UK arts crisis deepens |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2020/jul/02/nuffield-southampton-theatres-to-permanently-close-as-uk-arts-crisis-deepens |access-date=2 July 2020 |work=The Guardian |date=2 July 2020}}</ref>

[[File:TurnerSimsConcertHall.JPG|thumb|right|The Turner Sims Concert Hall on Highfield Campus.]]

The '''Turner Sims Concert Hall''' was added to the art provision in October 1974 following a £30,000 (£460,000 in 2012) donation from Margaret Grassam Sims in 1967.<ref name="Sherwood TSCH">{{Harvnb|Nash|Sherwood|2002|p=85}}</ref> It was made to provide a venue specifically for music following difficulties in gaining space in the Nuffield Theatre and due to acoustical differences with the spaces.<ref name="Sherwood TSCH"/> The new space has a single auditorium, designed by the university's [[Institute of Sound and Vibration Research]] with musical performances in mind, with a flat space at the bottom so it could be used for exams.<ref name="Sherwood TSCH"/>

The final of the three Art Council supported venues on campus is the '''[[John Hansard Gallery]]'''. The gallery was opened on 22 September 1980 but is housed in a building that previously housed a tidal model of Southampton Water between 1957 and 1978.<ref name="Sherwood JHG">{{Harvnb|Nash|Sherwood|2002|pp=72–73}}</ref> It took over responsibility from a photographic gallery, a gallery in the Nuffield Theatre and one located on Boldrewood campus.<ref name="Sherwood JHG"/> It houses various exhibitions in contemporary art and is due to move to new premises in Guildhall Square in c.2015.<ref>{{cite web|title=About Us|url=http://www.hansardgallery.org.uk/about-us/|publisher=John Hansard Gallery|access-date=28 November 2013|archive-date=19 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161219021015/http://www.hansardgallery.org.uk/about-us/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In addition, the western half of Highfield campus contain several 20th-century sculptures by [[Barbara Hepworth]],<ref>[[Penelope Curtis]], ''Barbara Hepworth''. Tate Publishing, {{ISBN|1-85437-225-4}}</ref><ref>Barbara Hepworth, ''Hepworth, Barbara: A Pictorial Autobiography''. Tate Publishing, {{ISBN|1-85437-149-5}}.</ref> Justin Knowles, Nick Pope and John Edwards.