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BBC News
20-05-2025
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- BBC News
Disability exhibition at Hull's Ferens Art Gallery wins award
An exhibition that explored an artist's life as a disabled person has won an Wilsher-Mills' work, Are We there Yet?, won the Museum and Heritage Awards' Temporary or Touring Exhibition of the attracted more than 51,000 visitors when it was on display at Ferens Art Gallery in artist said he was "so proud and thrilled" to be recognised for his work, which took people on a journey of his personality, memory and disability through theatrical portraits and sculptures. He added: [The team at Ferens] showed their faith in me and I was able to repay this by creating new work, which the public in Hull truly engaged with."This was a group effort, which enabled me to work with and support disabled artists in Hull. I hope that I am able to work with my friends at Ferens in the future because we seem to bring the best out of each other."The exhibition, which was displayed from February and June 2024, has inspired Ferens to showcase more of the artist's work. His inflatable sculpture, The Withernsea 2, is now part of the gallery's permanent collection and is on display at the entrance. It was inspired by his childhood holidays in the seaside town and the Roos Carr figures - prehistoric figurines discovered near Withernsea in 1836 - in Hull Museums' collection. Hull City Council's cabinet member for culture, Rob Pritchard, said the award was a "real testament to the quality of Jason's work"."Are We There Yet? proved incredibly popular during its time at the Ferens and our permanent collection sculpture 'The Withernsea 2' continues to draw as much interest now," he said."I know the Ferens team learnt so much about making the gallery's exhibitions and programme accessible, improving access for everyone."Listen to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
Irish Independent
25-04-2025
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- Irish Independent
New book tells the remarkable tale of Dundalk family who swapped their house for a campervan and hit the road in search of fame and fortune
From the Town Hall to the Arctic Circle the Molloy family (aka Who's Eddie) have a truly amazing story to tell in a new book that chronicles their musical career and whirlwind life together, writes Margaret Roddy The Argus Today at 01:00 As a pitch for a movie it would be perfect - Irish parents sell the family home, buy a van and hit the road with their musical children in search of fame and fortune. But, as Orla Molloy recounts in Are We There Yet – the amazing story of the Molloy family aka Who's Eddie, this wasn't fiction but the remarkable story of one Dundalk family who took the brave step to follow their dreams. It was a journey that took them behind the Iron Curtain, beyond the Arctic Circle, and to within a whisper of the successful career of their dreams. While stardom eluded them, they are still working in the music industry, doing what they love best, playing together and making a living.
BBC News
22-03-2025
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- BBC News
Artist's exhibition in Hull shortlisted for global award
An art exhibition at the Ferens Art Gallery in Hull has been shortlisted for a global exhibition entitled Are We There Yet had over 50,000 visitors at the gallery in 2024 and has been shortlisted for a Museum and Heritage pieces explored the experiences of Jason Wilsher-Mills as a disabled person through portrait work and artist said he was "incredibly proud" and grateful that the museum "believed" in his work. Mr Wilsher-Mills used computer tablets to create paintings which were then transformed into large, interactive said the show had been important for him: "This makes me incredibly proud and I would like to take the opportunity in thanking the team at Ferens for all of their care and support, which ultimately made the show such a success." Following the exhibition, the gallery commissioned the artist to make a sculpture for their permanent collection. The Withernsea 2 is a huge inflatable sculpture and is situated near the entrance. The work is inspired by the artist's childhood memories holidaying in East Museum and Heritage award ceremony takes place in London on 15 to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
