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13 hours ago
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Beverley Art Gallery seeks submissions for exhibition
Local artists have been invited to submit their work for an Art Gallery's curator Hannah Willetts said the open exhibition "is a wonderful opportunity for artists to share their talents".Entries, which can be in a variety of styles and mediums, should be submitted by 13 final selection will be exhibited in Beverley Art Gallery's exhibition space, located within the Champney Treasure House. Visitors to the gallery will also get the chance to vote for their favourite piece of work in the People's Choice Award. Entry forms can be collected from the East Riding Museums desk on the first floor of Champney Treasure House or downloaded 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.
BBC News
01-07-2025
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Beverley gallery hosts history of the world in Lego exhibition
Key moments from history are set to be brought to life as part of a Lego exhibition which opens this weekend in East History features well-known figures from the past including Mozart and Martin Luther King, as well as ground-breaking scientific discoveries such as the creation of the events such as the moon landings are also exhibition runs from 5 July until 30 August at Beverley Art Gallery. The exhibition, which starts with a free Lego mosaic workshop, has been created by Lego artist Warren Elsmore and his themes include the rise of civilisation, revolutionary social changes and advances in science and technology such as mobile curator Hannah Willetts said: "We are so excited to share this exhibition with families and Lego enthusiasts this summer. "A journey through history brought to life in Lego bricks."Councillor Nick Coultish, cabinet member for culture, leisure and tourism at East Riding of Yorkshire Council, said it was "a unique and creative way" to explore world history. 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.
BBC News
18-03-2025
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David Remfrey exhibition to open at Beverley Art Gallery
A retrospective exhibition by the celebrated painter David Remfrey is to open at a gallery in East studied at Hull College of Art in the early 1960s before moving to London and later New York, where he had a studio in the famed Chelsea Art Gallery will host more than 60 of his works, beginning on 25 March, and will also hold a talk by the said he was "excited to see it all brought together in this way for the first time". "I've always thought of Yorkshire as where I'm from," he added. "I'm grateful to Hannah Willetts, the curator of the Beverley Art Gallery, for supporting this in-depth review of my work to date."Remfry is a member of the Royal Academy of Arts (RA) and is known for his large watercolour works, many depicting New York, where he lived for more than 20 exhibition will run for three 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.
