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International Museums Day, organised annually by the International Council of Museums took place on 18 May.
Asa result of the day, East Riding Museums is marking the occasion, despite their facilities being closed at the moment.
Beverley Art Gallery is working with ‘The Critical Fish’ and East Riding Theatre in a competition for young people.
Two paintings from the Art Gallery collection are the subject of the competition. They are ‘In The Studio’ by Fred Elwell which shows his fiancée Mary as an artist in her studio.
Beverley Art Gallery is staying active during the lockdown. Even though it has to remain closed for the time being it has launched several campaigns on social media.
East Riding Museums may be closed at the moment, but there are still ways to enjoy their unique and fascinating collections.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s new website, Active East Riding, launched last week with ideas for things people can do, learn from, and take part in whilst at home, and is highlighting Museums Online.
A new exhibition opening at Beverley Art Gallery on Saturday, 14 March.
‘Journey Into Abstraction’, will be a retrospective exhibition of the contemporary British artist John Sprakes, whose career spans over 60 years of painting and shows.
Beverley Art Gallery and the Treasure House have unveiled a varied and interesting programme for 2020.
Exhibitions to be held range from local attractions like The Yorkshire Wolds to the delights of Japan.
Tiny Treasures sessions will return to the Treasure House, Beverley for winter/spring 2020.
The fun sessions, for under 5s and their grown-ups, explore themes linked to the Beverley Art Gallery and Treasure House Museum collections and each session runs from 1.30-2.30pm.
Beverley Art Gallery has acquired – and put on display – a painting by local artist Fred Elwell, which was purchased by the Friends of Beverley Art Gallery.
The painting is a black and white image, signed and dated 1896. This dates to the time that Elwell lived in Paris where he studied at Academie Julian, an independent school where lots of artists from all over the world studied at that time.
The 22nd annual Open Art exhibition will be at Beverley Art Gallery from Friday, 6 December through until 29 February 2020.
Entries were invited from all artists, whether amateur or professional, living in the East Riding or in Hull.
Entries will soon be open for the 22nd annual Open Art exhibition, which will be at Beverley Art Gallery from 6 December through until 29 February 2020.
Budding participants should read the Conditions of Entry and bring their work and entry form to the Art Gallery between Saturday, 16 and Saturday, 23 November.
Two Elwell Paintings from the unique collection of the work of Fred and Mary Elwell at Beverley Art Gallery have made the journey to York to form part of a major exhibition there.
The two paintings loaned to York Art Gallery are Fred Elwell’s ‘Refugees in my Studio’ from 1940, and ‘Artist in his studio’, an undated work, but probably dating to earlier in his career at the turn of the century.
The East Riding Festival of Words is back this week, bringing popular authors to the local area.
Several events are now sold out, but there are still some tickets left for a range of very different events.
Rhik Samadder, actor and Guardian columnist, will be at Beverley Art Gallery on Friday, 18 October, at 3.30pm as part of the East Riding Festival of Words.
His first book, ‘I never said I loved you’, takes readers on a voyage of discovery through his own mental health and recovery from depression.
There will be a chance to join artist-photographer Nii Obodai on Saturday, 28 September at 2pm at Beverley Art Gallery to find out how his time exploring the East Riding went on to inspire his new exhibition, ‘Of Natural Magic’, which is currently on display in the Gallery. Tickets cost £5 per person and are available now.
Popular author Christy Lefteri will be coming to Beverley Art Gallery on Friday, 18 October, at 7pm.
Shew will be there as part of the East Riding Festival of Words While there she will talk about her bestselling work, The Beekeeper of Aleppo.
Writer and long-distance walker Raynor Winn will be in Beverley on Sunday, 20 October, to talk about her hugely popular book, ‘The Salt Path’, as part of the East Riding Festival of Words 2019.
When they lost their home and livelihood, just as her husband Moth was also diagnosed with a terminal illness, Raynor and Moth started walking. They impulsively decided to walk the 630 miles South West Coast Path, at a time in their lives when they seemed to have nothing left, and no time.
The East Riding Festival of Words will be back from 15 – 20 October, bringing popular authors to the local area to talk about murder, belonging and a great deal more besides.
Writers including Christy Lefteri, Ann Cleeves and Jessica Fellowes will all be in Beverley, as part of the event organised by East Riding Libraries.
The Treasure House in Beverley runs art sessions for children and young people every Thursday after school during term time called ‘Young Creatives’.
Working with artist Esther Cawley, the sessions give children the unique opportunity to make their own pieces of art and find out more about the artworks at Beverley Art Gallery.