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19 January - 2 March 2008
East Coast Open 2008

From lifeboats and beach scenes to large abstracts and stormy seascapes, Scarborough Art Gallery’s popular East Coast Open is sure to delight and surprise visitors.

This year’s biennial exhibition demonstrates that the North Yorkshire coast and its rural hinterland are home to talented visual artists. Sally Greaves-Lord, Scarborough-based artist and designer, and Jane Sellars, Curator of Art, Mercer Art Gallery, Harrogate, selected East Coast Open 2008. They were impressed by the extent of the quality and diversity of the artwork submitted. The resulting exhibition has been chosen from more than 420 pieces by 168 artists.

By celebrating the work of amateur and professional visual artists of all ages living in Yorkshire, the East Coast Open continues to be one of the most popular and critically acclaimed open exhibitions in the region.

Lara Goodband, Curator of Art at Scarborough Museums Trust, said:
‘We are immensely grateful to all the artists who have submitted artwork to this exciting exhibition. Their talent and effort make this a hugely popular show. I am certain everyone will find something they like.’

Many of the works are for sale with prices ranging from £15 to £2,000.

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November 2007
Scarborough Art Gallery is 60!

To celebrate the Gallery's Birthday there is a new display of works from the collection Scarborough's 60th Birthday Display, which will run until to 2 March 2008. This display shows most of the artists represented in the original exhibition. The Gallery is also displaying over seventy posters publicising its exhibitions since 1975 in the Resource Room.

The Friends of Scarborough Art Gallery are celebrating in style with a whole series of events on Saturday 17 November. The Mayor of Scarborough, Janet Jefferson and MP Robert Goodwin, will perform the Official Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at 2 pm re-enacting the original opening in 1947. This will be followed by a talk by local historian Dr Jack Binns.

Join us for a slice of the Gallery's Birthday Cake at 3 pm. It is free admission to Scarborough Art Gallery all day on Saturday 17 November

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17 November - 23 December 2007
Primary Schools Exhibition
at Scarborough Art Gallery

This is the first exhibition devoted to artwork by primary school pupils in Scarborough.

Scarborough Art Gallery invited twenty-seven schools in the local area to contribute work to this exciting display. The Gallery is delighted that twelve schools chose to take part. Each school submitted a variety of work by children of different ages for exhibition. Many of the schools have chosen to celebrate the Gallery's 60th Birthday by contributing art work inspired by the year 1947 and paintings in its collection. This Primary Schools Exhibition shows the creativity and talent of Scarborough children.

The Schools taking part are:
Braeburn Infants, Braeburn Community Juniors, Bramcote, Cayton, East Ayton Community Primary School, Gladstone Road Infants, Gladstone Road Juniors, Hinderwell Community Primary, Humanby Primary , Newby and Scalby Primary, Overdale Community Primary, and St George's Roman Catholic.

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Until 20 January
Andrew Cheetham, Artist in Residence
Coffee Lounge Exhibition, at Scarborough Art Gallery

Well-known for working in a bait shed down on the Harbour, Andrew has brought the Coffee Lounge to life with his drawings of the North Sea of Scarborough and fishing boats.

Visitors to the Gallery will have the opportunity to see Andrew drawing Ray Taylor's portrait on Saturdays 10 and 17 of November. This 'Artist in Residence' has been supported by The Friends of Scarborough Art Gallery to celebrate the Gallery's sixtieth birthday.

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October 2007
Childhaven Community Nursery School
at Scarborough Art Gallery

Childhaven Community Nursery School will be visiting Scarborough Art Gallery on Tuesday 9 October to take part in the nationwide celebrations for The Big Draw. Two groups of children aged four years will have the opportunity to look at Victorian paintings, dress-up in Victorian costume and produce life-size portraits.

Lara Goodband, Curator of Art, and Claire Longrigg, Assistant Curator of Art will lead these art sessions. The 'Big Drawings' will be displayed in the Gallery's Resource Room for six weeks.

Jane Pepper, Head Teacher at Childhaven, said; 'I am delighted that twenty-seven pupils from Childhaven will have this unique opportunity to make drawings at Scarborough Art Gallery in response to the paintings on display. The whole school will also be supporting The Campaign for Drawing by creating artworks outside in our beautiful garden at Childhaven.'

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September 2007
Big Draw Event: Take your pencil for a walk!
at Scarborough Art Gallery

The Big Draw is the UK's biggest free art event. Initiated by the Campaign for Drawing, it encourages everyone to discover the purposes, pleasures and power of drawing. The Founder of the Campaign for Drawing, Julian Spalding describes drawing as a 'language, within everyone's grasp, that can make us think and feel.'

To celebrate the 2007 Big Draw Scarborough Art Gallery is running a unique event inspired by the current exhibition Spotlight on St Ives and the North Yorkshire Coastline. Join artist, Tracy Himsworth and Geology Conservator, Ann Ainsworth and take your pencil on a journey along the coast from St Ives to Scarborough.

Come and join in the fun on Saturday 13 October between 2 and 4pm and find out more about the Geology of our coastline from Ann Ainsworth and even handle some specimens! Then help create a giant drawing using the coastline and the St Ives exhibition as a starting point.

Drawing opportunity available throughout the day.

Suitable for families with children aged from six months.

Lara Goodband, Curator of Art says, "this unique event combines geology and art for the first time at the art gallery, as we all get excited about the Rotunda re-opening next year. The Big Draw also helps to demonstrate how important the tool of drawing is in all disciplines."

All materials are provided. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

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15 September - 4 November 2007
Spotlight on St Ives
From the Arts Council Collection

We are excited to announce Spotlight on St Ives a major exhibition on display at Scarborough Art Gallery from 15 September. The exhibition brings together the most innovative and influential artists of the twentieth century who lived and worked in St Ives, and contributed to shaping British modern art. Spotlight on St Ives runs until 4 November, when the Gallery will be open Tuesday to Sunday, from 10am until 5pm.

The outstanding natural beauty of coastal towns has always attracted groups of artists. It is therefore most appropriate that this exhibition should finish its tour in Scarborough, its only seaside showing place.

The Curators are particularly pleased to show sculpture in Spotlight on St Ives, as Scarborough Art Gallery does not have its own sculpture collection. Also on display will be colourful paintings, prints and drawings, which show the variety of ways in which a diverse group of artists were affected by the unique light and inspiring landscape of West Cornwall.

Ben Nicholson first visited Cornwall in 1928 with Christopher Wood when they saw the bold directness of Alfred Wallis' paintings. In 1939 Nicholson was forced to return to St Ives with Barbara Hepworth just before the outbreak of war. It was during this time that he established an important artistic community. A number of younger artists worked as Hepworth's assistants including Sir Terry Frost known for his large and colourful abstract paintings and Denis Mitchell, a sculptor, renowned for his dynamic polished bronzes.

Peter Lanyon, born in West Penwith, Land's End peninsula is another artist from the St Ives School. His understanding of the landscape is central to his work. Soaring Flight, 1960 [1], included in the exhibition is one of several works of his that captures movement, light and the sensation of flight through strong colours and bold mark-making.

Artists represented in the exhibition: Wilhelmina Barns-Graham, Sir Terry Frost, Naum Gabo, Patrick Hayman, Dame Barabara Hepworth, Patrick Heron, Roger Hilton, Peter Lanyon, John Milne, Denis Mitchell, Ben Nicholson, John Tunnard, Alfred Wallis, John Wells, Christopher Wood, Bryan Wynter.

[1] Peter Lanyon, Soaring Flight, 1960, (Arts Council Collection, Hayward Gallery, London) used in Scarborough Art Gallery's publicity.

More information about the Spotlight on St.Ives Exhibition

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July 2007
Get creative this summer!
Totally Tactile Workshops at Scarborough Art Gallery

Scarborough Art Gallery is running six creative drop-in workshops on Thursday's this summer, for children age 4 to 11 years. Each workshop is inspired by the colourful exhibition Totally Tactile: Interactive Sculpture by Jan Niedojadlo. Kerry Metcalfe from the gallery team, and four local artists will lead these unique sessions, which will be held in Scarborough Art Gallery's Resource Room, drop-in between 2 and 4pm.

Thursday 26 July
Totally Tactile Jewellery, with Kerry Metcalfe
Make a pendant or bracelet inspired by the exhibition Totally Tactile.

Thursday 2 August
Jiggy Juggling Balls, with Kerry Metcalfe
Have fun creating your own colourful juggling balls.

Thursday 9 August
3D Tactile Sculpture, with sculptor Tracy Himsworth
Design and build your own tactile sculpture.

Thursday 16 August
Podule Wind Sock, with artist Dawn Brooks
Create and decorate your own windsock using a range of coloured paper and tactile materials.

Thursday 23 August
Masks and Visors, with artist Katie Braida
Using recycled materials make a mask or visor that transforms the way you view your surroundings.

Thursday 30 August
Sensory Circles, with artist Liz Collier
Explore the senses using a variety of materials.

Claire Longrigg, Assistant Curator of Art says: 'These drop-in sessions are always very popular and allow children to be creative. This summer children can explore Totally Tactile: Interactive Sculpture by Jan Niedojadlo further by making their own art in response to the exhibition.'

All materials are provided at each session. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

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June 2007
Make a Giant Sculpture to Celebrate Children's Art Day
at Scarborough Art Gallery!
Saturday 7 July, from 2 to 4pm

Children's Art Day is a UK wide celebration that aims to provide opportunities for hundreds of children to get involved with arts projects and activities organised by galleries, art centres, museums and schools.

This year for Children's Art Day, Scarborough Art Gallery is hosting a drop-in workshop on Saturday 7 July, from 2 to 4pm. Artist Katie Braida will run the session, encouraging children to make a giant sculpture using recycled materials, inspired by Jan Niedojadlo's work in the exhibition Totally Tactile (open from 16 June - 2 September 2007).

This drop-in workshop is designed for accompanied children age 2 to 7 years. Please bring along some of your own recycled materials, especially old fabric.

Children and their families will be able to come back and see the finished sculpture on display in the Gallery's Resource Room until September.

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May 2007
Fun for the whole Family at Scarborough Art Gallery
Totally Tactile
Interactive Sculptures by Jan Niedojadlo
16 June - 2 September 2007

Scarborough Art Gallery will be transformed into a relaxing, tactile, and colourful space this summer. The Gallery will be filled with children and adults climbing inside gigantic sculptures. Everyone will have great fun exploring these exciting art works created by Jan Niedojadlo.

These unique soft, textured, and colourful sculptures cannot be ignored and invite visitors to interact with them. Sitting inside, visitors will be able to touch, smell, and hear sounds, which combine to create a calming environment. Expect to see and climb aboard a giant shipwreck, and hear the ocean from inside a large shell!

Young or old, big or small, everyone will have a chance to experience Totally Tactile.

The exhibition opens on Saturday 16 June when the Gallery will be FREE ENTRY ALL DAY to mark the occasion. So don't miss out, this is an exciting exhibition that you will want to visit again and again. Totally Tactile is sure to surprise and delight everyone who visits.

Supported by the Friends of Scarborough Art Gallery.

Fun Totally Tactile Workshops

Exciting practical drop-in sessions for children aged 4 to 11 years.
Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Cancellation

The Gallery's regular lunchtime talk on the last Friday of every month has been cancelled in July.

Scarborough Art Gallery is open Tuesday to Sunday 10 am - 5 pm
From 17 June 2007: Admission £1 pass (expires 31 December 2007)
Free admission to children (16 years and under)

Public enquiries: Tel: 01723 374753

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April 2007
Portraits of Leighton at Scarborough Art Gallery

Visitors to Scarborough Art Gallery in April and May will have an opportunity to see two portraits of the famous nineteenth century artist Frederic, Lord Leighton who was born in Scarborough. Copy of Frederic Lord Leighton's Self Portrait of 1880, 1880 by Paolo Fossi is a striking brightly-coloured oil. The original painting was commissioned by the Director of the Uffizi Gallery in Florence to be displayed alongside the Gallery's famous collection of artists' self-portraits. A request to produce a self-portrait for the Uffizi was a symbol of great achievement. This painting is normally hung in the Scarborough's Town Hall and will return there after 3 June at the close of this exhibition.

The other portrait is a bronze by the Sculptor Thomas Brock, which is displayed at the foot of the Gallery's stairs providing a dramatic introduction to the current exhibition A Victorian Master: Drawings by Frederic Lord Leighton which runs until 3 June 2007. This sculpture is normally on display in the entranceway of the Town Hall, and will return there at the close of this exhibition.

Michael Pitts of Scarborough Museums Trust says,

'I welcome the transfer of both the bust and the self-portrait of Frederic Lord Leighton from the Town Hall to Scarborough Art Gallery. And I commend the Curator for the inspired way these two representations have been displayed. This eminent Scarborian deserves more recognition locally. Not only was he the longest-ever serving President of the Royal Academy, he used this position to encourage and promote many up and coming younger artists. I urge residents and visitors alike to visit this remarkable exhibition of Leighton's drawings.'

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April 2007
Fun Family Events in May at Scarborough Art Gallery!

To celebrate the start of Museums and Galleries Month (1 - 31 May 2007) Scarborough Art Gallery, in collaboration with Sure Start Scarborough, is running two unique music events on Saturday 5 May, from 10am to 11am and 11am to 12noon.

Kathy Seabrook of Sure Start Scarborough will encourage families with young children to make music inspired by the Gallery's pictures. Participants can expect to bang drums, ring bells or sing along.

Suitable for families with children aged from six months. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Places are limited and should be booked in advance through Scarborough Art Gallery on 01723 374753.

This workshop is free on admission to the Gallery - Annual Pass: Adults £2, Children £1, Family Pass £5.

Also in May Scarborough Art Gallery is running a drop-in drawing workshop inspired by beautiful drawings in the exhibition A Victorian Master: Drawings by Frederic, Lord Leighton. Participants will make a collage and experiment with a variety of mark making techniques and drawing materials. This workshop is aimed at children aged 4-11 years.

Collage a Masterpiece with artist Tracy Himsworth Thursday 31 May, 2 - 4pm

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March 2007
Rare Drawings by Lord Leighton at Scarborough Art Gallery

Born in Scarborough in 1830, the painter and sculptor, Frederic, Lord Leighton was one of the great draughtsmen of the nineteenth century.  Visitors to Scarborough Art Gallery will have the chance to see over fifty examples of Lord Leighton’s delicate studies for later large-scale oils, on loan from Leighton House, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the British Museum, and private lenders.

The exhibition A Victorian Master: Drawings by Frederic Lord Leighton opens on 24 March and runs until 3 June 2007. 

Many of these works have not been displayed for more than 50 years prior to this exhibition.  Newly conserved, the drawings show how the great masters of the Italian Renaissance inspired Leighton.

The exhibition is organised by Leighton House and Supported by the Heritage Lottery fund.  There will be a fully illustrated catalogue which includes comparative images of Leighton’s paintings to accompany the exhibition; available from the Gallery shop priced £15.00.

LUNCH TIME TALKS

Talks start at 12.30 pm and last for about one hour.

Friday 27 April

Philippa Martin, Drawings Project Manager, Leighton House Museum

A Victorian Master, Drawings by Frederic Lord Leighton

Friday 25 May

Claire Longrigg, Assistant Curator of Art, Scarborough Museums & Gallery

‘Lord Leighton’

FRIENDS LECTURE

Monday 14 May at 2.30pm

Christopher Newall, Independent Writer and Art Historian
‘Frederic, Lord Leighton: His Life after Scarborough’
£2 Friends of the Gallery (£5 non members).  Places are limited.

FUN DRAWING WORKSHOPS

Easter: Thursday 5 and 12 April, 2 - 4pm
Whit:     Thursday 31 May, 2 - 4pm

These are drop-in sessions for accompanied children aged 4 –11 years, led by local artists. 

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March 2007
Easter Holiday Fun at Scarborough Art Gallery!

Come along to Scarborough Art Gallery this Easter for two drop-in drawing workshops inspired by beautiful drawings in the exhibition A Victorian Master: Drawings by Frederic, Lord Leighton.  The workshops are aimed at children aged 4-11 years.

Magical Mark Making            Thursday 5 April, 2 - 4pm

On Thursday 5 April artist Tracy Himsworth will run an exciting hands-on workshop called Magical Mark-Making.  After looking at Leighton’s drawings for inspiration, children will explore many different materials that were traditionally used by Master draughtsmen.

Textured Drawings            Thursday 12 April, 2-4pm

On Thursday 12 April artist Dawn Brooks will introduce children to various drawing techniques and materials, through a workshop called Textured Drawings.  Children will have the opportunity to collage together a range of textured papers and experiment with mark-making effects.    
 
Claire Longrigg, Assistant Curator of Art says; ‘These hands-on Easter workshops will help make the exhibition, A Victorian Master: Drawings by Frederic, Lord Leighton, more accessible to children.The workshops are both educational and fun, allowing children to be creative by making something in response to the exhibition.’   

The workshops are suitable for accompanied children from age 4 and 11 years.  Please drop in any time between 2 and 4pm. 

This workshop is free on admission to the Gallery –
Annual Pass: Adults £2, Children £1, Family Pass £5.

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February 2007
Laughton Gallery Plaque on Display

A stunning plaque commemorating Tom Laughton's generous bequest to Scarborough Art Gallery has gone on display above the entrance to the ground-floor galleries. Laughton was the famous hotelier who ran the Royal Hotel in Scarborough. He had a keen interest in art and amassed a wonderful collection of paintings over more than fifty years. The collection which he donated to the Town continues to enrich a visit to Scarborough Art Gallery: many of the Gallery's best-known paintings were Laughton's, including Burning off a Fishing Boat by Atkinson Grimshaw.

The copper plaque says 'Laughton Gallery' and has decorative borders above and below. The plaque was made by David Stephenson, a blacksmith based at Lockton, who has used a technique called repousée to give the lettering and decoration relief. When designing the decorative reliefs, David was inspired by two paintings by John Armstrong, which were part of the Laughton collection.

Tom Laughton's widow, Mary McGill, commissioned the new plaque and has offered it to the Gallery on long-term loan. Mary is delighted with this beautiful piece of craftsmanship, and says, 'David has done a wonderful job. The plaque is a suitable tribute to a very generous man. I am pleased that Tom's generosity is now visibly clear to everyone who visits Scarborough Art Gallery. And I should like to thank everyone at the Gallery who has assisted with the commission. It is also fitting that David Stephenson's forge is located opposite a field Tom once owned at Lockton Farm. I am certain Tom would have been pleased.'

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January 2007
An Exciting New Year Ahead at Scarborough Art Gallery

Scarborough Art Gallery continues its programme of high-quality, exciting art exhibitions and events during 2007.  From January to March Scarborough Art Gallery has a range of displays and complimentary activities to suit all visitors:

Major Exhibition

Visitors to Scarborough Art Gallery will have a chance to see what Scarborough Borough looked like more than 150 years ago!  The Gallery will begin 2007 with the new exhibition Henry Barlow Carter & Sons: Victorian Watercolour Drawing and the Art of Illustration.   The exhibition opens on 13 January and runs until 11 March 2007.

Coffee Lounge Show

Sarah Venus will be showing her textile work from 13 January to 22 April 2007.  Felt is combined with a variety of contrasting materials including rubber to produce thought-provoking and tactile pieces inspired by natural forms.

Lunch Time Talks

Each talk begins at 12.30 pm and lasts for about one hour

• Friday 26 January: Arthur Credland, Keeper of the Hull Maritime Museum, will speak on The Carters and the Hull Art Scene in the Nineteenth Century.
• Friday 23 February: Professor Gordon Bell, Curator of the Carter exhibition, will highlight some of the major art works on display.
• Friday 30 March: Sarah Venus will discuss her work on display in the Coffee Lounge.

Resource Room Activities

Thursday 15 February 2007, 2 - 4pm

Exciting hands-on drop-in workshop inspired by the exhibition Henry Barlow Carter & Sons: Victorian Watercolour Drawing and the Art of Illustration.  This is a drop-in session for accompanied children aged 4 -11years.

Collection Displays

The Gallery has two rooms devoted to displaying the Town’s art collection.  There are oils and watercolours of Scarborough, by artists from the nineteenth century such as James Wilson Carmichael and Atkinson Grimshaw. 

A new display highlights work by nationally-important artists from the twentieth century such as Edward Bawden, Ivon Hitchens, Eric Ravilious and Matthew Smith.

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January 2007
Get creative at Scarborough Art Gallery! Ship a’Hoy

Come along to Scarborough Art Gallery this February half term and be inspired by the exhibition H.B. Carter & Sons.

On Thursday 15 February artist Sara Adams will run an exciting hands-on paper sculpture workshop called Ship a’Hoy. After looking at the maritime paintings in the exhibition H.B. Carter & Sons for inspiration, children will design and make their own ship using paper, card, and a variety of other materials.

Claire Longrigg, Assistant Curator of Art says; ‘This hands-on workshop is a great chance for children to see the exhibition H.B. Carter & Sons, have fun, and be creative by making something in response. I anticipate that this workshop will help to make the exhibition H.B. Carter & Sons more accessible to a younger audience.’

Ship a’Hoy Scarborough Art Gallery Thursday 15 February, 2 - 4pm  

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December 2006
Watercolours of Scarborough

Visitors to Scarborough Art Gallery will have a chance to see what Scarborough Borough looked like more than 150 years ago!  The Gallery will begin 2007 with the new exhibition Henry Barlow Carter & Sons: Victorian Watercolour Drawing and the Art of Illustration.   The exhibition opens on 13 January and runs until 11 March 2007.

Henry Barlow Carter came to Scarborough to set up his own drawing school and studio in 1830.  Over the next three decades he painted some of the finest watercolours of Victorian Yorkshire.  The exhibition will include his views of the North Bay, St Mary’s Church and Scarborough Harbour as well as seascapes along the Borough such as Whitby, Robin Hood’s Bay and Filey.  Henry Barlow Carter & Sons brings the Barlow Carter family together for the first time.

Henry Vandyke Carter, H.B. Carter’s eldest son, trained as a doctor and produced technical drawings for Gray’s Anatomy whilst the younger son, Joseph Newington Carter, followed in his father’s footsteps producing local views.  The Carter family’s work is also put into context providing visitors with a wonderful opportunity to see some of the very best watercolourists of the mid nineteenth century including Jean Le Capelain, Samuel Prout and John Varley. 

As well as works from Scarborough Museums and Gallery’s collection, watercolours and sketchbooks have been borrowed from other public and private collections including the Thackeray Museum, Leeds;  Jersey Heritage Trust; Plymouth City Museum & Art Gallery and the Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester.

Professor Gordon Bell selected the works for display and the exhibition was organised in association with Hull Museums. There will be an illustrated publication to accompany the exhibition priced £9.95.

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05 October 2006
Big Draw Event - Drawing to Music at Scarborough Art Gallery

The Big Draw is the UK’s biggest free art event.  Initiated by the Campaign for Drawing, it encourages everyone to discover the purposes, pleasures and power of drawing.  The Founder of the Campaign for Drawing, Julian Spalding describes drawing as a ‘language, within everyone’s grasp, that can make us think and feel.’

To celebrate the 2006 Big Draw, Scarborough Art Gallery in collaboration with sure Start Scarborough, is running a unique event.  Kathy Seabrook of Sure Start Scarborough will play a mixture of songs on her flute and saxophone, encouraging participants to respond to the music through drawing.

Come and join in the fun on Saturday 14 October between 11am to 1pm.
Suitable for families with children aged from six months.

Claire Longrigg, Assistant Curator of Art commented: “this event is a great opportunity for visitors of all ages to be creative, and be inspired by music and the paintings on display here at the Gallery.”

All materials are provided.  Children must be accompanied by an adult. 

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05 October 2006
New Twentieth Century Gallery at Scarborough Art Gallery

A new display of twentieth century art is now on show at Scarborough Art Gallery.  It consists of a mixture of watercolours, oil paintings and prints by artists including Caroline Hill, Ivon Hitchens and John Piper amongst others.  Many of the works have not been on public display for over ten years.

The Twentieth Century Gallery illustrates a number of connections between the artists, and their responses to particular art movements such as Surrealism, Cubism, and Impressionism.  The Surrealists influenced John Armstrong, who is represented by two paintings, and Matthew Smith who studied briefly under Matisse is now represented by his rare religious piece The Disrobing of Christ.

This re-hang of the permanent collection has been Claire Longrigg, Assistant Curator of Art’s first opportunity to help select work from the collection since she started in post in January 2006,
Claire Longrigg commented: ‘Working on a re-hang of twentieth century art has given me the chance to look at and research Scarborough Art Gallery’s collection.  I enjoyed selecting key works that illustrated the strength of the collection.’

Lara Goodband, Curator of Art, says, ‘I am delighted that our major watercolours by Edward Bawden and Eric Ravilious are now back on display.  For conservation reasons these works on paper needed to go into store.  These artists were close friends during the 1920s and 30s and are now recognised as creating a quintessentially English style in art.  Scarborough Art Gallery has particularly fine examples of their work.’

Rotating the permanent collection introduces and gives visitors a chance to lean about new artists, and is a great new resource for schools.  Scarborough Art Gallery is strengthening its links with schools by hosting a teachers evening on Tuesday November 7 from 4 to 5.30 pm.  This will introduce primary school teachers to the artists represented in the re-hang and will inspire ideas for future visits and lesson plans.         

Artists represented in the Twentieth Century Gallery: John Armstrong, Edward Bawden, Trevor Bell, Andre Bicat, Elizabeth Blackadder, Robert Colquhoun, Roland Ossory Dunlop, Caroline Hill, Ivon Hitchens, Jan De Jong, James Lloyd, John Piper, Eric Ravilious, Michael Rothenstein, Matthew Smith and Julian Trevelyan.

Atkinson Grimshaw continues to be displayed in the Long Gallery on the Ground Floor where visitors can also see Scarborough subjects by James Wilson Carmichael and Francis Sydney Muschamp.

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30 September 2006
Three Scarborough Borough artists exhibit at Scarborough Art Gallery

An Unfamiliar Place
Work by David Chalmers, Julia Gatie and Jane Poulton
7 October – 24 December 2006

This exhibition brings together three nationally acclaimed artists living in or near Scarborough who use photography to explore unfamiliar places.

Photographed during the quiet light of dawn and dusk Chalmers’ black and white prints reveal the fragile nature of our nearby coastline. Gatie’s disturbing installation of lipstick-kissed tissues describes the timescale involved in the decision to leave an abusive relationship to its end. Beautifully arranged and carefully selected, Poulton’s collections of objects resonate with stories both of other people’s lives and her own personal histories.

Each artist’s work is both unique and powerful in very different ways. David Chalmers lives on South Cliff in Scarborough and so sees the North Sea every day. Living with the sea has inspired him to produce this new body of work, he says, ‘I became interested in the beauty and solidity of anchored, yet decaying concrete structures that sit defensive against the weight of tidal water.’

Julia Gatie describes the process of making her work, ‘I tend to photograph the everyday, drawing from events in my own life as well as the lives of others.’ The result is emotionally charged images which she says, ‘encourage the viewer to react with the situation at hand.’

Jane Poulton’s work is intriguing, she describes how she makes the work as both a ‘ritual’ and ‘an obsession’ and says that the resulting images, ‘May charm, beguile, frustrate, confound or intrigue. Or they may strike a chord of recognition – at which point the audience adopts the image and makes a story of their own.’

An Unfamiliar Place will be an exhibition that requires many visits to Scarborough Art Gallery. The images are beautiful and some are disturbing. Lara Goodband, Curator of Art, says, ‘We are thrilled to be showing three thoughtful artists who all happen to live in Scarborough Borough. This is art that requires more than a brief glance, and is a must for anyone studying art at GCSE level and beyond. Scarborough Museums & Gallery are also immensely grateful to Arts Council England for supporting all three artists.’

Workshops

October Half Term
Thursday 26 October, 2 – 4pm
Bring your favourite object to photograph against a backdrop in this drop-in session with artist Julia Gatie. For accompanied children aged 4-11 years.

Photography Workshop
Saturday 4 November, 1 – 3pm
Produce 4x5 inch images from nature with the artist David Chalmers. Suitable for adults and young people aged from 12 years. Places are limited and should be booked through the Gallery on (01723) 374753.

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18 September 2006
Study of Future Museum Collection Displays

During September the cultural consultancy, ABL Consulting, will begin work on an options appraisal which will focus on Scarborough’s museum collections and their future displays.

The Rotunda formerly provided a home for the Local/Social History collections and items from the archaeological collection.  When it reopens, the museum will focus on geology and William Smith.

Wood End will now house the Creative Industries Centre as well as Scarborough Museums & Gallery’s new state of the art store, education space, research facilities and offices. The Natural History Museum will close finally at Christmas; Wood End will no longer house any traditional museum displays and the Borough’s Natural History Collection will not be on view.

As a result of these changes there will be no display space for the Borough’s archaeological collection, which is of international significance, the natural history collection, which is of national significance, and the local history collection, which is of huge interest to residents and visitors.

Crescent Arts currently occupies the Art Gallery basement but will move to the Creative Industries Centre leaving the Gallery building with empty space.  Attention has, therefore, focussed on the Gallery and whether, using imagination and creativity, the building could be adapted into a combined museum and gallery.

ABL have been appointed to consider what the viable options are for the service and will examine the best solutions to ensure that the population of Scarborough Borough has access to its unique collections: archaeology; natural history; local history and fine art.  They will consult with Scarborough groups and societies with a particular interest and involvement in the Borough collections, with the Museums staff and volunteers, representatives of the education sector and with the public.

They will consider all options such as the possible extension of the Gallery building, the best use of the basement, funding opportunities and the most effective way of creating display space for all the collections including space for temporary arts exhibitions.

It is hoped that ABL’s work will be completed by the end of 2006 and a report will be submitted to Scarborough Borough Council in early 2007.

Members of the public who would like to express their views should write to Sophie Roehrig, ABL Consulting, 31 St. Martins Lane, London WC2N 4ER and their responses will be considered alongside the views of the various organisations and individuals who will comprise the formal consultation.

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01 August 2006
Fabulous Sound Machines Workshops
at Scarborough Art Gallery

Michael Ormiston, an expert in Mongolian Overtone Singing and in creating music with simple electronic devices will run four workshops at Scarborough Art Gallery on Friday 4 and Saturday 5 August. Participants will get the chance to experiment with sound using microphones and simple electronics.

There will also be an opportunity to create a composition using the installations in the exhibition Fabulous Sound Machines.

These workshops are suitable for accompanied children and young people aged 8 to 14 years. Places are limited and should be booked through Scarborough Art Gallery.

Friday 4 August 10 - 12noon & 2 - 4 pm
Saturday 5 August 10 - 12noon & 2 - 4pm

These workshops are free on admission to the Gallery

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25 July 2006
The Ebor Textile Group Exhibition
at Scarborough Art Gallery

The Ebor Textile Group was formed in 1996 with the aim of developing work in collaboration with Hilary Bower, a renowned textile artist.  There are nine members, who each retain an individual style of working. 

The Ebor Textile Group exhibition in Scarborough Art Gallery’s Coffee Lounge is an exciting mix of two and three-dimensional textile works.  Niki Brown’s work, The Ffortisque-Smythe Collection, captures the viewer through fictional tales juxtaposed with beautifully embroidered fossils and rocks.

Shirley Smith’s Sea Glass consists of pieces of found coloured glass, contained within a wire structure, and framed using a light box.  This visually stunning piece is positioned centrally on the mantelpiece, attracting the visitors’ eye straight away.  

Other artists represented in the exhibition include: Shenagh Linton, Anna Rowntree, Josie Storey, Sheila Wade, Julia Ward, Margaret Ward, and Moira Woods.  The Ebor Textile Group exhibition is displayed in Scarborough Art Gallery’s Coffee Lounge until Sunday 1 October 2006.

The Ebor Textile group will be giving a talk and a demonstration on Friday 28 July 12.30-1.30pm at the Art Gallery.

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25 July 2006
Children’s Summer Holiday Activities
at Scarborough Art Gallery

Scarborough Art Gallery is offering children age 4 - 11 years a choice of six creative drop-in sessions during the summer holidays.  These workshops are run by artists and Gallery attendants, and are inspired by Scarborough Art Gallery’s permanent collection, and special exhibition Fabulous Sound Machines, which is on until 24 September.

Each session is held in Scarborough Art Gallery’s Resource Room, drop-in between 2 and 4pm.

Thursday 27 July
Didgeri Doodle Doo
Make and decorate a didgeridoo with artist Sara Adams, using designs found within the Art Gallery. 

Thursday 3 August             
Shadow Puppets 
Design and create shadow puppets with artist Tracy Himsworth.  Create stories and bring the puppets to life inside a light and colour installation, Chromatic Harmony, which is part of the exhibition Fabulous Sound Machines.   

Thursday 10 August
Ceramic Seascapes
Create seascape pictures in clay using the permanent collection for inspiration, with artist Katie Braida.

Thursday 17 August            
Seashell Wind chimes  
Make a wind chime using found objects as a response to the exhibition Fabulous Sound Machines, with artist Katie Braida.    

Thursday 24 August
Percussion Instruments
Create and decorate your own instrument with Gallery Attendant Phil Smith.  
 
Thursday 31 August 
Face Painting
Have fun painting your face onto a mask with Gallery Attendant Nicky Franklin. 

All materials are provided at each session.  Children must be accompanied by an adult.
These drop-in sessions are free on admission to the Museum & Gallery –

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15 July 2006
Wood End Museum
Summer holiday activities for children

This summer Wood End museum will be offering more Super Science drop-in activities, this year with an archaeological theme. The activities are inspired by the Scarborough Museums & Gallery collections, which contain many important and exciting archaeological artefacts and created by Museum Attendants.

Activities will take place at Wood End Museum on Friday afternoons from 2 – 4pm and are suitable for children aged 6 – 12 years old.

Friday 28th July
Prints and Marks

Friday 4th August
Bones and Burials

Friday 11th August
Ancient Tools and Technology

Friday 18th August
Preservation and Conservation

Friday 25th August
Trace Evidence

Friday 1st September
Weapons and Warfare

All materials are provided at each session.  Children must be accompanied by an adult.  

These drop-in sessions are free on admission to the Museum & Gallery –

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16 June 2006
Family Friendly Exhibition at Scarborough Art Gallery
Fabulous Sound Machines: 24 June - 24 September 2006

Scarborough Art Gallery will be transformed into a noisy, colourful space this summer. The Gallery expects to be filled with families interacting with the unique and exciting exhibits. Fabulous Sound Machines combines art and music in interactive sound sculptures and invented instruments created by internationally respected artists and musicians from Britain, France, Italy, and Sweden.

As an interactive exhibition, Fabulous Sound Machines is a creative experience for everyone who visits. Gallery visitors will be able to join in the fun and experiment with the works by making noise and creating music. A visually stunning piece of coloured sails and piano wires, the colour and sound installation, Chromatic Harmony, by Lawrence Casserley and Peter Jones, is controlled and affected by peoples' movement. This exhibition is sure to surprise and delight everyone who visits.

Organised by Eye Music Supported by Arts Council, England and the Friends of Scarborough Art Gallery

Workshops led by Michael Ormiston who is an expert in Mongolian Overtone singing and in creating music with simple electronic devices. Participants will have the opportunity to create their own instruments. Friday 4 and Saturday 5 August 10am - 12 noon and 2-4pm (two sessions on each day) Suitable for children and young people aged 8 to 14 years. Places are limited and should be booked through the Gallery on (01723) 374753

ColourDome Eye Music will also install their ColourDome on Saturday 29 July 2006 in The Crescent Gardens, Scarborough. The ColourDome is an interactive colour and sound space where visitors' movements affect the light and colour.

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24 May 2006
Children's Drop-in Activities at Scarborough Art Gallery and Wood End Museum

Scarborough Art Gallery and Wood End Museum are offering children age 4 - 11 years a choice of two creative drop-in sessions during the Whit school holidays. Both workshops designed by artists from Crescent Arts are inspired by Scarborough Art Gallery's special exhibition Nature Intended, Landscape Art from the Arts Council Collection. This is a great opportunity to see Nature Intended before it ends on 11 June.

Scarborough Art Gallery Thursday 1st June 2 - 4pm Natural Imprints with Sara Adams

Children will take their inspiration from the exhibition Nature Intended to create a picture using natural materials, which they can in-print into clay. This session will encourage children to experiment with different textures using natural objects. Completed work will be fired and can be picked up from Crescent Arts a couple of weeks after the session.

Wood End Museum Friday 2nd June 11-1pm Creepy Crawly Pebbles with Tracy Himsworth

Inspired by Nature Intended and the displays at Wood End Museum children will create and decorate their own individual wacky insects using a range of pebbles. This session will encourage children to try-out and work with new materials.

All materials are provided at each session. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

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25 April 2006
Family Fun Music Session at Scarborough Art Gallery

To celebrate the start of Museums and Galleries Month (29 April – 4 June 2006) Scarborough Art Gallery, in collaboration with Sure Start Scarborough, is running two unique music events on Saturday 29 April, from 10 am to 11am and 11 am to 12 noon.

Kathy Seabrook of Sure Start Scarborough will encourage families with young children to make music inspired by the Gallery’s pictures.  This noisy, creative event is a first for Scarborough Art Gallery!  Participants can expect to bang drums, ring bells or sing along.

Suitable for families with children aged from six months.  Children must be accompanied by an adult.  Places are limited and should be booked in advance through Scarborough Art Gallery on 01723 374753.

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For further information, please call Lara Goodband, Curator of Art, on tel (01723) 374753 or email lara.goodband@scarborough.gov.uk.

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April 2006
Written in Stone - Paintings by Bren Head

A fire on Fylingdales Moor in 2003 burnt off the vegetation and peat layers revealing many previously unknown features - traces and remains of religious sites, funerary cairns, rock art, cup and ring stones and carvings seldom found elsewhere.

These discoveries, the fire, the landscape, and the haunted atmosphere of the moors form the focus of Bren Head’s work.  Her paintings, like these discoveries, are layered and obscured.  Rather than painting to depict something, things become visible through time during the working process.

Head works from intuition rather than pre-meditation, utilising the textures and marks, which appear. The paintings evolve from an initial idea; the surface is then continually re-worked.  As parts of the image dissolve, beginnings are submerged.  Areas are rubbed, scratched and scumbled to suggest decay and the patina of time.  They allude to traces and remains of past life and layers of history.

Bren Head’s exhibition Written in Stone is displayed in Scarborough Art Gallery’s Coffee Lounge until Sunday 2 July.

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March 2006
Unique Art Exhibition at Scarborough Art Gallery
Nature Intended: Landscape Art from the Arts Council Collection

1 April – 11 June 2006

This exhibition explores artists’ relationship with nature since the 1970s through sculpture, photography and drawing.  Selected by Lara Goodband, Curator at Scarborough Art Gallery, from the Arts Council Collection, this is the only showing space for Nature Intended.

The notion of the artist as explorer is a central theme of Nature Intended.  Hamish Fulton and Richard Long choose walking as their preferred medium and record their experiences in words and photographs.  The exhibition features a series of prints by Fulton based on his trekking experiences, and Footstones (1979) a photograph by Richard Long.  Other artists, such as Ian Hamilton Finlay aim to attain a closer engagement with nature: his sundials speak to him not just of time but also of, ‘old cottages, silence, cumulus clouds, elm trees, steeples, and moss.’  Conversely, Dalziel and Scullion’s The Idea of North (1988) is a compass that points north and nowhere else.  These objects reflect upon the fine balance between the natural and the manmade, time and place, discovery and loss.

David Nash, on the other hand, brings nature into the gallery creating beautiful sculpture from wood.
Other artists, such as Richard Wentworth is influenced by the equipment we use to attain a closer engagement with the land, made apparent in his work Guide (1984 -88) which is a rubber and concrete black Wellington boot.  And Rachel Lowe’s, now influential film, documents her attempt to draw a landscape onto a window of a moving car.

Artists represented in the exhibition:
Thomas Cooper, Stephen Cox, Matthew Dalziel and Louise Scullion, Hamish Fulton, Ian Hamilton Finlay, Richard Long, Rachel Lowe, David Nash, Richard Wentworth, and Erlend Williamson.

Nature Intended is A Select Exhibition from the Arts Council Collection

Scarborough Art Gallery is open Tuesday to Sunday 10 am – 5 pm
Admission is by an annual pass £2.50 / £1.50 (£6 family pass)
Public enquiries: Tel: 01723 374753

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23 February 2006
Scarborough Art Gallery
Design a Plate Competition

Scarborough Art Gallery would like to thank everyone who entered the Design A Plate competition, which took place alongside the FirePlace exhibition as part of Celebrating Ceramics.  The Gallery would especially like to thank Cayton School for their contribution as they were the only school group that took part in the competition. 

We received many creative designs, which made it tough to pick a winner!  However, Scarborough Art Gallery is pleased to announce that Bella Pickup age 8, and Steven Landray age 9, are the two winners of the Design a Plate Competition. 

Bella and Steven’s prize for winning the competition was to have their design painted onto a plate at Rainbow Ceramics in York.  Claire Longrigg, Assistant Curator of Art, will be meeting and presenting Bella and Steven with their plates at Scarborough Art Gallery on Thursday 2 March at 3.30pm.

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8 February 2006
New Assistant Curator of Art at Scarborough Art Gallery

Claire Longrigg has come to Scarborough Art Gallery from Tate Liverpool to work with Lara Goodband, Curator of Art.  At Tate Liverpool Claire was responsible for interpreting the collections and engaging with the visitors, an experience which will be invaluable as she initiates events and displays in Scarborough.  As Assistant Curator of Art, Claire will be assisting in the organisation of the Gallery’s exciting exhibition programme, the interpretation of its collection of fine art and the day to day running of the Gallery. 

Claire has also worked for the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool where she developed a series of web pages, which interpreted the Master of the Aachen Altarpiece; and at the Open Eye Gallery in Liverpool, a photographic and media gallery, where she developed her organisational skills. 

Claire has a BA in Fine Art from the University of Reading, and an MA in Art Gallery and Museum Studies from the University of Manchester. 

Museums & Gallery Officer, Jane Mee said:

"It is really great to welcome Claire to the team.  She will be bringing new skills and experience to Scarborough Museums & Gallery and a fresh and youthful eye - all invaluable as the service moves forward through this period of major change and development"

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