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A quick visit to this year’s Ferens Open in one of my favourite cities. I didn’t enter this year and ...

I'm fascinated by the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood (or more trendily the PRB) in how they rebelled against a stuffy and resistant ...

How to win at photography was the current show at the Photographer's Gallery. In our age of ubiquitous imagery, this ...

The Crossley Gallery sits within the iconic Dean Clough complex in Halifax. Visiting is an unusual experience as the gallery ...

This was an overdue visit to the Graves Gallery in Sheffield which had been closed due to COVID and other ...

In my mind, the New Art Exchange is the coolest art venue in Nottingham, situated as it is in the ...

This was our first trip to see the Wireworks Project on the edge of Shining Cliff woods in Ambergate, a ...

This was the first post-pandemic physical showing of this annual worldwide photography competition, which I’ve tried to see in person ...

Another fascinating exhibition at Derby Museum exploring the rich history of the Derby West Indian community. It consists of a ...

This was my second success in getting into the Ferens Open Art Exhibition. I ventured into acrylic for this entry ...

I make regular visits to Leicester for its galleries and this was an eclectic selection of work that focussed on ...

This was an astounding collection of sculpture by women who have incorporated varied materials, ideas and experiences into their work ...

I watched another video post from the inspirational artist Nicholas Wilton who runs the Art2Life initiative. This post covered the ...

Continuing my photographic focus this month I wandered into Derby Museum to look at the latest exhibition of a selection ...

This was the first time I’d seen the collected work of Helen Levitt who chronicled New York life in her ...