Events for 18th February 2022
Ongoing
This show features five ceramicists from different parts of the UK who all have a close affinity with fired clay and a common concern with its surface. From the patterned surfaces of St. Ives potters John Bedding and Sarah Dunstan to the layered and distressed pots of Dumfries- based Andrew Adair; the heavily patinated architectural […]
Find out more »Photographer Brian Adams presents two collections of work: Mirrors, Windows & Shadows is subtitled Thoughts on the photographic image in the age of the selfie. Brian states: " "Self portraiture has been established in photography long before the present obsession for "selfies" began, with the American photographer Lee Friedlander as one of its most notable […]
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Barton Civic Society’s 2022 Public Lecture Programme begins with Colin Cooper who describes how the character of Hull has been shaped by its geography and history. Hull was once the UK's third port and the world’s largest fishing port. The quays and docks, railways and industry dominated the townscape, while ocean-going vessels and trawlers sailed […]
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A female guitar prodigy, at 14 years Chantel was told by major labels that she had a “great voice, but girls don’t play guitar like that!” Wisely ignoring the comments, she enrolled at the Leeds College of Music and became the first student in the college’s history, to achieve a 100% pass mark, with 18 […]
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