Swaledale Festival Comes To The Bowes Museum
Northern Light – Celebrating the Landscape of the Northern Dales, which opens on Saturday 22 May, is part of the annual Swaledale Festival which, for the first time in its 30 year history, is extending its activities into Barnard Castle.
Taking the local landscape as inspiration, each student has paired up with one of 15 professional artists, who have acted as mentors and given guidance during the preparation of the pictures. The collaboration has involved the students in visiting their artist’s studio in out-of-school time, which has given them a valuable insight into the working life of an artist.
The finished works, by both artists and students, will be hung together in the exhibition and will be for sale in matched pairs. Sealed bids starting at £100 per pair can be placed in the box provided, or sent to the Museum by post. The box will be opened at the end of the exhibition, which runs until 20 June, with the highest bidder for each pair securing their chosen paintings. The payment will be shared equally between artist and student, with no commission charged by the Museum or the Swaledale Festival.
Artists taking part are Michael Bilton, Linda Birch, Piers Browne, Jill Campbell, Helen Costello, John Degnan, Alan Dyson, Winifred Hodge, Wendy Jones, Ed Kluz, Ray Landon, Anne Mason, Chris Mouncey, Carol Tyler and Ann Whitfield.
The exhibition also features paintings from The Bowes Museum’s collection, including three watercolours by the celebrated landscape artist J M W Turner along with work by Douglas Pittuck, Reginald Grenville Eves and Benjamin Heslop.
Festival related events also include a Barnard Castle Day on Sunday 13 June featuring:
• 10.00 – A gentle guided walk with historian Michael Rudd, author of Discovering Teesdale
• 11.00 and 12.00 – Free storytelling with Adam Bushnell in The Bowes Museum’s outdoor Story Garden
• 4.00 – A concert by Barnard Castle Band, outside St Mary’s Church
• 5.00 – 6.00 – Concert by cellist Natalie Clein – BBC Young Musician of the Year and Classical Brits awards winner. Tickets cost £10 for adults and £5 for under 16s.
• 7.30 – Saxophonist Snake Davis and his Band in Concert at Teesdale School. Tickets cost £10.00 for adults and £5.00 for under 16s.
For details of all festival events call the box office on 01748 880019 between 10.00 – 4.00 Monday to Saturday. Tickets can also be bought online at www.swaledale-festival.org.uk.
The Museum now offers a 6 month Admission Pass, giving a cost effective opportunity to make the most of all this fabulous building has to offer.
Incredible value for money at only £10.00, the pass enables the buyer to make unlimited return visits to the Museum within that 6 month timeframe. Passes are available to purchase on the Museum’s website, or alternatively purchase on the day of your visit.
The Bowes Museum, Café Bowes and Shop are open daily from 10.00. A full programme of events and exhibitions is available by calling 01833 690606 or by viewing the website at www.thebowesmuseum.org.uk
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