The Harley Gallery

New drawings and mixed media work which reflects an ongoing critical investigation and exploration of how intangible elements can be made tangible through particular materials and forms.

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• Any age

Website

http://www.harleygallery.co.uk/exhibition/silence-space-shadow/

The Harley Open Exhibition, running this year for the third time, is a biennial art competition which attracts entries from artists from across the country. Previous exhibitors have included established artists Richard Combes, Sarah Sharpe and Aran Illingworth, but anyone can enter this competition, whether professional or amateur.
Lisa Gee, Director of The Harley Gallery, explains:
‘It’s really exciting to see the entries for The Harley Open Exhibition. We receive a wonderful mix of pieces, from a wide range of different artists with different styles, different subjects and different experience. It’s great to see pieces from practicing artists hung next to pieces by people who are new to making art. There’s a lot of talent out there.’
Prizes will include The Harley Prize, £750, sponsored by The Harley Foundation, The Judges Prize, £250, sponsored by Welbeck Estates Company, The People’s Prize, £250, sponsored by Caddick Construction and the Avonside Renewables Prize, £250. Further prizes have been sponsored by Creswell Crags, The School of Artisan Food and The Welbeck Farm Shop.
Many of the works will be for sale, providing an excellent opportunity to buy original art. Arts Council England's Own Art scheme is available for purchases from £100 to £2,000, and allows you to spread the cost of buying contemporary art.
Visit The Harley Gallery from 14/02/2015 – 12/04/2015 to see The Harley Open Exhibition. The Harley Gallery is on the A60, 10 minutes from the A1 and M1. The Gallery is free to enter, and has free parking. www.harleygallery.co.uk

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• Any age

Website

http://www.harleygallery.co.uk/exhibition/open-exhibition/

David Poston is a jeweller and designer whose work has been collected by museums across the world and bought by individuals to be worn every day. Unconventional throughout his career, he has designed a necklace for an elephant, photographed bands like The Rolling Stones in concert and developed life-changing training projects in Africa. The connecting thread is his mission to better understand problems and to solve them, to improve people’s lives.
Poston’s designs are minimal and sensual. He always wanted to make jewellery which would be worn as much of the day and night as possible. He says, “Jewellery is a way of reconciling people to their bodies, making them feel switched on. It is about how they feel inside and how they can realise that feeling.” By the time he was in his thirties, his work had been bought enthusiastically by people across the world and by major international museum collections.
‘Necklace for an Elephant and Other Stories’ traces Poston’s life and his achievements, not only in jewellery, but also photography, engineering, invention, process design and international development.
Visit The Harley Gallery from 25th April to 21st June 2015 to explore the many worlds of these two artists. The Harley Gallery is in Nottinghamshire, 10 minutes from the A1 and M1. Free entry.
The project is funded by Arts Council England, commissioned by the Harley Gallery and Ruthin Craft Centre and is curated by the former Director of the Crafts Council, Dr. Louise Taylor.

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• Any age

Website

http://www.harleygallery.co.uk/exhibition/necklace-elephant-stories/

Blue and white china is often found at home; it is a visual language that many people are familiar with. Paul Scott’s appropriation of its traditional patterns as vehicles for socio-political commentary has made his work unmistakeable. Warning signs for radioactivity are tucked into the border of the Willow Pattern; jet planes streak across rural landscapes.
On a shallow oval dish with delicate fluted edges, a drilling platform rises starkly above a sumptuous deep blue landscape. As befits the title - Fracked - the dish is cracked and the crack has been filled with gold.
Visit The Harley Gallery from 25th April to 21st June 2015 to explore the many worlds of these two artists. The Harley Gallery is in Nottinghamshire, 10 minutes from the A1 and M1. Free entry.
Exhibition organised by The Holburne Museum.

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• Any age

Website

http://www.harleygallery.co.uk/exhibition/confected-borrowed-blue/

Welbeck Abbey’s State Rooms are open to the public for 28 days during August for guided tours. These walking tours last approximately an hour and a half.
Welbeck Abbey has been home to the Cavendish-Bentinck family from 1607 to the present. The tour takes in the grand State Rooms, the Abbey’s reception rooms which have been host to royalty, aristocracy and statesmen.
The State Rooms are decorated with objects and artworks from The Portland Collection; an internationally significant collection which includes one of the largest privately owned collections of British portraits. Works on show at Welbeck Abbey include pieces by Sir Peter Lely, John Wootton and Sir Joshua Reynolds.

Suitable for

• Not suitable for children

Admission

£16.50 per person

Website

http://www.harleygallery.co.uk/event/welbeck-abbey/