Harrogate Borough Council

 
 

Upcoming Exhibitions

 

In the Main Gallery in 2009:

Tessa Bunney: Home Work
5 September  -  8 November
Photographer Tessa Bunney lived for a short time in Vietnam. She traveled to the suburbs and villages around Hanoi, exploring the lives of women workers in places where foreigners seldom visit.
 
 
 
G F Watts: Victorian Visionary - Highlights from the Watts Gallery Collection
 
17 November  -  21 March 2009

 Portait of the Painter at the Age of Seventeen

 

Retrospective exhibition of one of Britain's greatest and most original artists, made possible by the closure of the Watts Gallery for restoration.

Over 80 works explore all facets of Watts' work, including portraits, landscapes and engagement with social issues.

 

 

 

 

In the North Gallery in 2008-2009:

 
 
 
The Association of Illustrators
18 July - 6 September
 Art work from Illustrators exhibition
Graphic art show of over 80 prize winning works by illustrators working in different areas, from children's book design to illustrations for The Guardian newspaper.

 

 

 

 

Walter Hanlon: Faces from the Fifties
13 September - 8 November
Photographs by Walter Hanlon
 
Hanlon showed his photographs of the British jazz scene at the Mercer in 2004.
 
Now he's back, with nostalgic images of 1950s stars of sport, stage and screen, including Dorothy Squires, Dickie Valentine, Jean Simmons and Godfrey Wynn.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
G F Watts: Victorian Visionary - Highlights from the Watts Gallery Collection
 
17 November  -  21 March 2010 
Lady Holland, by G F Watts (1844)
 
This exhibition runs across both galleries.
 
 
 
George Frederick Watts (1817-1904) was one of Britain's greatest and most original artists.  Over eighty works explores his artistic output, including portraits, landscapes and engagement with social issues.This exhibition provides an opportunity to reassess the output of this extraordinary artist.
 
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