Carrot Productions, has announced tour dates for The Snowman™film including performances of two brand-new shows for a truly magical Christmas experience.
Dr. Andrew Liddle continues his series on great northern artists with a review of a Bradfordian’s first book Paul Town has to be considered the finest and most dedicated football artist in the country - period! The Turf has attracted great artists down the ages intent on capturing noble steeds, the colourful silks of the jockeys, the speed and danger of the race.
Dr. Andrew Liddle talks to an artist who in later years returned to his roots to celebrate the beauty of an often overlooked area of the county The Yorkshire Wolds is a rolling, very English landscape where pretty villages nestle in wooded hollows and ancient field boundaries are marked by hedgerows, flower-filled in summer and alive with butterflies and birds.
Our film critic and media correspondent has been looking and trawling the new releases. Here's what you can see on the big screen this week. From Friday 22nd November Wicked (PG) Adapted from Stephen Schwartz’s hit stage show, itself based on Gregory Macguire’s novel and L.
Watermark Gallery, which is having to leave its Harrogate home after five years, is launching a new arts initiative with the historic Swinton Estate in the Yorkshire Dales. The gallery is vacating its premises on Royal Parade, Harrogate at the end of its lease this month as the landlord has other plans for the building and it is now searching for a new permanent location.
Dr Andrew Liddle begins a series on major northern artists by visiting one of the most popular, to see him at work … “Either I must be a very bad teacher or some of my students are slow learners!” jokes Andrew Storrie. He’s discussing the remarkable loyalty of those who have been attending his twice-weekly workshops for a decade or more.
Our film critic and media correspondent has been looking and trawling the new releases.
New Writing North brings a major TV industry event to Newcastle, aimed at writers from across the north who want to improve their screenwriting skills, get industry know-how, and make new connections. Sponsored by North East Screen, Screenwriting Weekender takes place at the Live Theatre in Newcastle from 31 January to 2 February.
Ferens Art Gallery has been shortlisted for a national award from the Museum Association’s (MA) Museums Change Lives Awards for the team’s work on the Jason Wilsher Mills: Are We there Yet? exhibition. The exhibition, which took place from February to June this year, is up for the Championing Social Justice Award, with winners announced at the MA conference on Tuesday 12 November.
From the depths of darkness emerges an unforgettable week of films and events focused around all things horror. From the 23rd - 31st October, this unmissable event promises to captivate audiences with a diverse selection of horror films, live events, talks, crafts, and more.
Dust off your duffle coat and pack your marmalade sandwiches, Paddington is coming to Pictureville! On Sunday 20 October, the National Science and Media Museum’s Pictureville Cinema will be hosting Paddington Day, ahead of the release of the franchise’s third installment, Paddington in Peru, this November.
A new study has revealed the ten scariest horror movies of all time, to get thrill-seekers Halloween-ready. The analysis, conducted by casino company VIP Grinders, used a series of factors from the number of jump scares to fear-related words used in the script to identify the most haunting Halloween horrors.
“Welcome to the MCU, you’re joining at a bit of a low point” quips Deadpool at one point…oh how much there is to read into this one jokey line.
An artmaker at local charity Henshaws says he feels ‘happy and proud’ to have his work selling alongside pieces by famous artists in a unique anonymous art sale. Oliver Fawcett, who has anxiety, dyspraxia, dyslexia and speech and language difficulties, is one of several people supported by the sight loss and disability charity Henshaws whose artwork has been featured in the Art Anonymous sale.
York BID, in collaboration with York Cares and the City of York Council’s Eco Team, is proud to announce the completion of a transformative mural project in North Street Gardens, York.
Our film critic and media correspondent has been looking and trawling the new releases. Here's what you can see on the big screen this week.
Our film critic and media correspondent has been looking and trawling the new releases.
The hugely popular New Light Art Prize Exhibition will be arriving at The Mercer Art Gallery in Harrogate from Saturday 12th October until Sunday 5th January 2025. A celebration of Northern talent, this free exhibition shines a light on the incredible artistic flair that the Northern region has to offer, rewarding local artists with grants, solo exhibitions and mentoring.
The National Lottery marks 30th birthday with epic 5,400 square meter ‘Heritage Tree’ land-art enveloping English Heritage’s Whitby Abbey in Yorkshire Unveiled on Today actor and broadcaster, Sir Tony Robinson, the artwork celebrates the extraordinary achievements of seven Heritage ‘Game Changers’ - including the founders of the Eden Project and Windrush Foundation. The breathtaking installation is created by globally renowned land artist, David Popa, who used the abbey’s vast landscape and natural pigments painted on the ground to show the Game Changer’s hands holding the roots of a tree.
Our film critic and media correspondent has been looking and trawling the new releases. Here's what you can see on the big screen this week. From Friday 27th September Megalopolis (15) The legendary filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola returns to the big screen for the first time in over a decade for his new film Megalopolis.
Raworths Solicitors has announced the full programme for this year’s Raworths Harrogate Literature Festival – and it features bestselling authors and some of the biggest names in politics, sport, comedy and broadcasting. The Festival, which runs from October 10-20, is sponsored by Raworths Solicitors and is one of the biggest dates in the literary calendar.
When the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours decided to stage the first exhibition in the North in its near-two hundred years of history, it couldn’t have chosen a more appropriate location. The Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours exhibition at Watermark Gallery, 8, Royal Parade, Harrogate HG1 2SZ runs from 27th September until 12th October.
Dedicated to all mothers, Ellie Andrews is showcasing her large-scale portraits with accompanying words and preparatory working drawings to encourage us all to reflect on how society presents the concept of motherhood.
Our film critic and media correspondent has been looking and trawling the new releases.
Our film critic and media correspondent has been looking and trawling the new releases. Here's what you can see on the big screen this week. From Friday 6th September Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (12a) It’s Showtime!
Our film critic and media correspondent has been looking and trawling the new releases.
When acclaimed Yorkshire artist Emerson Mayes exchanged life in the Yorkshire Dales to move into town he may have gained a new home but he also lost something that he hadn’t expected to. He found that the inspiration for his popular landscape paintings which had sustained the first two decades of his life as a professional artist was no longer there.
A striking new artwork at the Grade I listed Leeds Corn Exchange has been revealed, following a nationwide call out which saw more than 60 entries from artists and creatives to transform the building's historic iron staircases.
Our film critic and media correspondent has been looking and trawling the new releases. Here's what you can see on the big screen this week. Showing Now Harold and the Purple Crayon (PG) Based on the beloved children’s book by Crockett Johnson, Harold and the Purple Crayon is this summer holiday’s brand new family film!
Our film critic and media correspondent has been looking and trawling the new releases. Here's what you can see on the big screen this week. From Friday 26th July Deadpool & Wolverine (15) Let's f’n Go!