A spectacular giant globe artwork by the renowned UK artist Luke Jerram is coming to Harrogate this summer as part of HACS Harrogate Music Festival. Harrogate International Festivals is delighted to announce that Gaia, an acclaimed touring artwork, will be displayed inside St Wilfrid’s Church in Harrogate from July 4-12 with the support of North Yorkshire Council.
Many hundreds of visitors to this year's Spring Exhibition have been casting votes for their favourite piece of artwork which will soon be declared as the ‘People’s Choice’. Organisers, North Yorkshire Open Studios (NYOS) in collaboration with Craven Arts, threw open the doors of the gallery from Thursday to Sunday every week since the opening in March.
Athletes seem to follow me around. An ex-colleague once played professionally for a football club. One of my best friends at school missed out on being a full-time goal keeper due to injury. When the Grand Départ for the Tour De France was hosted in Yorkshire, I created a Calligraphy that boldly sat on the Brontë landscape.
Passengers and visitors to Middlesbrough Station can now see an artwork created by a Teesside University academic which celebrates the history and heritage of the Victorian station. 'And ever again…' is an installation produced by Catherine Bertola, a Senior Lecturer in Fine Art in the University’s School of Arts & Creative Industries, and is located within the ticket hall of the station.
The 20 best-loved railway artworks in the UK were unveiled today (15 April, World Art Day) following a global vote held as part of a celebration of 200 years of the modern railway. One of the most popular paintings, Mallard by Ann Emily Carr, is part of a collection at Hopetown Darlington.
Em Humble, BAFTA longlisted voice actor from Thank Goodness You’re Here (Coal Supper’s winner of Best British Game in the 2025 BAFTA Games Awards), is releasing her award-winning mockumentary short film Chicken Girl on Youtube (Friday April 18th 2025). The ten-minute tragicomedy follows a delusional young woman’s obsession with chickens and golden eggs.
Artists from across the North have until the end of this month to submit works for a major exhibition in Leeds this summer. The New Light Summer Exhibition of the North will take place in July and August. It is open to all artists with a Northern connection. The submissions window closes on 30 April 2025.
Top photographers and rising talent unite for one of the UK’s largest photography shows, Photo North Festival in Leeds. Student developer Alumno, in collaboration with the national photographic organisation Photo North, is launching The Photo North Festival from Friday, April 11th to Sunday, April 13th, 2025, at The Carriageworks in Millennium Square, Leeds.
Horror descends on East Yorkshire this spring as the Glowflare Horror Film Festival takes over Parkway Cinemas, Beverley for a weekend of chilling stories, dark imagination, and genre-defying thrills. Taking place on Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th May 2025, the two-day celebration will showcase over 40 short and feature-length horror films from across the UK and around the world.
Stuart Hirst is one of Bradford’s favourite artists and has been for more than 50 years, from the time his long-running series of northern streets began, and his exhibitions drew large audiences to Cartwright Hall, the city’s premier public gallery and museum.
Artists are being given the opportunity to submit their artwork for the Ferens Art Gallery’s 2025 Open Exhibition. Having celebrated incredible artistic talent since 1967, the Open Exhibition is open to everyone – from new and emerging artists to established pros.
A powerful and provocative new exhibition by artist Manish Harijan, Untouchable Utopia, opens at The Art House in Wakefield. Originally from Nepal and now based in Sheffield, Harijan presents a striking series of new and recent works that challenge societal traditions, hierarchies, and religious structures.
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. Snow White (PG) Waiting on a wish? Wait no longer! Snow White is a bold new take on the classic tale that Disney was built upon, starring Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot.
An exhibition at the Ferens Art Gallery has been shortlisted for a Museum and Heritage Award. The global awards celebrate the very best in the world of museums, galleries, and cultural and heritage visitor attractions. 51,623 people visited the Jason Wilsher-Mills: Are We there Yet Exhibition, displayed at the gallery in 2024.
Internationally acclaimed artist and writer Harland Miller returned to York Art Gallery today to launch ‘XXX’, a new exhibition showcasing paintings and works on paper from his renowned ‘Letter Paintings’ series which opens to the public on Friday 14 March.
Last Breath (12a) Hold...your...breath! The stunning and intense true story Last Breath (12a) stars Woody Harrelson and is a survival thriller that makes you appreciate every last breath.
Expressions in Blue is a solo exhibition of monumental sculptural works in porcelain, painted in tones of rich cobalt blue oxide using expressive brushstrokes full of movement. These hand-thrown ceramic vessels and stacked monoliths stand up to an impressive five-metres high and have a powerful sculptural presence.
A new month-long festival begins in April to showcase the diverse and vibrant arts and cultural scene that exists across the North York Moors and highlight how the National Park is more than just a beautiful landscape, by being a destination for creativity all-year-round.
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. The Last Showgirl (15) Director Gia Coppola’s acclaimed drama is one of awards season’s real hidden gems.
Artists from across the North of England are invited to submit works for a major exhibition in Leeds this summer. The New Light Summer Exhibition of the North is generously sponsored by McInroy & Wood, long term sponsor of the New Light Charity.
Andrew Liddle talks to Kevin Nutter about his remarkable range of styles {12} “You’ll find Kevin can paint anything, in any style!” His wife, Dottie, greeting me, is not wrong. The eye is immediately drawn to a picture on his studio wall of Carlisle railway station teeming with humanity.
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. The Monkey (15) Based on the story by Stephen King, produced by James Wan (Insidious, Saw) and from writer/director Osgood Perkins (Longlegs), The Monkey is a must-see for horror fans.
The creators of Kynren – An Epic Tale of England have unveiled their most ambitious and exciting project to date: a brand-new historical theme park, Kynren – The Storied Lands. Set to open in summer 2026, subject to final planning approval, The Storied Lands will be a spectacular daytime attraction within the wider Kynren park in Bishop Auckland.
A free Barrow exhibition will celebrate the area’s exceptional tidal wetlands, highlighting the hidden beauty and importance of this often ignored landscape. Deluge, at Art Gene, 4 -15 March 2025, shines a light on the many vital roles played by saltmarshes and asks people to look again at this misunderstood terrain.
Our film critic and media correspondent has been looking and trawling the new releases.
Dewsbury-based global arts organisation, Manasamitra, will open its new exhibition, ‘Waterfall of Kites’, to the public on Thursday 20th February 2025 at Halifax Minster, as part of Calderdale’s 50th anniversary ‘Year of Culture’ celebrations, CultureDale.
Budding young filmmakers were celebrated at the 11th annual Moving Image Awards ceremony held at the British Film Institute on 10 February. Proud students, parents, and teachers came together across the UK to celebrate the work of young directors, screenwriters, and producers, including a pupil from Wales High School in Sheffield.
Scarborough Film Festival, now in its second year, brings alternative and exciting films to the town and runs in partnership with the Stephen Joseph Theatre. This second edition brings something for everyone, with film previews, live music, collaborations, short films, children's events and workshops.
A new photography exhibition celebrating diversity and individuality in maternity has opened at Thackray Museum of Medicine, in collaboration with the maternity service at Leeds Teaching Hospitals (LTHT) and Lens Lab Project, a non-profit arts organisation who are based locally in Burmantofts.
The National Gallery has announced it will partner with Hull’s Ferens Art Gallery as part of its Masterpiece Tour 2025-27. Ferens will join the Sainsbury Centre, Norwich; South Shields Museum and Art Gallery and Grundy Art Gallery, Blackpool as part of the tour, which has been running for over a decade. This marks the first edition of the tour which will work with four partners.