Discover the amazing life-cycle of our native eels in this stunning exhibition of prints by nationally known wildlife artist Julia Manning. Eels have populated our rivers and coastal waters for millions of years, but their numbers have declined alarmingly in recent times. As well as their beauty, Julia Manning’s prints vividly capture the vulnerability of […]
The George Gallery is delighted they shall be opening a new exhibition hot on the heels of the fascinating and beautiful show “The Plight of Eels” by Julia Manning (March 20th-6th April). Julia's works are complex layers of relief print processes, stencils and patterns, telling the stories of their precarious lives that are affected by […]
In May 1938, works by many of Europe’s most notable artists including Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dalí went on display in a remarkable exhibition at Gloucester Guildhall. In this illustrated talk, author, curator and art historian Lee Beard discusses the impact of the show on contemporary British artists and explores how for a brief moment an art exhibition in Gloucester connected the city to some of the most notable artistic and political events of the time, not least the rise of fascism across Europe.
