Art
Northern exposures
Photographer Mark Denton tells Sarah Freeman about his mission to capture the beauty of the Yorkshire landscape.
Art that looks at form and function
Former Northern Art Prize winner Haroon Mirza’s new installation is about to be unveiled at The Hepworth Wakefield. Jon Cronshaw met him.
Video: Gideon Tapestries rehung at Hardwick Hall video
A TEAM of scaffolders were called in to a National Trust property to oversee the re-hanging of two of the Gideon tapestries, recently returned from conservation.
Creative thinking leads Leanne to a new vocation
Being diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease meant Leanne Owen had to give up the firefighting job she loved, but as Catherine Scott discovered, she has found something just as fulfilling.
My animal kingdom
Fifteen years ago, Emma Stothard was an art teacher with a dream of being a sculptor. Now her works grace a Michelin-star restaurant, the grounds of stately homes and, at the end of the month, two Chelsea Flower Show gardens. Sarah Freeman reports.
Dying art reveals body of evidence
A new exhibition by potter Julian Stair opens at York St Mary’s today exploring the rituals of death. Yvette Huddleston spoke to the artist.
Force of nature
She has been tipped to take over the Tate, so what’s Iwona Blazwick doing curating an exhibition in a Yorkshire stately home? Sarah Freeman finds out.
Sensuous sadness of artist’s sculpture
A new exhibition of the work of Swiss artist Hans Josephsohn is about to open at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park. Jon Cronshaw reports.
Video: Ashley Jackson gives London kids a lesson in Yorkshire landscape art video
THE moorland landscape above Holmfirth was a classroom with a difference as artist Ashley Jackson became teacher for a day.
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Moments in time: precious archive puts world of our forefathers back into focus video
The National Media Museum has one of the biggest and most important photographic collections in the world. Chris Bond finds out more.
Starman who shot the ’60s
Sheena Hastings reports on a photographer whose legacy was almost lost and his collaborations with David Bowie.
Einstein captured in bronze as he fled
A sculpture of Albert Einstein is on display in Leeds. Jon Cronshaw reports on the remarkable true story that led to its creation.
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Thursday 23 May 2013
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