Caravan tour to promote art festival

The 1960s Sprite Caravan, which is the creation of Malton contemporary gallery Duckett and Jeffreys, will be touring a number of locations across the district over the next two months to showcase the Ryedale ArtFest which combines galleries and professional artists from across Ryedale and takes place this September and October.

This year there are nine galleries and 23 artists taking part, including a blacksmith, painters, sculptors, felt-makers, ceramicists and print makers.

Stef Mitchell, founding artist at Duckett and Jeffreys, who will be travelling around with the tour bus, said: “We aim to show artists that are brave, confident and imaginative.

“The DJ Tour vehicle is demonstrating a sense of fun around Ryedale while also reaching a wider audience.”

A full set of venues and artists taking part in ArtFest is available on the website www.ryedaleartfest.com.

A booklet and map are also available from tourist offices and libraries.