» Galleries (903) »» 19th Century / Earlier (10) »» Contemporary (840) »» Museum (110)
Bury Art Gallery, Museum + Archives
Bury Art Gallery, Museum + Archives
Moss Street Bury, North West BL9 0DRt : view phone0161 253 5878
w : http://www.bury.gov.uk/arts
Description
Bury Art Gallery & Museum is the council's flagship for the arts and is home to the famous Wrigley Collection of Victorian paintings as well as a venue for exhibitions of contemporary art. The local history of Bury can be explored through displays in the museum and there are frequent events for visitors of all ages.
Bury Art Society
21 November - 6 February, 2010
w: http://www.bury.gov.uk/arts
This ever popular exhibition showcases a wide variety of styles and subject matter by an impressive array of local artists. The work, the majority of which is for sale, goes through a judging process which guarantees a high standard of exhibition.
Deviants
16 November - 15 January, 2010
w: http://www.bury.gov.uk/arts
Deviants challenges the current popular opinion of craft as merely either decorative or functional. It includes works by Felicity Aylieff, Jill Crowley, Gillian Lowndes, Carol McNicoll, Henry Pim, Freddie Robins, Richard Slee and Has Stofer.
