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Art on the Move
Heritage Open Day: The Friends of Newark Town Hall Museum and Art Gallery present 'Art on the Move' in the Spotlight Gallery. Traditional Folk Art began on canal boats in the 1850s and has evolved with styles adapted to modern materials and designs. Traditional Folk Art is ‘Art on the Move’ and a familiar sight on the residential and holiday boats visiting Newark on the River Trent.
Artist Deborah Hill says ‘Focusing on roses and castles, the designs were painted on the canal boats by families who lived on the boats generally receiving no education and living in extreme poverty. Often, they did not even own the boat they lived on.
The art, painted originally on boats, moved to travellers' caravans in the late 1890s and onwards.
Artist Deborah Hill says ‘Focusing on roses and castles, the designs were painted on the canal boats by families who lived on the boats generally receiving no education and living in extreme poverty. Often, they did not even own the boat they lived on.
The art, painted originally on boats, moved to travellers' caravans in the late 1890s and onwards.
Fri 6 Sep:10.30 - 13.00 ; Sat 7 Sep:10.30 - 15.30; Wed 11 Sep:10.30 - 13.00; Thu 12 Sep:10.30 - 13.00; Fri 13 Sep:10.30 - 13.00; Sat 14 Sep:10.30 - 15.30; Free Entry.
Spotlight Gallery, Newark Town Hall, Market Place, Newark, Nottinghamshire NG24 2BU
Fri 6 Sep to Sat 14 September