A new art exhibition exploring Grimsby’s relationship with Iceland through ‘conflict, co-operation and fish and chips’ has opened at the Grimsby Fishing Heritage Centre. The ‘Friends, Foes and Good Companions’ exhibition, by award-winning artist Olivier Kugler and writer Andrew Humphreys,…
An art exhibition in East Yorkshire is helping to raise funds for the campaign to bring the trawler Viola back home to Hull, reports Paul Scott. The exhibition, ‘Adventure on the High Seas’, held in the Stables Gallery at Burton…
A new mural depicting the town’s fishing history is underway in Grimsby, reports Brian W Lavery. Hull-based artist Andy Pea – the man behind many of that city’s murals – was chosen to create the new artwork, which got underway…
The Royal Society of Marine Artists and Mall Galleries have announced the prizes and awards from the Royal Society of Marine Artists Annual Exhibition 2021, with many of the winners celebrating the fishing industry. Fishermen in Newlyn were the subjects…
Rachael Harper talks to artist Henrietta Graham about her time on the Karen of Ladram, which inspired her to paint a public installation for Newlyn Harbour “The thing is, my studio is bang splat in the middle of Newlyn fishmarket!”…
Through the Gaps! If you want to keep up with the daily happenings at Newlyn, with pictures and gossip from the port’s fishing industry, then the informative ‘Through the Gaps’ is the place to go: blog.through-the-gaps.co.uk Run by ex-skipper Larry…
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