Barnsley, Art & The Beatles

As the Star reports, contemporary art galleries don't open in Barnsley every day. And when the Hive Art Gallery was launched at Elsecar Heritage Centre earlier this year there were a few people questioning whether it would work. Now an exhibition featuring the art of Sir Peter Blake, who created the famous Sgt Pepper's Hearts Club Band Beatles album sleeve, is proof that it does. Other work featured at the exhibition includes art created by Iain Nicholls who has created a visual exploration of the route of the River Dearne from its source at Birds Edge in the Pennines to Darfield. Gallery curator Patrick Murphy says the exhibition is going well. He said: "People commented that we were mad opening a contemporary art gallery in Barnsley, and that people wouldn't be interested. "We have found the opposite to be true. "There is clearly an eager audience for contemporary visual art." (For full source and full article click the Headline). Irish Art