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May 2023
Harrogate galleries collaborate on new exhibition
(From left) Liz Hawkes, Caroline Bailey and Ian Walker.
Two Harrogate galleries have collaborated to launch a new exhibition.
Watermark Gallery will partner with Walker Galleries, which closed its doors on Montpellier Parade in December last year to move its operations online.
The two businesses have launched a new exhibition, A Brush With Colour, which opened on Saturday and will run until May 31.
Liz Hawkes, owner of Watermark Gallery, said she felt her business could learn from working with Walker Galleries.
She said:
“When we heard that Walker Galleries was closing, we were very disappointed to lose a quality gallery across the road.
“Through our sister business, Artworks Conservation, we have worked with Ian and Shirley Walker for many years and have a mutual respect for the gallery business they built up.
“We felt we had a lot to learn by joining forces and are only too pleased to be working with them on this exciting new programme of work.”
Lilies and Lemons - one of the exhibits by Caroline Bailey
Ian Walker, owner of Walker Galleries, said:
“We were delighted when Liz approached us with the offer of a venue so we could continue exhibiting the work of our artists.
“This current show with Caroline Bailey now promises to be even bigger and better than ever before as it combines our established way of working with the online and digital marketing focus of Watermark Gallery.”
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A Brush With Colour is a solo exhibition by acclaimed artist and colourist Caroline Bailey RSW (Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour).
It will be held at Watermark Gallery on Royal Parade.
The exhibition is the first in a series of three joint events, with future exhibitions by Mike Bernard RI and Katharine Holmes both planned for the Autumn/Winter 2023.
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