Three exhibitions open at Sunny Bank Mills in Farsley

Sunny Bank Mills Art Gallery in Farsley, sees its Vessel exhibition run until October 30. It also incorporates two pop-up exhibitions Art House - Home of Dis/Content and Lullabies in Lockdown.

Jane Kay, the gallery director and curator of the exhibition, said: “We are incredibly excited and proud about Vessel, which is an imaginative investigation into the form and function of vessels through 2D and 3D visual art and craft, events and discussion.

“We will be unpacking the notions surrounding these containers; showing a collection of multi-media art works alongside two pop-up exhibitions which invite you to consider ‘vessels’ from a more conceptual viewpoint.”

She added that the engagement programme for the exhibition is supported by Leeds Inspired which enables workshops to be delivered, including family ones in half term, and events at an affordable price.

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The main exhibition Vessel, which runs until October 30, features work by Yorkshire artist; Alice Fox; Carol Douglas Frances Lee; Joe Andrew Helaina Sharpley Loretta Braganza and Sarah du Feu alongside ceramic artist Zoe Preece and Jeremy Nichols and spoon artist Ann Povey.

Items including in three exhibitions at Sunny Bank Mills this autumn (Image: Sunny Bank Mills)

Alice Fox, who works from her studio in nearby Saltaire, explained that sustainability was at the heart of her practice.

She said: “A hollow container that might have function, but also can contain, enclose and protect other items, has a universal appeal. Even an empty vessel holds space and frames it, suggesting potential.”

Art House – Home of Dis/Content, curated by Carole Griffiths, explores themes of domesticity within the architectural vessel which is a doll’s house. Carole utilises the interior of a doll’s house to display miniature artworks reflecting domestic life.

She said: “During the global pandemic, there was a smallness and an enclosed feeling of home and I felt compelled to respond to it. The longer I was confined to my home during the pandemic, the more I thought about my interactions with specific kitchen objects that communicate back to me of body, function, and through the act of making, small.”

This pop-up exhibition ends on Sunday, September 25.

Lullabies in Lockdown, curated by Beth Duggleby uncovers the experience of new parenthood during the pandemic through illustrated stories surrounding the babies who had to stay at home.

The pop-up exhibition starts on October 1 and runs throughout the month.

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