Angela Chalmers previews an eclectic new show at her South Street Gallery

The Mini Art Show is a special event at The South Street Gallery that consists of two large walls of unframed original art works. We invited artists from across the Yorkshire region to submit work no larger than a 6 x 4 inch postcard. We received nearly four hundred submissions by over fifty artists providing an exciting and challenging task to display them all.

Original art by local professional artists, such as Andrew Cheetham, Len Hodgson, Janine Baldwin, David Chalmers, Steve Whitehead, Kane Cunningham, Bren Head and Sarahphotogirl geometrically adorn the walls in a mass of a colour.

The idea has been taken from London's Royal College of Art annual Secret Postcard Show. However, one slight difference is that the RCA present all the artworks anonymously and often includes many famous artists. We have named everyone's work to help support the promotion of individual artists. The exhibition has also offered the opportunity for emerging artists to display their work in a commercial space.

Art works range from painting, drawing and printmaking to photography, collage and textiles. All the pieces are available to own at a very modest price of twenty pounds, and in addition the South Street Gallery is donating £1.00 for every postcard sold to Saint Catherine’s Hospice, Scarborough.

During an exceptionally busy opening night the artworks were literally pulled off the walls by people eager not to miss this prime opportunity to own an original artwork by some of the areas most reputable professional artists.

The show runs until 6 June. Do not miss the pen and ink illustrative still life studies by Rebecca Dennison and the floral enamel on Anaglypta paper by Sue Weaver.

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