Storey's Art Gallery

 These are the beautiful stained glass windows along the corridor towards the main gallery.
Just past the windows you can see the arches towards the main gallery.

 This is a lovely photograph of the statue of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert in the recess of the main gallery .

I was invited to the opening of the North Face Exhibition held at Lancaster's Storey's Art gallery.
The North Face Exhibition consists of local artists from the Lune Valley Trail and has been shown around Britain. In the main gallery room exhibits the artists paintings/drawings and the room off the main gallery exhibits the artists self portraits. The exhibition was very busy the first night we had the mayor and the local MP to open the exhibition.

The Storey's  art gallery was originally the Lancaster art school before it was transferred to Preston.
The art school was known as the Storey's Institute and had been art school from the 1900s. When the  school closed it was empty for a few years and then a few local artists got together and opened it as a gallery. The gallery held local exhibitions and the more well-known artists of Britain, example: Basil Beattie, Andy Goldsworthy and Michael Brennan-wood just to mention a few.

 Inside the picture gallery.

 Photograph of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert statue in the picture gallery.

 Busy night at the opening of the gallery.

 This is the room that leads off the main gallery which is exhibiting the self-portrait pictures of the artists themselves.

 Another photograph taken of the opening.

  as you can see is a very fine building.

 Another picture of the main gallery.

 The main gallery.

 This is a photograph of David Davies  who originally set up the North Face exhibition.

I really enjoyed the opening and to see so many people interested in local artists and their art !