2-31 October
An untold history of African and Asian people in Lancashire comes to Lancaster Maritime Museum. Timed to coincide with Black History Month, the travelling exhibition was created to show that there were visible minorities in Lancashire long before the substantial “new Commonwealth” immigration of the 1950s and 1960s.
The show traces evidence of minorities in the historical records of the county over five centuries, drawing on research of the county’s historic records undertaken at the Lancashire Record Office in Preston.
Cost £2,000
Main funder Lancashire Record Office
Curator Neil Sayer
Exhibition design and graphics Heckford Advertising
9 October-9 October 2011
An exhibition featuring more than 100 pots and tiles made by world-famous Lancastrian pottery company Pilkington’s between 1893 and 1938. With particular focus on the arts and crafts and art nouveau movements, it tells the story of the company’s rise to fame, and features art pieces from Pilkington’s golden era, including several works made for international exhibitions.
Cost about £6,000
Main funder Manchester City Galleries core exhibitions budget
Curator Alison Copeland
Exhibition design in-house design manager Pauline Minsky, freelancer Lucy May
Graphics Contact Photographic Services
22 October-6 March 2011
The Royal Ballet was set up in the early 1920s by Ninette de Valois (born Edris Stannus), an Irish dancer who started her career impersonating Anna Pavlova in theatres on English seaside piers.
The highlights of this retrospective of the company’s history include backstage and rehearsal photographs, a selection of material from de Valois’ own ballets, and a re-creation of Margot Fonteyn’s dressing room, complete with make-up cases, spare shoe ribbons and her iconic Odette tutu from the 1952 production of Swan Lake.
The exhibition is among the events and activities that the Lowry is staging to celebrate its 10th anniversary. The show also includes some unseen LS Lowry drawings influenced by his love of ballet.
Cost undisclosed
Main funders a collaboration between the Lowry and Royal Opera House, supported by Arts Council England’s Sustain funding
Curators the Lowry and Royal Opera House curatorial teams
Exhibition design and graphics Hemisphere Design and Marketing Consultancy
22 October-2 May 2011
An exploration of the reasons why different artists have drawn over the centuries, and the role of sketching in the creation of artworks. The show looks at how some artists use drawing to merely loosen their wrists, while others see it as a key part of the creative process or an invaluable teaching medium.
The show comprises 29 drawings – life studies, copies of other works and humorous doodles – by some of the great Italian Renaissance and northern European artists. One of the highlights is Guercino’s Monster Animal and Peasant, which depicts a malformed creature that is part chicken, part human foot with dog’s ears.
Cost £41,000
Main funder part-funded by the European Union
Curators Sandra Penketh, Charlotte Keenan
Exhibition design and graphics Mike Blackburn, National Museums Liverpool in-house design team
23 October-15 January 2011
The Moomins, a family of valley-dwelling trolls created by the Swedish-Finn writer Tove Jansson, have captivated children and adults for the past 65 years. Jansson was a prolific illustrator and her drawings of Moominpapa, Moominmama and others are being shown alongside a collection of rare illustrations published in Finnish daily newspapers.
This is the first UK exhibition to stem from a long-term cultural partnership between Bury Museum Service and Tampere in Finland, the Moominvalley Museum’s location.
Cost undisclosed
Main funder Bury Museum Service
Curators Elina Bonelius of Moominvalley Museum in Tampere in collaboration with Bury curatorial team
Exhibition design and graphics in-house
23 October-9 January 2011
This exhibition showcases the breadth of creative talent in the Ribble Valley region. Amateur, professional and student artists living or working in the area have been invited to submit their work for selection. A wide range of media and styles are on show, with many available to buy. Visitors have a chance to vote for a People’s Choice winner, while the winner of the Selector’s Prize will be awarded their own exhibition in the Steward’s Gallery next spring.
Cost about £3,500
Main funders Ribble Valley Borough Council, Lancashire County Council
Curators Ribble Valley Arts Alliance/Ribble Valley Arts Development
Exhibition design and graphics in-house
23 October-8 May 2011
At-Bristol developed this touring exhibition on behalf of the Association for Science and Discovery Centres. The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute in Cambridge gave scientific support. It looks at the latest issues in genetics and genomic research, covering subjects such as identity, health and evolution.
Cost £1.69m
Main funder Wellcome Trust
Exhibition design At-Bristol
