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PAST STORIES FROM OUR ARTS SECTION

The amount of stories we've covered on this website over our time runs into... hundreds.
Here's just some of the stories we covered in the dim and distant past...

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2004
VIRTUAL GALLERY:
Staffordshire's Arts Year Some paintings, some sculptures, some events!

A snowy time!
Your photos of Staffordshire in the snow, with some of the Big Freeze Day too

A graphic artist who hates posters Mark Hillman, a graduate in graphic design, decides to take things into his own hands
Titanic sails into Stoke See what happened when the Titanic exhibition came to Stoke - alas ladies, Leo wasn't there...

Big Arts Week Artists go into schools to make youthful creativity happen
Pop Goes Staffordshire Artists Staffordshire Uni's Art & Design Show used everything from fire engines and mobiles to popcorn!
Three Counties Photo Open Work from Cheshire's, Shropshire's and Staffordshire's photographers on show at Keele University...
Art for Africa the latest exhibition to come out of the Dazed Gallery in Stoke on Trent is also raising money for a troubled part of the world
Blast! Kate Shenton checked arts projects in North Staffordshire,
from animation-art, graffiti-art and dance to 'cultural photos'
Three Counties Open Art Over three hundred artists submitted for the exhibition at Keele. But Mark Elsmore walked away with first prize.

2003


Autumn
Staffordshire Photography People from across Staffordshire have sent their pictures of the county in to us...
Urban art Skatewear shop DAZED brings street art inside in its new art gallery
Sixty Beautiful Moorcroft Vases created for Children In Need and bought by you
Ishrat Sharaf It's not everyday that you come across a female Pakistani sculptor, yet south Cheshire is the home of one such
Open 03 Featuring all kinds of art and craft from Staffordshire, it is a major exhibition - we visited and did a review
Dave Follows - the cartoonists' cartoonist from Stafford died this year. His friends remember him

Summer
Staffordshire Photography People from across Staffordshire have sent their pictures of the county in to us... you can view some of the excellent images in an online gallery
Chrysalis The artists and photographers featured have come from all over the UK to study at Staffordshire University and to refine their skills into the professional standards that you can see here

Glamorous Gowns Dazzling dresses worn by film-stars such as Nicole Kidman star in an exhibition of at Shugborough Hall
Fiona MacDougall The Cheshire-born poet released a collection of poems that reflect her observations of love, life and emotion
School "opera" A new exhibition celebrates the opera residency held by Glyndebourne Opera at Hanley St Luke’s Primary School

Spring
David Gleeson - The Staffordshire artist has a one-man show at the Potteries Art Gallery
Judge Dredd Is it a man, is it a super-hero? Or a cartoon icon? Judge Dredd is in Newcastle.
The Bethesda Chapel The Bethesda Chapel in Hanley is an impressive example of Methodist architecture. We have the history of the building including exclusive 360° shots from inside!
Ceramica Opens A new showcase for the pottery industry in Stoke-on-Trent has now opened in Burslem. It's hoped it'll help to promote the Potteries rich heritage...
Burton artist "naked" in London Marc Quinn's striking sculpture of Burton artist Alison Lapper will be in Trafalgar Square

Winter
Three Counties Open Photography Competition - results of the Cheshire and Staffordshire Photography Exhibition


2002

Winter
The Arthur Berry Fellowship Awards go to Staffordshire University Fine Art graduates Clare Lawson and Kathryn Morrison
Quentin Blake the children's laureate and illustrator of Roald Dahl's books, has a show at the London Rd Gallery in Northwich
The Three Counties Open Photography Competition is inviting submissions from photographers from Cheshire and Staffordshire
The Three Counties Open Art Exhibition at Keele University shows work by local artists - see the pictures
Allan and Estella Scholes are both studying for an MA in Fine Art at Staffordshire University

Autumn
Lucien Cooper Recent Paintings at Keele Art Gallery features the work of the well known local artist
The Minton Collection The famous pottery collection including the majolica peacock is s
aved for Stoke on Trent
The Kosh and Bodies in Flight Dance, performance and the Internet collide at Alsager Arts Centre

Summer
Artstation Studios in Crewe aim to showcase the talents of artists and makers based in the region. See the pictures
Carol Howard, best known for her pastels also collects "glass" eyes for use in her work - and to promote the work of the NHS
Pop-tastic! The brash, colourful and political world of Pop Art comes to the Shire Hall Gallery, Stafford
Lucy Annat A Staffordshire University fine art graduate has a show which features a working tractor and sheep fleeces
Antiques expert Eric Knowles visits Wedgwood for a Ceramic & Glass Antiques Valuation weekend


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