Free All Over
I know what you’re thinking: we read this already! And yes, I did discuss the free art in the Capital during Frieze week. But today, I thought I would leave London behind and recommend some of my favourite free art galleries around the country. Yes, that’s correct, there is a thriving art scene all over the U.K and some of it is free.
Whenever I am visiting a friend or going off on a trip, I always look up the local galleries and museums and I’m never disappointed. Some big names appear (Emin at Margate, for example) but more often I find talented local artists, collaborations and new names that are on the cutting edge of the contemporary scene: (Raqs at Manchester). I’ve collected my favourites for you.
Turner Contemporary Margate
https://www.turnercontemporary.org
Barbara Hepworth Gallery Wakefield
www.hepworthwakefield.org/about/contact-us
Harris Museum and Art Gallery, Preston
www.harrismuseum.org.uk/
Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead
www.balticmill.com
Yorkshire Sculpture Park
https://ysp.org.uk/
The Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester
www.whitworth.manchester.ac.uk
Newlyn Exchange and Art Gallery
newlynartgallery.co.uk/
(nominal charge).
Scottish Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh
https://www.nationalgalleries.org/visit/scottish-national-gallery-modern-art
The Granaries, Berwick -Upon-Tweed
www.visitberwick.com/museums-galleries/dewar-s-lane-granary-gallery
Truro Museum and Art Gallery
www.royalcornwallmuseum.org.uk/
Ferens, Hull
www.hcandl.co.uk/ferens
Tate Liverpool
http://www.tate.org.uk/visit/tate-liverpool
(Charge for exhibitions applies).
