People & Spaces

Dive deeper into the day to day of exhibition spaces and get to know the people behind the art in North Yorkshire.

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The Reading Room Gallery

The Reading Room Gallery in Whitby sits in a prominent position on the corner of Skinner Street, where Flowergate turns into St Hilda’s Terrace. Their street-facing windows show a regularly changing display of art from their stock of artists, often prompting visitors to stop and look at the work. Inside,…

Mercer Art Gallery

Mercer Art Gallery is a public gallery in the heart of Harrogate. It houses the district’s collection of mainly 19th and 20th-century fine art, alongside more recent acquisitions of contemporary works. The exhibition program cleverly combines historical works from the collection with contemporary Northern art and also focuses on photography and…

The Art Café Contemporary Gallery

As you walk up the windy road opposite the Whitby Bridge and come out on Flowergate, you’ll soon see The Art Cafe Contemporary Gallery on your right. Unassuming from the street level, its bright gallery spaces stretch across three floors. The gallery states it aims to ‘create an atmosphere that…

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