Hart Shaw sponsors showcase exhibition of Sheffield art
 

Leading South Yorkshire accountants Hart Shaw are sponsoring a major exhibition which will showcase 100 years of Sheffield art. The event, to be held at the city’s Millennium Galleries between October 10th and 13th, aims to display the diversity and success of Sheffield’s artists during the twentieth century.

It will feature some fifty artists, ranging from leading lights from the first half of the twentieth century such as Harry E Allen, Stanley Royle and GH Constantine to more modern artists including George Cunningham and Derrick Greaves. Jonathan Robinson, partner at Hart Shaw, said: “We are delighted to be sponsoring this important exhibition of the works of some of the finest artists of the Sheffield School of Art and their contemporaries. “The exhibition will make available a scale of Sheffield artwork rarely seen and will provide a fascinating insight into the economic and social changes that have occurred in Sheffield and North Derbyshire over the last century.” The exhibition, which features over a hundred paintings,   Picture: Jonathan Robinson, partner at Hart Shaw (right) with Dr John Basford of Derwent-Wye with two of the paintings which will be exhibited.   is being hosted by Derbyshire based Derwent-Wye Fine Art in association with MJ Art. Leading Sheffield artist Joe Scarborough has been commissioned to paint a commemorative artwork and will also speak at the exhibition preview. The event also marks the launch of the complete catalogue of works of Stanley Royle by Tim Dickson, which is published by Derwent-Wye.