Public Vote Reveals Winners
Published Monday, 23 April 2012
The winners of the public choice vote from the Hidden Treasures exhibition at the Alfred East Art Gallery have been announced.
Kettering Borough Council is proud to announce the winners of the public choice vote from the Hidden Treasures exhibition at the Alfred East Art Gallery.
Hidden Treasures wowed the public bringing together a selection of old favourites from the permanent collection including a look into some of the Gallery’s rarely seen exhibits. The public top 12 will now feature in a special exhibition to mark the centenary of the Alfred East Art Gallery in 2013.
Throughout the exhibition, which ran from February to March, visitors were asked to vote for their favourite piece from over 150 works hung on the walls of the Gallery in a traditional Salon style hang, inspired by the Royal Academy. During the exhibition the Alfred East Art Gallery received nearly 2700 visitors with over 240 votes cast in the public vote.
Public Top 12
Valerie Hitchman, Head of Community Services at Kettering Borough Council said: “Our Hidden Treasures exhibition was a great opportunity for visitors to delve into our extensive collection and select their favourites from over 150 outstanding pieces of art.”
Councillor Steve Bellamy, Portfolio Holder for Community and Culture said: “The Alfred East Art Gallery has a stunning collection of artwork available to view for free and it was great to give visitors the choice of what
Hidden Treasures wowed the public bringing together a selection of old favourites from the permanent collection including a look into some of the Gallery’s rarely seen exhibits. The public top 12 will now feature in a special exhibition to mark the centenary of the Alfred East Art Gallery in 2013.
Throughout the exhibition, which ran from February to March, visitors were asked to vote for their favourite piece from over 150 works hung on the walls of the Gallery in a traditional Salon style hang, inspired by the Royal Academy. During the exhibition the Alfred East Art Gallery received nearly 2700 visitors with over 240 votes cast in the public vote.
Public Top 12
|
Position |
Title/Artist |
No of Votes |
|
|
CHATTERBOX - TB Kennington |
27 |
|
|
THE QUIET HOUR - Chevallier Tayler |
16 |
|
|
THE WARDROBE - Colin Smith |
15 |
|
|
NEWBY BRIDGE - Alfred East |
15 |
|
|
A SUNLIT HAVEN - Alfred East |
13 |
|
|
THE FERRY - Johan Till |
11 |
|
|
OLD MEN IN ROCKINGHAM PARK - Walter Bonner Gash |
11 |
|
|
THE CONNOISSEUR - Walter Bonner Gash |
10 |
|
|
CORNISH CLIFFS - Garston Cox |
9 |
|
|
THE TEMPTATION - TB Kennington |
8 |
|
|
STUDIO OIL PAINTING - Harry Holland |
7 |
|
|
MEVIGISSEY HARBOUR - Frank Jowett |
6 |
Valerie Hitchman, Head of Community Services at Kettering Borough Council said: “Our Hidden Treasures exhibition was a great opportunity for visitors to delve into our extensive collection and select their favourites from over 150 outstanding pieces of art.”
Councillor Steve Bellamy, Portfolio Holder for Community and Culture said: “The Alfred East Art Gallery has a stunning collection of artwork available to view for free and it was great to give visitors the choice of what
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