NEW ART EXHIBITION TO SHOW WORK FROM THE SALFORD COLLECTION

This Saturday 28th May will see the opening of a new art exhibition at the Salford Museum and Art Gallery, Crescent, showing artwork which has been acquired by Salford Council over the years and kept in storage, unseen for many years.

I popped in for a quick sneak preview and was delighted at both the varieties and styles of art on display.

As to be expected there is a strong Salford connection with work from L.S. Lowry and Harold Riley figuring prominently.

My favourite local artist, Geoffrey Key who chose his own artwork from the archives has a selection of oils, and sketches on show, and in a glass case there is correspondence from him to the late, Bolton artist, Brian Bradshaw, written on paper made from elephant dung, when he was in South Africa.. I kid you not.

I was more than pleased to see an oil painting by the late, Ray Lowry who lived in Cadishead, showing a street scene, Ray was famous for designing the album cover for, London Calling by The Clash and his weekly cartoons in the now defunct New Musical Express.

Another artist who is long forgotten and in my opinion is one of the finest artists from The Northern School is, Edgar Rowley Smart who has a still life oil painting of flowers in a bowl, take time to study it, so pleased Salford Council had the foresight to purchase this for their collection.

Please excuse my ignorance in naming only a few of the artist in the show, there are quite a few more, but not all of the paintings hadn't been name tagged whilst I was there but this will be remedied by Saturday and I couldn't quite recognise their style etc,  shame on me I know!

The exhibition will run for 12 months from this Saturday, so please call in and see the treasures that we have in Salford, all in all, a marvellous display that makes you even prouder to come from Salford.

https://geoffreykey.com/