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Artist Q&A: David James Kearney

Posted on August 27, 2020 by lucymorrison32

With his upcoming solo exhibition Rag paper Riches due to open on Saturday 5 September at Nuneaton Museum & Art Gallery, we spoke to artist David James Kearney about some of his ideas and inspirations behind his paintings. Big question, … Continue reading →

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Life in Miniature

Posted on November 15, 2016 by camelliastafford

Inspired by our exquisite collection of miniature portraits by May B. Lee, November’s Hands on History session explores the world in miniature. One of May B. Lee’s beautiful miniature portraits of a young girl called Barbara will be presented for … Continue reading →

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Evaluating my Inuit Illustration Residency with the Museum team

Posted on June 17, 2015 by jhinuksarkar

As far as the Inuit residency went from my perspective and the museum team’s, it was a very positive learning outcome for all. To round things off after the exhibition ‘The Land that Faces Away from the Sun: Changing Lives on … Continue reading →

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Last weekend of the Inuit Illustration exhibition on display!

Posted on March 27, 2015 by jhinuksarkar

This weekend is your last chance to see “The land that faces away from the sun: Changing lives on Baffin Island” exhibition at Nuneaton Museum & Art Gallery. Continue reading →

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Arc School Workshop

Posted on February 6, 2015 by jhinuksarkar

Last week I had the pleasure of meeting and working with Shannon, Lewis, Evan, Jamey and Callum – Year 8 and 10 students from Arc School Church End in Ansley, Warwickshire. Visiting their school to introduce myself and my work as … Continue reading →

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An Inuit diet is not for me, but maybe Heston has the right idea!

Posted on November 18, 2014 by jhinuksarkar

Whilst developing compositions for my final illustrations, I’m still reading up on the way of life in Inuit communities. One of the things I find most enjoyable to do with friends and family is to cook and eat. However somehow, … Continue reading →

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A museum trip to London with exhibition plans ahead

Posted on October 13, 2014 by jhinuksarkar

After the second visit to Nuneaton, I’ve been gathering my ideas and discussing how I can turn my illustrations into interactives with Matt, the museum’s Outreach Officer – and also working out the layout of the exhibition with Jen, the … Continue reading →

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Understanding Inuit Animals

Posted on October 7, 2014 by jhinuksarkar

As an Illustrator, when I want to learn about something, I understand more if I try to draw it and look at the visual sense of what it is or how it works. For example, here’s a quick sketch related … Continue reading →

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Beginning to tell the Tales from The Tundra

Posted on July 23, 2014 by jhinuksarkar

Hi, my name’s Jhinuk and I’m an Illustrator based in London, originally from the Midlands. You can find out more about me and my work here. This is my first blog post about my collaboration of work with Nuneaton Museum … Continue reading →

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New Donations

Posted on February 4, 2014 by janineclarefox

Here are some recent donations to the Museum collection… Photograph showing a Sunday School treat parade, about 1920s. The Sunday school can be seen walking up Coleshill Road, Chapel End, holding the Chapel End Wesleyan Chapel banner. In front of … Continue reading →

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