30 Years of Art in Context

This retrospective exhibition reflects the work of Bearpark Artists Co-operative over the last three decades in the local community.

The co-operative is comprised of three artists, Romey Chaffer, John Foker and Barrie Ormsby, who have worked in the health and education sectors alongside community settings in the North East and Europe over the last thirty years. All whilst continuing to paint from a shared studio at Bearpark Community Centre.

The Bearpark Artists Co-operative would like to thank the associate artists, students and young people they worked with over the course of the last thirty years.

The exhibition is located in the East and West Ambulacrum’s within our Main House and is on display from Saturday 18 February – Sunday 30 April 2023.

This exhibition is supported by Durham County Council