Street Gallery puts artwork in windows and makes the street the gallery…
Throughout the ‘lockdown’ summer of 2020, houses in Dawdon showed work in their windows by art prints from Durham University’s Art collection, as well as artists from County Durham, to brighten up our streets during a challenging time.
Dawdon, a former coal mining village, is best known for being a location for the 2000 movie Billy Elliot and is not traditionally engaged with museums, galleries and collections. The ‘Street’ team posted invitation to join in through the letterboxes of Dawdon and 30 households were very happy to host a work.
The hosts were very happy to share their opinions and the artworks, and chat about them with passers-by.
Below are a selection of interviews with some of our gracious Dawdon hosts.
