Beningbrough Hall is set to put on show their biggest ever display, that will feature portraits of some of the most influential women in art and culture. The ‘Making her mark: celebrating creative women’ exhibition will include portraits of women such as Amy Winehouse, York-born Dame Judi Dench among many others.
The Hall has teamed up with the National Portrait Gallery again to put the exhibition together, the featured portraits will span across three rooms on the first floor of the gallery.
Visitor Operations manager, Jane Whitehead “Since 1979 we’ve worked in partnership to display some of the very best works of art in Britain and further afield.”
The display falls in line with the 100th anniversary since laws began to give English women the right vote.
“The exhibition at Beningbrough celebrates contemporary and modern creative women and their active role as makers and creators in the arts. Their contribution to their field of work has been recognized and celebrated with their inclusion in the National Portrait Gallery collection.”
The gallery will host 18 portraits of some of the most well known female faces as well as information detailing their influence in the arts and culture.
“From writers to actors, musicians and dancers, 15 new portraits and another 3 existing works provide an outstanding display and representation of women’s achievements.”
Whitehead was keen to highlight how she hopes audiences will engage with the exhibition in the coming month, “I hope that our exhibition at Beningbrough and the questions we pose to visitors throughout the show will spark discussion, debate and thought about what has passed and what future lies ahead for women.”
She explained how she believes the latest exhibition adds something different to what they have done before.
“It is a show for all ages and interests so I’m looking forward to seeing a diverse audience visit this year and wait with eager anticipation for the feedback and reaction to what I know some will find very unexpected and a departure from what we have done before.”
The exhibition will run from the 3rd March – 3rd November 2018.