Hare coursing warning after prosecutions
CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS from across the North are being urged to apply for a prize exhibition that would see their work displayed in four major galleries.
Shortlisted artists in New Light 2017 will feature in an exhibition which will tour the Bowes Museum at Barnard Castle, County Durham, Huddersfield Art Gallery and Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery in Carlisle.
Also, for the first time, artists will be given the opportunity to exhibit in the cultural heart of London, with a week-long exhibition at the Bankside Gallery.
The contest is open to artists at any stage of their creative careers, from emerging to established, said artist Emerson Mayes, the exhibition’s CEO.
Contemporary artists born, based or who have studied in the North of England, classed as Cumbria, Durham, Lancashire, Northumberland and Yorkshire, should apply online at www. newlight-art.org.uk before the deadline of July 31.
This year’s awards include the £10,000 Valeria Sykes Prize, a Patron’s Choice Award of £2,500 and Printmakers’ Prize, among others. POLICE HAVE issued a warning that hare coursing will not be tolerated in North Yorkshire.
The warning comes after two men from the Durham area pleaded guilty to hunting a wild mammal with dogs near Leeming Bar in February. They were stopped by police after a number of witnesses reported seeing dogs being used to chase hares on private land.
The men, aged 32 and 26, were fined a total of £504 and told to pay costs of £170 when they appeared before magistrates in Northallerton.
Wildlife crime officer Pc Mark Wood said: “North Yorkshire Police will always respond to reports of this nature.
“People in North Yorkshire don’t appreciate others trespassing on their land with dogs in order to hunt hares. Hopefully the proactive police investigation and resulting court fines will discourage others from doing the same.”