Chairman of the Salford Art Club, Philip Westcott and his daughter Alison Westcott showcase their entries for the 2024 Salford Open exhibition.
The art show that has welcomed 147 artists to take part in the exhibition, has encouraged entries of a wide range of work.
The exhibition will be on display from Saturday 21 September to Sunday 1 December 2024, with over 170 pieces of work being selected for the display.
With a variety of work sharing a wide range of mediums including painting, drawing, print, textiles, photography, sculpture and mixed media.
The wide showcase of work on offer provides the perfect opportunity to showcase the talents of many locals within the city.
And it will give the local people the opportunity to support many artists in the gallery, as the most of the work is available for purchase.
With the excitement of the art show, artist Phillip Westcott shared his submission, ‘Rush Hour Eccles’.
The painting captures the traffic home along the main roads of Salford part of the cities busy commute, as he shared: “I thought it was quite an exciting view that’s part of every day life.”
The painting captures the traffic home along the main roads of Salford part of the cities busy commute.
As he continued to share here below –
His daughter Alison was also able to participate, currently working on a painting using pointillism, which is on a much bigger scale to her current submission.
She added that just like her father, she takes great pleasure in art, as she shares many of the same talents and hobbies like him.
With Alison speaking on the start of her art journey: “The Covid Lockdown gave me a chance to explore my passion.”
Having a career in engineering, she said that the opportunity to paint has offered her a break to explore the passion of art further.
As she continued: “My dad always encouraged me to paint. And even though my career and education got in the way a little bit.”
With the excitement of the exhibition, it is an exciting chance to explore the gallery and its submitted entries.
With Alison adding: “Every piece of art in this gallery is different and its by local artists. We definitely need a bigger gallery next time.”
Alongside Alison’s first entry and Phillip’s third entry at Salford Open, there is much to explore.
With guests who decide to visit the gallery can check out everyone’s submissions at the Salford Museum & Art Gallery.
And if you are a fan of Phillip’s work you can check out more of his work via his art website.
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