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LGBT History Month

Barnsley Civic partners with Maurice Dobson Museum to offer commission opportunity for local LGBTQ+ artist from the Barnsley area

Graham Robson January 10, 2024

Barnsley Civic has joined up with the Maurice Dobson Museum to introduce a commission opportunity for LGBTQ+ artists living, working, or studying in the Barnsley area. Maurice Dobson commonly wore makeup and flamboyant fashions in a time when homosexuality was still illegal. The initiative aims to select one artist for a paid commission valued at […]

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