Submitted on Thursday 27th September 2012
Rejected on Wednesday 21st June 2017
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Stop the Closure of Stockport Art Gallery & War Memorial and Allow Temporary and Community Exhibitions to Continue at the Gallery
We urge Stockport Council (SMBC) to reconsider proposals affecting the use of Stockport Art Gallery and War Memorial.
SMBC proposes to restrict opening times to Sat/Sun afternoons only and stop its historic use for temporary and community exhibitions.
The gallery will no longer be a place where contemporary art, local, regional or national can be displayed, which it has done since opening in 1925.
It is a unique Grade II listed building, built entirely from voluntary public subscriptions and appears to be the only one of its kind nationally.
We oppose because it will:
• severely curtail the original intended functions of the building
• remove the only provision in Stockport of quality exhibition space for local and regional artists
• impact on the local community by withdrawing the only independent focus on art in Stockport
• impact on the provincial role of Stockport in encouraging artistic endeavour and contributing to national cultural development
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
This is a matter for Stockport MBC.
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