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13-06-2025
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Lincolnshire artist Jason Wilsher-Mills awarded MBE in King's Honours
A Lincolnshire artist has been awarded a MBE in the King's Birthday Honours Wilsher-Mills, from Sleaford, described it as a "wonderful honour".His recent exhibition Are We There Yet? attracted more than 50,000 visitors to the Ferens Art Gallery in Wakefield-born artist has used a wheelchair since he was 11 after suffering damage to his central nervous system from contracting chickenpox. He said it was "one of the highest accolades that I could receive"."As it acknowledges my work as an artist, and the work I do to raise awareness about disability related issues," he on the list include Paul Boucher, director of the Lincolnshire Traveller Initiative, who is awarded an OBE for services to the traveller community in the Hutton, manager of Grimsby pre-school centre Explorosity Education, receives a MBEAlso honoured was Helen Keneally, who received a British Empire Medal (BEM).Ms Keneally, from Scunthorpe, works as a children centre manager and involves families in activities such as community picnics and summer to highlights from Lincolnshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
BBC News
20-05-2025
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Disability exhibition at Hull's Ferens Art Gallery wins award
An exhibition that explored an artist's life as a disabled person has won an Wilsher-Mills' work, Are We there Yet?, won the Museum and Heritage Awards' Temporary or Touring Exhibition of the attracted more than 51,000 visitors when it was on display at Ferens Art Gallery in artist said he was "so proud and thrilled" to be recognised for his work, which took people on a journey of his personality, memory and disability through theatrical portraits and sculptures. He added: [The team at Ferens] showed their faith in me and I was able to repay this by creating new work, which the public in Hull truly engaged with."This was a group effort, which enabled me to work with and support disabled artists in Hull. I hope that I am able to work with my friends at Ferens in the future because we seem to bring the best out of each other."The exhibition, which was displayed from February and June 2024, has inspired Ferens to showcase more of the artist's work. His inflatable sculpture, The Withernsea 2, is now part of the gallery's permanent collection and is on display at the entrance. It was inspired by his childhood holidays in the seaside town and the Roos Carr figures - prehistoric figurines discovered near Withernsea in 1836 - in Hull Museums' collection. Hull City Council's cabinet member for culture, Rob Pritchard, said the award was a "real testament to the quality of Jason's work"."Are We There Yet? proved incredibly popular during its time at the Ferens and our permanent collection sculpture 'The Withernsea 2' continues to draw as much interest now," he said."I know the Ferens team learnt so much about making the gallery's exhibitions and programme accessible, improving access for everyone."Listen to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
