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Start With One at the Mill Gallery

Maja Lorkowska, Exhibitions Editor

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Start With One

16 May-6 June 2025
Date
Time
Session Features
16 May 2025
1:00 pm-6:00 pm
23 May 2025
1:00 pm-6:00 pm
30 May 2025
1:00 pm-6:00 pm
06 Jun 2025
1:00 pm-6:00 pm

Always double check opening hours with the venue before making a special visit.

Free
A soft pastel seascape painting depicting a serene ocean under a luminous, cloudy sky. The sky features hues of lavender, peach, blue, and pale yellow, blending gently together with expressive brushstrokes
Image supplied by Leeds Inspired
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Looking to start your art collection? Start With One at The Mill Gallery is the perfect place to jump into the joys of buying original artwork – it’s an exhibition organised specifically for first-time collectors.

Start with One features 45 original artworks, each one priced at £100. It’s that simple – there is no complicated language around the work and no tricky finance options, you can just pick the work you like and take it home for a reasonable price. The show is designed to be approachable and debunks the idea that art collecting must be an exclusive club.

The exhibition itself features a range of styles, mediums and artistic perspectives. There are paintings and prints, figurative and abstract, making for a display that’s varied enough to have something for everyone.

Go ahead and take a look, you might just start your very own art collection!

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