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Chip shop doubles as art gallery Chip shop doubles as art gallery
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Customers of a Northumberland fish and chip shop will be able to enjoy art while queuing for their meals.Customers of a Northumberland fish and chip shop will be able to enjoy art while queuing for their meals.
When the original venue for an art gallery for the Seahouses Festival fell through, organisers came up with the idea of using shop windows instead.When the original venue for an art gallery for the Seahouses Festival fell through, organisers came up with the idea of using shop windows instead.
The town's Main Street has been temporarily transformed into a public art gallery to showcase the work of 12 Northumberland landscape artists.The town's Main Street has been temporarily transformed into a public art gallery to showcase the work of 12 Northumberland landscape artists.
The festival runs from 19 to 21 June and includes music, dance and food.The festival runs from 19 to 21 June and includes music, dance and food.
Adam Ellis-Jones, one of the festival organisers, said: "We normally have an exhibition space on the edge of town but this year it fell through.Adam Ellis-Jones, one of the festival organisers, said: "We normally have an exhibition space on the edge of town but this year it fell through.
Artist Sarah Riseborough talks about the project
"So stuck for somewhere to show the art we thought the high street is the perfect place."So stuck for somewhere to show the art we thought the high street is the perfect place.
"Lots of people, lots of great display spaces and a really, really vibrant town centre.""Lots of people, lots of great display spaces and a really, really vibrant town centre."
Pinnacles fish and chip shop owner Mike Armstrong said he thought it was a perfect solution.Pinnacles fish and chip shop owner Mike Armstrong said he thought it was a perfect solution.
He said: "I think it's a fantastic idea and I fully support it.He said: "I think it's a fantastic idea and I fully support it.
"We all work together to ensure that anybody's visit to Seahouses is always a really special event."We all work together to ensure that anybody's visit to Seahouses is always a really special event.
"And what could be better than two mainstays of cultural activities? Art and fish and chips - fantastic.""And what could be better than two mainstays of cultural activities? Art and fish and chips - fantastic."