Exhibition at Durham University - all for a good cause

The works by Professor David Almond will be sold to help finance the Durham University Palace Green Library Project - a scheme to open galleries and display collections of rare books and art for visitors from the North-East and around the world.

Professor Almond, who was a student at Hatfield College, Durham University, in the 1950s later became a world-renowned geophysics professor and combined his academic work with his love of painting.

Exhibition organiser Professor Henry Dyson, Keeper of Fine Art in Durham University, said: "During his professional travels, David painted landscapes in Africa and the Far East.

"Also in the collection are scenes of the Lake District, where he now lives in retirement.

"The quality of these wonderful watercolours is impressive.

"They are very professional and successfully capture the spirit of place of the landscapes depicted.

"Prices are between £150 and £300, which for a frame picture of such excellence is outstanding value."

Old Library on Palace Green, opposite the Durham Cathedral, now boasts its first Gallery, the Wolfson Gallery, which is open to the public.

Prof Dyson added: "More exhibition spaces are being developed within the Old Library on Palace Green, ensuring that visitors to the World Heritage Site have a first-class cultural and educational experience."

Prof Almond said: "By giving the pictures I feel I am not only giving something back to the University but also to Durham City and the North-East.

"I love the people and the area and I am pleased to help to improve facilities that will be available to everyone, not just the university."

The exhibition is open at Collingwood College, South Road, Durham, from 6pm to 8pm tomorrow(Friday), and runs until Thursday, December 8.

Viewings are available on Saturdays and Sundays between 11am until 4pm. Weekday appointments may be made by contacting Collingwood College reception on 0191-334 5000.

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