Egremont artist Emma Hunt to begin second Rum Story exhibition

Emma Hunt, of Egremont, is currently featuring her first exhibition of the year at the centre which will finish on Thursday, August 11. The next day her second exhibition will open for a month until September. 

The attraction will feature Emma's own work as well as the work of other artists and photographers in the area. 

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Miss Hunt said: "The exhibition will open this week to promote local artists and creators, I'm really excited as this year it's been really successful. 

"Everywhere I go people seem to recognise me and it's nice a nice feeling. Some people have said that they've been going into The Rum Story specifically to see my exhibition. 

"So, it's a good thing as people are seeing the work of artists in Cumbria whilst also increasing the footfall for The Rum Story, so everyone's a winner. 

"We're able to showcase the talent that we have in our area and it's a real honour to promote and display art from creators in amazing venues. 

"It's free to visit the exhibition and people can also buy the artwork that is on display. 

"The posters dotted around the gallery explain how people can go around buying the art.

"I've also been showcasing the artist’s work on my social media channels which has been nice. 

"Usually, artists are very unsure of themselves and it only takes one nasty comment to stop someone from painting, a lot of the people whose art work is displayed will be very self-critical. 

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"Once they've got their work displayed and had it seen by people, they are becoming much more positive and able. 

"The exhibition has inspired some of the featured artists to turn their work into a business and create a career from it."

Emma has also recently released her debut single 'Rain Again on my Parade' which is available to listen to on all major platforms including You Tube and Deezer.