Beryl's art takes to the streets

SCULPTURES BRING JOY TO THE CITY CENTRE

- By ALISON STEPHENSON

Two of the life-size 3D sculptures celebrating Beryl Cook's paintings

THOUSANDS are flocking to The Box to see the new Beryl Cook exhibition, with takings in the kitchen and bar up by 88% during its first weekend.

City leaders expect the four-month run to have a wider economic impact on the city.

The profile of Plymouth City Council's free -to-enter art gallery and museum has been raised by national media coverage about the largest ever exhibition of work by one of the most well-known and popular contemporary British artists.

Beryl Cook spent the last 40 years of her life in the city. The event marks the centenary of Beryl's birth and features 80 paintings, many of Plymouth's streets, bars and cafes and its people.

Five thousand people visited The Box last weekend, almost half of those to see the