BIESplus Estafette 'Mensen uit De Peel'

A BIESplus relay “People from De Peel” will be held at art venue 't Oude Raadhuis.

The 50th anniversary of Marinus Bies' death will be commemorated with a relay of exhibitions at various locations in the Peel.

On display in Kunstpodium 't Oude Raadhuis are works by painter Marinus Bies from Aarle-Rixtel (1894-1975), Peel photographer Martien Coppens from Lieshout (1908-1986) and draughtsman, painter and graphic artist Marinus Dillen from Mierlo (1890-1985).

'People from the Peel' the three befriended artists depict life and people in the Peel around 75 years ago. The artists born to poor hard-working families in the Peel region, were able to develop into more than regional artists despite the crisis years-thirty.

You are cordially invited to view this, BIES-Plus Art Relay event, this one-off exhibition, and discuss with us the works of 3 leading artists from the Region.

The book on the life and works of Marinus Bies is available here. To this, art historians Ger Jacobs (from Beek en Donk) and Peter Thoben and Peel historian Hans van de Laarschot contributed.