Barnsley gallery showcases art by care home residents

Similarly, Mr Hardy – a stroke survivor – said he thought his photography skills were “average”.

“I never recognised I’m good, I’m just an average Joe doing photography, that’s all.”

However, Ms Addy contacted Steven Skelley, community heritage curator at Barnsley Museums, to discuss presenting their work to the public and “show how amazing they are”.

Mr Hardy said it “felt really good” to attend the reveal ceremony, and Ms Wroe said it was “nice to be appreciated”.

Ms Addy said she hoped the exhibition would also help break stereotypes around care homes and those living in them.

“For example, people will automatically look at Pete, bend down, and go ‘Aww, Pete, are you okay, Pete?’

“He’s not an idiot, he’s a very capable, intelligent, intellectual human being that should still be treated in the same manner as everybody else.”