Four Yorkshire art galleries, within 30-minutes drive of each other, will work together to promote the county as the sculpture capital of Europe, in an initiative supported by Welcome to Yorkshire and the Arts Council England.

The Yorkshire Sculpture Triangle will include the Henry Moore Institute, The Hepworth Gallery, Leeds Art Gallery and Yorkshire Sculpture Park and will be promoted through a major marketing campaign.

Currently the free entry galleries, which include 200 artists within 30 miles, attract more than 1m visitors a year.

Regional director of Arts Council England Cluny Macpherson said the partnership would help people recognise Yorkshire's pre-eminence in modern sculpture.

The county was home to two of the 20th century's most important sculptors, Barbara Hepworth and Henry Moore.

Welcome to Yorkshire chief executive Gary Verity said the partnership would make it easy for those keen to see some of the best sculpture in the world.

"We will be highlighting how to get to Yorkshire, how to travel from gallery to gallery as well as signposting visitors towards the great places to stay and impressive places to eat."