Art
SCRAN! A history of Food & Drink in South Tyneside
Food and drink is the mouth-watering theme for South Shields Museum’s latest exhibition. The exhibition charts the story of food and drink across South Tyneside and celebrates the traditional cuisine of the North East, from regional favourites such as stottie cakes and leek pudding, to singing hinnies and panaculty. In this exhibition, visitors can discover South Tyneside’s evolving food and drink story, from Roman times up to the present day, and learn of the origins of some of the borough’s most iconic eateries, including Colmans fish and chips, Dicksons pork butchers and Minchella & Co’s ice cream.
- Venue:
- South Shields Museum & Art Gallery, Ocean Road, South Shields, NE33 2JA
- Date:
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Jul 18th 2023 - Jan 25th 2025
- Opening Times:
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Sat 11:00 - 16:00 , Mon-Fri 10:00 - 17:00
- Price:
- Free
Kith and Kinship: Cornish and Lowry
Experience rarely seen and often overlooked works by Northern artists, Norman Cornish and L S Lowry, in this powerful exhibition celebrating the region’s distinctive industry, emotive landscapes and playful recreation activities. Over 50 of the artists’ paintings, drawings and sketchbooks spotlight their friends, neighbours, passers-by and relatives in familiar scenes from across the region. Working with people from the communities they depicted, the Museum will build new and varied interpretations of the works; bringing to life the relevance of these pieces today and how they resonate with a sense of place, hope and aspiration.
- Venue:
- The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, County Durham, DL12 8NP
- Date:
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Jul 20th 2024 - Jan 19th 2025
- Opening Times:
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Daily 10:00 - 17:00
- Price:
- £17.50/under 18s Free
Matisse: Drawing with Scissors
An exhibition of 35 framed lithographic prints of Henri Matisse’s famous cut-out series. The works were produced towards the end of Matisse’s life and include examples from the Blue Nude series and The Snail.
- Venue:
- Ushaw: Historic House, Chapels and Gardens, Woodland Road, Durham, DH7 9RH
- Date:
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Sep 7th 2024 - Nov 10th 2024
- Opening Times:
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Mon-Sat 11:00 - 16:00
- Price:
- Adult £10/child £6/under 5s Free
Juxtaposition (Tion Arts & Pop Recs)
For Tion’s fourth exhibition at Pop Recs in Sunderland, they have invited 25 artists, working across various disciplines, to participate. The show encompasses painting, photography, poetry, moving image, textiles and collage.
- Venue:
- Pop Recs Ltd, 172-175 High St W, Sunniside, Sunderland, SR1 1UP
- Date:
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Aug 16th 2024 - Oct 30th 2024
- Opening Times:
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16th Aug - 30th Oct 2024 TBC
- Price:
- Free
Steam to Green: A North East Energy Revolution
Discovery Museum’s major new exhibition will tell the story of energy and the climate crisis in the North East by looking back to the industrial revolution, and forward to the pioneering contributions in green technologies happening now across the region. With exciting new displays, science and engineering objects from the museums’ historical collections, and new interactives, Steam to Green will demystify new technologies and showcase how the North East is leading the way once more.
- Venue:
- Discovery Museum, (Closed on all Bank Holidays) Blandford Square, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4JA
- Date:
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Jul 20th 2024 - Jul 20th 2026
- Opening Times:
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Sat-Sun 11:00 - 16:00 , Mon-Fri 10:00 - 16:00
- Price:
- Free
Jeremy Deller: The Battle of Orgreave (An Injury to One is an Injury to All)
To mark the 40th anniversary of the 1984 Miners’ Strike, which had and still has a profound impact on Sunderland and the North East of England, NGCA Collection Space is screening ‘The Battle of Orgreave’ Mike Figgis’ film of Jeremy Deller’s re-enactment, originally shown on Channel 4. The violent confrontation between police and miners outside the coking plant at Orgreave in South Yorkshire was one of the crucial episodes in the 1984 Miners’ Strike. Made 17 years later in the same village, ‘The Battle of Orgreave’ centres on a re-enactment of the brutal confrontation made with the participation of many relatives of former miners as well as re-enactment specialists. Mike Figgis’s film combines footage of the day’s event with interviews with several key protagonists.
- Venue:
- Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art, c/o National Glass Centre, Liberty Way, Sunderland, SR6 0GL
- Date:
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Jun 18th 2024 - Nov 3rd 2024
- Opening Times:
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Daily 10:00 - 17:00
- Price:
- Free
Ian Macdonald: Shooting Time
A retrospective exhibition across two venues – Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens and Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art – exploring 40 years of work by renowned British photographer Ian Macdonald. Ian Macdonald has spent four decades recording life, working class communities, industry (and its decline) and the landscape of the North East of England since the late 1960’s. A master printmaker, Macdonald has sensitively documented the overwhelming pace of change faced by the North East during a sustained period of deindustrialisation and social upheaval which accelerated through the late 1970s and 1980s.
- Venue:
- Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens, Mowbray Gardens, Burdon Road, Sunderland, SR1 1PP
- Date:
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Jul 20th 2024 - Feb 1st 2025
- Opening Times:
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Mon-Fri 09:30 - 17:00 , Sat 10:00 - 16:00
- Price:
- Free
Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art Collection Display
On display across National Glass Centre are a selection of photographic works taken from Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art’s Collection (NGCA). The photographic works were originally exhibited as part of exhibitions held at NGCA during its existence at Fawcett Street, Sunderland and now National Glass Centre. They delve into extraordinary worlds, mapping the contours of Alpine glaciers, a 3D model of a tree surrounded by a blanket of millions of individual crystals and document the lives of stage entertainers across the world from Las Vegas to India to Blackpool. Artworks on display by Michelle Allen, Alice Hawkins, Dan Holdsworth, John Kippin, Tim Mitchell, Kelly Richardson and Simon Roberts.
- Venue:
- Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art, c/o National Glass Centre, Liberty Way, Sunderland, SR6 0GL
- Date:
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Jan 16th 2024 - Dec 31st 2024
- Opening Times:
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Daily 10:00 - 17:00
- Price:
- Free
Ian Macdonald: Fixing Time
A retrospective exhibition across two venues – Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens and Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art – exploring 50 years of work by renowned British artist and photographer Ian Macdonald. Macdonald, boasts a rich and prolific career spanning five decades behind the lens. His photographic journey has been dedicated to documenting life, the evolution of working-class communities, and the rise and fall of industry in Teesside and Cleveland, located in the North-East of England. Macdonald’s extensive body of work aligns with the tradition of British documentary photography that emerged during the mid 1970s and into the 1980s, a period marked by political shifts and social upheaval.
- Venue:
- Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art, c/o National Glass Centre, Liberty Way, Sunderland, SR6 0GL
- Date:
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Jul 20th 2024 - Nov 3rd 2024
- Opening Times:
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Daily 10:00 - 17:00
- Price:
- Free
Eunice Oliver Routledge: Earthbound
Immerse yourself in the stunning work of Eunice Routledge. Inspired by seascapes and landscapes, her exploration of the natural world is transformed into evocative renderings through print and onto canvas.
- Venue:
- Hartlepool Art Gallery, The Tourist Information Centre, Church Square, Hartlepool, TS24 7EQ
- Date:
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Sep 7th 2024 - Nov 9th 2024
- Opening Times:
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Tue-Sat 10:00 - 17:00
- Price:
- Free
Art Cares
Art Cares is a transformative exhibition showcasing care experienced young people’s art works. Previously displayed in bus shelters across the region as part of the Art Stops project, the art works will be brought together as a whole collection at Bishop Auckland Town Hall. Young people are at the forefront of this exhibition, their artworks expressing the thoughts and messages that these young people are passionate about; showcasing their diversity and shouting out to the world . . .“Art cares”
- Venue:
- Bishop Auckland Town Hall, Market Place, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7NP
- Date:
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Sep 11th 2024 - Nov 30th 2024
- Opening Times:
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Mon-Sat 10:00 - 16:00
- Price:
- Free
Invisible Visible
Being disabled can feel akin to being both invisible and hyper visible, without ever really feeling seen. Invisible Visible invites an unflinching foray into the individual and collective experiences of those with disabilities in the workplace, illustrating the stories that need to be centred in order to incite change towards a better world. This exhibition details seven unique and anonymous first-hand accounts of being disabled in the workplace, translated into visual language to incite conversations around a topic that is too often treated as taboo. With unabashed honesty the collection chronicles a narrative forgone by wider society, and which challenges the very foundation of our relationship with both work and disability.
- Venue:
- Bishop Auckland Town Hall, Market Place, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7NP
- Date:
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Sep 11th 2024 - Nov 30th 2024
- Opening Times:
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Mon-Sat 10:00 - 16:00
- Price:
- Free
Shells, shores and beyond: A global collection of a Georgian lady
See an extraordinary 18th century shell collection on display at Chesters Roman Fort. It was believed to be lost, but was returned to English Heritage after being saved from a skip. There are spectacular shells on display, including an extinct species and several shells believed to have been sent back from Captain Cook’s ill-fated third voyage.
- Venue:
- Chesters Fort and Museum, on B6318 nr. Chollerford, nr. Chollerford, Northumberland, NE46 4EU
- Date:
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Mar 12th 2024 - Nov 3rd 2024
- Opening Times:
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12th Mar - 3rd Nov 2024 10:00 - 17:00
- Price:
- From £8.60
Bobby Chainbridge and Margarita Frančeska Ieva Loze
Bobby Chainbridge (some say the he’s the alter ego of artist Andrew Mitchell, but who really knows?) catalogues the People, Places and Pints of the North East's greatest clubs; both past & present. His work captures the “alone, but together” conviviality that made and makes social clubs a staple of Northern life. Margarita Frančeska Ieva Loze's work is an exploration of the subtle beauty of life’s moments and a celebration of the poetics of the ordinary. Her recent work combines textile production with the use of found objects. Through her experimental narrative approach, Margarita makes a dreamlike ontology, to capture the nuances of spatial, temporal and poetic navigation.
- Venue:
- OWTSIDE Gallery, No More Nowt, Community House, Yoden Road, Peterlee, SR8 5DP
- Date:
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Dec 12th 2023 - Oct 31st 2024
- Opening Times:
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12th Dec 2023 - 31st Oct 2024 TBC
- Price:
- Free
Towards New Worlds
A large-scale exhibition sharing fifteen artists’ experiences of seeing, hearing, feeling and sensing the contemporary world. The exhibition explores a rich variety of human perceptions and sensory experiences through works of art, which make connections between the artists’ internal worlds and their external environments. The artworks consider issues in the contemporary world, including justice, ecological consciousness, connectivity and care. Each of the artists involved is disabled, D/deaf and/or neurodivergent. The artists interpret their own perspectives, offering new insights for those encountering their work while recognising that we can never fully inhabit someone else’s experience.
- Venue:
- Mima, Centre Square, Middlesbrough, TS1 2AZ
- Date:
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Jul 19th 2024 - Feb 9th 2025
- Opening Times:
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Sun 12:00 - 16:00 , Tue-Sat 10:00 - 16:30
- Price:
- Free
Mali Morris: Returning
The largest exhibition to date by this renowned British abstract painter, who studied at the Department of Fine Art, University of Newcastle, from 1963 -1968. She is best known for her use of fresh, vibrant colour, her paintings noted for their luminosity and translucence, characterised by a lightness of touch. The show features around 50 key works spanning 45 years, tracing the development of her painting from the early gestural and stained pieces to the more recent geometric layering.
- Venue:
- Hatton Gallery, The Quadrangle, University of Newcastle, 6 Kensington Terrace, Newcastle, NE1 7RU
- Date:
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Sep 14th 2024 - Jan 11th 2025
- Opening Times:
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Mon-Sat 10:00 - 17:00
- Price:
- Free
Backing the Blues: 120 Years of Carlisle United
Celebrate the legacy of Carlisle United (while looking optimistically towards the future). There’ll be more than you can shake a big foam finger at including: Jimmy Glass’ blessed boots, behind the scenes cine film dating from the 1960s to the 1980s, fan Lisa Holmes’ CUFC-themed wedding dress from 1998, CUFC-inspired sculpture by the renowned contemporary artist Gordon Young, rare collections from CUFC fans including personal letters and artefacts, previously unseen photographs from the Cumberland News collection, and unique memorabilia from former players and their families.
- Venue:
- Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery, Carlisle Street, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA3 8TP
- Date:
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Jul 20th 2024 - Nov 10th 2024
- Opening Times:
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Mon-Sat 10:00 - 16:00
- Price:
- Adult admission (valid for 12 months) £15/Under 18s Free
Belonging
The word ‘belonging’ comes from the Old English word langian, which forms the root of ‘longing’. It means a sense of powerful emotional attachment to ‘my place’, where I am ‘at home’, and implies a sense of permanence. This exhibition highlights artworks from the Laing collection and explores the different forms of belonging. Geographical experiences of belonging are represented by local histories and landscapes. At first glance, maps appear scientific and trustworthy, but in the context of an exhibition, their status as an artwork – the product of human creation – is provoked.
- Venue:
- Laing Art Gallery, New Bridge Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8AG
- Date:
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Jul 20th 2024 - Nov 30th 2024
- Opening Times:
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Mon-Sat 10:00 - 16:30
- Price:
- Free
Recycling the River Tees
The river Tees runs through the heart of the Tees Valley, connecting local communities in both work and leisure. This exhibition created by artists and young people living in the Tees Valley features artworks inspired by the rivers natural and industrial heritage – all created using recycled materials!
- Venue:
- Kirkleatham Museum, Kirkleatham Village, Redcar, Cleveland, TS10 5NW
- Date:
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Jul 1st 2024 - Nov 30th 2024
- Opening Times:
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Sun and Tue-Sat 10:00 - 16:00
- Price:
- Free
Glorious Gospels!
See a selection of bibles and manuscripts from across the world, from Durham Cathedral's archive. Find more about their history and how they arrived in Durham, and learn why one Bible was buried for years!
- Venue:
- Durham Cathedral, Chapter Office, Palace Green, Durham, DH1 3EH
- Date:
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Jul 18th 2024 - Oct 31st 2024
- Opening Times:
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Sun 12:00 - 16:00 , Mon-Sat 10:00 - 16:00
- Price:
- Adult £7.50/under 18s Free
Microworld
A new touring exhibition featuring eight different digital creatures. Move around the space and play with the creatures to find out more about what they do and how you can interact with them, whether it is through movement or sound, or you can simply watch them in action. Microworld is an immersive space filled with digital creatures which through projection and animation encourage interaction, experimentation and play. The creatures communicate with each other and visitors. Sensors, projectors and screens in the space create an engaging and intuitive digital ecosystem.
- Venue:
- The Word, The National Centre for the Written Word, 45 Market Place, South Shields, NE33 1JF
- Date:
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Jul 15th 2024 - Jan 5th 2025
- Opening Times:
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Mon-Thu 09:00 - 19:00 , Fri 09:00 - 17:00 , Sat-Sun 10:00 - 16:00
- Price:
- Free
Strike! Art Collective
STRIKE is a new women-led public art collective in County Durham. Together they use public art to take up space without apology, saying farewell to the many ‘sorrys’ of the women who walked before them. The exhibition reflects the very core of what STRIKE is, to be a supportive, inclusive creative community which celebrates the value each member brings.
- Venue:
- Outdoor Art Gallery, Bill Bryson Square, Durham
- Date:
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Jul 1st 2024 - Nov 10th 2024
- Opening Times:
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1st Jul - 10th Nov 2024 TBC
- Price:
- Free
Under Durham: The Untold Stories
When you think about the history of Durham, what comes to mind? Beautiful architecture, rich and powerful people and the history you find in textbooks. But how often do we stop and think about the lives of ordinary people? This exhibition explores the past of Durham through the ordinary people who lived and worked here. The exhibition focuses on a few unique stories of individuals, objects for special celebrations, and objects used in everyday life – even some that you might recognise from home.
- Venue:
- Museum of Archaeology, Museum of Archaeology, Palace Green Library, Palace Green, Durham, County Durham, DH1 3RN
- Date:
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May 24th 2024 - Nov 21st 2024
- Opening Times:
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Mon 12:00 - 17:00 , Sun and Tue-Sat 10:00 - 17:00
- Price:
- Free
Knitted together: the Korean lives and legacies of Richard and Joan Rutt
Drawing on the objects and photographs of the main donors to the Korean collection at the Oriental Museum, Knitted Together details Richard and Joan Rutt’s 20 years living in South Korea in the immediate aftermath of the Korean War (1950 – 1953). Coinciding with the 70th anniversary of when Richard first arrived in Korea as a missionary in 1954, and 50 years since both Richard and Joan Rutt left Korea in 1974, the exhibition focuses on the influences of Korea on their lives, and the wide-ranging legacies of the couple.
- Venue:
- Oriental Museum, Elvet Hill, (off South Road), Durham, DH1 3TH
- Date:
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Sep 28th 2024 - May 4th 2025
- Opening Times:
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Sat-Sun 12:00 - 17:00 , Tue-Wed and Fri 10:00 - 17:00 , Thu 10:00 - 19:00
- Price:
- Free
Mike McCormack
The Museum’s latest commission has been created by contemporary North East artist Michael James McCormack (b. 1996) who was inspired by objects from The Bowes’ collection and historical records that he explored during his research at the Museum. The three original artworks are titled ‘Black Forest Waterfall’, ‘The Swan’ and ‘Château du Barry, Louveciennes’ (2024) and offer visitors a unique perspective of themes of lineage, storytelling, historical value and the interaction between humans and nature within the context of the Museum. Two paintings by Museum founder Joséphine Bowes have been playfully reimagined by McCormack and the central flag design plays tribute to the Museum’s iconic Silver Swan, one of the finest examples of 18th century automata in the world. McCormack’s designs will be displayed on three flagpoles located on the terrace in front of the building until Sunday 9th February. The artwork’s bold colours and abstract marks create a unique juxtaposition against the Museum’s stonework, something not to be missed.
- Venue:
- The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, County Durham, DL12 8NP
- Date:
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Jul 26th 2024 - Feb 9th 2025
- Opening Times:
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Daily 10:00 - 17:00
- Price:
- £17.50/under 18s Free
Aphra O'Connor: Out of my Mind
A solo show of ceramics, sculpture and 2d works by Aphra O’Connor that explore the relationship between creativity and neurodiversity. There are multiple layers of reflection explored by Aphra throughout the exhibition spaces, with a focus on how her making and mental health are intertwined. This new body of work explores what it is to exist inside a creative brain, investigating the stresses and pressures of making. Aphra examines how and why she creates, using these questions to influence the forms and collections of 3d work throughout the rooms.
- Venue:
- The Redcar Palace, Palace 28, 28-29 Esplanade, Redcar, TS10 3AE
- Date:
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Sep 7th 2024 - Nov 2nd 2024
- Opening Times:
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Tue-Sat 10:00 - 16:00
- Price:
- Free
A Sleave Unravelled: Work by Textile Artist Sue Bowhay Pringle
The exhibition takes its title from one of Shakespeare's many references to sleep as restorative rest, peace, innocence or death. Drawing inspiration from the landscapes and natural forms of Northumberland and Umbria, Italy, as well as architectural and literary references, the work explores the themes of change, memory, adjustment, scarring and repair.
- Venue:
- Bailiffgate Museum, 14 Bailiffgate, Alnwick, Northumberland, NE66 1LX
- Date:
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Oct 29th 2024 - Feb 2nd 2025
- Opening Times:
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Sun and Tue-Sat 10:00 - 16:00
- Price:
- Adults £5/conc £4/children £1
Feathers and the Feminine
An exhibition by Interface Arts Durham inspired by artefact in the Oriental Museum that represent the feminine artefacts of Eastern culture. Showcasing the ceramic catalogue of Carolyn Corfield, and recognising her love of peacocks as a tribute.
- Venue:
- Oriental Museum, Elvet Hill, (off South Road), Durham, DH1 3TH
- Date:
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Sep 23rd 2024 - Feb 24th 2025
- Opening Times:
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Sat-Sun 12:00 - 17:00 , Tue-Wed and Fri 10:00 - 17:00 , Thu 10:00 - 19:00
- Price:
- Free
Material and Memory
The latest collaboration between English Heritage and Northumbria University. The exhibition at Brinkburn Priory and Manor House features works by creators from the School of Design and Department of Architecture, who have been inspired by the site and its stories to create works including etchings, textile prints and even a brand-new board game.
- Venue:
- Brinkburn Priory, Nr Rothbury, Northumberland, NE15 8QE
- Date:
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Jul 6th 2024 - Nov 3rd 2024
- Opening Times:
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6th Jul - 3rd Nov 2024 10:00 - 17:00
- Price:
- From £5.90
Portraits with Purpose: Continuing Bonds
In collaboration with St Oswald’s Hospice, artist Leanne Pearce created 12 poignant portraits, working with bereaved and pre-bereaved families who have accessed the hospice’s bereavement support and/or other care services. The collection celebrates the lives of loved ones, provides a positive, creative focus for grieving or pre-bereaved families, and supports them in their ‘continuing bonds’ process. The exhibition opens conversations about death, dying and grief while challenging some perceptions around ‘hospice care’.
- Venue:
- Newcastle Cathedral, Newcastle, NE1 1DF
- Date:
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Oct 26th 2024 - Nov 26th 2024
- Opening Times:
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Mon-Fri 08:00 - 18:00 , Sat-Sun 08:00 - 17:00
- Price:
- Free
Adam York Gregory & Gillian Jane Lees: FOUNDATION
Would you like some free art? Maybe you’d prefer some free bricks? What if they were the same thing? Between Friday 25 and Tuesday 29 October, Gillian and Adam will be making sculptures out of 4,000 bricks as part of their project, FOUNDATION. They will be monuments to buildings, to public art in public spaces, to bricklayers and architects, to demolition and re-building. And they want to give the bricks away.
- Venue:
- Arc, Dovecot Street, Stockton-on-Tees, TS18 1LL
- Date:
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Oct 25th 2024 - Oct 29th 2024
- Opening Times:
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Mon 12:00 - 16:00 , Wed-Sat 10:00 - 20:00 , Tue 10:00 - 16:00
- Price:
- Free
Festival of Light
A stunning light projection and sparkling lighting installations are set to brighten the dark nights in Sunderland this autumn as the annual Festival of Light returns! A dazzling laser garden, a giant glitter ball and stunning new light projections are among the sparkling lighting displays to look forward to.
- Venue:
- Mowbray Park, Burdon Road, Sunderland, SR2 7DN
- Date:
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Oct 25th 2024 - Nov 24th 2024
- Opening Times:
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25th Oct - 24th Nov 2024 TBC
- Price:
- £5.75adv
Revisualising Women’s work
Explore the changing nature of women’s work in Sunderland from World War II to the 1960s through historic images from the archives of Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens and the Antiquarian Society. This co-curated exhibition shows work generated in an ongoing collaborative project with University of Sunderland PHD student Sophie Piper and women artists living and working in Sunderland today.
- Venue:
- Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens, Mowbray Gardens, Burdon Road, Sunderland, SR1 1PP
- Date:
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Oct 12th 2024 - Jan 4th 2025
- Opening Times:
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Sat 10:00 - 16:00 , Mon-Fri 09:30 - 17:00
- Price:
- Free
Gordon Dalton: Slowly We Rot
Solastalgia is the homesickness we feel while still at home; the pain and longing we feel as we realise the environment immediately around us is changing. Gordon Dalton’s research into solastalgia focuses on a small stretch of coast that includes places of personal importance including Runswick Bay, Staithes, Port Mulgrave, Skinningrove and ending in Middlesbrough, overlooking the UK’s first Freeport. His work contains a slow chorographic mapping of an everchanging landscape that is shackled by its past and unsure of its future, neither here nor there. Familiar motifs and half remembered memories are buried amongst doubt, cliché, a cloud of nostalgia and the ancient and modern ruins that dot the skyline.
- Venue:
- Platform A Gallery, Middlesbrough Railway Station, Zetland Road, Middlesbrough, TS1 1EG
- Date:
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Sep 26th 2024 - Nov 7th 2024
- Opening Times:
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Tue-Fri 10:00 - 16:00
- Price:
- Free
Covert Couture
The first exhibition of its kind is coming to the heart of Newcastle. Renowned artists, Mul and Prefab77, present ‘Covert Couture’, where they’ll be transforming Hancock Gallery's Georgian townhouse into a unique, urban space. Mul, also known as Alex Mulholland, is an innovative artist and creative director from Newcastle upon Tyne, renowned for his striking large-scale outdoor murals, often infused with his signature flair and fresh creativity. Prefab77, also known as Peter Manning, is a UK-based artist whose origins and influences are in England, California and New York. Training as a printmaker and being a designer for Her Majesty in the British Army was fundamental in influencing his early United Kingdom subject matter. He then went on to work in fashion and branding in New York, which influences his current work – focusing on portraiture and the female form.
- Venue:
- Hancock Gallery, 2 Jesmond Road West, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4PQ
- Date:
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Oct 10th 2024 - Nov 15th 2024
- Opening Times:
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Mon-Fri 10:00 - 18:00 , Sat-Sun 11:00 - 16:00
- Price:
- Free
I Wonder
Where does my story begin...? A word on a wall, a brushstroke on canvas, a performance on a stage. Unlock your inner wordsmith, artist or performer and discover a blank canvas for your imagination to run wild. Welcome to I Wonder; an interactive space designed to inspire creative freedom and offer the opportunity to delve into the many forms of storytelling.
- Venue:
- Seven Stories, The National Centre for Children’s Books, 30 Lime Street, Ouseburn Valley, Newcastle, NE1 2PQ
- Date:
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Aug 15th 2024 - Jan 5th 2025
- Opening Times:
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Sun-Tue and Thu-Sat 10:00 - 17:00
- Price:
- Free
The Newbridge 'Open' Open
The Newbridge 'Open' Open embodies radical inclusivity, welcoming all those who identify as artists as well as those who do not. By dismantling traditional hierarchies of art-making, the exhibition undermines the myth of the lone artistic genius and instead celebrates the interconnectedness of all creative processes. In keeping with this, The Newbridge 'Open' Open has been co-curated and set up by all exhibitors, from studio holders to chefs-in-residence to members of our Youth Programme. For the exhibition, Jenny Alderson has created an installation, Making Space, that references the context of The NewBridge Project by incorporating a rich mix of materials, textures, and colours taken from its building and the surrounding Shieldfield area.
- Venue:
- The NewBridge Project, Shieldfield Centre 4 - 8, Clarence Walk, off Stoddart St, Newcastle, NE2 1AL
- Date:
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Sep 21st 2024 - Nov 9th 2024
- Opening Times:
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Daily 12:00 - 17:00
- Price:
- Free
Sensory Journeys: Journey to the Cornfield
A unique inclusive sensory experience combining storytelling, sound effects, and play. The installation encourages you to use all your senses – sight, smell, touch, taste, and hearing. It is especially suited for those with special or profound multiple learning difficulties. In June 2023, The National Gallery partnered with South Shields Museum and Art Gallery to bring John Constable, The Cornfield (1826) to South Tyneside’s Viking shopping centre in Jarrow. Sensory Journeys: Journey to the Cornfield provides a sensory exploration of the painting. The accompanying poem Journey to the Cornfield and associated sensory resources were created by Sensory Practitioner Julia Collar.
- Venue:
- The Word, The National Centre for the Written Word, 45 Market Place, South Shields, NE33 1JF
- Date:
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Aug 15th 2024 - Jan 5th 2025
- Opening Times:
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Mon-Thu 09:00 - 19:00 , Fri 09:00 - 17:00 , Sat-Sun 10:00 - 16:00
- Price:
- Free
Winter Selling Exhibition
An opportunity to view and buy work from a collection of regional artists and makers in this winter selling exhibition. Artwork will include framed prints, original paintings, textiles, jewellery and craft pieces alongside items for sale from the library shop. Artists include Corinne Lewis Ward, Melanie Kyles, Yvette Ja Hawkins, Bethan Laker, Louise Bradley, Bianco Perry, Ali Wilkes, Kath Rodger, Chun-Chao Chui, Kate Slaughter, Alex Sickling, Josie Brookes, Trish Turnbull and many more!
- Venue:
- Gateshead Central Library, Prince Consort Road, Gateshead, NE8 4LN
- Date:
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Oct 12th 2024 - Jan 11th 2025
- Opening Times:
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Mon and Thu 09:00 - 19:00 , Tue-Wed and Fri 09:00 - 17:00 , Sat 09:00 - 13:00
- Price:
- Free
Romance to Realities: The Northern Landscape and Shifting Identities
A new exhibition at the Laing Art Gallery explores over 200 years of landscape painting in the North of England and Scotland, focusing on the diverse and dramatic landscapes of the regions and how artists have depicted not only the world around us, but also our place within it.
For centuries, the landscapes of the North have fascinated artists and this exhibition will focus on how these landscapes —urban, rural, land, sea, and sky— have changed. From the Romanticised visions of early artists to the more complex and sometimes harsh realities captured in later works, the paintings reveal not just the physical changes in the land, but also shifts in societal values and human experience.
- Venue:
- Laing Art Gallery, New Bridge Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8AG
- Date:
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Oct 5th 2024 - Apr 26th 2025
- Opening Times:
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Mon-Sat 10:00 - 16:30
- Price:
- £7/£6
Routes and Roots: British Bangladeshi Stories of South Tyneside
This exhibition celebrates the year-long Shared Stories of South Tyneside project created in collaboration with representatives of the local British Bangladeshi community. Supported by South Shields Museum & Art Gallery, members of the local British Bangladesh community have shared their rich history through personal objects and photographs in this fascinating exhibition. The Shared Stories group engaged with the local community, inviting them to lend their beloved objects and nostalgic photographs for the exhibition.
- Venue:
- South Shields Museum & Art Gallery, Ocean Road, South Shields, NE33 2JA
- Date:
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Sep 1st 2024 - Dec 20th 2024
- Opening Times:
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Sat 11:00 - 16:00 , Mon-Fri 10:00 - 17:00
- Price:
- Free
Exploring School Experiences through art
Emotion-Based School Non-Attendance (EBSNA) or Emotion Based School Avoidance (EBSA) are terms used for children and young people who find the school environment a difficult place. This Art Project uses art as a way for children and young people to express what makes school a challenging place for them, what it is like to ‘step into their shoes’ and help others better understand how they might be able to help. View the artworks on display in the corridor outside of the museum learning room.
- Venue:
- South Shields Museum & Art Gallery, Ocean Road, South Shields, NE33 2JA
- Date:
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Sep 1st 2024 - Dec 6th 2024
- Opening Times:
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Mon-Fri 10:00 - 17:00 , Sat 11:00 - 16:00
- Price:
- Free
Shields, On the River Tyne
This exhibition spotlights a mezzotint print of J.M.W. Turner’s iconic watercolour, Shields, on the River Tyne, giving visitors an insight into the South Shields riverside area in the early nineteenth century through the eyes of one of Britain’s most celebrated artists. Turner closely supervised the engravers to ensure they faithfully captured the technical detail and spirit of his watercolour originals. It could take an engraver months, or even a year, to produce just one small print.
- Venue:
- South Shields Museum & Art Gallery, Ocean Road, South Shields, NE33 2JA
- Date:
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Sep 1st 2024 - Jan 23rd 2025
- Opening Times:
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Mon-Fri 10:00 - 17:00 , Sat 11:00 - 16:00
- Price:
- Free
Playing Out
Play as subversion, ownership of our own space, is there a ‘level playing field’, how do things play out? An interactive exhibition made in response to community conversations, exploring our connections with place and space as our own playing fields. Featuring collaboratively designed flyposters and walking trails, visitors are invited to respond by adding to the gallery walls using the paint and pens provided. With these playful additions, the exhibition will constantly change and develop – growing up into a riot of colour and celebration of play.
- Venue:
- Shieldfield Art Works, Formerly The Holy Biscuit, Opposite The Biscuit Factory, 1 Clarence Street, Shieldfield, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 1YH
- Date:
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Sep 10th 2024 - Oct 29th 2024
- Opening Times:
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Tue-Thu 11:00 - 16:00
- Price:
- Free
Burning Up Time
A long term painting project by Paul Harvey. This project consists of a painting representing every year from 1960, the year Paul was born, to 2000. Each painting shows a snapshot of that year - the people, the objects, the events, the memories. Preview Sat 5th Oct: 2pm-4pm.
- Venue:
- Arts Centre Washington, Biddick Lane, Fatfield, Washington, NE38 8AB
- Date:
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Oct 5th 2024 - Nov 9th 2024
- Opening Times:
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Tue-Sat 09:30 - 20:00 , Mon 09:30 - 17:00
- Price:
- Free
The Colour of Music - LVAC Exhibition
LVAC has teamed up with local artists to produce The Colour of Music, an artistic response to the mindfulness of art and music. Using a wide range of media, the artists have created objects and artworks to express the therapeutic qualities and impact of music and creativity on mental health.
- Venue:
- Arts Centre Washington, Biddick Lane, Fatfield, Washington, NE38 8AB
- Date:
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Oct 10th 2024 - Nov 9th 2024
- Opening Times:
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Mon 09:30 - 17:00 , Tue-Sat 09:30 - 20:00
- Price:
- Free
Brian Hutchinson: A Retrospective
A show of oil paintings by the Stockton-on-Tees born artist. Exploring Brian’s education in Graphic Design, the work takes the Bauhaus movement as a starting point for the exploration in larger pieces, adapting each piece to provide a modern perspective.
- Venue:
- Arc, Dovecot Street, Stockton-on-Tees, TS18 1LL
- Date:
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Oct 10th 2024 - Nov 16th 2024
- Opening Times:
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Mon 12:00 - 16:00 , Wed-Sat 10:00 - 20:00 , Tue 10:00 - 16:00
- Price:
- Free
Anthony Marshall
Local, and much loved artist, Anthony Marshall exhibits at the Gallery this Autumn with a headline exhibition of his sought-after original paintings. In vivid colour palettes and with expressive strokes; Anthony captures our Cities and Coasts; from Newcastle to Northumberland you'll find iconic landmarks and landscapes immortalised on canvas in his signature style. Plus, there’s an opportunity to win one of Anthony’s original works in a fundraising raffle supporting St Oswald’s Hospice!
- Venue:
- The Biscuit Factory, 16 Stoddard Street, Newcastle, NE2 1AN
- Date:
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Oct 10th 2024 - Nov 17th 2024
- Opening Times:
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Daily 10:00 - 17:00
- Price:
- Free
Winifred Nicholson: Cumbrian Rag Rugs
MIMA presents an exhibition dedicated to artist Winifred Nicholson’s relationship with the tradition of rag rug making. Best known for her luminous flower paintings, Nicholson (1893-1981) was an influential figure in British 20th century art. Presenting 28 rag rugs, many of which have never been shown in public, this exhibition shines a light on an unknown aspect of her work.
- Venue:
- Mima, Centre Square, Middlesbrough, TS1 2AZ
- Date:
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Oct 25th 2024 - Mar 23rd 2025
- Opening Times:
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Sun 12:00 - 16:00 , Tue-Sat 10:00 - 16:30
- Price:
- Free
People's Art
Objects referred to as ‘popular art’ or ‘folk art’ were often beautiful, functional and part of daily life. They reflect our economic and social history and were often remarkably well made, evidenced by their survival for decades or more through constant use. Despite the historic and aesthetic importance of these objects we rarely ask ‘who was the artist?’, or consider their importance within the history of art and design. People’s Art will aim to elevate the profile of popular art by commissioning five contemporary artists to respond to selected objects loaned from Compton Verney’s Folk Art collection and from a private collection. The newly commissioned works will be shown alongside the loans, encouraging the visitor to think about the principles we apply when considering the value of art.
- Venue:
- National Glass Centre, Liberty Way, Sunderland, SR6 0GL
- Date:
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Oct 21st 2024 - Dec 1st 2024
- Opening Times:
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Daily 10:00 - 17:00
- Price:
- Free
Paul Harvey: Burning Up Time
This project consists of a painting representing every year from 1960, the year Paul was born, to 2000, each a snapshot of the people, the objects, the events, the memories. There is a strong autobiographical element to the work, yet also universal components that will reach out to anyone who experienced or has a relationship with these decades.
- Venue:
- Newcastle Arts Centre, 67 Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1SG
- Date:
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Oct 5th 2024 - Nov 9th 2024
- Opening Times:
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Sat 00:00 - 17:00 , Mon-Sat 09:30 - 17:00
- Price:
- Free
Framing Fashion: Art and Inspiration from a Private Collection of Vivienne Westwood
Fashion and art collide in a golden decade of design later this year, in this exciting new exhibition featuring some of Vivienne Westwood’s most recognisable creations from the mid 80s to the mid 90s. Framing Fashion: Art and Inspiration from a Private Collection of Vivienne Westwood will feature a new selection of the late iconic designer’s ensembles from the private collection of Peter Smithson, who has spent nearly 30 years adding to his compilation of her work. This captivating show will explore the inspiration Westwood took from paintings, sitters in portraits and the materials and techniques used by artists.
- Venue:
- The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, County Durham, DL12 8NP
- Date:
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Oct 19th 2024 - Mar 2nd 2025
- Opening Times:
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Daily 10:00 - 17:00
- Price:
- £17.50/under 18s Free
Innovation Platform
Innovation Platform will inspire visitors with the inventiveness and ingenuity in rail. This exhibition highlights emerging ideas and extraordinary achievements from across the rail industry. Showcasing the latest and greatest in rail innovation, Innovation Platform celebrates the creative by focusing not only on the technology itself, but by giving just as much attention to the context in which objects were developed. Through imaginative problem-solving and original thinking, the railways are progressing, armed with technologies designed to improve all aspects of the industry. The Innovation Platform will show the very best of these to those who will feel their benefit most greatly—you!
- Venue:
- Locomotion, (previously Shildon Locomotion Museum), Dale Road Industrial Estate, Dale Road, Shildon, County Durham, DL4 2RE
- Date:
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Jan 11th 2023 - Dec 24th 2024
- Opening Times:
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Sun and Wed-Sat 10:00 - 17:00
- Price:
- Free
Hannah Perry: Manual Labour
A major body of new work that considers labour, motherhood and class. British artist Hannah Perry works across installation, sculpture, film and printmaking. Perry continuously generates and manipulates materials to develop a sprawling network of references. The result is an often candid, and personal exploration of mental and emotional health in our contemporary, hyper-networked society.
- Venue:
- BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, South Shore Road, Gateshead Quays, Gateshead, NE8 3BA
- Date:
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Jun 22nd 2024 - Mar 16th 2025
- Opening Times:
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Sun and Wed-Sat 10:00 - 18:00
- Price:
- Free