You may well be going to a lot of Late Show events next weekend and if so, why not pop into the NewBridge Project in Sandyford to see the First Year University Fine Art Students' exhibition In a Pinch. Friday 16 May 2025, 6-10:30pm The Late Shows at the NewBridge Project sees members of The … Continue reading Invitation to “In a Pinch” at the NewBridge Project
Our spring exhibition opens today, 1st April (not joking). We are hosted again in the Ex Libris Gallery at Newcastle University. The exhibition runs for almost two weeks, with the last day being the 11th April. The exhibition is primarily a selling exhibition. We hope you’ll be able to pop in and have a look … Continue reading Friends’ Spring Exhibition 2025
Saturday 22 March, 11am - 3pm. £20 for Friends, £25 for non-members Multi media artist and maker Jean Tinsley is back to deliver an exciting block printing workshop. In this workshop you will learn how to print on fabric using special fabric paint and wooden Indian printing blocks to create a unique design on your … Continue reading Block printing on fabric workshop with Jean Tinsley
Saturday 12 April, 11.30 – 3.30 pm. £20 for Friends, £25 for non-members Slow stitching is a real trend in crafting at the moment, focusing on the mindful making of pieces to promote calm and well-being through creativity. Jo Duncan became interested in this after discovering the Japanese art of Sashiko and then exploring American … Continue reading Slow Stitching for Spring – a workshop with Jo Duncan
We have unfortunately had to cancel Leila's second workshop on Artificial Intelligence scheduled for next Saturday, 8 February 2025. We will try to reschedule this workshop for sometime later in the year. Keep an eye on our social media posts and future bulletins for further details.
Saturday 22 February, 1.30pm Charles Danby is an artist, critical art writer, independent curator and Assistant Professor in Fine Art at Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne. His writing explores hidden sensory realms within contemporary painting and tensions in the sensory knowledge of painting being formalised in language. His recent chapter Interspecies Cyborgs: Edges of Contemporary … Continue reading Rescheduled lecture by Charles Danby – Sensory Realms: More than visual stories in contemporary painting
Saturday 11 January, 11- 3 pm. This workshop will take place in the Seminar Room.£20 for Friends, £25 for non-members One of the benefits of ‘making’ is that it provides a focus away from the ‘everyday’ and working with your hands provides a mindful relaxing activity. In this workshop Jean will give a short presentation about … Continue reading Hanging bird decorations – a workshop with Jean Tinsley
Saturday 8 February, 11:30am - 2.30pm. £20 for Friends, £25 for non-members If you missed out on the first workshop this is a chance to join in and learn about AI art in a relaxed participatory session. You don’t need any prior experience with technology, this is a playful artistic look at artificial intelligence. If … Continue reading Artificial Intelligence and the Artist (part 2) a workshop with Dr Leila Hogarth
Saturday 7 December, 11am - 3pm - Learning Room at the gallery In this workshop you can decorate a ready-made drawstring bag with a hand stitched robin or a tree made from a piece of vintage quilt, you can create a Scottie dog decoration or wall hanging, try the clippy-mat rag rug technique to make … Continue reading Let’s have fun with fabrics – a seasonal workshop with Kath Price
Saturday 30 November 1.30pm Catrin Huber is artist and Professor of Fine Art at Newcastle University. Her large-scale works are often in dialogue with specific places, exploring their contexts and histories, and their architectural features and idiosyncrasies. While working across a range of media, She is interested in how paintings can define or subvert places, … Continue reading Lecture by Catrin Huber – From Expanded Interiors to Screaming and Dreaming
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