The Ashington Group exhibition at the Hatton, 1936

East Wind, Harry Wilson (dental mechanic), 1935

The Ashington Group's permanent collection is now housed at the Woodhorn Museum which has recently been absorbed into the North East Museums group. In 1936 though they featured in an exhibition at the Hatton Gallery. This is how it happened!Twelve months ago I had no particular interest in art.Today, Art Appreciation is an essential thrill … Continue reading The Ashington Group exhibition at the Hatton, 1936

Extraction Echoes – an international Videocity exhibition

A young man wearing a flat cap with a coal stained face standing in a quarry

Extraction Echoes is an international exhibition by Videocity and Forum Sudut Pandang. It is supported by the British Council and co-curated by Friend Polina Chizhova. It takes place in 3 different locations around the world, Newcastle upon Tyne, and Jakarta and Palu in Indonesia. The collaborative exhibition project “Extraction Echoes” brings together Indonesian and British … Continue reading Extraction Echoes – an international Videocity exhibition

Featured Artist – Theresa Poulton

Two Steps Forward and One Step Back (Memento Mori) by Theresa Poulton

Theresa Poulton was born in Everton, United Kingdom, 1963, she lives and works in the North East of England. Theresa is a Newcastle University MFA graduate, a freelance art tutor, hard-edged, abstract, geometric and text-based artist with a range of skills and knowledge in painting, drawing, composition, colour relationships, collage and theory. Magen David – … Continue reading Featured Artist – Theresa Poulton

New international Videocity exhibition

Kyun Chome -Goldfish Still 2

Committee members Polina Chizova and James Stephen Wright are connected to Videocity; an international public art project founded in 2013 in Basel, Switzerland. There is an exhibition in March at NewBridge Books (the bookshop in The NewBridge Project) in Newcastle! The exhibition, is called “Delicate Liminalities”, and presents the work of three UK and three … Continue reading New international Videocity exhibition

Featured Artist – Jean Tinsley

Handmade books by Jean Tinsley

Willow and driftwood basket by Jean Tinsley Handmade books by Jean Tinsley Baskets by Jean Tinsley Embroidered flowers by Jean Tinsley Celtic design by Jean Tinsley Linocut by Jean Tinsley Jean Tinsley is a multi-media artist and maker based in Stocksfield, Northumberland where she enjoys sharing her skills running art and craft workshops using a … Continue reading Featured Artist – Jean Tinsley