We are currently trying to finalise dates for both our AGM and our upcoming exhibition. Details of both should be in our next bulletin which is due out in May.
Friends’ AGM 2026 and upcoming exhibition
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New workshop online workshop ticket type
Over the last few years we have had an increasing number of non-members attending our workshops. This is great, BUT it would be even better if these non-members signed up to be fully fledged Friends. So, in a bid to encourage non-members to take out a proper membership we have introduced a new ticket type … Continue reading New workshop online workshop ticket type
Congratulations to Zoe Allen and the L-INK team…
... on the wonderfully curated exhibition HAPPY! The preview on 13th February was very well attended with lots of excited children. It’s an amazing mixture of established artists and budding ones!Members of the Friends of the Hatton Committee
A note form the head of North East Museums
It has been a busy start to 2026 for the wider North East Museums Team with a whole host of new exhibitions opening and welcoming thousands of visitors already. It is not often that a masterpiece by one of the world’s most famous artists comes to South Tyneside so we were delighted to open Monet: … Continue reading A note form the head of North East Museums
Fine Art lecture programme
Newcastle University's Department of Fine Art’s visiting speaker programme hosts a weekly lecture at 12 noon every Wednesday in the Fine Art Lecture Theatre. You can view the programme at the link below: https://blogs.ncl.ac.uk/fineartcommunityboard/visiting-speaker-programme/
My experience: as a third-year fine art student
Third year has appeared as one of the most intense and formative chapters of my academic journey so far. The shift in expectations is palpable: the dissertation demands sustained critical engagement, rigorous research, and conceptual clarity, while studio practice requires equal commitment to experimentation, refinement, and articulation of ideas. Navigating both simultaneously has meant learning … Continue reading My experience: as a third-year fine art student
Spotlight on: Woodhorn Museum
and the Northumberland Open Exhibition Woodhorn Museum is located in what was once the largest pit village in the world, the former colliery now welcomes thousands of people each year, telling the story of what daily life was really like for Northumberland’s mining communities. The museum houses an impressive banner collection, chronicles the life of … Continue reading Spotlight on: Woodhorn Museum
Happy! An exhibition curated from the Jerwood Collection by the Hatton’s young people’s group, L-INK
The Jerwood Collection (jerwood.org/Jerwoodcollection/) is a preeminent collection of modern British art, offering the group an unparallelled opportunity to work with a range of major artworks by British artists. Unlike most other professions or vocations every artist becomes an artist in different ways and at different times in their life. Some artists are art-makers all the … Continue reading Happy! An exhibition curated from the Jerwood Collection by the Hatton’s young people’s group, L-INK
Review of our Festive Folk Art workshop led by Kath Price
On the 6th December I attended a workshop held by Kath Price on Festive Folk Art using vintage fabrics. Kath provided pre-cut designs of festive trees, angel wings, Dala Horses and wild stars. We were invited to rummage in her stock of bits and bobs to find beads, button, charms etc to decorate the Christmas … Continue reading Review of our Festive Folk Art workshop led by Kath Price
Review of our Reinvigorating Crafting projects workshop led by Louise Underwood
When you thought January was never going to end, looking forward to a friends of Hatton workshop is so important for your mental wellbeing and Louise delivered on making the session an uplifting experience! Throughout the year we start projects, are introduced to new skills and share our ideas but one thing you can be guilty … Continue reading Review of our Reinvigorating Crafting projects workshop led by Louise Underwood
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