New membership structure and costs for 2027

After much discussion the committee have decided to restructure and simplify our membership. We are also introducing a new lifetime membership for £250. More details will follow in future bulletins. Student and under 25                               £10Individual                                                    £20Individual + friend (same address)           £30Lifetime membership (new)                     £250.00 Please note: These changes will come into force in … Continue reading New membership structure and costs for 2027

Hatton digital resources on the Internet

It’s amazing the breadth, range and quality of reference and research material you can find on the Internet these days. Organisations are digitising their traditional archives and making material available to anyone around the world with access to the Internet who wants to access it.  Did you know that the Hatton Gallery has part of … Continue reading Hatton digital resources on the Internet

Spotlight on: South Shields Museum & Art Gallery

Claude Monet (1840- 1926), The Petit Bras of the Seine at Argenteuil, 1872, Oil on canvas © The National Gallery, London

South Shields Museum celebrates the rich heritage of South Tyneside and the people who shaped it. The Museum is located in South Shields town centre on the pedestrianised part of Ocean Road. It is spread over two floors where the ground floor has exhibition displays, a shop and café and the first floor is the … Continue reading Spotlight on: South Shields Museum & Art Gallery

HAPPY!

Victor Pasmore's Art Education Exhibition at the Hatton Gallery 1957

For a number of years, the Hatton has worked with a group of young people, called L-INK.Since the summer, L-INK have been working with the Hatton team to curate an exhibition of works from the Jerwood Collection, jerwood.org/Jerwoodcollection/ Through their work with the gallery, their personal research and the development of their collaborative practice, L-INK … Continue reading HAPPY!

Capturing Light, Landscape and Life

A Painting of a tabby cat by Lindsey McLaren

an update from Lindsey McLaren Lindsey McLaren hosted our painting impressionistic landscape in oils workshop in 2024. She originally trained in illustration and graphic design but her creative journey took a personal turn when she inherited her father’s oil paints. Since then, she has embraced painting as her primary medium, developing a style that celebrates … Continue reading Capturing Light, Landscape and Life

Review of our Monotype/Monoprint workshop led by Hannah Forsyth

Prints at the Monoprint workshop led by Hannah Forsyth

This workshop was both practical and fun. Hannah, our enthusiastic and inspiring tutor for the session, said that all we needed to bring was a disposition to ‘play’ and that, was how it worked out. Hannah combined artistic insight with thorough organisation to unleash the creativity of our group.  This was a high energy ‘print … Continue reading Review of our Monotype/Monoprint workshop led by Hannah Forsyth

Review of our Nature Journaling workshop led by Steve Pardue

Steve’s workshop on nature journaling was complete revelation in how to look at nature and the methods to record them. His patience when explaining then individually sitting with each of us to develop our journals was incredible. Steve came with examples and ideas, his knowledge was phenomenal he definitely knew his stuff. I learnt new skills … Continue reading Review of our Nature Journaling workshop led by Steve Pardue