Annual General Meeting 2026 The Friends’ Annual General Meeting will take place on 8 August, 10-30 in the Learning Room. The agenda will be posted here later in July. Summer exhibition The Summer Exhibition will take place in the Ex Libris Gallery from Monday 6 - Saturday 18 July. Information about submitting works for exhibition … Continue reading Friends’ news – summer 2026
Fine Art at Northumbria continues to inspire new generations of students, both undergraduate, postgraduate and PHD students. Dr Bob Wilson recently graduated with PHD on the archive and sound of Cumbrian landscapes, Dr Craig Johnson on the music and sound of the 'No-Audience' underground and Dr Abigail Webster on arts, administration and policy in Scotland. … Continue reading News from Fine Art at Northumbria University
Bridge Street, Morpeth, NE61 1PD. Open Monday - Saturday, 09:30-17:00 Morpeth Chantry houses the smallest of Northumberland’s museum in the NE Museum portfolio. This medieval building is a rare example of a bridge chapel, built in 1300 with an endowment by Richard of Morpeth to commemorate himself, his parents and benefactors, and the Lord of … Continue reading Spotlight on: Morpeth Chantry Bagpipe Museum
This exhibition is currently showing at Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens until 1 August 2026. It started as a question in 2019 from an enquiring child about where were all the women and girls in the history and literature relating to this North East City. It initiated research at a community level with small scale … Continue reading Rebel Women of Sunderland
Following on from the display of Monet’s artwork, The Petit Bras of the Seine at Argenteuil (1872), The National Gallery announced recently that the second painting which will be the focus of the National Gallery Masterpiece Tour 2025-27 is The Marquise de Seignelay (1691) by Pierre Mignard. It will travel to the four partner institutions … Continue reading The National Gallery Masterpiece Tour’s 2nd Year
“Art at The Hall” - Blanchland is located on the border of Northumberland and County Durham and is a beautiful rural village with a fabulous history, wonderful walks, chocolate box cottages and also a reputation for carefully curated artisan markets. Carolyn and David Asquith moved to the village in 2017 and have established themselves as … Continue reading “Art at The Hall” – Blanchland
The medieval Gaol of Hexham has been stood near the centre of the town for almost 700 years. While written records of the building go back to its foundation in 1330, unfortunately no images were made of it for most of the intervening centuries. It is not until the 18th century that the first known … Continue reading An 18th Century Artist’s View of Hexham Old Gaol
The workshop was a new experience for me: three separate but complementary activities and I really enjoyed them all! What an inspiration. Jo did warn that Sashiko was ‘addictive’: I’ve bought the book and signed up for another course. Thank you!Geraldine Morris-Dowling Work from our ribbon weaving workshop
Ruth’s darkly haunting Northumbrian landscapes were certainly inspiring for me and her workshop did not disappoint. They look as if something scary is about to happen and our instruction to bring boards already painted with Prussian Blue acrylic did nothing to dispel that anticipation. But we needn't have worried. She is a bright, happy person, … Continue reading Review of our Mountain Landscapes in Water-Based Oil Paints workshop
What a delightful way to spend a Saturday afternoon! Vivien’s workshop was brilliant! In 2 hours we managed to make a beautiful ribbon picture. We were guided step by step how to construct our picture, starting with the background leading up to the flowers and the grass. Vivien shared her expertise and tricks of the trade with … Continue reading Review of our Ribbon Embroidery workshop
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