When: 6.30pm, Wednesday 21st November Where: Lecture Theatre 1, Herschel Building The short talk will be followed by an open Q&A and discussion with the audience. The Herschel Building is just five minutes’ walk away from the Fine Art department and is the ‘physics’ building, Newcastle University. We can confirm that this was a last … Continue reading A talk by Antony Gormley
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A letter from the Chairman Sept 2018
Dear Friends Now that the Gallery has settled down after its refit so has the Friends committee. New members have joined our ranks and we welcome Roger Newbrook, who has taken on the task of looking after our online media work, including maintaining Facebook and our Twitter page and regularly updating our website - http://www.friendsofthehatton.org.uk. … Continue reading A letter from the Chairman Sept 2018
No Winter Exhibition this year
With regret we have decided not to hold a Winter Exhibition this year, this is due to only a restrictive 2 week time slot being available to hold the exhibition, which would have had to taken place during when the University and Hatton Gallery were closed over the Christmas period. The Committee has decided it … Continue reading No Winter Exhibition this year
FOTH Contemporary Art Club
Saturday 10 November 2018, 11:00 – 13:00, Learning Room Hatton Gallery We are exploring the idea of starting a club for FOTH members who are interested in contemporary art. While members would eventually help set the content and direction of the club, a broad outline in the initial stages would be: Meet once per month … Continue reading FOTH Contemporary Art Club
A call out for Submissions
We have been approached by the gallery with a request to look further toward putting together a publication about the history of the Friends of the Hatton and / or the Hatton; this is an idea that was raised by the committee several months ago and was discussed to some extent, but nothing developed any … Continue reading A call out for Submissions
A report on the Summer Exhibition 2018
I am pleased to report on the huge success of our recent Summer Exhibition which ran between 12th July to 3rd August. This was a return to a format which lifted size restrictions on artwork. This was reflected in the range of submissions, with many exhibitors returning to their preference for slightly larger works. 34 … Continue reading A report on the Summer Exhibition 2018
Grant to the Gallery
At its meeting of 21st August the Friends Committee agreed to a request from Julie Milne, Curator at Tyne and Wear Museums (TWAM) for funding to purchase an item of artwork by Kate Liston. This followed her exhibition at the Hatton Gallery from February to May 2018. Kate Liston’s installation at the Hatton was the … Continue reading Grant to the Gallery
A note from the Treasurer
As many of you will know the Friends banked originally with Lloyds and then with Lloyds TSB following the merger of 1995. Our account was a small business account of the sort commonly used by charities and we never had any problems. Following the break-up of the bank in 2013 the Friends’ account was arbitrarily … Continue reading A note from the Treasurer
What’s been happening in recent months at the Hatton?
The BA Fine Art degree show. This was open to the public from 2nd to 16th June 2018. Michael Lyons: Machines & Myths. This exhibition explored two key themes which endure in Lyon’s work. From an early interest in steel works through to recent sculptures. Looking at symbolic figures and organic forms, the exhibition offered … Continue reading What’s been happening in recent months at the Hatton?
Report on Art on Campus – Guided Tour with Prof Andrew Burton
Early July a dozen of members came along to our guided campus tour to look at the art displayed in the immediate environment of the Hatton Gallery. Andrew Burton took us on a very interesting walk across Newcastle University’s campus – from Hillier’s Generation (‘the three heads’), to Campbell’s Escapology on top of Northern Stage, … Continue reading Report on Art on Campus – Guided Tour with Prof Andrew Burton
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