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
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
I hope you received your email invitation to the private view of Uta Kögelsberger’s exhibition “Some Kind of Love: Actions and Reactions to Living on a Damaged Planet” in September. We will be sending out invitations to future previews via email. If you didn’t receive one this time, your email details may not be up … Continue reading Are your email details up to date?
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
The Committee have put together a Friends’ Code of Conduct statement. As we look to expand our membership post COVID and the fact that we have lots of non-members (potential new members) attending our events, we thought we should lay out the values and principles of the organisation. It’s a short document but it aims … Continue reading Our new Code of Conduct
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
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
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!
We have had a very active Autumn in Learning at the Hatton Gallery this year. The exhibition. ‘Some Kind of Love; Actions and Reactions to Living on a Damaged Planet’ Is by Uta Kogelsberger who is a Professor in the Fine Art Department and an award winning artist. Through a series of interconnected works spanning … Continue reading Learning notes
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
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