Building on the success of our July 2023 exhibition we are pleased to give advanced notification of a similar exhibition planned for 2025. This will run from 31 March to 13th April 2025 and held in the same gallery as last year, which was the University’s Ex-Libris Gallery, linked to the Hatton. This notice will … Continue reading The Friends Annual Exhibition, 2025
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Members Subscriptions 2025
Members Subscriptions are due from January 2025. Please ensure you are paying the correct membership fee. Fees are currently: Under 25’s and/or student membership £5 Single membership: £15 Family Membership £20
Mali Morris: Returning – Hatton Gallery
This exhibition (which runs until 11 January 2025) marks the return of Mali Morris to a city that holds a special place in her heart and one where her artistic career began. Arriving from North Wales as a student in 1963, Newcastle, with its wide streets and high-rise bridges, seemed dramatic and different. The whole … Continue reading Mali Morris: Returning – Hatton Gallery
Mali Morris – extraordinary power as an artist of great authenticity and profound creativity
The late Phyllida Barlow spoke of Mali Morris as having ‘extraordinary power as an artist of great authenticity and profound creativity’. Morris cites her influences as many and varied; studying in Newcastle’s Fine Art department in the 1960s, she valued the studio teaching of Rita Donagh and later became friends with painter Ian Stephenson, with … Continue reading Mali Morris – extraordinary power as an artist of great authenticity and profound creativity
Learning at the Hatton Gallery
At the Hatton Gallery we have a full learning programme that runs alongside each exhibition. Primary and secondary schools attend from across the North East and sometimes from further afield such as Cumbria and Yorkshire to participate in tours and art workshops. Further Education groups and students from a selection of universities also attend the … Continue reading Learning at the Hatton Gallery
Two reviews by attendees of our recent AI workshop hosted by Dr Leila Hogarth
Despite my lack of artistic credentials and only the most rudimentary notions of AI, I was curious to know more about the ethical aspects of AI in relation to art and the artist and found Leila Hogarth's ‘playful talk and workshop with collage’ both fascinating and thought-provoking. Leila was engaging and encouraging throughout and her … Continue reading Two reviews by attendees of our recent AI workshop hosted by Dr Leila Hogarth
Two reviews of our oil painting workshop hosted by Lindsey McLaren
Wendy and I really enjoyed the short introduction to oil painting. Lindsey had worked so hard to have everything ready and laid out for us, which was so good to see when we arrived. She explained and demonstrated what we were to do and made sure everyone understood, and was very helpful if we didn't. … Continue reading Two reviews of our oil painting workshop hosted by Lindsey McLaren
Lecture cancelled (19 October)
The lecture scheduled for Saturday 19 October by Charles Danby has had to be cancelled due to ill health. We will try to reschedule the lecture for early in 2025.
“Playing with Rules” in the Grainger Market
A Videocity exhibition took place in June/July in Unit 163 of the Grainger Market. It was co-curated by two of our committee members - Polina Chizhova and James Stephen Wright (along with fellow curator Andrea Domesle). The exhibition featured International artists including: !Mediengruppe Bitnik, Peter Aerschmann, Polina Chizhova and James Stephen Wright, Copa & Sordes, … Continue reading “Playing with Rules” in the Grainger Market
Jo Duncan is exhibiting at 17nineteen
Jo, a recent facilitator of several craft based workshops for Friends of the Hatton, works under the name of 'Of Threads and Patches'. Along with her ‘crafty’ mum Pat, she will be among the sellers at the Autumn Fayre, 17nineteen Holy Trinity Church in Sunderland on 5 October from 10 - 3pm. This Grade 1 … Continue reading Jo Duncan is exhibiting at 17nineteen
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