Committee members Polina Chizova and James Stephen Wright are connected to Videocity; an international public art project founded in 2013 in Basel, Switzerland. There is an exhibition in March at NewBridge Books (the bookshop in The NewBridge Project) in Newcastle! The exhibition, is called “Delicate Liminalities”, and presents the work of three UK and three … Continue reading New international Videocity exhibition
Advance notice to all Members: The 2025 Annual General Meeting will take place on Saturday 5th April, 10.30 to 12.30 in the Hatton Learning Room. Meeting Agenda and associated documents will be included in the next bulletin.
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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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
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
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
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
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
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.
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